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Benefit Braddock

2011-11-13T22:33:00.002-05:00

Benefit Braddock - Images by Christopher Rolinson Benefit Braddock featuring Titus Andronicus and The Hold Steady at the 123 year old Braddock Carnegie Library Music Hall Saturday, November 12, 2011. It was invigorating to see the potential in a grand old space. There are good things to come.

Learning to Paint

2011-11-04T12:07:00.000-05:00

This short film is an experiment in time compression. It is designed to show the creative process between teacher and student. The best way for me to show the process was to speed it up a bit. My good friend, Cleveland based painter, Billy Ritter creatively transformed his garage into a painting studio for two budding artists. His first lesson was additive color, "don't mix your colors or

Ohiopyle Time Lapse

2011-10-13T09:49:00.000-05:00

This is one segment of a time lapse project I am working on. This portion is from Baughman Rock overlook at Ohiopyle State Park. Enjoy!

2011-09-04T12:21:00.000-05:00

This is first episode of The Father Ryan Arts Center Studio 420 TV show that StartPoint Media produced. It airs on Moon Twp. Community Access Televison in September.

What I did this summer: New York City

2011-08-29T08:23:00.000-05:00

Antennas on Top of the Rock.

Faces of Battle

2011-04-07T21:00:00.001-05:00

Faces of Battle, Afghanistan Bill Putnam photojournalist 4/8/11 7-9pm JVH Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Thayer Hall Point Park University 201 Wood Street Pittsburgh, PA. 15222

Northern Short Course and Strictly Business Recap

2011-03-29T10:46:00.002-05:00

washington dc - Images by Christopher Rolinson March is a travel month. I spend most of the weekends out of town at photography conferences learning business, philosophy and aesthetic. First up was Philadelphia and the American Society of Media Photographers Strictly Business 3. Next up was Providence and the National Press

Bruce Mansfield Power Generating Station

2011-03-14T22:10:00.001-05:00

PA 43 Denbo Bridge

2011-01-18T06:00:00.001-05:00

Where Are We? from StartPoint Media on Vimeo.This is the final stretch of PA Turnpike Route 43 in near Brownsville, Pa. I rode my bicycle from the road terminus in Redstone Twp. to the emmense Denbo Bridge across the Monongahela River. Original construction on the highway began at California, Pa. in the mid 1970's. With the completion of the bridge, the road will run continuously from Jefferson

Goodbye Kodachrome

2011-01-17T06:00:00.001-05:00

Andy at the playground.On Dec 30, 2010 Dwayne's Photo in Parson, KS processed the final rolls of Kodachrome bringing an end to 'all those nice bright colors'. Throughout my career I have been only an occasional Kodakchrome shooter, mostly for fun. Earlier this year, after being inspired by Steve McCurry and his final Kodachrome project, I embarked on a personal project to document a few 'last

Dulka Pass

2011-01-12T06:00:00.000-05:00

We continued northward to visit a Soviet-German battlefield in which the Russians and a band of Czechoslovak soldiers defeated a battalion of German Panzer tanks in what is now known as the Valley of Death. The route is marked with roadside tributes to the allied fighters who fought during the Slovak uprising that helped secure the region from Nazi influence. At the Polish -Slovak border exists a

Ruthenian Churches

2011-01-11T06:00:00.000-05:00

Accompanied by Juraj, a professor of British and American studies, we headed to the Slovak version of the Andy Warhol Museum in Melizlaborce, about 80Km from Presov. Along the way he explained the Ruthenian, Orthodox, Greek and Roman Catholic forms of ritual and differentiated architecture between the churches. The Ruthenian people live within the Carpathian Mountains nestled in valleys and

High Tatras

2011-01-10T06:00:00.001-05:00

We embarked upon a short hike at dusk in the High Tatras Mountains to a symbolic cemetery. A colorful cross and a plaque represent each person who has fallen victim to mountains by avalanche, accident or plane crash. We continued hiking through the dark to Popradske Pleso, one of a number of glacial lakes in the mountainous region. The lake provides an enormous vista to the sunset and moonrise

Presov

2011-01-08T06:00:00.001-05:00

Presov is located in eastern Slovakia at the heart of the Ruthenian culture.Mores images from Presov

Christ the Pontiff

2011-01-07T06:00:00.001-05:00

The residents are victims of communism, those who could not adjust or adapt to the new capitalist system, leaving many homeless, destitute and drug addicted. The facility, which also serves as a local catholic parish office, is completely run by the residents. To maintain their stay at the facility they must remain free of drugs and alcohol and work to care for the facilities farms, animals,

Bratislava

2011-01-06T06:00:00.001-05:00

Bratislava from StartPoint Media on Vimeo.I woke at 630 to take advantage of the early light in the old city. In between photographs I stopped in on the local Catholic Church where the daily rosary was being prayed. I stayed for a few Slovak Hail Mary's, made a personal offering and headed for the Danube River a few blocks away down narrow cobblestone streets passageways.During communism the

Czech Train

2011-01-05T06:00:00.001-05:00

Untitled from StartPoint Media on Vimeo.This is train ride view of the Czech Republic country side.

Prague #2

2011-01-04T06:00:00.002-05:00

No celebrations of the Velvet Revolution are scheduled this year. It was the twenty- first anniversary; larger celebrations marking the fall of communism were made the previous year. Rather than celebrations, there was a protest. Two fringe parties worked together to form a parliamentary city government while the citizens found it unconscionable that the two extreme parties have reached this

Prague #1

2011-01-03T06:00:00.001-05:00

Day 1- PrahaA short walk, a moderate bus ride and then three Metro stops and we found ourselves in the middle of the center city and old town Prague. The cobble stone streets, many of which are closed to traffic, form a complex maze around the Charles Bridge, old Town Square and Wenceslas Square. The square was the site of the 1989 velvet revolution, a ten-day period that marked the transit from

Looking for wedding photography on a budget? Email me or don't.

2011-01-03T05:59:00.000-05:00

I am growing tired of receiving emails that ask me, a professor of photojournalism, for referral to a student for wedding photography. I am not afraid to give a referral, I have many great students who would love the opportunity. What bugs me is the approach. Most inquiries go more or less like this:Hello Professor Rolinson,My name is Bride-To-Be. I am getting married in just a few months. My

Its Been A While

2010-12-08T15:38:00.008-05:00

Changes are coming for this blog in 2011. Stay tuned.In the meantime these are the results of a collaborative workshop I held with Point Park University Photography and Photojournalism students.

Frick Park

2010-10-20T11:57:00.004-05:00

Tis the season for fall colors. This year I made it to Pittsburgh's urban gem Frick Park.

Braddock Carnegie Library

2010-09-28T00:51:00.001-05:00

This set of photos represents some work for a good cause, the Braddock Carnegie Library, the first Carnegie library. In the one hundred years since its founding, the library's grand stone structure stills stands at the heart of the Braddock community. At the same time the library, like much of Braddock, needs a boost. These images will represent the underutilized spaces tucked away on the

Motion

2010-09-26T23:45:00.004-05:00

I've been thinking about capturing motion lately as it relates to photography. It is binary. There are only two options. There is either motion or there is none. Another binary about motion is where it occurs. It can only be the subject or the camera in motion. Combining the codes gives the photographer exactly four options when composing an image with motion. The real skill and art in capturing

Mexican War Streets

2010-09-25T13:08:00.005-05:00

Sometimes when I work downtown the scenery becomes a bit mundane, time for some visual diversity. For a colorful retreat with my students, I headed to West Park and the Mexican War Streets neighborhood on Pittsburgh's North Shore. There the tops of the city skyscrapers are juxtaposed behind a delicate yet dense growth of evergreen trees and a manicured pond. Across the street are row after row of