Meaghan Gay, Author at Exposed DC

In Frame: May 12, 2014

May 12, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

It’s difficult to imagine a scenario that would warrant two megaphones being used on a busy city sidewalk, but we think that Bill Cosby does not approve. Photo by Chris Suspect, who risked losing all of his hearing to make this photo.

Friday Links

May 9, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Happy Friday, link lovers! This week we have a local photographer explaining the use of anamorphic lenses on his blog, new local professional development workshops, Amazon patenting shooting on a white seamless, and much more!

The May APA DC featured member is Erika Nizborski, who was also an Exposed DC contest winner. She was interviewed on their blog by Jim Darling, who also happens to be a former Exposed winner.
George Steinmetz’s work is on the cover of National Geographic this month. His creation of the photos of factory farms got him arrested last year.
Kickstarter for a panoramic camera that makes images in fancy 4k resolution, called CENTR.
Local wedding photographer Sam Hurd wrote an excellent post on his blog describing how he uses an anamorphic lens. The post was later picked up by PetaPixel.
The Los Angeles Times has redesigned their photography section, and there is plenty of great work to enjoy.
In extremely weird news, Amazon has patented shooting on a white seamless background. No word yet what the estate of Richard Avedon will have to pay in royalty fees.
Interested in professional development? Local photographer E. Brady Robinson will be hosting workshops at The Fringe.
Polaroid made a camera in the 60’s called The Swinger, and fittingly the commercial is full of sexual innuendo.
The title of this article says more than enough, “Man Photoshops Himself Into Girlfriend’s Childhood Photographs.” An alternative title could have been, “How To Quickly Make Yourself Into An Ex-Boyfriend.”
Who controls an artist’s work after their death? The Wall Street Journal looks at the posthumous production of prints from negatives created by Vivian Maier and Garry Winogrand.
Photographer Sophie Gamand takes a hard look at one of the most humiliating part of a dogs life, bath time.
The Calumet website is back online. Calumet was sold to C & A Marketing, and you can read some legal documents about the case here, and here. You can also read the perspective of a college student struggling with the loss of the camera store.
And finally, the Philadelphia zoo creating a cat walk crossing that allows tigers to leave their exhibits and travel across the zoo can only mean one thing – Road Trip!

In Frame: May 5, 2014

May 5, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Seeing these children stare blankly into a white television screen is more than a little eerie. This black and white photo from JY O’Reilly has all the elements necessary to make us believe that every Ray Bradbury novel was a keen predictor of the future.

Friday Links

May 2, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Lots of local happenings this week – an interview with Rebecca Drobis, a photo exhibit at the Newseum, Slideluck DC is looking for submissions, the Leica Store DC announced their monthly photo winner, and much more – dig in!

Larissa Leclair, from the local Indie Photobook Library is going to teach master photobook making classes. There is no sign up yet, but you can join the IPL mailing list for more details (bottom of the page).
A photo from the world’s largest pinhole camera went on display this week at National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. The massive print is a “gelatin silver photograph that measures 31 feet high and 107 feet wide.”
Will Calumet be returning? An announcement from C&A Marketing, the company which purchased all of their assets, leaves some hope open.
While this tumblr may be a little old, the advice still remains valid. Shit My Photography Professor Says has such gems as, “Don’t take pictures in graveyards. What are you even doing there? Life takes place somewhere between the beach and the graveyard.”
Local photographer Rebecca Drobis was interviewed by The Image, Deconstructed about her work on the Blackfeet Reservation in Heart Butte, Montana.
Slideluck DC is looking for new submissions for their 9th show, which will be held on June 21. The theme of the show is Solstice, and work should be submitted by May 22.
“The photojournalism world makes such a song and dance about ‘giving people a voice’, not least poor and war ravaged women and black people but what does that really mean if the industry is so ambivalent to passive sexism/racism?” Interesting comments on conflicts of interest and diversity in the World Press Photo awards.
Narrative is holding a story telling contest that includes photo essays.
Leica Store DC’s latest Oskar Barnack Wall winner is Lawrence Solum with his photograph titled “The Wash House.”
The Telegraph has a beautiful collection of David Yarrow’s wildlife work.
The Newseum will be hosting some of the winners of the Pictures of the Year International contest. The images will be on exhibit until September 1.
Women Photojournalists of Washington will hold their monthly Happy Hour next Thursday.
The Buenos Aires Zoo is showing off its latest brood of white tigers – Bengal triplets with piercing blue eyes and a playful attitude.

In Frame: April 28, 2014

April 28, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

We Are Scientists at the Black Cat by Noe Todorovich

Not all concert photos need glamorous stage lighting and exaggerated posing to get the point across. Noe Todorovich took this photograph at the We Are Scientists show at the Black Cat, and even though we don’t see the band’s faces, we still get the details of and feel for the event.