Benefit Braddock

Benefit Braddock - Images by Christopher Rolinson

Benefit Braddock featuring Titus Andronicus and The Hold Steady at the 123 year old Braddock Carnegie Library Music Hall Saturday, November 12, 2011. It was invigorating to see the potential in a grand old space. There are good things to come.

Learning to Paint

This short film is an experiment in time compression. It is designed to show the creative process between teacher and student. The best way for me to show the process was to speed it up a bit. My good friend, Cleveland based painter, Billy Ritter creatively transformed his garage into a painting studio for two budding artists. His first lesson was additive color, "don't mix your colors or you'll get mud".


You can see more of Billy's work here:

www.billyritter.weebly.com

Ohiopyle Time Lapse

This is one segment of a time lapse project I am working on. This portion is from Baughman Rock overlook at Ohiopyle State Park. Enjoy!

This is first episode of The Father Ryan Arts Center Studio 420 TV show that StartPoint Media produced. It airs on Moon Twp. Community Access Televison in September.

What I did this summer: New York City

Antennas on Top of the Rock.

Faces of Battle

Faces of Battle, Afghanistan
Bill Putnam photojournalist
4/8/11
7-9pm
JVH Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Thayer Hall
Point Park University
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA.
15222

Northern Short Course and Strictly Business Recap

washington dc - Images by Christopher Rolinson

March is a travel month. I spend most of the weekends out of town at photography conferences learning business, philosophy and aesthetic.

First up was Philadelphia and the American Society of Media Photographers Strictly Business 3.

Next up was Providence and the National Press Photographers Association Northern Short Course.

Each conference brings it's own unique perspective to photography, ASMP was all business. I networked like crazy and learned the latest theories about how build and keep business. The entire conference is build around developing a community of photographers and fostering good business practices to keep photography a viable way to make a living.

NPPA concentrates on the storytelling and educational aspects of photojournalism. Critiques and analysis of news images and multimedia play a big role at the confrence. I sought out to expand my network of fellow photojournalism educators through the education track of the program.

Coupling the two programs produces a powerful knowledge base that combines art and commerce. I've learned more about photography by regularly attending and listening to others smarter than me than I have learned by practicing in the field. It is at the professional conferences where you will have a chance to mix with others from all over the country who are working in the field. The exchange of ideas will elevate your work you return home and begin practicing what you learned.

The final travel occurs at the end of March, I accompany a group of eager students from Point Park University to Washington DC. There the students have opportunities to meet and experience the way media work in the nation's capital. I am able to share the knowledge I gained at the conferences with the students in a real way by helping them network, develop relationships and practice their craft.

Photography is an ever evolving profession, as with any craft you have to stay in sync with the industry, from student to professional, to remain viable.