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02.24.10 | Portraits
Greyhound and (Bigger) Baby
This little guy became a blog favorite after I posted the shot of him cuddled up next to the family greyhound, Salem. Here they both are, eight months later. What is that in dog years, I wonder?
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02.22.10 | Workshops
Shutterbabes Workshop
I had such a great time on Saturday at our first-ever SHUTTERBABES workshop, where 22 aspiring photographers came to improve their skills behind the lens. We were hosted at the gorgeous HODGIN VALLEY FARM, which provided a perfect backdrop for shooting. Many thanks to Wendy Weeks, Taryn Cowart and Diana Interlandi for pulling it all together and for taking these shots!
I will be teaching it again on Saturday, March 20th. Visit the website to sign up.
I will be teaching it again on Saturday, March 20th. Visit the website to sign up.
After some technical talk, we stepped outside to do some shooting -- two-year-old Nori (short for Eleanor) was the most delightful model!
Even with a pack of eager shooters aiming at her, Nori never crumpled or lost that gorgeous smile. If she looks familiar, here's why: Kristi and John
Steele Dailey, Weezie Black, Janet Barr, and Rebecca Holland hard at work:
Shannon Sowell and Jennifer Wouters:
One of our two Shutterdudes, Paul Chamberln:
Diana Interlandi, our new studio assistant:
I got these last two shots on the porch of the barn just as we were finishing up. I was demonstrating the intense yumminess of the Canon 50mm 1.2 lens (kindly lent to us by Paul Friedman of LENSPROTOGO), and this is Nori's 2-month old brother, Banner:
Sweet Nori, deservedly tired after a long morning of shooting:
Thank you to everyone for participating and making it such a success -- I can't wait to see your new photos!!
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02.19.10 | Believers Series
Believers: "Everything is Sacred"
Here is another installment in my Believers series, photographs and interviews of people talking about faith.
I met Brian a few years ago through my sister Liz, who has done a lot of work in the activist community in and around North Carolina. I thought it would be interesting to hear what he had to say on the subject of faith, and indeed it is. Enjoy:
I met Brian a few years ago through my sister Liz, who has done a lot of work in the activist community in and around North Carolina. I thought it would be interesting to hear what he had to say on the subject of faith, and indeed it is. Enjoy:
"I call myself an anarchist, and there are some misunderstandings that anarchism means not believing in anything -- on the contrary -- it means believing in everything. It's not that I don't hold things sacred. I think that everything is sacred.
Being an anarchist means not wanting to draw distinctions of hierarchy between different people. I think being able to see beauty is being able to learn the private language of meaning in which each individual's life is written.
It's intensely important for me to figure out what works. What works to have people be able to live together, to be able to cooperate together in a way that is good for everybody. I don't think that we need to do that at the end of a gun. I think it's worth doing just for its own sake.
Questions of morality and ethics are very important to me. I don't necessarily think that there is a tablet of rules carved in the sky that we have to abide by. I think that we are all individually responsible for coming up with the values that we live by and believe in. Even if you claim that those values are proceeding from a supreme being you're still responsible yourself for the decision to abide by them. And I think people have to take responsibility for what they believe and for making that work with other people. I'm not a big fan of the kind of spirituality that makes people able to absolve themselves of responsibility for what happens between them and other people.
I take the question of what is sacred, what is holy, very seriously. Being able to be in the world in a way that connects you to what is beautiful is really important to me. I'm a musician, among other things, and playing music is a way for me to focus on what is in the world. It is a kind of prayer for me, a way to be connected to what is sacred and beautiful.
I try to pay attention to everything, because everything is meaningful. Whatever it takes to get connected to that is good."
-Brian Dee
Greensboro, NC
Being an anarchist means not wanting to draw distinctions of hierarchy between different people. I think being able to see beauty is being able to learn the private language of meaning in which each individual's life is written.
It's intensely important for me to figure out what works. What works to have people be able to live together, to be able to cooperate together in a way that is good for everybody. I don't think that we need to do that at the end of a gun. I think it's worth doing just for its own sake.
Questions of morality and ethics are very important to me. I don't necessarily think that there is a tablet of rules carved in the sky that we have to abide by. I think that we are all individually responsible for coming up with the values that we live by and believe in. Even if you claim that those values are proceeding from a supreme being you're still responsible yourself for the decision to abide by them. And I think people have to take responsibility for what they believe and for making that work with other people. I'm not a big fan of the kind of spirituality that makes people able to absolve themselves of responsibility for what happens between them and other people.
I take the question of what is sacred, what is holy, very seriously. Being able to be in the world in a way that connects you to what is beautiful is really important to me. I'm a musician, among other things, and playing music is a way for me to focus on what is in the world. It is a kind of prayer for me, a way to be connected to what is sacred and beautiful.
I try to pay attention to everything, because everything is meaningful. Whatever it takes to get connected to that is good."
-Brian Dee
Greensboro, NC
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02.17.10 | Bridal Portraits
Sargent's Daughters
I am reading a really interesting book at the moment called Sargent's Daughters: A Biography of a Painting, which tells the backstory of a particular painting done by John Singer Sargent that hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. It goes deeply into the lives of the people portrayed and what became of them. I do love a gossipy read.
And John Singer Sargent is one of my main dishes, so to speak, when I think of my visual diet. What we visual artists "eat" with our eyes is just as important as what aspiring writers read, or musicians listen to. (I first learned of this concept thanks to William Safire, who coined the acronym, "GWIGWO" -- "Good Writing In, Good Writing Out.")
I must, however, cop to the fact that I "eat" a ton of visual junk food, too, lest you think I sit around listening to Mozart and staring at paintings. Sometime soon I will share about my deep and abiding love for US Weekly, STAR and People magazines. But I digress...
Below are a few of my favorite recent bridal portraits interspersed with images that I didn't consciously know were in my brain's database. I find that I am attracted to rich colors, afternoon light, and strong women sitting in chairs covered with velvet. I guess I've been kind of pigging out on 19th-century paintings, Sargent in particular.
What are some favorite visual inspirations that you guys have? Share some links in the comments below!
And John Singer Sargent is one of my main dishes, so to speak, when I think of my visual diet. What we visual artists "eat" with our eyes is just as important as what aspiring writers read, or musicians listen to. (I first learned of this concept thanks to William Safire, who coined the acronym, "GWIGWO" -- "Good Writing In, Good Writing Out.")
I must, however, cop to the fact that I "eat" a ton of visual junk food, too, lest you think I sit around listening to Mozart and staring at paintings. Sometime soon I will share about my deep and abiding love for US Weekly, STAR and People magazines. But I digress...
Below are a few of my favorite recent bridal portraits interspersed with images that I didn't consciously know were in my brain's database. I find that I am attracted to rich colors, afternoon light, and strong women sitting in chairs covered with velvet. I guess I've been kind of pigging out on 19th-century paintings, Sargent in particular.
What are some favorite visual inspirations that you guys have? Share some links in the comments below!
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02.15.10 | Workshops
Can You Spot The Differences?
While prepping for this Saturday's sold-out SHUTTERBABES workshop, I recently shot some images during a portrait session using our "family camera," a Canon Rebel and wanted to share the essence of what we are going to be talking about. (If you are interested in learning more about this, I have added a second date, March 20th.)
Take a guess as to what I changed on my camera in the second shot, share your answer in the comment section below, and I'll draw a random name to win for a FREE ticket to the March 20th workshop.
Take a guess as to what I changed on my camera in the second shot, share your answer in the comment section below, and I'll draw a random name to win for a FREE ticket to the March 20th workshop.
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