Tag: icons

Picture This: Icons

Alright, so we’ve warmed up a bit now! Maybe your camera was a little dusty? A few of you mentioned in the comments last week that you’ve been wanting to put your new camera to use and we’re glad you’ve joined us! If you’re just joining us now, no problem! We’ve got an on-going weekly lesson plus assignment that will get you out in the field and taking pictures in no time. This week, our topic is the rule of thirds and our theme is icons, so get your camera battery charged up! Read More Picture This: Icons

The Runaways & Edgeplay: When Formative Moments and Rewriting History Collide – Part 1 of 2

The Runaways are considered the greatest female rock band of all time, and there are two films that tell their story: Edgeplay, a 2004 documentary, and Floria Sigismondi’s 2010 Runaways biopic. For a 38-year-old man who always revered Jett and the band since adolescence, these documents caused formative crush moments, the impact of music, and hard questions about how the effects of abuse should be reconciled with grand tales of teen girls defiantly rocking out in a man’s world. Read More The Runaways & Edgeplay: When Formative Moments and Rewriting History Collide – Part 1 of 2