Artifact Collection Care

Interested in Photography? Inspired by dreams of travel? Check out this photographic series highlighting some unexpectedly beautiful moments in a group of hitch hikers. http://www.lightstalking.com/mike-brodie

Mike Brodie’s Photographs of Freight Train Hitchhikers are Mesmerising In 2004, Mike Brodie began documenting his travels - that of hitchhiking freight trains. Depicted against a constant backdrop of movement, the soulful and intimate photographs bring with them a rawness rarely seen. His journeys have seen him travel more than 50,000 miles and crisscross 46 US states.

Protecting the Collection: Environmental Factors begins on September 11 (less than two weeks away!) Learn the basic principles underlying the care and protection of artifacts in a museum setting or your personal collection. This course features hands-on labs and a chance to go behind the scenes at the Oriental Institute. http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/courses?sku=&field_quarter_value=All&field_year_value[value][year]=&field_program_tags_tid=22&field_course_tags_tid=All&field_professional_development_t_tid=All&field_personal_enrichment_tags_tid_1=All&field_last_name_inst_value=

During the first class session of "Display, Storage and Use II" we discussed light intensity. In that same vein, here is a discussion of some of the lightmeter apps available through the app store. Many of these are free and extremely useful for photographers.

http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/hardware/quick-tip-a-look-at-5-iphone-lightmeter-apps/

Quick Tip: A Look at 5 iPhone Lightmeter Apps So you bought that vintage camera you've had your eye on. It's classic styling and juicy lens is more than you can handle. It doesn't have a light meter. So now