Tag Archives: “Bob Killen”

From Now to Wow – Lightroom3

Whether you know Lightroom from previous releases (or think you do), or Lightroom3 is your starting point, you will find this book fills two important instructional goals. Continue reading

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The Pessimism Market

Photographers should note that Fine Art Photography is a sliver of the total art market and accounts for approximately 8% of all the sales, but it is 8% of a big number. Continue reading

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Cancer comes…

For me, downtime is not dead time; I’ll keep the blog and website active (please subscribe to updates on the blog if you have not already), improve lesson plans, catch up on projects, and read that stack of photo magazines that seems to be growing like July corn in my office. Continue reading

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Defining “Fine Art Photography” – The last word?

The artist’s value definition for his work occurs by deferring to times past. Continue reading

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The Trinity: An Era Past

“And the three men I admire most, the father, son, and the Holy Ghost, they caught the last train for the coast, the day the music (Fine Art) died.” Continue reading

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Robbie Kaye: Beauty of Wisdom

As a Fine Art instructor, I encourage my workshop students to develop themes as a central tenet to exploring and creating Fine Art Photography. Robbie Kaye is a photographer I’ve watched emerge onto the scene as a documentarian. Continue reading

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Minor White— Equivalence is Synthesis

Minor White is the third in the trinity of early photographic leaders who advanced the medium as a Fine Art. Continue reading

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Defining Fine Art Photography – Challenging the Viewer

In my last blog, we looked at some of the more esoteric and academic approaches to defining Fine Art Photography.  I concluded with my view that, “the best definition of Fine Art Photography surfaces when the viewer and creator can … Continue reading

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Defining Fine Art Photography— Part One

This post is Part One of a series of blog posts I will upload over the next couple of weeks concerning the definition of “Fine Art Photography.”  Please feel free to contribute your own feedback and perspectives by leaving a … Continue reading

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Frictionsmooth at the Calumet Gallery – 1135 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Opening on June 19, 2010 / 2:00-5:00 p.m. Calumet Photographic of Los Angeles is pleased to present the photographs of Bob Killen’s Frictionsmooth, a thematic collection from his Back to Loneliness program, which explores the vast and varied visual communities … Continue reading

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