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The Interrogation

I've decided to connect the two images thematically with creation vs. destruction. Music is creatively expressing a feeling, or a progressive story. Conversely, "The interrogation", or second image captivates the nature of destruction through the captor's unethical practices. An issue that the images touch on is the effort for morality/justice, and avoidance of illegal activities by using energy creatively.

Blog/Article Review #2

FotoFest Seems to Come Earlier Every (Other) Year

                  September 20th, 2013 – PAULA NEWTON

The week, we are reviewing the website Glasstire. It is an online magazine that covers visual art in Texas and southern California. It is a nonprofit organization that has been active since 2001. The name of the site came from Robert Rauschenberg's sculptures/art of glass tires. The website's construction isn't as symmetric as I personally would like it, but I'm not the architect. It's also difficult to navigate, having to go through two to three different sub-sites in order to get to photography sources. 

I stumbled across a news article on Glasstire about Housten's biennial photography festival, FotoFest. Photography and photo related art covers every possible venue in Housten during the event. So obviously, it provides a haven for photographers to display their hard work and creativity (which is a lucrative option for the business side). I was actually excited to read this article, not knowing that there's a massive gathering for Texas photographers. I would like drive down on an available weekend, since it's open till December 7th. 

http://glasstire.com/2013/09/20/fotofest-seems-to-come-earlier-every-other-year/

Blog/Article Review #1

This week, we reviewed the website Lens Scratch. The site is really well put together and easy to navigate, thanks to the hyperlinks and drop down menus. The creator is Aline Smithson; she wanted a site that gives daily reviews to up and coming photographers. Evidently, Lens Scratch has been noted as the top ten photography site since it's creation in 2007.

ALTERNATE REALITIES

September 16, 2013

I DECIDED TO WRITE A REVIEW OVER THE EXPEDITION TITLED ALTERNATE REALITIES. THIS WAS ORGANIZED AND PUT ON BY THE JULIA DEAN PHOTO WORKSHOPS. THE SPECIFIC ARTIST IS SANDRA KLEIN, WHO DISPLAYED A COMPILATION THAT PORTRAYS FEELINGS OF LOSS, PAIN, FEAR, AND CYNICISM. I ENJOYED THE TECHNIQUE USED, TAKING MULTIPLE PHOTOS AND PIECING THEM TOGETHER. I’LL USE SANDRA’S STYLE FOR FUTURE INSPIRATION.
http://lenscratch.com/2013/09/altered-realities/

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