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I typically rely on color for my images, but for this assignment I stripped it down to shadows and shapes.

I’m a huge fan of all things Metal. Black Metal, Death Metal, Speed Metal, Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal and Tech Metal. Basically anything but Glam/Hair Metal. So with the Black and White assignment, I explored the sensitive side of Metal.

I experimented with black and white and also color, plus used my Holga a bit. It was really fun to experiment with both digital and film- something I haven’t done for awhile. Some more of the photos from the shoot are on my photo blog.

Title: Contemporary B&W

Assigner: J.Wesley Brown

Description: I’m sure some of you dabble in the desaturation but in the wake of a few recent exhibitions and writings, I’m starting to think that there may be a new little (or big) movement of B&W photography but done in a contemporary way that takes hold. Let’s give it a shot. I’m not talking about just desaturating images but rather trying to make B&W images that belong in 2009 (or 2010!). This isn’t your high school darkroom assignment. Shoot with contemporary B&W in mind.

Christopher Dibble

Just a little preview of the works to follow inside the louvre from opposite sides of the spectrum.

The Kern River Adventure for Converse
see them all at www.danbusta.com/river

Karl Puchlik

model/stylist camille rousseau

musician cindy santini

This seems to have more of a winter solstice feel…. I wanted to play around with digital collaging…

Eva from Sweden, where the sun is fickle.

I’ve been wanting to play around a bit with collaging and digital art. Even though it likely won’t find its way into my portfolio or “work” work, I love having this venue to try new things.

Shot for part of my dog series. The sun actually came out on 2 different days in NYC!

Tamar
Roma

Wesley

This New york summer has taken us indoors on many occasions…this is what I was inspired to make on a rainy summer Sunday. *This is a digital image, but no post manipulation was preformed other than some color correction*

Title: Solstice

Assigner: Alan

Description: A solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun’s apparent position in the sky to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme. It is also referred to as the Summer Solstice, which is June 21st, the longest day of the year. Whether you interpret it as the ‘Summer solstice’ or as an ‘astronomical event that happens twice a year’ is up to you!

Title: Coupling

Assigner: Alexa

Description: Open to interpretation.

Karl Puchlik
Carl Andre and John McLaughlin

Alexa Miller
Caroline and Forrest

Jennie Warren
Johnny made it with himself

Alan Gastelum
Its like peanut butter and jelly. Like ketchup and mustard…

Brad Wenner
“Keith & Laura”

Ryan Schude

Colin Young-Wolff

Jennifer

Tamar

Blake Sinclair

Andrea LaBarge Mills