Monthly Archives: November 2010

Room No. 6-119 for Wed. Brian Palmer lecture

Students:

We will meet in Room 6-119 in our building Wed. Dec. 1st for the guest lecture with photojournalist Brian Palmer.

Prof. Antmann

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5pointZ

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Change in classroom for Mon, Nov 22

Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 22nd, we will be meeting in Room 7-160, (Studio H), 7th floor not in the darkroom for Yunghi Kim’s presentation.

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Woodside

Woodside, Woodside,
Where you can find all races, ages, and cultures in sight,
Some happy little ones with their smiles so bright,
And some strangers’ gloomy faces oh so fright,
Yet, the next generation holds their pride.

Woodside, Woodside,
The blend of religions, jobs, and beliefs,
Asia meets Latin and Irish ‘good time’ all beneath,
With tolerance and acceptance,
Jewish, Christians, and Muslims live in peace.

Woodside, Woodside,
During rush hour people dash like wind,
Yet, those five-cents collectors patiently wait in line to cash em’ in,
Barbers in uniform skillfully shape the hype and make the scene.

Woodside, Woodside,
Graffiti skin of art signifies it all,
Woodside walks of lives stand proud and tall…

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Comic Con

Comic Con

Comic Con is one of the largest annual events held on the East Coast.  In the last several years, it has been held at the Jacob Javits Center.   This event brings together comic book, fantasy and sci-fi fans together.  You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these things.

As this event seems to be extremely popular, I went that Saturday to check out the hype for myself.  When I arrived, it seems like Halloween had come early.  There were so many people dressed up as their favorite characters from movies such as Star Wars to comic book hero like Spiderman.  The thing I found most interesting was how invested these people are into the characters.  If I didn’t know better, I thought these people really did believe they were these characters.  I was surprised at just how approachable these people were.  Girls would happily pose for pictures as much as the guys.  They were in the zone and appeared to enjoy the fame their superhero/villain brought them.

Along with all the costumes, there was a great deal of merchandise throughout the arena, and it was interesting to see just how lucrative the comic book/fantasy world is.  The whole event is where fans can meet up with each other face to face (instead of via computer) to talk with each other and the creators of their comics and I found this to be a great show.

Aside from attending the Comic Con event, I also went to a comic book store the following week to see what these people are like when not in costume.  Surprisingly, they are quite shy and quiet.  No one really wanted to talk about Comic Con or how they were dressed.  It seemed like they were embarrassed to talk about it and just wanted to be left along to read their comic books.  The costumes brought out another side to these guys that you may never get to know otherwise.

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A tourists view of Midtown, NY.

In the United States, New York City is the number one most visited city. Although its has rich history and thousands of tourist attractions, millions flock to Midtown to “see the sights”. This includes the Ladies mile, which stretches down Fifth avenue from 23rd street to 60street, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, to name a few. This community of tourists migrate from landmark to landmark  regardless of the hour or temperature.

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Regarding Tuesday night’s Photojournalism Assignment

For any student who was unable to attend Tuesday evening fantastic lecture (or so I heard) at the New School Lang Auditorium, please contact me and I will provide you with an alternate assignment which will not involve travel.

As a reminder, for Monday’s class, you should be working in the darkroom on your “Issues” assignment. Make sure that you are posting your final work on the Community project on the blog in the proper category (not uncategorized). If you have posted your work “Uncategorized,” please review it and place it in the proper category Assignment Four – “Community.”

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Hello Everyone…I’m recovering well.

Hi Students,

In case you’re wondering how I’m doing, I’m happy to report that my surgery was a success and I am recovering well. You will certainly see me hobbling into class Nov. 17th. In the meantime, I encourage you all to keep up with your photographic work. I look forward to seeing you upon my return. Contact me if you have any questions.

Prof. Antmann

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Community- Lower East Side

This is the Lower East Side Manhattan.

The LES is a microcosm of all NYC. It was once home to thousands of poor immigrants looking to better their standard of living but instead they were ostracized; subjected to racism, no power, no equal rights. But over time thanks to people like Jacob Riis, who helped spread their story of injustice and expose through photographs the reality of their living situation, things did change in LES. Jewish people started to own and operate their own businesses, and they became successful. Artists started moving into the neighborhood for the low rents and great location. Musicians hung out at the local bars. Now developers are building luxury condos. The Lower East Side has everything, grunge, elitism, fashion, food, and nightlife. This is the LES today.

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Glancing toward the Ceiling

      I have always sat in the student lounge on the third floor and admired this small section of Baruch’s architecture. I have never seen such a beautiful campus. When I had come to my first Baruch open house five years ago it was the architecture that had me in awe. If there is one thing I will miss when I graduate it will definitely be the ambiguous, yet astonishing architecture. Sometimes I would have bad days and I would look at the all the geometric shapes and metal hardware to find serenity. Usually I would seek solace from nature if I were feeling indifferent, but there’s no green refuge on the urban streets of New York City.

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