And the winner is.........

Nathan Spunda wins top honors in the first Photo Challenge.
"This was a beautiful collection of artful images, which made the viewer desire to know more about each of the subjects. This is what good photojournalism is about," said Michael Mercanti (Philadelphia Daily News Executive Photography Editor). Below is a sample of his take from last Friday's challenge.










All images by Nathan Spunda.


Runners-up are Loren Golden and Lisa Wilk.

Mercanti on Loren's work: Very good images of interesting subjects captured along with a tangible touch of emotion.


Image by Loren Golden.

Mercanti on Lisa's work: The driver in the jeep photo is a wonderful found photo that just makes you smile. Even with just showing the subject’s leg, the viewer reacts in an emotional way and almost instinctively recreates the unseen parts of the picture.


Image by Lisa Wilk.

Long-Term Photo Project Ideas

Post your long-term photo project ideas under comments.

Audio Editing Option

Students: Welcome to Audacity! The Audio Production Solution

Description:

Audacity is one of the most widely-used applications for music and audio production. It works across multiple platforms, gives access to premium audio editing tools, and enables the user to output to a variety of file types. Oh, and did I mention it’s free? In this 60 minute seminar you will examine the interface of Audacity and learn some basic editing tools, such as cutting out mistakes and applying reverb to a track. See the power of open source programming firsthand!

Dates/Times

10/14: 10:30-11:30am

10/19: 1-2pm

10/28: 2:30-3:30pm

Location:

Room 109 TECH Center

Sign up at http://www.temple.edu/cs/training

Irving Penn Obit

Irving Penn dies at 92. Read the obit at pdnonline.

Photo Challenge

The first Photo Challenge will be held Friday, October 9th.
NOTE: All students need to bring their digital cameras to class. The challenge is to make Feature images and return to class in one hour.
Images will be judged by the follow criteria: technical execution, story content, and creative ability.
Each area will be scored on a scale of 1 to 10. (10 being the highest)
The highest score for one image is 30 points.
The most points wins the challenge.
Images made before 11am Friday, October 9, 2009 are not permitted.
Images made after the one-hour time limit will not be counted.
Planning is permitted.
Examples of features can be found here.

Making of an American Soldier

The Denver Post photographer Craig F. Walker followed Ian Fisher for 27 months.
American Soldier is posted on their Photoblog Captured.
What are the benefits of working on a long term project?

Jerry Lodriguss: Catching the Light

Catching the Light site features astronomy, sports and his early work from New Orleans.
He also shares tips on sports photography.
Great photographer and a great resource for learning about the craft from someone who was always on top of his game.