photographer, mike baker has a website!

hi bulbArts followers!

mike baker, long time follower and two time challenge winner,
has finally posted his very own site!
be sure to check it out...
and if you have a photography website that you'd like to share,
please email me with the details!

sarahcbaron@gmail.com

okay, not get working on your challenge submissions!!

Spring 2012 Photography Challenge... Transience

hello bulb followers.

it is that time again... photo challenge time!

based upon the suggestions of our followers,
we have settled on the idea of transience for our topic.
transience can be described as the state or quality of
passing with time or being ephemeral or fleeting.

for me, spring brings fresh weather,
the desire to go somewhere,
to see something new,
to make a clean start,
but spring is short and that feeling doesn't last forever.
transience seems to fit well into both this season
and the medium of photography, which is time based.

explore the idea of transience on your own
and interpret in photographs!

the challenge is open to all photographers
of all levels of experience,
using all types of photographic media.
(you may use film, alternative processes, digital, video stills, cell phones, etc.)

*submit your images to bulbArts via an email to sarahcbaron@gmail.com
     *please put the word "transience" in the subject line
     *include in your email your full name, mailing & email address
       and specify the student/amateur or professional/experienced category
*images should be a resolution of 72ppi, 10 inches on the longest side
*images should be flattened jpeg files
*please title these files with your full name and number them (SarahBaron1.jpg)
*limit 2 images per photographer

*** the deadline for the transience photo challenge is June 1, 2012

bulbArts will curate and exhibit an online exhibition.
the submissions will be sent anonymously to our guest juror, jake selvidio.
mr. selvidio is a photographic artist, designer and educator based in new york city!
he will choose two winners from the amateur category and one from the professional.

all winners will be given a feature on the blog
to exhibit a larger selection of their photographic work.

the first place winner in the amateur category will, for the first time in bulbArts history,
also receive a great prize... a cool, custom-made camera strap from Couch!
this brand new camera strap is upcycled from material intended to reupholster volkswagen seats.
it is red, it is unique, it is pretty darn cool!  (thanks to amy lorino for the donation)

first prize is this awesome couch camera strap!
its is a brand new, custom-made strap made from volkswagen vinyl.
image by sarah c baron

we look forward to your transience image!!

once again, bulbArts proudly presents... Mike Baker

here are a few images from mike baker,
one of our favorite challenge participants
and one of our resolution challenge winners!

i am interested in the tug-of-war that we humans have with out conflicting interests
to consume the earth's resources while conserving its wonders.
this series shows the ugliness, futility, and silliness
of our attempts to control the natural world around us.
- mike baker

image by mike baker

image by mike baker

image by mike baker

image by mike baker

image by mike baker

still looking for your challenge ideas

hey friends and followers,

this is just a reminder that we are still looking for ideas

for the next bulb photo challenge!

we will be accepting ideas until 

next friday, march 23, 2012 at midnight.

all you have to do is submit a comment to this blog post

containing your suggested challenge idea.

keep in mind that we usually sponsor a broader conceptually based contest

rather than just a genre challenge like nudes or landscapes.

we are really look forward to reading your ideas

and presenting a fun, new spring photo challenge!!

bulb photo proudly presents: mark renz

what an honor it is to to present the work of bulb "resolution" challenge winner, mark renz!
mark is currently finishing his ma in digital photography at the renowned
savannah college of art and design.
he actually worked as a architect for over fifteen years,
but decided a few years ago to pursue his dream of being an artist!
he has just begun to submit work to competitions and galleries
in the hopes of building some great exhibition experience as he launches his new career!

the images featured below are from a series entitled, dreamscapes iii.
the series is based on the concept of memories, their associations
and how they can provide insight into our dreams, and in the end, our inner psyche.

you can view more of this and other series and contact the artist at mark's website!

enjoy!

image by mark renz

image by mark renz

image by mark renz

image by mark renz

image by mark renz

let's collaborate!

for the past two years i have been coming up with the concepts and topics
for the bulb photo challenges all on my own.

i thought it might be a lot of fun if you, the followers of bulb,
choose the next topic for our april bulb photo challenge!

all you have to do is submit a comment to this blog post
containing your suggested challenge idea.

keep in mind that we usually sponsor a broader conceptually based contest
rather than just a genre challenge like nudes or landscapes.

i look forward to reading some interesting ideas
and presenting a really fun spring photo challenge!!

and the winners are... resolution challenge

ladies and gentlemen and bulb followers who don't fall into one of those categories,
i am proud to announce that we officially have winners to the
bulb photo resolution challenge!

all of the images that were submitted are excellent. the exhibition was beautiful!
i know that our juror had a difficult time deciding which photographs
stood out amongst the group.

although each artist who submitted is a winner in my book,
ms. khalil has spoken...
the photographers who created the images posted below will be awarded their own feature on the blog!

in the amateur or student category:

alexis anderson

mike baker

in the professional or advanced category:

mark renz

congratulations alexis, mike & mark.

come back next week to view their features and learn a bit more about the photographers.

*please read bulb's next post as suggest topics for our april photo challenge!

bulb photo presents: the resolution challenge exhibition

it took months for our photographers to interpret 

the theme and create photographs that spoke of that interpretation.

it took months to collect the submission in the midst of semesters ending,

semesters beginning, finals, vacations & holidays.

it took a little longer than usual to sort and curate and judge the submissions

because there were so many wonderful photographs sent our way.

after four months of hard work from everyone involved, 

sixty plus submissions from forty plus artists,

we at bulb are thrilled to present the exhibition

of photographic works chosen for the resolution challenge.

please enjoy & visit bulb soon to see who has won the latest photo challenge!

image by mark renz

image by kyler davis

image by mike baker

image by alexis anderson

image by millie saunders

image by jennifer harris

image by kylie simpson

image by breanna dobbins

image by brad york

image by jeff dugan

image by kadejah zaghari

image by jennifer harris

image by kylie simpson

image by mark renz

image by latonjia gill

image by suzie diaz

image by stacy kilbury

image by kylie simpson

image by jessica midgely

image by jennifer harris

image by millie saunders

image by alexis anderson

image by suzie davis

image by breanna dobbins

image by mark renz

"resolution" photo challenge deadline extended

the deadline for the "resolution" photo challenge
has been extended to
next wednesday, january 25, 2012!

email your submissions to
sarahcbaron@gmail.com

the submission guidelines are listed in bulb's previous post.

ms. khalil & i are looking forward to viewing your images!!

a photo challenge inspired by the new year: "resolution"

this challenge is inspired by the recent new year celebration 

and all of the meaning that we associate with such an occasion. 

"resolution" is a word that carries a lot of power

and has significance in the world of photography.

interpret the theme as you wish and 

make beautiful images that illustrate your concepts!

this competition is open to photographers of all levels

using all manner of photographic media...

feel free to use film, digital slrs, alternative processes, camera phones and photo editing software!

have fun exploring your resolution!

(there are two categories to ensure that professors aren't competing with their students)

submission guidelines:

*images should be resized to 8 inches on the longest side at 72 dpi (roughly 900k)

*files should be flattened jpegs

*files should be labeled with your first and last name and numbered (mine would be SarahBaron1.jpg)

*email submissions to sarahcbaron@gmail.com with the word "resolution" in the subject line

*in your email, specify either the "Student/Amateur" or "Professional" category

*please limit your submissions to 3 per person

**the deadline for submissions is January 20, 2012!

the submissions will be curated by bulb staff and presented in an online exhibition.

this exhibition will be posted to the blog by January 27th.

the juror will then judge the images and choose two "winners" from each category.

winning photographers will receive a feature on bulb!

the guest juror for this bulb challenge is salma t khalil.

salma khalil is the co-owner of feather creative, a boutique new york-based post production studio

that specializes in photo retouching and exhibition printing. 

in her personal work, ms. khalil is interested in exploring the facets that comprise our identities 

and what forms our definition of home and family.

salma is an immigrant to the united states from alexandria, egypt. 

she has an mfa in photography from pratt institute in brooklyn and 

a ba in journalism from the george washington university in washington, dc. 

she currently lives and works in brooklyn, new york. 

her work can be viewed on her websites and blogs: 

http://salmatkhalil.com/home.html

http://salmatkhalil.blogspot.com/ ... this one is called "resolution", so she IS an expert!

http://feather-creative.com/portfolio.html

res·o·lu·tion 

[rez-uh-loo-shuhn]

1.

a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usuallyafter voting, by a formal organization, 

a legislature, a club,or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.

2.

a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to dosomething.

3.

the act of resolving or determining upon an action or courseof action, method, procedure, etc.

4.

the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute;firmness of purpose.

5.

the act or process of resolving or separating into constituentor elementary parts.

6.

the resulting state.

7.

Optics . the act, process, or capability of distinguishingbetween two separate but adjacent objects or sources 

of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths. Compare resolving power.

8.

a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem,controversy, etc.

9.

Music .

a.

the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as awhole from a dissonance to a consonance.

b.

the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved.

10.

reduction to a simpler form; conversion.

11.

Medicine/Medical . the reduction or disappearance of aswelling or inflammation without suppuration.

12.

the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear 

inch in a hard-copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.