While I've done some talks and informal explanations of things at various points in the past, I have never really done any teaching per se. I somehow managed to get through Ph.D. without even doing a TAship. But now I've taught, and apparently taught well. After some interest from my co-students on the photography class in the spring, I signed up ( Read more... )

I went to a weekend course on portrait photography this Saturday and Sunday (7 hours per day, been a while since I've been on the school bench that long). When the teacher'd set up the lights, he asked for a first volunteer, and I, as I am wont to, stepped up. Thus I ended up with this set of portraits of myself that are neat in one way or another ( Read more... )

Over the last two months, I've been taking a class in advanced photography. It's been quite interesting, with a successful photographer as teacher who has taught me quite a few things now. I might even get to "apprentice" with him, at least be his assistant for a couple of his assignments to see how he does things in practice ( Read more... )