Friday, February 13, 2009

Meeting (sort of) - February 9 2008

Hey Photo Club-

We had a meeting scheduled for February 9, Monday. Jorah and I were the only ones present, so obviously not a lot was hashed out.

In an effort to get some inspiration going for the possible show this summer, the featured photographer this week is J Michael Wiltbank. Last December he had a show at BYU campus, and a portion of it was removed before the rest of the show. You can find the whole story here, where he details why the photographs were removed. The photographs were of a diptych nature; two portraits side by side. One of the people portrayed in each diptych identified themselves as a homosexual, the other was an ally. There were no labels, for specific reasons designated by Wiltbank. To see the images without the "Censored" stamp over them, go to his site, under the "People" tab. His website is here:

http://jmichaelwiltbank.com/index2.php

As you are aware, the possible show for us is taking place this summer, and is centered around Pride Weekend. Rob Anderson, coordinator of housing, has reserved space in the Main Gallery on the 1st floor for a show titled "From Or Through the Queer Perspective". Since there is no GLBT-specific group on campus, he is looking to one of the Student Organizations to spearhead the project. This is a great opportunity for your work to hang in a gallery. Please e-mail the club (aiphotoclub@gmail.com) if you are interested. We need commitment before I can contact Rob, so please let the Club know ASAP.

Our featured website this week is Veer, a great place for photographers and designers. Veer offers stock images, as well as illustrations and fonts that you can purchase. If you register for the site, you can also set up a profile to help with networking. If nothing else, it is a great place for inspiration. Plus their merchandise is great for all of you art/design geeks (myself included).

The other thing I must re-iterate is that Photo Club is in desperate need for funds. Our bank account is pretty dismal as of now. A fundraiser we were thinking about is one called "Shoot Your Mother". It will be a professional portrait shoot done by us, the Photo Club, and will take place a weekend or two before Mother's Day. The Minnesota Center for Photography used to do it, but as they are no more, it could be a great money-maker for us, as well as providing valuable experience for us as photographers. Please e-mail the Club if you are interested in volunteering. We can't host this event without participation, and a lot of prep work is required. Please e-mail the club if you are interested!

That's all for now. The next meeting is Monday, February 16th!