Anthotype Photography

So I have fallen in love with the Anthotype Photograph Process. This is by far going to absorb a lot of my time once I get all my ducks in a row. Really going to experiment with this process. My connection with nature and the photograph, its amazing to have both in one.

Im thinking of making these images using this process and then make another image presenting these images back into nature. Then making an images that will be long lasting....

Time will tell. Let the process begin!

Exercise.

Doing some of this with film but thought I would post a couple digital images of my idea. I have two amazing dogs and they mean the world to me so I am exposing their view.....Maybe Ill make one they can wear!

I am also playing with the frame. Besides Holga I have never really photographed in a square format. Im trying it out.

More shoe images....again just trying to get into the feeling of not having to break down every nit picking detail to make one image. Also playing with a square format here. 

I suddenly had this fascination of printing on leaves. Not that this would go over well because the leaves would then die but what if that was what I wanted to represent? I will be going out on a walk tomorrow to see what I find and what I photograph. I will shoot digital and film. 

Some fun was had yesterday and I photographed my food.....hmmmmm another assignment maybe. Again, playing with a square frame.

Midnight Thought

Here I am 2.51am and woke because, well looks like my brain told me too. I officially wake to use the bathroom and while opening my bedroom door, to take a step to the left and urinate, I am fascinated with the beautiful streak of moonlight that is coming through the windows. When does the moon hit the window? If I close my shades differently, can I manipulate the projection coming into my house? How long of an exposure would need to be done? Looks like I have another assignment to tackle............

First Steps into New Work

Some new work this morning....

Assignment #1: Letting go of the "perfect" image

These are raw images....they have not been touched in any editing software.

Assignment #2

Taking a photograph every time I put my shoes on or take them off. Trying to accept the on camera flash.....

Other assignments are being produced but are with film and polaroid....just play play play like I said. Let me know what you think, this is only the beginning. 

How to be 100 artists....

Shea Hembrey: How I became 100 artists.

Darkroom

Cleaning, reorganizing, and building. Almost finished and ready to use..... Got my film loaded and some ideas cooking. I will post some "thumbnails" of the ideas Im shooting for by the end of the week.

My First Mentor

Caleb Charland, I can not wait to meet him. I have chosen this photographer as my first mentor because of how he builds a work of art and uses the photograph to document it. Its beautiful. Check it out for yourself: http://calebcharland.com

Panopticon Gallery

Check out this gallery....located in Boston on Commonwealth Avenue.

http://www.panopticongallery.com

First Semester Goals!

NHIA MFA Program First Residency

Goals for Richella Simard 

Art World Connections

• go to DIA, Storm King, Mass MOCA, NYC Galleries, Guggenheim, Panopticon, SPE
• to attend an opening as frequently as possible that is coming up and in the area
• to email an artist twice a week on their work and my reaction to it
• to stay in tune with blogs and contemporary photographers 
• art in america, other art magazines subscriptions
• connect with the internet more, flickr, instagram, other sites

Mentor/Advisors/Blog/MFA family

• meet with my mentor at least four times for multiple hours at a time. 
• email my mentor once a week on updates/ideas
• email my advisor to refer to my blog and my current work 
• post on the blog at least once every two days, either artists, openings, galleries, progress of work, ideas, etc. 
• email all advisors in the program once every one to two weeks to updates and toss ideas around
• email the group(Students) every one to two weeks to keep in contact, go to museums together, check on new work and process, have coffee and chat

Work Productions

• ten assignments to produce. exercises or actual more developed work, explorative work
• play play play
• 35mm, .medium, alternative
• print on magazines
• make sculptures or a product and photograph it
• use the camera as  documentation of an event
• movies? paint? stop motion? 
• 10 hours a week on work
• read the news daily
• read book suggestions, try for five books out of the list
• watch documentaries 4-6
• write four 3-5 page papers during time off about thoughts, process, ideas etc. 
• stick with the calendar 

Last Day

Last day here at the residency at NHIA and the Sharon Arts Center. Feeling full mentally, physically and everything else. Time to go off and make work after I decompress everything that just happened.