THIS WEEK IN PHOTOGRAPHY 01-07-2010
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THIS WEEKS WORKSHOPS
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cb PHOTO CONTEST: "SnowFall"
Announcing our first photo contest: the theme is "Snowfall". We will make up the rules as we go and announce prizes after the fact. It will probably involve displaying submissions in the store and awarding prints to the winners. Reply to this newsletter and attach your entry before next Thursday. If we get a dozen or so participants, a contest will become a regular feature.
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STORE HOURS
CAMERAS BROOKWOOD will close either at 4:00 today or at our normal closing time of 6:00 depending upon expected road conditions.
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PHOTO EXHIBITIONS (including two openings this Friday that you should attend)
"Re:re:re:fwd:fwd:Forward" lenticular photography exhibit by Birmingham artist Karen Graffeo opening reception at Jennifer Hunt Gallery on Friday, January 8th, from 6 – 9.
The lenticular photographic process is a three dimensional layering that allows the photograph to be experienced as motion, or a brief animation. The photographs in this exhibit merge images of landscape, sky, water, and human forms, which Graffeo photographed during travels to Italian villages, Romania, New Mexico, and Turkey. The installation, which includes text, presents the impact of journey: the journey of light and dark across the land and the impact of the journey of human spirit and mortality. The images act as a visual inventory of awe, wonder, and mystery: the gifts of aging. The show will include several dozen small lenticular prints, two large three-layer landscapes, two lenticular light boxes, one reflective image and five small images on elite, a flat glowing light that is the thickness of a credit card. The exhibit will travel to Florence, Italy in May 2010. Graffeo is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Montevallo. http://www.JenniferHuntGallery.com
Retrospective Exhibition by Alabama artist Pinky/ MM Bass at the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. Opening reception Friday evening from 5 to 7 pm. Pinky Bass's work includes large-format pinhole photographs, handmade kinetic music boxes, multimedia works with handstitching and contemporary media. The UAB gallery is located at 900 13th Street South. Call 205-934-0815 for more information.
... Nashville: "Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris" by world famous photographers on display through January 23rd, 2010 at the Frist Center in Nashville. http:/ www.fristcenter.org.
... Columbus: "Now and Then: Snapshots of the South", historic photos by A.S. Williams and contemporary images by Jerry Siegle at the Columbus Museum in Columbus, Georgia through January 31. http://www.columbusmuseum.com
Ending ....
... Auburn: "Elvis at 21- New York To Memphis", photographs by Alfred Wertheimer at the Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University through January 9th, 2010. http://www.jcsm.auburn.edu
... "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Gallery" at the Birmingham Museum of Art through January 10th.
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Staff
Melissa has a full page ad for "Melissa Pardi Wedding Photography" in this month's "Bridal" issue of Portico Magazine.
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www.cbPhotoStore.com http://www.cbphotostore.com/index.html
HolgaWood120 cameras are the spotlighted product in our online photo store for January. The Holga price of $49.95 includes a 120 roll of film of your choice. Purchase a Holga this month and we will also include free processing with scan. Just bring in a printout of the cbPhotoStore.com feature page. "Pretty In Pink" is the model shown here. Other colors are available. (One free offer per camera purchase)
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www.cbPhotoLab.com http://www.cbPhotoLab.com
Free shipping on cbPhotoLab orders received during January. Reference offer NL0110.
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NEWSLETTER SPECIALS
Luxentia 8 inch digital picture frames feature built-in speakers to play MP3 music along with displaying your images; 2 interchangable leather frames; 128 mb of memory, a wireless remote control; 6 in 1 memory card reader and a usb connection to transfer images from your computer. $139.95- newsletter special for $78.
Burnes of Boston Walnut Desk frame for 5x7 photographs. $18.95- newsletter special for $8.45. Limit two to a customer.
Kaiser Hobby Cut 12.6 inch safety Paper Cutter $80- newsletter special $38 (one only).
Repair estimates are always free- call us at 205 822-2106
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LAUGH with Ron Bowen
1. A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired. 2. A will is a dead giveaway. 3. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. 4. A backward poet writes inverse. 5. In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes. 6. A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion. 7. If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.
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