#PICBOD

Picbod - [pic-bod] is a free and open undergraduate photography class run by Jonathan Worth from the photography team at Coventry University in the UK
This is a JISC funded project which seeks to give access to networks and communities of subject specialists, professional practitioners and wider learning communities.

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#picbod exhibition video

Time to reminisce or see what you missed for those who didn’t make it to the exhibition, here is a short video of the exhibition set up and opening by our own Dicken Richards

New York exhibitions by picbod contributor Steve Pyke MBE

If you missed Steve talking about his work then scoot back by following this link, meanwhile if you’re in New York then you can see the work up close and personal, maybe even the big man himself and if you do then please be our picbod interviewer on the ground (we’ll send you a badge :) ) by grabbing him for an audioboo and sharing the link using the #picbod hashtag on Twitter or posting links on the facebook page.

jw and mj 

 

#picbod 2012 draws to a close…

A bit like an avalanche coming to rest. The silence is deafening.

But there’s more, after the tumultuous final weeks of picbod2012 we’re delighted to announce we’ll be pulling all of the content (including your stuff, our stuff, the contributors’ stuff) into one beautiful narrative for your download delectation.

We’ll be in touch in the near future with this, in the meantime it only remains to say a massive thank you for making the class such a success for all the contributors and instructors and making the live experience so rich for our students.

If you’d like an official #picbod badge to boast of your tribal belonging then email us your address and we’ll post one out.

Until #phonar2012.

jw and mj

HUNGRY EYE “White shirt” competition winner.

Many thanks to Grant Scott at HUNGRY EYE for setting and judging the “White Shirt” task and competition way back in week 4. We aggregated all of the entries from Flickr, the blogs, Facebook,Twitter, email and from the links in the comments. Grant and the HUNGRY EYE team went over them and came back to us this week with their winner.

“Mariya seemed to understand the possibilities ,which a simple white shirt offers as a vehicle to create both atmosphere and narrative. Her images are suggestive, emotive and questioning. They suggest sexuality without being obvious and made me look into the images to question her story. In both it’s inception and completion.” Grant Scott HUNGRY EYE

Congratulations to Mariya Mileva who wins a THINKTANK camera bag for her set of images.

 

The #picbod Exhibition Launches… TONIGHT!

Image JASKIRT DHALIWAL

Tonight sees the launch of the #picbod exhibition at Artspace, Coventry.
The exhibition is a culmination of the work produced by level 2 students in response to the open class #picbod (picturing the body)

If you would like to come to the event, it’s opening time are:

Thursday 15th March 7.00pm onwards (opening night)
Friday 16th March 1.00pm – 5.00pm / 8.00pm – 11.00pm
Saturday 17th March 12.00pm – 5.00pm

Details on the location can be found on the event page here

Ludwig Haskins on Sam Haskins: A Guest Lecture

A huge thanks must firstly go out to Ludwig for sharing this intimate talk with the class, it was an honor to hear this photographic lecture from someone obviously so close to Sam. Thanks must also go to Ludwig and his son Oren for their dedication in ensuring the talk is available online in great quality for all to see and hear.

Ludwig Haskins gave a talk on his father’s career for #picbod discussing the creative contexts and continuing influences of Sam’s work:

“One of the greatest photographic talents of post-war photography, Sam remains more than ever, a potent influence on creative, portrait, glamour and fashion photography. He leaves a stunning artistic legacy and a very inspiring example of the photographer as the committed artist at work on every detail of his creation. See more at www.samhaskinsblog.com

While you can see the chapter markers below the video, for full functionality you should visit the Vimeo page here, and if you would like to view or listen to the talk elsewhere, Ludwig has created a full list of links here.

Sam Haskins talk by Ludwig from Ludwig Haskins on Vimeo.

An in depth talk about Photographer Sam Haskins by his son Ludwig, part of the #picbod series held at Coventry University.

0:15 A Lifetime of Making Images
8:33 BFG – Before Five Girls
10:15 Five Girls 1962
13:51 Cowboy Kate 1964
24:16 Rip – Influence – Reference
27:45 November Girl 1967
32:41 African Image 1967
38:46 Haskins Posters 1972
43:19 The Slide Show 1971-2003
45:08 Photo Graphics 1982
45:56 Sam Haskins a Bologna 1987
48:57 The Calendar Years 1971-2000
55:01 The Fashion Years 2001-2007
1:00:23 NPG Australia 2006
1:04:29 Fashion Etcetera 2009
1:09:47 Context 1926-1962
1:16:02 Technique
1:18:11 The Man
1:24:27 Legacy

Peter Dench to Join #Picbod Students in Exhibition

A big #picbod thanks to contributor Peter Dench who has kindly agreed to donate the print below to the exhibition launching Thursday 15th March in Coventry. For those who are not able to see the print in Coventry, in person, you should check out Pete’s book ‘England Uncensored’ which features this image and is available to buy over here.

'Two childcare workers push a buggy with six children along Portobello Road on the Preston Road Estate in Hull: From the book project England Uncensored' ©Peter Dench/Reportage by Getty Images

If you are in Coventry and able to make it to the exhibition, we would love to see you there! See the flyer below or hit the link for more details:

 

Sally Mann; Some Food for Thought

The last class of #picbod2012 approaches, but don’t be sad, there’s still plenty of inspiration on the site to keep you going! And don’t forget that throughout March the Photo Book Club (run by our own Matt Johnston) will be looking at Sally Mann’s seminal photo book ‘Immediate Family’.

. . . → Read More: Sally Mann; Some Food for Thought

HUNGRYE EYE Magazine competition result.

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The deadline has passed, entries are closed and we have a winner.

Tune in Thursday to find out whose name is on the sparkly new THINKTANK . . . → Read More: HUNGRYE EYE Magazine competition result.

Party tip bonus from Don McCullin via Picbod contributor Steve Pyke MBE.

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A little bit of end of term magic/randomness right about 02:23

“When you look through the camera and everything looks right, take a . . . → Read More: Party tip bonus from Don McCullin via Picbod contributor Steve Pyke MBE.