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Exposed DC Photography Show Partner: APA|DC

February 23, 2016 By James Calder

Exposed DC 2016 Show Partner - APA|DC

Another great local photography group joining us for the 10th annual Exposed DC Photography Show on March 10 is APA|DC — American Photographic Artists, D.C. Chapter. APA|DC will be hosting several live shoots over the course of the evening! They’ll talk the audience through an example editorial, commercial, and personal shoot using a variety of high end lighting gear and techniques. The results will be projected live as they are shot. Guests are encouraged to ask questions, help out as assistants, or jump in as subjects.

Nab your advance tickets for the opening reception now!

More about APA|DC:

American Photographic Artists (APA) is dedicated to elevating your art and works while fearlessly protecting your content. As the most prestigious national organization for professional photographers, we are committed to leading our industry into the future. APA provides access to the most progressive local programming, determined activism, influential mentorships, affordable insurance options, and collective industry benefits. Supporting our community’s financial and artistic well being, we initiate, develop, and deliver the advantages necessary for a successful career in professional photography.

In the D.C. region, we are committed to helping build the local photography community by proving educational, inspirational and social programs for professional photographers, regardless of where they are in their careers. These events range from discussions on business issues to informal mentoring relationships to monthly happy hours and gallery visits.

Friday Links: November 14, 2014

November 14, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Have you signed up for our special Exposed DC sponsored week of free photography classes with Knowledge Commons DC? Most of our classes are waitlisted (you can still sign up and we’ll let you know if a spot opens up) but you can still get a seat to make your own camera obscura next Friday. And be sure to join us for our monthly happy hour — this time with the wonderful KCDC folks — at Iota in Clarendon on Monday, November 17. Find out how you can sign up or get involved with future KCDC sessions, meet the Exposed DC team, or just come have a drink with fellow photography lovers.

This is the last weekend for FotoWeek DC, so be sure to check out our recommendations on what to see. We also have a review of the contest winners written by Caroline Space.
Want tips on how to be a better photo assistant? APA DC is hosting a Photo Assistant workshop next week.
Martin Schoeller discusses a selection of high profile shoots from his new book Portraits, including the story of pro skater Tony Hawk leaping from his kitchen counter at the crack of dawn and Quentin Tarantino apparently blissed out in a sea of doves.
New Zealand freelance photographer Amos Chapple used a drone to photograph the Kremlin. What’s Russian for cojones?
Photos from “Dark Tourism” sites around the world. That ought to bring you down.
Italian “paparazzo” Umberto Pizzi says he photographs to tell stories, not to court celebrities. Alexa Keefe interviewed Pizzi for National Geographic.
From geishas and waterfalls to the Berlin Wall and 9/11: How one photographer captured 60 years of historic images. Thomas Hoepker’s photos are collected in a retrospective called Wanderlust.
The first Hasselblad in space went on the auction block on Thursday. It fetched $275,000!
Speaking of cool space photos, did you see the first ever photo from the surface of a comet?
And finally, add being presented with a white tiger to the list of Presidential perks.

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!