I checked out a D3 and had a 28mm f/2.8 attached ready to shoot for my final project in EPJ. The subject fell through, so I thought I'd take it with me to document our evening out; at 6400 ISO. Who doesn't love a little noise?

Chris Weyrauch: Chauffeur

Saint #1






(Photo by Phoebe Sexton)

Eric loves car bombs and being a bad role model.

Saint #2

The moment before I lost my eye.

http://waterlife.nfb.ca/

Water is Life

This project is about the Great Lakes and the problems affecting it; be it pollution, invasive species, shipping, etc. It also covers topics related to the Lakes’ statuses as on eof the worlds largest freshwater resources – namely bottling, tap water, and how international trade affects the waters.

This is a behemoth of a multimedia project. It incorporates tons of video, audio, still images, infographics, and interactive slides.

The site is easily navigated, with a hidden menu around the left margin, and a menu/timeline at the bottom.

Everything about this site is interactive and mimics the concept of water. The timeline on the bottom mimics waves, the index page is a mock-up of the Great lakes composed of all the individual video files – and is interactive and is used as a thematic device by transmographying into different pertinent shapes. Even the paper clips and paper notes in the background of some infographic pages will move around in response to the mouse.

The use of audio and background music is amazing. Water sounds, orchestral scores, and more. The interviews and b-roll audio are also well done.

This project was actually harder than I thought it would be. The problem being the importation of soundslides to Flash.

I also had trouble with getting the buttons to work. This was probably the most frustrating, as in the class assignment everything worked well except the dynamic preloader.

I chose the content for the two chapters as two of my final projects for my 3 photo classes. My big regret being I don't have much audio yet. I'm also unsure of the color scheme. I really need to settle on a personal "brand/style" before I really let this loose on the website.

I really need to figure out how to make everything flow better and work smoothly - particularly the audio and preloader as previously stated.

http://www.fotoclubef508.com/post.php?id=274

Jericos, by Anderson Schneider, is an exhibit from Projecto Lambe-Lambe.
I chose this for my multimedia critique for three reasons:
There are a many incredible images contained in this piece.
The excellent editing; both of sound and imagery.
The presentation.

All told, the images speak for themselves. There are a great many of them as well, from what looks like one event. I think that the editing of this multimedia presentation is both its greatest asset and its greatest hindrance to being more.
Clearly not meant to be a “photojournalistic” piece, Jericos opens with incredible audio of the garage seen in the photographs. The presentation of images in sync with the music, the way group shots are often shown in pieces and then as a whole, and the sequencing are all “pros.” However, It would have been nicer if the number of images shown were cut down, as each images barely has enough time to register before fading to black.
I’m a fan of Cake’s music, and I think that the song goes incredibly well with what you see on-screen, but information and audio letting me know who these people are and what they’re doing would have been a better choice. Again, I know it’s to keep the viewer engaged, but I just wanted to know more.

+ a fun song!

Photos at the Farm Fresh Stables. Subject: Shannon Bishop.

http://www.torgovnik.com/

Jonathan Torgovnik is a photographer is currently a Newsweek photographer. His best known work is "Bollywood," a look into the Indian motion picture industry and culture.

His website is very slick, with an entirely Flash based interface. Navigation is easy with the two navigation tool bars. His work is also well represented; playing at the index page as a slideshow, rotating in the background of text based pages such as the biography section, and of course in his portfolio page.

One of the things I like most about Mr. Torgonivik's site is the visual themes and elements that are found throughout his website. Besides the color/style scheme, the most prominent of these elements is the recurring use of a vertical yellow line. It is part of every Flash navigation and loading graphic. It's visual and striking, exactly the image a photographer should convey.

I found the interface to be quite intuitive. I also like how he divided up his site. It's not just the standard about/portfolio/contact, but has different sections for different types of work, expanded menus, and he lists his most ambitious work, Bollywood, in its own page.

I very much like Torgovnik's work, and the same can be said for his website.