Creative Camerawork

Are we living a series of lies? A nearby town held a mini-festival of events on the 12th, claiming it was a St. Patrick’s Day event. Barrington Fun High School will be the site of a Mother’s Day celebration, but on this coming April 10. In recent years, Palatine has held their 4th of July parade on July 1st and on June 30. What’s going on? Is it related to the shaky nature of the vestige of a sense of place when one “goes to” a Web site? Can we attribute this slippage to having moved federal holidays to the nearest Monday regardless of the date being commemorated? Am I a coot, or do we try to get by with as little ceremony as possible (to all of which Mr. Lynn replies, “Well then, Happy Birthday!”)?

And when does a grading period end? At 2:35 on the last designated school day on the academic calendar? Or is it when I leave the building on that day? Or is it the first day back after a break? Or the last possible moment on the morning of posting grades? Or whenever you say it is? Or whenever I say it is?

Postscript: Daylight Savings Time is currently in effect for eight of twelve months each year. Q.E.D.

2011/03/22
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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/photographers-respond-to-lady-gagas-new-copyright-demands-20110307

2011/03/12
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http://www.eyecurious.com/interview-christian-schink-a-different-kind-of-discovery/#more-2023

2011/03/08
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http://fltrib.com/photographing-cows-or-other-farm-scenery-could-land-you-jail-under-senate-bill

2011/03/07
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Which comments in these excerpts, from an article in Downbeat by Todd Kelly about a music workshop for adolescents, are lucid and instructive, and which are muddled? Is any of them a useful parallel to photography?

Keith Pray: “The importance of learning by ear is the simple fact that if you know how to listen and think for yourself, you have a large advantage over many people… especially in an age where the education system has been turning out students who can’t think for themselves and can’t problem solve. Kids are very good at learning and accessing information, but fewer and fewer people can actually use their skill set to solve problems in their lives. The camp is about showing students what is possible, then helping them explore those possibilities.

“We don’t teach theory or use written music, but we do teach them some of the basic notes, idiomatic phrases and stylistic techniques that work traditionally and encourage them to play those notes and techniques with their own voice. It is about increasing their awareness and allowing them to make choices that immediately affect the music they are playing.

“We hope that they then take these skills and apply them to everything they do, in or out of a classroom.”

Arthur Falbush: “We knew above all the program had to be fun and challenging and that our curriculum should reflect how jazz had been taught before academia became involved.

“Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to talk to many of my musical heroes and ask them how they learned. Without exception, the answer was by ear and on the bandstand. So this is the path we tried to take. The other ingredient was passion. I always think of a quote by the mythologist Joseph Campbell, ‘Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery’ …instead of teaching scales and chords, we teach melody and harmony, phrasing and nuance – which is the poetry that is built out of scales and chords. So many times in school, jazz is taught so that the theory comes first before the music. But inspiration comes from the music, not from the theory.”

2011/02/20
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http://vimeo.com/14179548

2011/02/08
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2011/02/01
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Brighter than iPods…

More menacing than radiating cell phones…

As senseless as phosphorescent hoodies. It’s every printer for herself from now on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsWc58zmBKI

(Good luck controlling your neighbors’ highlights.)

2011/01/22
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is proud to announce the sale of the jazz collection of beloved Chicago radio host Dick Buckley on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Buckley, who passed away on July 22, 2010 at 85, was a radio deejay in Chicago for over 50 years, spreading his passion for jazz to thousands of eager listeners.  He is best remembered as the host of a weekend radio show on Chicago Public Radio. He was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the subject, his deep voice, and his relaxed speaking style.  His last show was broadcast July 27, 2008.

The sale will consist of over 8,000 jazz LPs, 45s, 78s, EPs, mixed tapes and CDs, including many home-made compilations, comprising Buckley’s personal archive. Also included in the sale are books and reel-to-reel broadcasts of his radio programs. This extensive collection will be offered in 92 box lots of approximately 100 items each, grouped by style, artist, instrument and format.

Interested parties may peruse the items during one of the two days of previews held at the gallery. The auction will take place live on Thursday, February 17, at 5pm. For more information on the auction, please contact Mary “Lou” Williams at 312-334-4236.

2011/01/15
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