| Photography: Greg Thow's Colorado (part 1 – Denver) Recently one of my Facebook friends posted a link to a photograph that just staggered me. Which is a shame, because it's a beautiful, nuanced city, both up close and seen from a panoramic distance I believe both of the shots above were taken from Elitch Gardens, our local amusement park. What struck me about Thow, however, was the power of his city images. Colorado is the perfect place to find photographers. Have a look at the entire, breathtaking 2010 Elitch Garden set from which they're taken. Let's face it, we live in a postcard out here. The natural beauty of the Centennial State attracts and inspires shooters, providing them with more material than they have time and memory cards. Most Colorado photographers spend all their time in the mountains, and there is comparatively little in the way of interesting work focusing on the 5280. Thow's work frequently contrasts Denver's dramatic natural beauty with the artifacts of man-made design. It turns out that Thow lives in Denver (not far from me, actually) and that the shot I saw on FB was just the tip of the iceberg. Cityscapes overflown by improbable cloud formations, spectacular displays of light, like this remarkable shot of a cloud coil above Mile High Stadium. Those who visit Denver by air often comment that Denver International Airport is a beautiful structure (but why is it so far from, you know, Denver)? This shot puts me in mind of what Lang's Metropolis might have looked like were his purpose to celebrate design. |
Monday, 5 March 2012
Photography: Greg Thow's Colorado (part 1 – Denver)
Stan Stearns dies at 76; photographer at JFK's funeral
| Stan Stearns dies at 76; photographer at JFK's funeral Stan Stearns, 76, who took the iconic photograph of John F. Another photographer, Joe O'Donnell, had taken credit for the photograph, but when his obituaries in 2007 mistakenly said he took the image, photojournalists offered evidence that Stearns had snapped the famous photograph. As a photographer for United Press International, Stearns was assigned to cover John F. 25, 1963. , said his son Jay. Other still photographers missed the picture because they had focused on Jacqueline Kennedy or the president's coffin, Stearns later said. He was a photographer in the Air Force and then for UPI before leaving in 1970 to open a private photography studio in his hometown. "His hand went up, it went down; one exposure, that's all I got," Stearns told the Baltimore Sun in 1999. Stanley Frank Stearns was born May 11, 1935, in Annapolis , Md. It's frustrating when I think of how much money that picture has made in the last 30 years. He was standing outside a Washington cathedral with about 70 photographers when he saw Jacqueline Kennedy lean down to whisper to her son, who turned 3 that day. And I knew I had the picture of the funeral. He dropped out of high school at 16 to work as a photographer at a small newspaper. The boy then stepped forward as the flag-draped coffin rolled by. "I got $25 for winning picture of the month" at UPI, Stearns said in the Sun. Probably $3 [million] to $5 million. |
Sunday, 4 March 2012
New Tampa home gives Florida Museum of Photographic Arts new opportunities
| New Tampa home gives Florida Museum of Photographic Arts new opportunities In 2001 a museum dedicated to fine art photography opened in a small storefront space on the second floor of Old Hyde Park Village, provided rent-free by the complex's owner. Its square footage is about 8,000 (compared to about 60,000 at the Museum of Fine Arts, for example). It has a budget of about $300,000 (MFA's is about $3. 3 million), and its annual attendance is 7,500 (at MFA it's about 100,000). Levin and Robson both speak of "baby steps," of wanting not to overextend the museum and to continue to grow slowly. Its operating costs won't increase much after then move, for example. Renovation costs are minor (the building's owner is absorbing some), as well as the approximately $100,000 is being funded by the Ferman family. Membership increased from a handful to its current 800 members. A paid museum manager allowed weekday hours. The move increased the square footage from about 600 to 3,000, along with the shows, changed every three or four months, became more ambitious, combining traditional (Ansel Adams) with avant-garde (contemporary Chinese photographers). The move to the Cube doubles the museum's exhibition space, to 400 linear feet. For the first time, it will be ready to simultaneously mount special exhibitions and display a portion of its 250-piece collection. Most important, the move gives the museum greater visibility. It sits on Ashley Drive at the northern end of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Across the greensward are the Tampa Museum of Art as well as the Glazer Children's Museum, so its presence adds to the museum synergy. Architecturally, the building is beautiful. It has six floors that are essentially perimeter corridors built around a large central atrium. He read about the museum shortly after it was founded and visited. "I kept coming back and then started going to meetings," he said. (Unlike most organizations, the museum's board meetings have always been open to anyone. ) "I wanted to know if it could succeed. We could win without someone else losing. " Robson became a board member and is now the board president. But we found this space first, so we took it. We'll begin a search for a director — probably a regional search — in the near future. " Till then, it's all volunteer hands on deck, and they seem enthusiastic. Milani arranged for and will curate the Warhol show, which has celebrity silk-screen prints (based on photographs) along with photographs. Future shows being planned including ones featuring Chuck Close and Dorothea Lange and group shows organized with a theme: "Something on the recession," says Robson, is in the works. The museum has a long-term lease (no specifics given), and they hope to take over all of the floors in the Cube eventually. Petersburg, had one of the largest holdings in the Southeast. "Chuck (Levin) was the tipping point in my mind," Robson says. "When you're in business, the other guy always wants your business. They're the competitor. Chuck believed that there was no competition: the more museums the better. The museum is the newest and, even with more space, the smallest in the Tampa Bay area. The windows that let it in take up valuable display space. That's probably the biggest issue leaders had in researching the move, and the need to control humidity (no friend of art, either) in a vast open space. The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts intends to live up to its grand name. If the past portends the future, it will. "We had people approach us from other areas like Channelside," Robson says. So in 2006, the current, grander name was conferred. After moving to three different spaces in Old Hyde Park Village (each vacated when a paying tenant came along), they moved downtown in 2006 into a rentedstorefront in the Bank of America Plaza. Glass walls on two sides fill it with light. The museum itself has no grand entrance, no sense of arrival other than a sign outside, though there is discussion about hanging banners on the glass facade like those on the north side, which opens onto a bank lobby. Visitors walk across the lobby, a seating and meeting area with a Kahwa Coffee bar and perky red furniture, to get to elevators that take them to the museum, which is on the second and third floors. Levin and Robson said there were discussions with the landlord about adding a distinctive staircase, but the cost was prohibitive along with the owner balked at losing so much lobby space. Gallery configuration isn't ideal either. They're more like hallways. The space for walking along them to see the art will become even narrower, because alcoves are increasingly being built to improve the linear feet on which to hang the art. "We never found anything that had everything we wanted. But light is the last thing you would like in a museum. It fades and destroys art. They called in an engineer to address those environmental concerns. " His concern, shared by others, was that a photography museum wasn't needed. New Tampa home gives Florida Museum of Photographic Arts new opportunities |
Sportography leases space in Danbury
| Sportography leases space in Danbury STAMFORD, CT - Management Services, your house manager of Plaza West located at 100 Mill Plain Road in Danbury, CT announced that Sportography, a division of Lifetouch National School Studios, the world's largest employee-owned photography company, has signed a lease for 3,881 square feet of space. Plaza West was built in 1982 and is conveniently located on Route 6 at Exit 2 off I-84 and near the Danbury Fair Mall. , PlusMedia, LLC, and Patriot Executive Suites. "Both Patriot Realty and Ashforth are delighted that Sportography chose Plaza West as their new house and we wish the Eisens great success as they expand their business," said Brian Heelan, senior vice president and director of operations for Ashforth's management services division. Danbury is a perfect city and we're thrilled to come back and find great space with stable ownership and top quality management services for our growing business," said Eric Eisen, Sales The Mayor was a former teacher at Danbury High School during the same time the Eisen brothers attended the school and they have all kept in touch since the men graduated. However, it's what we do that truly gets us jumping out of bed in the morning. Sportography's leadership, brothers Greg and Eric Eisen are excited to return home to Danbury where they grew up. Major tenants include Morganti Group Inc. The Eisen brothers sold Sportography to Lifetouch in June of 2008 and have remained onboard to lead the business in their national expansion efforts. "Our growth has been extremely exciting as well as future is exciting and bright. Sportography currently has over 500 employees in fifteen states throughout the Northeast |
Repeat offender?
| A professional photographer who in 2009 was accused of passing off other photographers' work as his own and was investigated by police for fraud has once again become the subject of serious allegations. In February 2009 the BBC broadcast a film about Mr Stothard and his business practices. Photographer Morgan David de Lossy from Brussels found a photo he had taken of his wife being used on Stothard's site to demonstrate his photographic talent. This behaviour earned Stothard the dubious distinction of being the first photographer to be expelled from the British Press Photographers Association in its 28 year history. Subsequent to these allegations and a police fraud squad investigation concerning items being offered for sale on Ebay Mr Stothard shut down his website and seemed to have disappeared from view. To assist the buyer in visualising the educational experience he helpfully provides beautifully shot, evocative examples of the location. The image is displayed in a frame with the legend "Mark Stothard Photowalk" beneath. com offering among other services 'photowalks' – paid for photography tutorials around picturesque cities. On the photowalks Mark Stothard promises participants that he "passes on his years of knowledge, experience and explains in Basic English, photographic know how and techniques which will improve your photographic results. 00 a session. " Charging £25 per person in a maximum class of twelve, the tour takes 3-4 hours and could earn him up to £300. com/blog/ and markstothard. The photos show originality, creativity and are excellent examples of what you might expect from a photographer who had spent years mastering his skills – but were they taken by Mark Stothard? Apparently not, and according to the photographers who are coming forward from around the world, the photos have been used without their permission. |
Ramsey Designer Wedding Showcase hosted by bridal consultant Toni De Lisi
| Ramsey Designer Wedding Showcase hosted by bridal consultant Toni De Lisi Visions of wedding bells, delicious and artistically decorated cakes, unique place settings and invitations, beautiful harp music and other bridal necessities were on display at yesterday's Designer Wedding Showcase, hosted by Bergen County's Master Bridal Consultant Toni DeLisi, President of Memorable Events. Apparently her experience – as well as the Country Club's bucolic location – was well-received; DeLisi has already been invited to produce another event in the same location in 2013. Raffle prizes (worth from $25 to over $500) included Kate Spade earrings, an Engagement Portrait, and a$300 wedding flower Gift Certificate, donated by The Good China, Bryan Madrid Photography and Rohsler's Nursery Ramsey Designer Wedding Showcase hosted by bridal consultant Toni De Lisi |
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Wedding photographer Bradford
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