Slowly … climbing … out…

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A friend asked me to photograph her newborn daughter. She asked me to try to get the baby as well as a large basket in the shot, but I felt closeups like this one were better. Don’t you agree?

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I hope to show the following four photographs, which are SUPERPIXELLATED and really cool to see up close and in person, at the Bent Easel Art Gallery. (That’s inside the Blue Star Arts complex.) I printed these at 20 inches by 30 inches and mounted them in a large black frame. Come check ‘em out for yourself during San Antonio’s Contemporary Art month!

Why on earth would I do such at thing and ruin some nice photographs? Well, these super blocky images are nearly unrecognizable at a large size, and it’s fun for viewers to stand back about six feet and slowly realize what these images are — some landmarks around the Alamo City. They remind me of the first generation of video games on the Atari 2600. Send me an email (jwrider@gmail.com) to let me know what you think!

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Here’s a link to the rest of my Alamo and Missions of San Antonio photographs.

I run www.flickrclubsa.com, a free San Antonio photography group with more than 800 members. It’s fun!

Go to our main flickr page to see almost 20,000 photos, lots of discussions and learn about local upcoming events.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/flickr-club-sa/

Hi. I thought it was time to share my somewhat limited but often exciting experiences in the art world over the last dozen years.

1999: At a show in DC, I assembled a “trompe l’oeil” piece from fragments of a photo of Nixon and Elvis. It was 2 feet by 3 feet, and visitors were asked to stand about four feet away in order to visually assemble the photo.

1999: In Arlington, VA, I participated in large show and sale. I sold dozens of original silkscreened posters based on images of giant mainframe computers. I also sold four posters of a retro TV with static to CNN, and they displayed it in their DC headquarters. Inside the static I hid 3D messages like “Kill Your TV.”

2000-2001: While traveling overseas, I created dozens of posters and cards based on images from The 1,001 Arabian Nights stories, and Indian coloring books for kids.

2005: I joined www.flickr.com and posted hundreds of photos taken with a Sony point and shoot camera.

2006: I created www.FlickrClubSA.com, a photography club for San Antonio, Texas. Visit the flickr group to see the pool of photos and the lively discussions. We are nearing 1,000 members! Our group was mentioned a couple of times in the SA Current newspaper. We have had numerous “walkabouts” and meetings where we either go out and shoot the city streets, or have some coffee and discuss cameras and photography.

2007: I rented a gallery in the Blue Star Complex in San Antonio for a week in September, and exhibited photos from about a dozen members of FlickrClubSA.com. Our exhibit was part of a city-wide series of exhibits called “FotoSeptiembre.” Our listing is still online at their website. (I believe all the exhibitors sold at least one item.)

2008: FlickrClubSA.com partnered with the San Antonio Spurs in a photography contest. Cameras with detachable lenses are not normally allowed at any NBA games, but we were allowed to bring in our gear and photograph … the fans, not the game. After the contest concluded, I was allowed to photograph the stars as they warmed up for a game. (One of those photos is a screenshot of my photo on www.NBA.com.)

2009: In the summer, FlickrClubSA.com partnered with the San Antonio Museum of Art in a large contest to photograph the new Museum Reach Section of the Riverwalk. Winning photographers showed their photos in one of the main galleries over three days. Read the press release. More details are still available in their flickr group. View all my Museum Reach photos.

In November 2009, one of my photographs of the Riverwalk was chosen to be published in San Antonio Magazine.

In the fall of 2009, I developed www.FirstFridaySA.com in an effort to get the word out about all the galleries that are open every First Friday night in San Antonio. I’ve been announcing events via Twitter.com/firstfridaysa.

That’s about it for now. More to come!

My photo — published in San Antonio Magazine, Nov 2009
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One of my hundreds of photos of the San Antonio Riverwalk was published in San Antonio Magazine in November 2009.

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You can see dozens of my Riverwalk photos here on my flickr account.

Tony Parker and his brother
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Dallas Cowboys in San Antonio
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