OU Student’s Work.

I posted this list of Ohio University photography students websites and blogs yesterday on my classroom blog so that my students could see what current and past OU students are doing. I will continue to compile this list. Please leave a comment with a link to any other past or present OU students.

Undergrad Students

Noah Devereaux
Matt Eich
Peter McCollough
Ali Winberry
Johnny Simon
Erin Pyles
Ross Mantle
Mykal McEldowney
Go Takayama
Digital Artwork - Viscomers Portfolios

Grad Students

Tim Gruber
Jim Korpi
Jenn Ackerman
Travis Dove
Michael Kleinfeld
Peter Hoffman
Marcus Yam
Josh Armstrong
Michael Dibari

Past Viscomers

Yoon Byun
Sarah Nix
Sonya Hebert
Nathan Rapheld
Eric Kayne
Carolyn Drake
Penny De Los Santos
Michael Brown
Sam Reinders
Susana Raab
Ken Light
Bruce Strong
Chad Stevens
Bob Sacha
Krisanne Johnson
Gwen Berry
Dana Romanoff
Robert Caplin
Ariana Lindquist
Judy Sugrue
Kourtney Hoffman
Rich-Joseph Facun
Zach Wise

BLOGS

Undergrad Students

Sam Saccone
Noah Devereaux
Noah Rabinowitz
Shaena Mallett
Dustin Franz
Dustin Finkelstein
Anna Edwards

Grad Students

Tim Gruber
Jenn Ackerman
Kainaz Amaria
Michael Dibari
Michael Kleinfeld
Jim Korpi
Travis Dove

OU ALUM

Beth Skabar
Yoon Byun
Eric Kayne
Michael P. King
Tess Collwell

The First Snow.

… well flurries. It is amazing what you get to experience at 230 in the morning. In grad school this is a regular occurrence but and recently it is the norm. Tonight, however, I embraced it.

There is something about the middle of the night that heightens your senses. “I feel like its snowing,” I said to Tim as we walked out of my house. I heard something and smelled something that reminded me of snow without even seeing it. Moments later as we stepped on to the street, the snow hit our faces. It was a great and needed break from my work. So I decided to go back out with my camera for a couple of minutes.

To the first snow….

self portrait

Who’d a thought this would be next door

2007 CPOY Winners

The 2007 CPOY (62) Winners have just been listed. Check out the images here. There is also a list of winners. I have also listed them below.

First of all I want to congratulate all of my classmates including Travis Dove who was named College Photographer of the Year. It is so amazing to see the growth that has occurred in the last year. I think the most amazing thing was that the awards were scattered among many people — showing the strength of our class as a whole. I truly am proud to be part of this class at OU. I have to point out that OU took away 28 awards this year (in gray)

Spot News
Gold - Brian Frank - San Francisco State University
Silver - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University
Bronze - Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University
Award of Excellence - Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University

General News
Gold - Phillip Andrews - Western Kentucky University
Silver - Phillip Andrews - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Peter McCollough - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Brandon Kruse - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Ben Fredman - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Peter Hoffman - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Edward Linsmier - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography

Feature
Gold - Justin Mott - San Francisco State University
Silver - Brandon Paul Watts - Brooks Institute of Photography
Bronze - Jeff Giraldo - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Peter McCollough - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Ross Mantle - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Matt Eich - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Justin Maxon - San Francisco State University

Sports Action
Gold - Peter McCollough - Ohio University
Silver - Benjamin Reed - University of Missouri
Bronze - Cody Duty - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Jeff Giraldo - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Andrei Pungovschi - University of Missouri

Sports Feature
Gold - Noah Rabinowitz - Ohio University
Silver - Teresa Prince - University of Nebraska
Bronze - Ben Fredman - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Travis Dove - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Mandy McConaha - Western Kentucky University

Portrait
Gold - Travis Dove - Ohio University
Silver - Brian Lehmann - University of Nebraska
Bronze - Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University
Award of Excellence - Ben Rasmussen - John Brown University
Award of Excellence - Mikayla Mackaness - Macquarie University
Award of Excellence - Noah Devereaux - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Justin Mott - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Jake Stevens - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Tim Gruber - Ohio University

Pictorial
Gold - Nicholas Weissman - Brooks Institute of Photography
Silver - Shaena Mallett - Ohio University
Bronze - Afton Almaraz - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Mikayla Mackaness - Macquarie University
Award of Excellence - Kirk Irwin - Syracuse University, SI Newhouse
Award of Excellence - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Ricky Lesser - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Travis Dove - Ohio University

Illustration
Gold - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Silver - Justin Wagner - Brooks Institute of Photography
Bronze - Kelly Marie Heck - Savannah College of Art and Design
Award of Excellence - Luiz Gilberto Santos - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Lindsay Adler - Syracuse University, SI Newhouse
Award of Excellence - Benjamin Roberts - University of Iowa

Domestic Picture Story
Gold - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Silver - Tim Gruber - Ohio University
Bronze - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Nathan Morgan - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Max Bittle - Southern Illinois University

International Picture Story
Gold - Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University
Silver - Justin Maxon - San Francisco State University
Bronze - Ikuru Kuwajima - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography

Documentary
Gold - Travis Dove - Ohio University
Silver - Carl Kiilsgaard - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Brian Frank - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Kainaz Amaria - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Phillip Andrews - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Justin Mott - San Francisco State University

Sports Portfolio
Gold - Benjamin Reed - University of Missouri
Silver - John Tully - University of Missouri
Bronze - Ben Fredman - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Jordan Murph - University of Hawaii
Award of Excellence - Nick Adams - Western Kentucky University

Portfolio
Gold - Travis Dove - Ohio University
Silver - Dominic Nahr - Ryerson University
Bronze - Brian Frank - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Benjamin Reed - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Justin Mott - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Justin Maxon - San Francisco State University

Individual Still Image/Audio Story or Essay
Gold - Crystal Street - UNC Chapel Hill
Silver - Tim Gruber - Ohio University
Bronze - Ricky Leung - UNC Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Chris Kelleher - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - M.K. Smith - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Tim Gruber - Ohio University

Individual Video or Mixed Media Photo Story or Essay
Gold - Tim Gruber - Ohio University

Multimedia Project
Gold - Jeff Giraldo - Western Kentucky University
Silver - UNC at Chapel Hill - UNC Chapel Hill
Bronze - Sonya Hebert & Beth Skabar - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - UNC at Chapel Hill - UNC Chapel Hill

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

I have started a story on grandparents raising their grandchildren. In Ohio, about 1 in 12 children are raised by their grandparents. Lester was raised by his grandparents and is now raising his nine-year-old grandson. Here are some images from the first day I went to their home.

Halloween in Athens

Here are some photos from Halloween in Athens, Ohio, using my cell phone. There is something so gritty about using the cell phone — it such a different feeling than using a 35mm. It is not polished but you can still capture some interesting things — and sometimes the photos are decent. Using my cell phone as a camera started with a project I did on using cell phones in public spaces. Check it out on my website - Mobile Spaces.

Here are the images from last night:

Editing Treasures

I have been editing for CPOY and my portfolio for a couple of weeks and I came across some gems I overlooked last year. It is truly amazing what you’ll find when you step back without an assignment at hand and edit your work for nice singles.

It was in the midst of editing I found these portraits of kids dressed up for Halloween last year. I am going to keep posting some of these treasures in the next couple of days.

Band Practice

I have jumped back on the blogging bandwagon. I am back in Ohio and gearing up for the contest/internship application season.

Here is some work from my first assignment back at school — band practice.