Archive for November, 2009

In portraiture, the difference between true and false elements of the photograph is especially ambiguous. One does not know if a scene as been altered or exaggerated and, especially, if one does not know the subject, it is impossible to tell if the photographer accurately captured the personality and essence of this person.  After reading [...]

Normally, my posts are about film and the captivating beauty of cinematography. I have noticed that I have yet to delve into other forms of media, as well as the ugliness of certain media. Katie Frank, a senior in Tisch photography and a prospective featured artist, explores these themes in her work. Katie states that [...]

Meredith Rom, a senior in the Photography & Imaging department at Tisch, is one of ISO Zine’s prospective featured artists. Inspired by photographs of Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, she says that she, “aims to create modern portraits styled in a Classic Hollywood fashion.” She creates her photographs by exploring lighting, costume, props, makeup, and [...]

Linzi Silverman–a Tisch photo senior–is a prospective featured artist for ISO magazine whose project depicts poignant moments of aloneness in individuals’ lives. Linzi’s project is a series of five images coupled with audio clips (which, regrettably, cannot be featured in the magazine) on this theme of solitude. The images and sounds complement each other in [...]

This is definitely old news but I still find it fascinating when a newspaper reports on its own demise. Granted I don’t think (and hope more than anything that it doesn’t) the NYTimes will ever go under, this is another big sign that something needs to change. Read here

Hello out there. My name is Jenna Spitz and I work with Sasha as a photo editor for ISO. I’m a junior in Gallatin, and I’m very proud to see how far our magazine has come (and grown) since the beginnings last Fall. As of last Thursday, our gallery and featured artist submissions period is [...]

During Halloween, everyone seems to flock to movie theaters to see the latest Saw or equally gory horror flick. Personally, what always haunted me more than an obscene amount of blood were silent films. It’s amazing to think that movies made so long ago could be so revolutionary and mind-being as far as composition goes. [...]

Hello all. My name is Sasha Arutyunova. I’m a junior in the Photography & Imaging department at Tisch, and I helped found and co-photo edit our wonderful little magazine. Most of my time is spent updating a daily photo blog with Photo & Imaging major Michelle Watt, as well as working on a (somewhat) monthly [...]

Jiří Skála is an “interdisciplinary” Czech artist with undeniable boldness and wit. Skála visited NYU in Prague to give a lecture on aesthetics and artists with whom he was fascinated (mostly modern photographers,) as well as present some of his own work. Based on the works Skála showed us in the lecture, it seems as if [...]

Oh, Halloween. The key to brilliant fashion is wearing what attracts you to you. Its about using the language of colour and texture to communicate to the world why its so great to be you. Its about finding that one colour, one design, one state of mind that you fit into, and exploiting it completely. [...]