Student Spotlight: Phyllis Nabhan, Since 1964

Phyllis Nabhan first attended CCSF in 1964, at the age of 17 (pictured left) graduating with an AA degree in Photography and then transferring to SF Sate to finish her BFA degree. She says that she and her friend Janet Silva were the first women in the CCSF Photography department and remembers attending guest lectures by photography luminaries [...]

Artist Spotlight: Taryn Simon: Shot True – NOWNESS

Taryn Simon: Shot True (from the blog NOWNESS) The Celebrated American Artist Reveals the Ideas Pushing Her to the Limits of Photography Acclaimed artist Taryn Simon questions meaning and photographic truth while exploring the evolution of her work in filmmaker Matt Black’s new short. Playing upon an uneasy marriage of image and context, Simon blurs [...]

Student Spotlight: Berry Evans III, Sports Photo-Illustration

City College of San Francisco 2nd year photography and graphic communications student Berry Evans III shows us his sports photography and photo illustration project for CCSF’s men’s basketball team. Evans is currently a student in my Intermediate Photoshop class (P60B) but came to the class with a lot of self taught skills as he is [...]

Six Holiday Gifts for Photo Geeks Under $50

Hey there! Nope – I’m not a paid reviewer, but yes some of these folks are friends with great products! These are my picks for gifts under $50 for the photo geek or photo lover in your life. Feel free to forward me your favs to  check out too. -Erika Tintype Portrait of Your Loved [...]