Andrew Davidhazy - Annual Report - Summary of Activities - 1997/1998
This is an ennumeration of some of the activities that I have undertaken on
behalf of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences and the Imaging and
Photographic Technology department over the last year. Many activities that
took place on campus, such as guest lectures to other instructors' classes,
committees on campus, etc. are not yet included here. I must admit that
towards the end of the year I grew weary of keeping track of these kinds of
items so the list below is only an approximation. If any item is unclear or in
need of further explanation please feel free to ask for such explanation or
additional supporting evidence.
Visitations to local High Schools and presentations to High School and Community College Groups at RIT:
I gave a presentation at Monroe Middle school to students of Nancy Gingold on April 21, 1998
Again, for the 20th year in a row, I participated in the St. John Fisher/New York State Science Teachers Association "Science Exploration Days". I organized and manned a booth on the exhibit floor and also presented two lectures on High Speed photography to about 200 high school students. This was held in May, 1998.
I also gave a presentation, on September 24-25, 1998
to the Science Educators Conference that was held and organized in Rochester
at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. I spoke on the topic of
"Photography as a Teaching and Learning Tool in Science".
I volunteered to help out with the Faces of Change Program on April 25, 1998 at RIT. This is a Conference aimed at encouraging female participation in postsecondary level engineering programs.
I again was a principal host for a group of 40 or so visitors from Lansing Community College. I not only did a two lecture/demonstrations for them but I also sent them digital versions of Phoenix Process photographs that we made.
I hosted Webster High School photo classes of Patty LaGatta on May 6 and 7, 1998 and gave demonstrations on special effects on each of those occasions.
I made three presentations from 9:15 am until 2:15 pm (including set-up and tear-down time) today to three photography classes of Mr. Richard Valentine at Gates-Chili High School located at 910 Wegman Road.
I gave a presentation at the 1998 UR Summer Math, Science and Computers Camp for Girls (8-12 year olds) on July 27, 1998 at the Hylan Building at the UofR from 1 to 5 pm. Gave demos on applications of photography as a tool of scientific investigation. Nancy Stuart's daughter was among the children who participated in this event.
On October 27, I made a presentation to 50 visiting Lewiston Porter High School students.
On the morning of November 23, 1998 I gave a 1 hour guest lecture to approximately 150 students at the Penfield High School on careers in scientific and technical photography followed by several demonstrations related to high speed photography. Contact: Judy Frank - Speaker Resource person - 248-3000 x304 or h: 342-0365
I gave six presentations on careers in technical and scientific photography and pertinent demonstrations to Stephanie Ferraro's classes at the Newark Middle School in Newark, NY from 7:30 am till 1 pm on November 5, 1998. Contact: Stephanie Ferraro - 7th Grade Science Teacher 315-332-3290
As per the request of Michelle A. Magee (716) 475-7824 I volunteered
to help out in the following program:
Dear Andy, Thank you once again for your willingness to assist us with our Rush-Henrietta Family Center's Career Fair. I enjoyed meeting you briefly at the Faces of Change Program on April 25.
I work for the Rush-Henrietta Family Center as well as for RIT. At the Family Center, we run about 40 programs per year for parents and their children. Our newest program is this one: Career Information Night.
The program is Monday, May 18 from 6:00-7:30 pm. The targeted population is parents and their children ages kindergarten through grade 5. The program will be held in the Webster Building on 2000 Lehigh Station Road, in the gym. Many representatives are bringing equipment for their field or handouts, posters, or other visuals so children can have a more "hands on" look at each field.
THANKS AGAIN ANDY! I look forward to seeing you on the 18th!
Michelle
Individual and Group Exhibitions:
I was invited to participate in the 1997 Rochester Artists Invitational
Exhibition at the Center at High Falls 2nd Floor Gallery. The exhibition, on
display from November 1997 through January 1998, brought together 100 artists
of diverse experience and vision to honor their creativity and community
involvement. I contributed a Phoenix Process photograph to the exhibition. I
developed the process several years ago when faced with the problem of having
to rescue Polaroid materials which are a byproduct of using such materials and
normally discarded.
One of my high speed photographs was featured in the Art Gallery page of
HMS Beagle, a new science magazine on the web. The photograph was included in
Issue #18, which was posted Friday, October 17. It ran for 2 weeks and is
now available in the publications archives for the next 2 years. The magazine
can be found at http://www.hmsbeagle.com. The image was that of a banana
exploding after being hit with a supersonic .22 caliber bullet. Details about
this magazine can be obtained from: Sarah Greene Editor-in-Chief, HMS Beagle
magazine, sgreene@spacelab.net
I participated in an invitational exhibition of High Speed photographs that
was held at the Seoul Art Center, in Seoul, Korea. I had 21 images (from
microsecond photos of bullets in flight to stroboscopic motion sequences)
included in the exhibition that brought together work by some of the foremost
practitioners of high speed photography in the world including Harold Edgerton
and Stephen Dalton. The exhibition was organized and curated by Prof. Juyong
Lee, Department of Media Arts, Korean National University of Arts. The
exhibition opening was held on the 23th of June 1998 and it closed on July 24,
1998 and is now touring the country. A catalog and video is in the process of
being prepared. For further information contact: Prof. Juyong Lee via e-mail
at: juyong17@soback.kornet.nm.kr
An exhibit of 14 of my Peripheral and Phoenix process photographs was
published in the webzine POMEGRANATES during the week of December 4-11, 1997.
This webzine is published on Vashon Island in the Seattle area and is available
on the World Wide Web at the following address:
http://www.pomegranates.com/index.shtml
I participated in a group exhibition "Fotored", that was held in Mexico
City, Mexico, from June 26 through July 27, 1998. This is a travleing
exhibition and it is now one exhibit in Spain after which it travels to South
America.
I organized, set-up and managed the installation in the SPAS 2nd Floor
Display cases of the Fotored Exhibition on November 15-28, 1998. This is the
exhibition that was inagurated in Mexico in June, 1998.
I helped organize, hosted and coordinated the HPWE Exhibit hosted by
PhotoForum. This "virtual" photographic exhibition is still available on the
Web and it was mentioned in Shutterbug magazine. This web exhibit includes 20
photographers from around the world and can still be seen at
www.rit.edu/~andpph/hpwe.html
The following was a brief announcement on various mailing lists announcing the opening of my one-person exhibition that was held in Mexico from April 24 through May 24, 1998.
CLUB FOTOGRAFICO DE MEXICO
Londres 75-103 Colonia Juarez
Zona Rosa CP 06600
Ciudad de Mexico
Mexico
Les comento que el proximo dia 24 de Abril a las 19:30 se inaugura en el Club Fotografico de Mexico la expo "RETRATOS PERIFERALES" de nuestro querido companiero Davidhazy. Para mayor informacion de Andres su web es http://www.rit.edu/~andpph Solicito la colaboracion del foro para que difunda el evento entre sus conocidos de la Ciudad de Mexico. Anexo en el e-mail texto escrito por nuestro tambien estimado companiero BEC donde presenta la obra y a Andres
Gracias y una camareada
Leonardo
Socio CFM
Nota: Gracias Andres por permitirnos exponer tu obra en el CFM
LA VISION TRANSFORMADORA DE ANDREW DAVIDHAZY
Desde que fue inventada, la fotografia se ha caracterizado por su capacidad de capturar en una fraccion de tiempo, cada vez mas reducida a medida que se fueron produciendo adelantos tecnologicos de emulsiones y papeles, una determinada escena, siguiendo las leyes de la optica.
Instantaneidad y fotograia, sobre la base de la perspectiva central, en este sentido, se convierten casi en sinonimos, donde la luz de un solo golpe descarga su energia sobre el material sensible. De esa forma se ha construido la historia de la fotografia: luz, instantaneidad y espacio acotado por el angulo de cobertura del objetivo. Detras de toda esa estructura fisica y quimica, esta la decisi=F3n del fotografo que, como tal, aporta su vision y sensibilidad.
Sin embargo, el trabajo, las investigaciones y la obra de Andrew Davidhazy, le otorgan una nueva dimension desde el momento que el factor tiempo, ineludible en toda imagen fotografica, reconstruye el espacio a traves de la ruptura con el plano tradicional.
Basandose en los obturadores de cortina o de plano focal, que se desplazan de un lado al otro del cuadro, dejando una pequenia ranura detras de la cual esta la pelicula y, por lo tanto, controlando el tiempo de exposicion, Davidhazy invirtio el proceso del dispositivo: deja quieta la ranura en el centro del cuadro y hace que la pelicula se desplace detras de la misma con movimiento uniforme.
Surge entonces aquella nueva dimension del espacio ya que la imagen resultante -la fotografia-, ha sido creada en un periodo de tiempo siguiendo el movimiento del sujeto. Esa transformacion es inquietante y al mismo tiempo reveladora de una nueva dimension del espacio, que solo es posible generar con la fotografia.
La obra de Davidhazy nos induce a reflexionar sobre una nueva realidad que nuestro sentido de la vision al desnudo es incapaz de percibir, pero que esta ahi -sus fotografias directas son la comprobacion fehaciente que eso ha sucedido y es-, pero que unicamente se revelan a traves de la mas realista de las abstracciones.
A. Becquer Casaballe, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Guest Lectures and Professional Presentations:
I presented a guest lecture/demonstration on Special Effects Photography at
the monthly meeting of the Buffalo Science Museum Camera Club on Tuesday,
November 18, 1997 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.
I was the sole lecturer at the day long Annual Fall Seminar of the Niagara
Frontier Council of Camera Clubs held in Fort Erie, Canada on Saturday,
November 8, 1997. My seminar revolved about the theme of "Interpretation of
Motion in Photography and Digital Imaging". I followed up a morning session
devoted to two lectures on the topic with an afternoon session of hands-on and
interactive demonstrations to an audience of about 75 attendees from an area
about 50 miles in circumference around Buffalo and Fort Erie.
I gave a guest lecture on the topic of "Photographic Improvisations" at a
meeting of the PIEA, the Photo/Imaging Educators Association, a division of
PMA, that was held in New Orleans from February 10-15, 1998.
I was a guest lecturer and conducted workshops on "Scanning photography" at
the FotoFusion '98 conference sponsored by the Palm Beach Photography Workshops
in Palm Beach, Florida from February 12-15, 1998.
I presented a lecture on "An instantaneous view of time with applications
in art, science and technology" and was a guest artist/exhibitor at the 19th
annual meeting of the International Society on the Fantastic in the Arts, that
was held in Ft. Lauderdale from March 18-21, 1998.
On Saturday, March 28, 1998 I was a guest panelist on the topic of
"Photographic education on the Internet" at the annual meeting of the Society
for Photographic Education that was be held in Philadelphia from March 19-22,
1998.
I made a presentation to the BPA meeting in Rochester on Saturday, October
20, 1998 at the invitation of Prof. Michael Peres. The topic was a brief report
on a recent trip as photo-guide on a safari in Tanzania.
I gave a lecture at the RIT Atheneum on December 1, 1998 from 1-2 pm on
Special Effects Photography. The person who recruited me for the opportunity
was Make a presentation at the Athenaeum P. Rosenbaum 586-8581 There were
about 35 people in attendance.
Publications:
I published an article in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of the Photo Imaging
Educators Association Newsletter. The PIEA is a section of the Photo Marketing
Association International (PMA), a global organization of photographic
manufacturers, distributors, laboratories and dealers. "Using the PhotoForum
(and other mailing lists) on the INTERNET" appeared on the pp 1-3 of this
publication and discussed how mailing lists operate on the net as well as their
advantages, limitations and potential as educational tools.
The PhotoForum is a worldwide mailing list dedicated to photo/imaging education and professional practice. The list was started in March of 1994 by Profs. Russell Kraus, Howard LeVant and myself. It currently has about 800 subscribers, and I am now the sole listowner.
An article of mine was publisehd in the magazine of panoramic photography
of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers (IAPP). "Linear
strip photographs using Cirkut and Hulcher cameras" was published on
pages 12-14 of the December 1997, Volume 14, Number 5 issue of the publication.
I was quoted in article that appeared on pages 97-99 of the December 1997
issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. The article, "When seeing isn't
believing", deals with the degree to which digital manipulation makes it
possible to produce retouched or otherwise altered images that are undetectable
from real ones. I was quoted as saying (among other things) that: "I definitely
believe it is possible to manipulate a photo without any signs".
I am the author of an article published in the February 1998 issue of
Optical Engineering Reports, a journal of the International Society for Optical
Engineering. The article, "There is more to a blur than meets the eye",
describes how ingenuity and an understanding of imaging principles can often
make up for brute financial "force" in solving problems associated with
velocity and rate related physical processes. I suggest that the making
of intentionally blurred images can sometimes be more useful than the
too-often-strived-for sharp ones. The former are easy to make with simple
cameras and are appropriate for educational applications while the latter
typically demand sophisticated and expensive imaging equipment without
appreciably increasing the level of accuracy of the final results.
I published, along with several of my students, a report of the student's
project that was flown on the NASA Microgravity plane, sometimes referred to as
the Vomit Comet, in the Journal of the Biomedical Photographers Association.
Co-authors with me were Crystal Embrey, Keith Krause, Jason Babcock and Sam
Hill. The article was entitled Photography at Zero-G, a microgravity liquid
behavior experiment. It was published in the March 1998 issue I believe.
Details about this publication can be obtained from Joe Ogrodnick,
Communications Services, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell
University, e-mail: jmo3@cornell.edu
An article I wrote was published in the August 1998 (No. 176) issue of OE
Reports, a publication of the SPIE (International Society for Optical
Engineering). "High speed imaging with digital camera provides immediate
results" described a method whereby an Agfa 1280 consumer grade digital camera
was used to photograph .22 caliber bullets in flight and while smashing through
various objects.
A photograph of mine was referenced in a Learning Channel show called
"Grave Evidence" on November 12, 1998 at 8pm. The show was part of a series of
shows devoted to medical/scientific (and in this case photographic) procedures
used by experts in forensic investigations.
Other Service and Professional Activities:
Several of my colleagues and I presented yet another Basic Photo/Imaging
Workshop for Educators during late April, 1998. I would like to recognize the
helpful and friendly attitude volunteered by each of them to make that workshop
a great success.
At the invitation of James Boak, 232-3954, I was one of three judges of the
Rochester Landmark Society photographic contest along with Rochester based
photographer Andy Olenik and Barbara (?) Mulligan. Judging took place on June 2
and 3, 1998 at the Landmark Society Headquarters in Rochester NY.
I contributed 40 transparencies to a book on physics education to a writer
by the name of Len Hatfield who can be contacted at
<Len.Hatfield@vt.edu>.
Professional Committees:
I represented the Imaging and Photographic Technology program as a member
of the Education Committee of the International Society for Optical
Engineering at the annual Photonics West meeting that took place in San
Jose, CA from January 25-28, 1998.
I am the RIT representative on the Board of Directors of the Photographic
Historical Society of Rochester
Internet Activities:
I receive numerous (probably something like 1 per day) requests for
information on the Web that I reply to in a prompt and complete manner. One of
the requests that is very popular has to do with my contribution in the past to
a book on Panoramic Photography and the following letter is typical of such
requests:
From: John Gaasland <kayak@cco.net>
Hi, I'm looking for information about converting a Nimslo camera to anoramic. I'm not sure if you're the right person, there was an Andrew Davidhazy mentioned in the book "Panoramic Photography" by Joseph Meehan. If you are, I would greatly appreciate some advice about the conversion, such as what lens was used, etc... Thanks, John Gaasland, Olympia, WA.
I also receive numerous requests from industrial concerns as well as
individual photographers for other material and the following message is
typical of these:
From: Earle Kyle <ekyle@ufosys.com>
Did you ever get to go on your trip to Africa? If so did you get good pictures?
I would love to see them for the same purposes we discussed when you visited
here, I'd like to make a digital picture book out of selected ones for printing
at trade shows. I would like to come over and talk sometime soon. When would be
a good time for you?
Earle Kyle, Director Marketing
Strategic Planning, ENTIRE/UFO Systems
Advanced Hi-Tech Corporation Rochester-Site Operations
590 Fishers Station Drive, Victor, NY 14564-9734 USA
EMS: ekyle@ufosys.com (or) ekyle/ufo@mcimail.com
... also some not so important ones but they still take time to answer them:
From: Gregg Arst <gregga@wgi.com>
Subject: May we exchange links with the Andrew Davidhazy site?
Hello. After visiting your site last week, we thought you might be interested in linking to Publishers Depot to provide your visitors with the ultimate one-stop shopping photography resource. Publishers Depot's virtual warehouse is the fastest way to find, price, license, and acquire all varieties of stock images.
Gregg Arst
Operations Specialist/Copywriter
Webster Group International, Inc.
Web Site Promotion
WWW: http://www.wgi.com
Voice: 314.209.1005 FAX: 314.209.1126
... and on a more consistent basis I am also receiving significant requests for information or collaboration from Spanish speaking individuals and the following is typical of these:
From: edelgado <edelgado@finlay.edu.cu>
Sr. Davidhazy, Llego a comunicarme con usted a trav*s del Sr. A.Becquer
Casaballe de Fotomundo, el cual al plantearle mi inter*s en relacionarme con
profesionales de la fotografía tuvo la gentileza de proporcionarme su
dirección. Yo soy fotógrafo experimentada en el campo de la ciencia y la
publicidad y me gustaría interrelacionarme con otros fotógrafos para
intercambiar información. Me resulta de mucho inter*s intercambiar con usted.
Le agradecería me escribiera para saber si recibió este mensaje. Agradeciendo
de antemano su gentileza, dese?ndole una Feliz Navidad.
Elena Delgado, edelgado@finlay,edu.cu
... and on a similar vein although not quite so technical (and in English!):
From: DanecarolO@aol.comI
I followed the path from Black & White World and
discovered your site.I was viewing the "giants" section and was curious if
any women had taught or are teaching at RIT. Just curious. Also, what are
your observations of being an instructor of photography, especially in a
technical institute. My experience as a student was at California College of
Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA, a fine art college. Many of my instructors
would be considered fantastic photographic technicians, such as, Chris
Johnson and Jean Finley, but the emphasis was on the expression of the piece,
self exploration and critique from fellow students. If you could give me any
feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. I have a great interest in an M.F.A. for
use as a professor of fine arts. What's the "buzz" in the field?
Thank You for Your Time, Carol
... and finally, I receive a regular number of messages (probably about 3 a week) that can be summarized by this one:
From: nlschroe@plymouth.k12.wi.us
Thanks for taking the time to put your work on the web. I know it takes time and as a teacher a Riverview Middles School there is not much time.