Join us at BHSU for Photography Week on September 26 through October 3. This week long event will include photographic exhibitions from current students, alumni, BHSU faculty as well as local photographers.

Exhibits will include:

• Abby Snowden will be exhibiting her fine art salt prints at the Emerging Artist’s Gallery at the Dahl Fine Arts Center in Rapid City.
   
• Heather Harvey will be showing an exhibition of black and white fine art photography “The Bathtub Series” in the Lobby Gallery of Pangburn Hall.
   
• Rapid City photographer Chris Benson will be exhibiting portraits in Club Buzz.
   
• Aric Bakeburg’s series of salt prints, and David Maurer’s lith printed series of street photography of Western Turkey will be exhibited in Meier Hall.
   
• Shawna Norman and Jerry Rawlings will be exhibiting recent new work in the Black Hills State University Library Coffee Shop Gallery.
   
• The summer Alternative Processes Class will be exhibiting a variety of contemporary and traditional photographic processes including cyanotypes, salt prints, inkjet prints on metal, and marble frescos in the Lobby Gallery of Pangburn Hall.
• Randall Reed’s Architecture and Clouds series will be on display in the Photographer’s Gallery located in the basement of Jonas.

Events: 

Sept. 26 - Mon. - 7:00 p.m. Jonas 008: Rephotography Presentation
Come and enjoy a guest lecture by Dr. Robert Campbell, associate professor of history and geography, on the subject of rephotography.

Rephotography is the practice of returning to sites, usually in the landscape, using historic photographs as a guide in order to record a modern version of the image. The primary purpose of re-photographing is to demonstrate the change, which occurs in a particular environment, or landscape over time. The then and now comparison in Dr Campbell’s images is both interesting and historically significant.

Dr. Campbell states, “The scholarly reason for doing this is to understand the natural and cultural changes that happened between the two photos. But the real, motivating reason for doing this is that it is fun, and even oddly addictive”.

Sept 28 - Wed - 7p.m. - Jonas 008: Sam Abell Video Presentation 
The BHSU photography club, Shutterbuzz, will be viewing the previously recorded presentation from National Geographic and Canon Explorer of Light photographer, Sam Abell.
 
Mr. Abell’s visit to the BHSU campus last spring was a once in a lifetime opportunity for students, faculty and community members alike to hear one of the most well known and prolific image-makers of our time. Shutterbuzz is honored to offer this opportunity to students and the community to re-visit this incredible experience.
 
Abell is well known for his cultural and landscape images. He has lectured on photography and exhibited his images worldwide. Abell has also published numerous books, including, The Life of the Photograph and Australia: Journey Through a Timeless Land. His photographs have been displayed in such places as New York City’s International Center of Photography, the University of Oregon, and the Kluge-Rhue Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Sept. 30 - Friday - Jonas 008: The MAC Group Equipment Demonstrations
The MAC Group will be offering the following equipment demonstrations and seminars.

• 10 a.m. – MAC Group overview, who we are, what we have to offer to photographers
• 12 p.m - Getting It Right the First Time, color management from camera to printer
• 2 p.m. – Metering, handheld or in-camera, get your camera off “P” mode
• 4 p.m. – Video with a DSLR, using Cinevate capture rigs
• 5 p.m. – MAC Group overview, who we are, what we have to offer to photographers.

The MAC Group, and MAC-on-Campus will be making equipment available to borrow at no cost to participants of the Black Hills Photo Shootout.

The program utilizes and represents imaging manufacturers such as:

• Benro tripods, monopods and heads
• Cinevate HDSLR rigs and filmmaking accessories
• Creative Light, light shaping tooks
• Ilford inkjet Paper
• Induro tripods, monopods and heads
• Kupo professional grip equipment
• Mamiya cameras and lenses
• PocketWizard wireless systems
• Profoto lighting
• Sekonic meters
• Tenba/Skooba camera bags and carry cases
• Toyo-View digital and film view cameras
• X-Rite color management systems

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2: Black Hills Photo Shootout.
The week will culminate with the Black Hills Photo Shootout Sept 30 through Oct. 2, with keynote speaker Canon Explorer of Light, David Stocklien www.stoeckleinphotography.com presenting Friday September 30th at 7:30 p.m. in Meier Hall at BHSU.

Dave Stoecklein is a Canon “Explorer of Light” and has been recognized by the editors of True West magazine as the “Best Living Photographer of the West.” The distinguished award is given each year as part of the magazine’s “Best of the West” issue.

David Stoecklein resides in Idaho with his wife, Mary, and their three sons, Drew, Taylor, and Colby, where they split their time between their home in Sun Valley and their ranch in Mackay.

The 2011 Black Hills Photo Shootout will focus on the Northern Black Hills with a base camp at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. Photographers will have a chance to explore and learn in places like Spearfish Canyon, Deadwood, Roughlock Falls, Devils Tower and Bear Butte. Two days of sessions will be provided with instruction from top shooters and locals who know the lay of the land, all who aim to educate and inspire you.

The Shootout will be an experience you won’t soon forget. Photographers of all skill levels and interests are invited to participate. Check out www.blackhillsphotoshootout.com for details on how you can participate in the Black Hills Photo Shootout.