Text from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism: MARC ASNIN: Photographer & author of the acclaimed book Uncle Charlie Presented by Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Center for Photography   Uncle Charlie, an unprecedented long-term documentary project & book that details the life of the artist’s uncle and godfather, Charles Henschke. It portrays Charlie’s struggle […] Read more >

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Text from Photo Alliance: GRACIELA ITURBIDE Friday, December 7, 2012 San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, Ca (at Jones Street) 7:30 pm EVENT DETAILS: Date: December 7, 2012 Time: 7:30 pm Location: San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, Ca (at Jones Street) Ticket Information: $10.00 […] Read more >

Affordable four hour seminar by a talented photographer who regularly shoots for National Geographic in San Francisco on December 1st. $95 and perfect for you beginning shooters out there. Here’s the link with all of the info… http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngtseminars/seminars/digital-photography-basics.html Read more >

What are the qualities of a great photograph? What about a great photographer? Who is considered to be among the best in the medium of photography? Where does Doug “Le Prof” get most of his visual inspiration from? All these questions can be answered by exploring the link below, showcasing many of photography’s most iconic […] Read more >

official image via Tomato Battle. This looks amazing, for all of you event photography students especially. I’ll be shooting a wedding all day in Santa Cruz, or else I’d be at this battle in NorCal super quick. Here’s the site with all of the info http://www.upout.com/sf/do/tomato-battle#.UFpfdkJ9nzI   Read more >

Text by Photo Alliance. KEN LIGHT Featuring: Ken Light Ken Light is a social documentary photographer, and educator, whose work has appeared in books, magazines, catalogues, on-line media and exhibitions. He is the author of eight books including, His most recent book Valley of Shadows and Dreams published in 2012 by Heyday. Coal Hollow published […] Read more >

Text by Photo Alliance: EMMET GOWIN Featuring: Emmet Gowin Renowned photographer Emmet Gowin will open the 10th Anniversary PhotoAlliance Lecture Series and will speak on his long involvement with photography.A lifetime of images from intimate portraits of family and of his wife, Edith, aerial photographs, strip mining sites, nuclear testing fields, large-scale agricultural fields and […] Read more >

For the event class, the bulk of the assignments are derived from you each going out and finding an event to shoot, uploading the specified images to your personal blogs, and then showing them in class where we critique them. In aid of finding the events in Berkeley, here is a helpful little list. This […] Read more >

Mixed media artwork by Maria Lindberg Zenia, this post is mostly for you. As asked “how do I photograph artwork?” Here is an introduction to my answer. Personally, I do it slightly different, and I’m happy to explain more in the near future when I get a bit more time… Before then though… http://mcfineartphoto.com/art There’s […] Read more >