What are the best exercises to improve photographic skills? I am planning a series of workshops with both young and mature students who want to engage with photography. The workshops can be a preparation for studying photography at university or form a basis of a portfolio. Ultimately I am trying to encourage creative development and critical thinking about photography. [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 15 answers

What are my options for gallery-quality prints from slide film? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I purchase a print of this photograph by Imogen Cunningham? . . . Note: if you're searching at work, some of Cunningham's works depict nudity.
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 1 answers

I'm looking for websites that analyse the work of successful or well known photographers in the art genre (as opposed to documentary or portraiture styles). [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 5 answers

Could someone name the artist who created http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4508/strangeza8.jpg, and the other images in the series? I know it was part of an art photography piece, but I can't recall the artist's name, or the link.
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 6 answers

Creative Ideas Filter: I need ideas of Famous and Memorable Photographs or Paintingsor famous and memorable scenes from History, Movies, or Television that can be Reenacted on the spot without planning by 3-6 people for me to photograph for a final project for school. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 18 answers

How can I put together an amazing portfolio for potential employers, as an advertising student? (I have the content, but need to decide what to put in the portfolio...and more importantly decide what to house my portfolio in!) [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Where does one find images for graphic design? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 31 answers

Help me find some art classes for a rank beginner in New York City. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I keep abreast of photo gallery openings, new photo exhibits, photo-related events in NYC? Any favorite online resources that do the work for you? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 7 answers

I need ideas for a visual representation of a human rights issue. [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 11 answers

What's the best way to photograph big mostly all white drawings with tiny black details? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2007 - 11 answers

I’ve been commissioned to take a photograph. Their subject, my “vision”. I’m a student/aspiring pro photographer. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 5 answers

A new artist and the Bay Area gallery/cafe scene: how do I get my foot in the door? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 6 answers

Any advice for using Drupal with Blogger? Advice for Drupal in general? I know about the APIs, but I'm not sure if this is right for what I'm doing. [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2007 - 13 answers

A number of years ago I had an MRI of my head to help explain sudden onset headaches I was experiencing. Thankfully, the problem went away, never to return, but I find myself in possession of a number of very nifty looking MRI negatives. So my question is, how to use them in an artistic manner? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 6 answers

I need to make a simple contract in which I photograph something and the resulting images end up in the public domain. [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 9 answers

How much should I pay an amateur photographer per photo for use on a website? The website is for a small nonprofit if that makes a difference.
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 8 answers

How do I get art back into my life? [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 10 answers

I would like to find a screensaver an artist friend can load his artwork into and sell, for PC's and Macs. [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 2 answers

Help me find this artist! Electronic parts arranged like botanical prints. [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - 6 answers

I am looking for hyper-realistic photographs, paintings or prints of fruits and vegetables. I'm looking for vibrant colors; even high gloss would be great. Can you point me toward the Chuck Close of produce?
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 9 answers

At some point in my life I would like to graduate from displaying posters on my wall to having fine art prints from the photographers themselves. I am thinking I would like a candid photograph of Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer (not in the same picture!). I assume there is a gallery to represent these photographers, but how do I start the process of finding them?
posted on May 23, 2007 - 8 answers

Where can I buy 4x5 Polaroid Sheet Film in Rome? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2007 - 1 answers

Looking for a series of photographs that look like paintings of (IIRC) American suburbia taken at night time. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2007 - 3 answers

To keep my skills sharp I draw from models I find online. I do 3 or 4 pencil drawings daily, usually head shots or 3/4 length portraits, quickly, in front of my laptop. I'm looking for more of this type of photograph, in bulk. [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2007 - 16 answers

Help us spend $7k on art for our office. The catch: we're supposed to finalize our choice by Thursday, 12/7. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 20 answers

PhotoFilter: How do I light and photograph furniture for retail use? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2006 - 11 answers

I need help learning the rules of composition for photography or fine art. What makes a good photograph? What makes a bad photograph? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 26 answers

I think I am ready to begin the transition into trying to put my photography in galleries. My main question is what are the steps that artists go through to gain exposure for their work? I understand that in the case of great artists the work usually stands on its own but I also believe that it got there not on the material items merits but due the efforts of the artist to gain exposure for their work. [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2006 - 2 answers

Seeking the website of a Japanese photographer. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 10 answers

Help me to be a better photo editor. [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2006 - 17 answers

William Eggleston, man I love this guy. I've been to a couple of exhibitions of his work in London and thought they were great. His use of colour in documenting the South is astonishing. Where can I buy posters of his work? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2006 - 8 answers

Fellow artists: I want to paint and collage over photos printed onto canvas. Looking for advice about pitfalls, materials that work, etc... [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2006 - 11 answers

Where can I get fast food art? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 6 answers

i am a photo student/aspiring photographer attempting to convert to digital. i have several questions: *what is the best dSLR out there today for under $2000? *what is the best way to get my film negatives converted to digital files? **is it worth it to buy a good scanner? which kinds are recommended? **or is it better to pay to have them scanned? which companies are recommended? *for gallery quality prints what are the best printing options? website, store, or buy printer? *what is the best photo management software for macs besides iphoto?
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 23 answers

Where can I get an archival, museum quality photographic print from a 35mm transparency in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area? Also, what kind of print should I have made (Cibachrome or digital/ink jet)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2006 - 7 answers

Recently saw a Spencer Tunick photo of a nude woman on a dock with the space shuttle launching in the beackground. Any idea where I can buy it?
posted on Nov 5, 2005 - 4 answers

Methods of Documentation: Getty My Work Onto Slide Film Next weekend I am participating in an art show, my first in which work will be for sale, and because for one thing, I hung a piece in the silent auction, I have reason to believe I will sell at least one thing. (I have sold work before on commission, but this is still pretty exciting.) I would like to have, in the future, in my portfolio, slides of any sold work. I do not have a tremendous budget but I'd rather spend a bit of cash than not have documentation of early sold work. What method should I use to get my paintings and soforth onto slides? (See extended explanation). Thanks much. I've got until the weekend to figure this out. /tarin [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2005 - 16 answers

Framing: I'd like to build my own frames - clean lines, nice wood, etc - for matted photographs. I'm not entirely unhandy, but I don't know much about construction or carpentry. What's the best way to learn? What are the essential tools I should consider buying? Are there books or other resources that will help me with this? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2005 - 12 answers

Where is the best place to apply to study photography/fine art photography in the uk ? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2005 - 3 answers

Photographing soon-to-be-destroyed architectural paintings... [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2005 - 16 answers

I have a thing for black and white photographs of architecture and city scenes. Help me find more to hang in my house. [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2005 - 13 answers

Can anyone recommend a good place to get art (photos) in Mississauga, Ontario?
posted on Jul 18, 2005 - 5 answers

Next year I will graduate from college with a double concentration in English and French. As much as I love literature and reading, graduate school in those fields doesn't seem like the right thing for me. However, my love of photography has blown up in the past few years and I'm pretty serious about making a career of it. Where are the good photography schools? Is there any way to get an MFA with my experience? Otherwise, is a second BA worth the money and hassle? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2005 - 11 answers

I'm trying to find to purchase a print/poster/ of a black and white photo i saw a while back (don't remember where but the image stuck with me). It's a picture of a very well-muscled naked torso (from chin to below navel) of a black man, clutching a baby to his chest. I don't know who it's by and all my googling and allpostering has turned up diddly. Can askme help?
posted on May 13, 2005 - 6 answers

ArtFilter: I am trying to track down an artist I saw at the Tate a few years ago. She (I recall it was a woman; I may be wrong) exhibited photographs side-by-side of young, injured Portuguese bullfighters and nude pregnant women. You think this would be easy to Google..
posted on May 7, 2005 - 3 answers

Who is the photographer/artist whose photo series revolved around a slightly creepy puppet/creature/thing in (often) compromising positions? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2005 - 5 answers

Any reccomendations for a good photography/arts magazine that has more than just drool over the latest lenses followed by 100 pages of ads? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2005 - 14 answers

Trying to identify two things. The first is an image. I think it was a drawing, though it might've been a manipulated photograph. Innumerable warplanes (bombers) crowd the sky, flying (I think) to the left. Some people on the ground are also evident, if I recall correctly. The second is a rather famous work by a prominent artist whose name escapes me. He cast his body, I think in bronze, and welded tremendously broad wings resembling an airplane's onto the sides. The title has something to do with angels.
posted on Dec 31, 2004 - 6 answers

This art photographer got a Hollywood effects house to build him a creature -- essentially a highly detailed, articulated puppet. He photographs the puppet in vaguely unsettling posed scenes alongside human models. What is this photographer's name?
posted on Aug 4, 2004 - 7 answers

I am trying to photograph several hundred pieces of color and grayscale artwork. I will be using a digital camera. Any pointers or resources that I can look to?
posted on Jun 14, 2004 - 11 answers

I've just been contacted by an art buyer from a large advertising agency in the US, who is interested in purchasing the use of a photograph I have in a gallery on from my web site for use on a poster for one of their clients. I took the photo myself, still have high resolution versions of it, and have never done this before. How much should I ask for? PS - Make it quick!
posted on May 8, 2004 - 19 answers

I've been experimenting with various photographic processes for a few years now, and would like to begin selling prints of my work. Does anyone have experience creating their own giclee prints, or recommendations for a printer that they've worked with? (more inside, naturally)
posted on Feb 10, 2004 - 11 answers

I like the idea behind photo.net (post photos, then get feedback, votes, etc.), but their interface is so goofy that I can't get into it. Specifically, I'm looking for a place where I can get feedback on becoming a better photographer, not just a pat on the back. What are the best photo.net alternatives?
posted on Dec 17, 2003 - 9 answers

I've been dabbling in amateur photography for a year or two now, and I'm just beginning to work up the stones to try and arrange for an exhibit of my work. I'd like to approach a few local coffeehouses / cafes to display my work (for sale). How do I go about doing this? What are the usual conventions (i.e. commissions, pricing, etc.) Can anyone share their experiences?
posted on Dec 15, 2003 - 7 answers