Fine Art Photography, galleries, and the Termesphere
12/15/2004 2:05PM:
There’s no news on the gallery front but I toured several galleries in Charleston on Saturday looking for one with a collection that compliments my work. I was surprised to find two galleries with high quality photographic prints and I was further impressed with the fact that two of the three were Charleston residents! One of the galleries (more…)
Night Photography
12/5/2004 11:03AM:
I was working on a comission last night in downtown Columbia. The comission was to photograph the Kline Iron & Steel building from my Urban Landscape perspective. It’s been a while since I walked around a demolition site; I found it refreshing! I’m very excited about processing the film and printing the results. It’s probably sufficient proof that I love what I do when I’m more than happy to stand in a demolition site downtown in 36 degree weather making a series of fifteen to thirty minute exposures.
While I was out last night, I came across an abandoned power station by the river and behind the State Museum. I like the building quite a bit and am also very excited to print that negative! I used a 55mm Mamiya at f/22 for 25 minutes, I’ve never used that lens before… here’s hoping.
-Jon
Galleries and the Columbia, SC Art Scene
12/2/2004 4:21PM:
I have an appointment with a gallery owner on Monday to show her my Daguerreotypes and my prints. My hope is that I can hang some prints, get my name “out there,” and get some money. Columbia’s a tricky city for photography as art. For the most part, people around here want to buy paintings of palmetto trees, ducks, and hunting scenes. Combine this with the current trend of huge paintings with vibrant color and (more…)
