Keith Johnson: Photography and the Social Landscape

Maine Media Workshops July 8-14

KJ — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:15:36 +0000

The Contemporary Landscape

Exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected in the landscapeThe landscape is an enduring subject for artists of all media who want to express the spiritual connection between human beings and their environment.

For nearly two centuries photography has provided the world with compelling landscape imagery. This workshop focuses on aspects of contemporary landscape photography including the classial, the romantic, the man-made, the cultural, and the unfamiliar. It is a class for fine art photographers, professional photographers and experienced amateurs working in color, who want to develop a personal approach to landscape photography.

Lectures, class discussions and critiques encourage and challenge students to move beyond the predictable image and clichéd notions of beauty. During field trips, students explore Midcoast Maine and the surrounding inland towns. Keith also covers career and professional issues such as portfolios, promotion and presentation.\

VSW Extended Image and Frame Workshop

KJ — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:35:50 +0000

2010 Visual Studies Workshop Summer Institute

The Extended Image and Frame
Keith Johnson
July 12-July 16

Sometimes the single photograph does not aptly describe the idea; sometimes the idea is about the form of the presentation. Over the course of five days we will examine what extended picture making is, how to make use of the properties of the medium and create extended frames. Whether these are installations, books, topologies, or extended images, the investigation into the real or personal image will be about picture making. There will be critiques, lectures, field trips, and lots of photographing, journal writing, and idea generation. Photographers and image makers may work in B&W or color, digital or in film, the goal is to work, make pictures and dig deep.

V 2.1

KJ — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:58:15 +0000

Mac Store v. 2.0

KJ — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:12:27 +0000

Mac store in Chicago. I need to find a musician to play this…

Change

KJ — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:52:19 +0000

This past week, after 40 years of running Panopticon Gallery,Tony Deaconess has turned over the reins to Jason Landry.

Jason has shaken things up a bit and I expect some moving and shaking going on. Check out the new site.

My taxes at work.

KJ — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:55:44 +0000

New Books, New Books!

KJ — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:29:07 +0000

Two new books made using My Publisher. They are 8.5×11′ with dust jackets. Gridwork is 32 pages with 20 pictures plus a statement.

Suite Niagara is 24 pages with 10 pictures plus statement. They are for sale at $35 each plus shipping.

On demand printing changes the way we print, share even promote our work. I intend to make several more with recent work.

Twenty Years

KJ — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Another picture in the Identity piece I have been working on. Each cork represents a celebration of 2/22/90.

80º water in January is sweet.

KJ — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:42:40 +0000

Vieques Light for twenty minutes on a lovely sunny January day.

Plano Pool v 2.0

KJ — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:38:22 +0000

Five minutes standing in the rain in Plano. I suppose something about coming in from the rain comes to mind.