Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
New Direction 2011
I'm so excited to be flying out to California next week to attend the opening of Moments of Being, curated by David Bram of Fraction Magazine. Thank you again to David and a huge thank you to Crista Dix, owner of Wall Space Gallery.
Final Cut
While updating my portfolio recently (I'm very close to being done) I came across some (okay, more than some) images that didn't make the cut, a or have yet to find a home. Honestly, I'd forgotten about some of these images. I think that is one of the struggles that comes from working with digital images. My practice should include printing contact sheets of all of my images and binding them as opposed to using Lightroom or occasionally Bridge to browse through my archive. Unfortunately, the cost of ink is a huge consideration for me and at the moment I have three (small, medium and large format) printers to think about. (What I should think about is selling my 4400.)
Here are two of my favorites:
Here are two of my favorites:
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tethered and Lenscratch
I feel like I'm engaging in too many acts of shameless self-promotion lately, but I want to share my excitement with you. Yesterday, I was featured on Lenscratch, considered one of the 10 Photography-related blogs you should be reading by Source Review, Wired.com, and InStyle Magazine. Simultaneously, the talented Elizabeth Fleming mentioned my work on her blog. (You can check that post out here.) In Elizabeth's post she also noted that my blog had pulled her out of a temporary funk which brought on a short cessation from creating.
On December 30, I was redirected from Elizabeth's blog to an article she posted on A Photo Editor, where I had the pleasure of reading an opinion piece that was well reasoned and insightful, albeit a little controversial (considering the subject matter). What followed was a heated discussion that at times took direct aim at Elizabeth's own work. With grace, she took a few days to respond to some of her critics and then when she was ready, responded. I must admit, I stood on the sidelines and watched it unfold, cringing at times by some of the combative posts. But, I also took personally the comments directed at her work, since Elizabeth's subject matter is so similar to my own.
The night before Elizabeth Fleming mentioned me on her blog, I sat in front of my computer trying to decide which image I should post from that day. The comments made on A Photo Editor, were fresh in my memory, especially those referring to the sensitive subject of exploiting one's children. I had narrowed my images down to two and after going back and forth in my head, I ended up posting the less controversial image that night.
In the morning I woke up and as soon as I could, posted the stronger image. This image holds within it, the ability for me to communicate a small piece of my larger journey; that journey holds the subject matter that informs my work. Being a parent gives insight into the innocence of one's own past while shedding light onto the struggles of our own parents journey, taken not so long ago. It also allows us to see the physiological and psychological discoveries our children make. These moments are much more innocent than the mature adult mind projects onto them. My thoughts had been with Elizabeth and how she was handling the barrage of negative attention, because I knew it would have me feeling a little low. So yesterday morning I posted the image of my son standing on my bed, as a show of support for Elizabeth and her own, powerful work.
It is difficult enough as a parent to navigate through this world, trying to find time to create art, network, post on our blogs, try to find the time to send our work to shows, working a full or part-time job and trying to be an amazing parent, without someone bringing you down and taking you away from what is really important. I'm not complaining either, I wouldn't trade places with anybody (well maybe with Beyoncé for one night so I could shake it up on stage next to Jay Z) but this is my reality.
So thank you to Elizabeth Fleming for thinking of me (looks like we were both thinking of each other yesterday morning) and to Aline Smithson for ALL of the work she does daily to support the larger photo community.
On December 30, I was redirected from Elizabeth's blog to an article she posted on A Photo Editor, where I had the pleasure of reading an opinion piece that was well reasoned and insightful, albeit a little controversial (considering the subject matter). What followed was a heated discussion that at times took direct aim at Elizabeth's own work. With grace, she took a few days to respond to some of her critics and then when she was ready, responded. I must admit, I stood on the sidelines and watched it unfold, cringing at times by some of the combative posts. But, I also took personally the comments directed at her work, since Elizabeth's subject matter is so similar to my own.
The night before Elizabeth Fleming mentioned me on her blog, I sat in front of my computer trying to decide which image I should post from that day. The comments made on A Photo Editor, were fresh in my memory, especially those referring to the sensitive subject of exploiting one's children. I had narrowed my images down to two and after going back and forth in my head, I ended up posting the less controversial image that night.
In the morning I woke up and as soon as I could, posted the stronger image. This image holds within it, the ability for me to communicate a small piece of my larger journey; that journey holds the subject matter that informs my work. Being a parent gives insight into the innocence of one's own past while shedding light onto the struggles of our own parents journey, taken not so long ago. It also allows us to see the physiological and psychological discoveries our children make. These moments are much more innocent than the mature adult mind projects onto them. My thoughts had been with Elizabeth and how she was handling the barrage of negative attention, because I knew it would have me feeling a little low. So yesterday morning I posted the image of my son standing on my bed, as a show of support for Elizabeth and her own, powerful work.
It is difficult enough as a parent to navigate through this world, trying to find time to create art, network, post on our blogs, try to find the time to send our work to shows, working a full or part-time job and trying to be an amazing parent, without someone bringing you down and taking you away from what is really important. I'm not complaining either, I wouldn't trade places with anybody (well maybe with Beyoncé for one night so I could shake it up on stage next to Jay Z) but this is my reality.
So thank you to Elizabeth Fleming for thinking of me (looks like we were both thinking of each other yesterday morning) and to Aline Smithson for ALL of the work she does daily to support the larger photo community.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
SPE Women's Caucus Call for Entries
I'm so excited to be part of organizing this great opportunity.
If you are not a member of the Women's Caucus and/or you need to renew your membership, call the SPE office and tell them you want to become a member. Than apply to this show asap. The entry fee is only $20 and you still have time to send in your work. What an amazing opportunity to have DEB WILLIS and MARYANN LYNCH look at your work. The show will be part of the Saturday Night Bus Trip, during SPE.
Mary Ann Lynch
Mary Ann Lynch has been a prolific photographer, author, and filmmaker since the 1970s. The founder of Combinations, a Journal of Photography and Not for Profit Network: Photographers & Social Change, Lynch has spoken at the NYS Writer's Institute, SPE conferences, campuses, art centers and elsewhere. Her scores of awards include those from the Denver International Film Festival, the Lucie/International Photography Awards, the National Science Foundation and the Sierra Club. Her articles appear in B&W, CameraArts, Color, Imago, National Geographic New York and other outlets. She lives in New York State.
https://www.spenational.org/resources/calls-for-entry/spe-womens-caucus-members-exhibition
If you are not a member of the Women's Caucus and/or you need to renew your membership, call the SPE office and tell them you want to become a member. Than apply to this show asap. The entry fee is only $20 and you still have time to send in your work. What an amazing opportunity to have DEB WILLIS and MARYANN LYNCH look at your work. The show will be part of the Saturday Night Bus Trip, during SPE.
Deb Willis Bio
Named among the 100 Most Important People in Photography by American
Photography Magazine, Dr. Deborah Willis is Chair and Professor of
Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University,
where she also has an affiliated appointment with the College of Arts and
Sciences, Africana Studies.
Among her notable projects are Reflections in Black: A History of Black
Photographers - 1840 to the Present, A Small Nation of People: W.E.B.
DuBois and African American Portraits of Progress, The Black Female Body in
Photography, Let Your Motto be Resistance, and Obama: the Historic Campaign
in Photographs.
Mary Ann Lynch
Mary Ann Lynch has been a prolific photographer, author, and filmmaker since the 1970s. The founder of Combinations, a Journal of Photography and Not for Profit Network: Photographers & Social Change, Lynch has spoken at the NYS Writer's Institute, SPE conferences, campuses, art centers and elsewhere. Her scores of awards include those from the Denver International Film Festival, the Lucie/International Photography Awards, the National Science Foundation and the Sierra Club. Her articles appear in B&W, CameraArts, Color, Imago, National Geographic New York and other outlets. She lives in New York State.
https://www.spenational.org/resources/calls-for-entry/spe-womens-caucus-members-exhibition
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Fraction and Lenscratch
This morning has felt so new, so fresh, and so inspired. I can't say that has always been true in the past; most New Years Days I feel the opposite. Today is different. I've already shot some images, had some coffee, my husband rubbed my back for twice as long today, and I snuck away when I was supposed to be cleaning to look at all of the wonderful work on the FRACTION MAGAZINE website and on LENSCRATCH.
Don't miss the wonderful Bridget Burke, a former student of mine, on Lenscratch.
Here's to an amazing New Year.
Don't miss the wonderful Bridget Burke, a former student of mine, on Lenscratch.
Here's to an amazing New Year.
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