A few years after the official opening of the studio, the business incorporated registering under the name of “Swiridoff Photography, Inc. At the same time I became more active in the Professional Photographers Association of Central California, participating in local state and national events. Encouraged by a dear friend, Elmer Kingham of Redlands, I prepared a topic and went on a lecture-circuit up and down the state presenting it to other local Photographer Associations. This was one of the requirements counting towards the total cumulative merit-points required for a Master’s Degree in photography as well as national exhibit-merits and the merits received for attending extension courses offered by the State association at the West Coast School of Photography in Santa Barbara. I usually went there as part of my annual one-week vacation, enjoying camaraderie of colleagues and expanding own horizons in special areas of photography, sometimes taking along one of my employees.
Then followed years of my holding positions on the board of local and state organizations, finally serving as the president of PPCC, which was a great opportunity to give back to the profession some of what I had learned in the process of running my business. Interestingly, One of my first speaking engagements took me to Redlands, about 300 miles to the southeast of Fresno, where I presented a program to the Inland Empire Photographers Association. On that occasion I also visited my dear friends Lisa and Neil Adair in their studio and spent the night in the home of Elmer and Vera Kingham on 811 West Olive Street. (Same street number as our first address in Fresno) Little did I know that 30 years later I would become a “regular” in Redlands and that I, m...
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...professional life as a photographer and businessman, there were other ways by which my life has been greatly enriched. First and foremost by our children, who came into our lives as unexpected miracles, and later by events that lead to my reconnection with my Russian roots and then also in a very extraordinary way by assisting at and witnessing the miracle of live-birth-events of our two god-children Katharina, my brother Paul’s daughter, he fathered at his young and virile age of 80 and then Alexa, my Russian namesake, born in November of 1995. At this writing, as grandparents, having the joy of observing at a distance the parenting skills of our children on our 6 talented grandchildren, Connor, Caleb, Collin, Cassandra, Clarissa and Christian, wondering what their mission in life is, “what worlds they might conquer and to what distant planets they might travel…”
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The poem “Extended Development” by Sarah Kay explores the ways in which the art of photography has changed throughout time, yet still remains a highly important and influential hobby. More specifically, how photography is an important aspect in each member of the speaker’s family. By using allusions, characterization, and imagery, Kay explores how the art of photography has changed throughout time.
Gustavon, Todd. Camera: A History of Photography from daguerreotype to Digital. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing, 2009
On the morning of February 23rd, 1901, Chung Yick stood chatting with Mr. Joseph Hoffman, the proprietor of the picture frame shop on the ground floor of the Charles Street house the two men shared with several other tenants. The house wasn't much better than a tenement building, with its dirty wooden face and narrow crooked stairs. A crude sign on one side said "PICTURES" in bold letters, marking the entrance to Hoffman's store. The Yicks lived on the other side, along with the Rileys and the widow Driscoll, who were cramped up on the second floor. Still, it was a decent street to live on, with a mixture of small shops and residential homes and the Mosshassuck River creeping alongside it like an emaciated and sleepy serpent.
Although technically he was born on the East coast, he grew up in Colorado, and moved to Southern California in 1956 to attend the University of Redlands, where he received a Ph.D. in English in 1965 (Chuang 2009). When Adams returned to Colorado to begin an anticipated career as an English Teacher, he was in shock by the changes he saw in the landscape. Due to the increase of migration into the ‘wild west’, the once familiar wilderness was becoming inundated with industrial development and sub-urban cities. Shortly after returning to Colorado, he bought a 35-mm camera, taught himself the fundamentals of photography, and began making pictures with a passion for the geography of his ‘home’ state (Lippard 2011).
Tolmachev, I. (2010, March 15). A history of Photography Part 1: The Beginning. Retrieved Febraury 2014, from tuts+ Photography: http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-history-of-photography-part-1-the-beginning--photo-1908
"Salgado and Fine Art photojournalism." What Is to Be Done. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.
Have you ever heard about sociology? What is it? How can sociology affects business? Whether people do business well without sociology? Some articles show that everything takes place in a sociological context, including business. When people manage a company, they manage people including employees and customers and try to meet their needs and wants. It is important for them to know about the groups they are dealing with and how they interact because this helps them manage more effectively.
From a young age, Richard Avedon was exposed to fashion. But little did the small boy sitting in his father’s 5th Avenue womens’ clothing store know, that he would later become the worlds’ biggest fashion photographer. He was born in New York City in 1923 to Jacob Avedon a Russian immigrant who worked his way up in the city to finally own his own clothing store. Avedon’s mother, Anna, was a musical and artsy woman who was his artistic muse. His sister, Louise, was also an inspiration to him. As a child, he constantly took pictures of his beautiful sister, his first model. His interest in photography began after joining a photography club at his local Young Men's Hebrew Association. After graduating high school in 1941, Richard attended Columbia University to study philosophy and poetry, but after just one year, he dropped out to enlist in the military marines. In the marines,he was a photographer in World War Two, taking pictures for identification cards.
Time has a way of exposing frauds, and such was the case with these deceitful photographers. Over the decades, genuine researchers and photographers sprung up. Because of the beginnings of their profession, they came under much scrutiny and still do to this day. But in the current
Born to Nettie Lee Smith and Bill Smith on December 18, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas was William Eugene Smith, who would later revolutionize photography. His mother Nettie was into photography, taking photos of her family, especially her two sons as they grew up, photographing events of their lives (Hughes 2). Photography had been a part of Smith’s life since he was young. At first it started out always being photographed by his mother, and then turned into taking photographs along with his friend Pete, as he got older. They often practiced developing photos in Nettie’s kitchen, and he later began to create albums with his photographs. His photographs diff...
To begin with, photography appeared to me as something entertaining a simple step in which one took a camera and simply shot a photograph of oneself or a friend. When I was handed my schedule for Mrs. Jones’s class, I felt as if this class had in store a special reward for me. As the days went by, Instead of being anxious of getting out of class I had a craving for additional time in the class. The class kept my eyes glued to the screen ...
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out customers out of the traditional photography, helped to create a new market and value
Photography as a profession has developed along with the advancements of camera technology. Photographers can be seen everywhere, whether they are highly advanced or a just a mere amatuer. Many people find a living in this business by taking professional photographs for families, sports events, and even the traditional senior pictures.