Cambridge Open Studios

Visit local artists in their studios over the four weekends in July.

Look out for the distinctive yellow guide books - readily available in and around Cambridge.

Or check out the website - www.camopenstudios.co.uk.

Lots of photographers exhibiting - for Long Road students - collect a summary handout from your teacher.

Remember that visiting an exhibition is one of your homework tasks - you never know there could be someone exhibiting close to you.

James Russell Cant

Coming to speak to students .....

Tuesday July 12th at 10.50am at Long Road.

Image by James Russell Cant

Open to all AS students- see Martin for details.

Fantastic opportunity to hear about what it is like to be a portrait photographer first hand.

To check out James' work - www.jamesrussellcant.com

Great opportunity to get involved in a new project - earn enrichment credits and take some fantastic images.

If you are planning on studying Photography at university - this is a 'must do'!!

Meet by coach in car park for 9am.

Bring cameras - digital or film. Mel will be available at 9am for camera loans.

Bring something to write on and with!!!

Taster Day in the Visual Arts Department

Tuesday June 21st 2011

It was wonderful to meet you all today. We hope you enjoyed the spending the day at college and seeing the work of our students. Good luck with year 11!

Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday 15th June

The eclipse will begin at 6.24pm (BST) but will not be visible until sunset in the UK at 9.13pm.

If you want to know how to photograph the moon - this is a really good article:

How to photograph the moon

Think how you can creatively photograph the moon - some great examples below:

Lots and lots of exhibitions to see in London at the mo .....................

This is a quick summary of what's on (the list below is all the ones that are finishing soon so get in quick)!



Paul Graham
Whitechapel Gallery
Closes 19th June

Figures and Fictions
Comtemporary South African Photogarphy
Victoria and Albert Museeum
Closes 17th July

David Goldblatt
Victoria and Albert Museum
Closes 31st July

A Flash of Light: The Dance Photography of Chris Nash
Victoria and Albert Museum
29th August

Ida Kar
National Portrait Gallery
19th June

Burke and Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan
Tate Modern
Closes 10th July

London Street Photography
Museum of London
Closes 4 September