VSAR 440

Funes Competition

2010-04-28T18:08:00.001-07:00

Two Photographers

2009-04-27T15:46:00.000-07:00

David Doubilet
is honored to have his underwater imagery considered to be among the best by editors, peers and colleagues the world over. He has photographed over 60 stories for the National Geographic Magazine where he is currently a Contributing Photographer-in-Residence. David has documented our changing underwater world since his first assignment with the Geographic in 1971. In addition to the Geographic, David’s work continues to appear in countless publications worldwide and he is a contributing editor and feature columnists for the Behind the Shot in Sport Diver Magazine (US) and Seascapes and Dive Magazine (U.K.).
(http://www.daviddoubilet.com/)

Ric Frazier

Frazier was born in Freeport, Texas, and grew up in nearby Lake Jackson, Texas. He graduated in 1996 from Brooks Institute of Photography with a BA in Industrial Scientific Photography and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in photography. Ric has been interviewed by many magazines on how he creates his images.
Frazier has done adveristing work for corporations such as Kodak, MTV, Hilton, Bayer, Shell Oil, Valspar, Wyeth, Allergan, GlaxoSmithKline, and Globus. His photos have appeared in ESPN Magazine, Inc., People, GQ, Outside, Shape Magazine and numerous other publications.

(http://www.frazierproductions.com/)

Book Final

2009-04-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

Photo Contest Entries

2009-04-27T14:27:00.001-07:00

Harris Rekon Valley Center

2009-03-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

Harris Rekon in Valley Center, in my opinion, was one the best trips our class has taken all semester. Just the whole vibe of actually going out to a site, and planting native, indigenous, plants and making a difference in the community and the environment was a great feeling. The trip started out with the meeting of the "OG", original group, Matt, Carrie, Amanda, and of course Zane. We all piled into Carrie's rockin Explorer and we were off. We drove past yet again, another all you can eat buffet, with a hint of gambling cassinos and to what looked like an elementary school. To our surprise there was alot of students and researchers already at the location and the planner provided food , water, and shovels. We all seperated into groups and we were off to start planting and plaving the future for this trail area. We found that the various plants, and trees, needed certain amounts of distance and spacing, but be close enough to the watering system for not to up root on the trail or kill off the surrounding plants around it. I haven't personally worked on a project like this in years, since my Eagle Scout Project, and it was great to know that I was making a difference and that in a couple of years, I would be able to come back to this same location and know that I planted the vegetation in that area. I think one of the highlights of the trip was when Deborah took us out along the border of the Indian Reservation and we looked at all the other native plants that have been growing around the area. It is crazy to think that there are so many plants that are native grown in the area and have been living and growing around the area for hundreds of years now.

Pechunga Tree of Life

2009-03-09T13:55:00.000-07:00

This trip was one of the craziest and most interesting Indian Reservations that we visited on our adventures of our class. I was under the impression that we were going to park at the gas station next to Pechunga casino and have to walk from place to place, looking at all the interesting and Native pieces and spots they had to offer on their reservation. But to my surprise, there was a bus that sho-fered us from spot to spot and helped us not freeze to death in the chilling wind. As we started out tour, we first stopped at the Tree of Life. This was a sacred spot off the golf course the casino had, and it was unlike any other tree i have ever seen. It was like it's own little forest with roots that grow abovethe ground and were as wide as most large size trees that you seen in in parks today. The great canopy of leaves and branches looked and stretched at least 60 feet high and the diameter of the wide circle we stood in had to have been at like 100 feet. The tree was massive and really up held and represented the name it was givenz, "The Tree of Life". The vibe and emotions that you felt when you walked underneither this ancient creature was undescribible and unlike another thing I have felt. Just the history and I change this tree has been through is crazy to think about and the fact that the tree is still standing and growing shows it is among God's greatest creations.

Sally Mann pt.2

2009-03-02T17:02:00.000-08:00

Sally Mann is a very abstract and dark person with a different point of view on life. She is very passionate about life and death and the beauty of emotion and different ways of expressing it. Her background on these feelings comes from her relationship with her father growing up, showing no emotion and not expressing anything to his kids. Her passion for expectance from other people and audiences outside of her view drives her crazy and she is worries constantly about what other people think of her art.

Quiz Pictures

2009-03-02T16:45:00.000-08:00

Quail Botanical Garden

2009-03-02T15:06:00.000-08:00

The Quail Botanical Garden was quite an experience and a place that I have never been before. It is located in Encinitas, in the middle of a neighborhood and across the street from a Johovah Witness Church. Blake and I drive up into the driveway and as soon as we saw the fee of $7.00 and a dollar for parking, our college instincts kicked in and we decided to park and sneak in and snap some pictures. The plants and area was amazing and as we ducked away from the guard tower, we snuck out and realized that were more amazing pictures on the outside of the garden than inside.

Quail Botanical Gardens

2009-03-02T13:55:00.000-08:00

This trip was our co-vert operation fieldtrip. Unfortunately, Blake and myself missed the memo that the Quail Botanical Garden was free every first Tuesday to the public and we definitely went on that Monday before, so since we were already at the location and were not about to spend $10.00 on parking an other $6.00 per person to walk through, we parked down the street and slipped our way into the park without being noticed. The garden was one of the larger displays of indiginest plants that I have been to and it was a peaceful and quiet the area for being located across the street from a Jehovah's witness church. We saw many catus and native grown trees in the area as well as various insects that pollunate the plants. We found that there were many other interesting plants outside of the entrance as well that intersting and photo worthy to add to my book and blog.

Tierra Miguel Farm

2009-02-16T15:14:00.000-08:00

Our adventure to Tierra Miguel Farm was pretty abstract and surprising. When we were talking about the location in class, I pictured this huge farm with lots of crops and greenhouses, and lots of green plants. So when we pulled up at the small couple acre farm in the middle of this huge valley, it was surprising. For the first hour, we watched a presentation on the history and the study of organic foods on the farm and it was more for the sociology class. It wasn't until later on during the evening, were we able to walk around and take pictures of the wonderful landscape and the interesting and organic plants that the farm had to offer. Many of the students were able to pick and taste the vegetables and spices that were grown on the farm and it was wonderful.

Edward Burtynsky

2009-02-16T14:58:00.000-08:00

Burtynski is a very interesting and inspiring artist that has captured many images of place people have never seen before. He goes above and beyond the normal thought of pictures and captures scenes that many of us would take for granite. I love the picture of the landfill with all the tires. It demonstrates the consumerism and mass production of America and the reality and impact it has on the environment.

Food Choices

2009-02-09T15:19:00.000-08:00

Today I have eaten nothing. I rolled out of bed about 20 minutes before my first class and i figured I would be late if i took the time to eat at my house. So pretty much my body is surviving on the huge dinner i enjoyed last night while watching the Grammys and I ton of water I have been consistently drinking. I know it is not healthy for me and my body is "running off of fumes" but it is the story of my life until break time in this class or unitl I eat dinner. I love to eat, don't get me wrong, it is just Mondays are the rough days and throughout the week I usually stick to my healthy diet of the dollar menus of Carls Jr. , Jack In The Box, and Wendys. My Life today can be directly quoted from Office Space: "Sounds Likes Someone Has The Case of the Mondays"

An-My Le

2009-01-26T17:32:00.000-08:00

This artist is very different and unique than the previous artist that we were shown today. Her interest was in the military and the structure of how it was run. She explains that she was interested in how the military was run and after the Vietnam War, she wanted to expose what war and the military side was all about. She traveled to various military demonstrations and reenactments to show a point of view of war that most people are not exposed to and through her photographs, she captures the and leaves rooms for personal interpretation of what is going on in the photograph. Le is not opposed to war but she feels as though there should be an alternative to war for the hardships of the men and women that go into to military is tremendous and should not have to happen anymore.

Robert Adams

2009-01-26T17:09:00.000-08:00

Robert Adams is a man who passion is not only as a photographer and capturing landscapes of various settings in different points of time, he is a realist and one that knows nature and the bare essentials of life. Adams discusses his photographs as one of a kind, suggesting that one can never re-take a landscape photo for the beauty and the shire nature of the land, water, and the air are constantly moving and changing creating a very different and unique form of their own. He also talks about his childhood and how he was raised to cut wood and nail things together. It is the simple things in life that really bring out the essence and best out of people and help you realize the beauty that is front you. People just need to slow down and take a look.

How the West Was Won

2009-01-26T16:50:00.000-08:00

The music video that we watched today was very powerful and moving with the lyrics and images portrayed. The story was how the west was born and from the creators view, the west was created on war. There were images of bombings, buildings being destroyed, weapons of mass destruction and later a clip of a helicopter chasing down a buffalo. This symbolizes the manifest destiny that American's have on taking control of the west and expanding and destroying nature as well as the Indian culture. I feel as though the message was very settle yet very overwhelming at the end of the video. It really shows the Native American's point of view on what is happening in our culture and how it is affecting everything else around us. If only there was a solution to help those and things that was once there before the west was won.