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News
of the current exhibit and events at Image City
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Image
City Photography Gallery
Newsletter #131 May 25, 2018
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Our Newsletter publishes during each of our
exhibits to pass along information and reviews of the exhibit,
selected images and news of participation opportunities at Image
City. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to
another great year of fine photographs and events. We hope to see you
at each of the 13 shows we produce in 2018.
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The Face of Time Betsy
Phillips
Current Show Runs Through Sunday, June 10
First Friday Gallery Night, June 1, 5 - 9 pm
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Our current exhibit is The Face of Time by Betsy
Phillips, Gallery Partner. Betsy's focus of The Face of Time is to
illuminate how weather, happenstance, and natural processes such as
mold and corrosion, combine over time to transform ordinary objects,
much as we are shaped and transformed by our own environment and
those that we encounter. The photographs are enhanced using color,
contrast and saturation to varying degrees to create a series of
abstract "paintings." Subjects include walls, doors, boat
hulls -even dumpsters. Joining the exhibit in the Neuberger Gallery
is Jim Rappleye, whose creative black-and-white portraits and figure
studies were created with film and natural light in studio. Guest
photographers are JFK/AJVK, Laura Knecht, Justyn Sweany Wolf, Dick
Thomas, and Steve Tryon. Camera Rochester photographers in this
exhibit with award-winning photographs from the club competitions are
by David Braitsch, Lisa Cook, John Ejaife, Stephen Fielding, and
Stephen Kalbach . Gallery Photographers Dick Bennett, Carl
Crumley, Gil Maker, Don Menges, Jim Patton, Luann Pero, Betsy
Phillips, John Solberg, Gary Thompson, Phyllis Thompson, and Sheridan
Vincent round out the show.
The show runs through June 10. First Friday Gallery Night
is June 1 from 5 to 9pm. Our receptions are always an enjoyable
evening with refreshments and an opportunity to mingle and have
discussion with the exhibiting photographers and other guests. With
23 photographers in the exhibit you will surely find a wide selection
of art; you will find many to enjoy, appreciate, and perhaps purchase
to support the photographers efforts. Click
Here to see our webpage for show details and a preview of
photographs in the exhibit.
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Peter
Marr was not available to make his selection for Peter's Picks for
this exhibit, Gallery Partners have selected six of their favorites
from the Featured and Guest Photographers in the exhibit.
Wisdom
by Betsy
Phillips Each of these beautiful "faces of
time" carries with it a mood, evokes a feeling or set of
thoughts. Time has lent some bold colors; others reveal
patterns, and each has a texture left by a conspiracy between weather
and time. All of these images are of nature's creations - and the
variety is remarkable. Wisdom
is perhaps the subtlest of the images. Soft colors and the subtle
green band bring calm and a sense of peace. Wisdom is a good
name for this image. The texture a fine porosity which makes for a
visual feast to the viewer. The crack along the top brings lakes and
rivers to mind, and all of a sudden we can image ourselves at 20,000
feet, looking down at a landscape. The peacefulness is interrupted by
the scratch --handiwork, not of nature but likely of a human visitor.
By producing very large photographs Betsy has significantly increase
their impact on the viewer, filling their entire visual field and
making these photographs a feast for your eyes.
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Landscape with Matching Girl (Death
Valley) by Laura Knecht Laura's
submitted works include close-ups of rocks in the Valley of Fire,
Nevada State Park and grander vistas from Zion and Death Valley National
Parks. What unites these photos are the earth tones of gray and tan,
and the subdued oranges and somewhat brighter turquoise colors found
in various amounts in each image. This one from Death Valley contains
the only evidence of human activity. Whether happy coincidence or
asking a friend, Laura places the girl in the photo at the power
position in the lower left of the image viewing a turquoise area in
front of her and to the right in the photo. The figure is on her toes
and either reaching upward to view the color or walking trough the
frame. Laura includes the girl in the foreground, with the turquoise
pattern of rock in the middle ground and a light tan higher rock
encompassing the background; giving depth and a three-dimensional
feeling to the image. The rounded rock and areas of wearing on the
hills provides evidence of the ancient age of the formation following
millennia of erosion and wind. The piece de résistance that Laura
awards us with is that the girl is wearing a similar colored top as
the stone formation that she is approaching. The overall palette
Laura employs is subdued and tranquil mix of colors and textures,
belying the extremes of climate and daily weather experienced in the
Death Valley area. Thank you, Laura for an excellent selection from
what I am sure were numerous photos of your trip giving us insight
into your photographic talents and compositional skills.
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Snapshot
by JFK/ AJVK
John has presented us with a portrait showing great respect and
admiration for this man. With no matt and a mostly black
background, this photo is all about the face which is in sharp focus
and well lit. There is a cropped hand at the bottom and so we
tend to ignore it, especially because our attention is immediately
drawn to the eye as it is peering right at us! John has used an
exaggerated broad lighting style hiding half of the face in deep
shadow. The blackness of the surrounding background keeps us centered
on the details of the face. As we visually move through the
image we notice the furrowed forehead, a single ear, the arched
eyebrow, the pursed lips, and the wisps of white hair, but we always
return to the eye as if there is no way to escape it. We are left to
imagine what the expression is all about. He doesn't appear to
be too happy. Was he day dreaming and his attention was suddenly
drawn to the camera? Is he ill? Perhaps he's just tired and would
rather be left alone. Regardless, John has captured a very
interesting and provoking portrait in wonderful light.
Melissa:
Softness by Jim Rappleye
From the beginnings of time, the female nude has been one of the
continual subjects for artists...be it paintings, sculpture or
photography. Art students often work with nude
figure models during their learning process. Jim has produced an
amazing exhibit of photographs of the female nude. They are all
well posed and lit, Melissa: Softness stands out in this
collection. It is not just a photograph of a woman but is an
environmental portrait, with the hint of a frame on the left side of
the image, echoing the classical window that Dutch painters used so
successful (bringing to mind Vermeer and others of his school). The
lighting is superb, providing texture to the skin and hair...hence
the title "Softness". It is important to note that Jim used
available light and traditional film to make these photographs.
This is a very classical approach to his photography and it
successfully provides beautiful images of all of his models. It is
interesting that the model's face is turned away from the viewer,
making for a mysterious view of Melissa. It leaves to the
viewers imagination the facial expression she had when this
photograph was made. This photography is a great example of the
collaborative process between a model and the photographer.
A Sentinel for Those
Passed by Dick Thomas Cemeteries
are the final resting place for those who have passed. Tradition is
this country and many others is to commemorate the deceased individual
with a stone marker. These can be very simple (like a
plaque in the ground) to massive mausoleums. Dick's photography
not only shows such monuments but overshadowing them is an enormous
tree. It dwarfs the tombstones with its four branched structure.
The branches and leaves provide shade and protection from the
elements. The composition of the photograph has this tree in the
center and filling almost the entire frame almost to ground
level. By making the tree the main focus of the photograph it
makes it more about the tree and its relationship to the tombstones
beneath it. The palate is subtle, with an almost eerie haze in the
background. Dick has found beauty in a usually sad place, making a
photograph that evokes much feeling and appreciation for its beauty.
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Reflections with
Netting by Justyn Sweany
Wolf In her artist statement, Justyn
discusses how she was encouraged to look more closely to things and
see what is there, to find the beauty. This is a critical skill for
photographers, not just glancing at something but really looking at
it, finding patterns, colors, lighting, etc. In Reflections with
Netting she has done this, using her critical skills of observation
to photography on the netting and its reflections. The actual
netting and the reflection are parts of a pattern that move from the
"static" vertical across the top of the photograph to the
beautiful flowing wave forms that carry the pattern across the
photograph. At the center is a rock, disruption the pattern but
somehow undaunted the netting reflection finds it way around the
rock. Water is an every changing mirror, and capturing this pattern
is key to the success of this photograph. The blue of the sky
is the primary color, not of the subject but of the background as it
reflects in the water. The netting pattern morphs as your eyes move
around the photograph. In the upper right it is
symmetrical which on the lower left it is totally distorted, the
reflections almost forming circles rather than the rectilinear shape
of the netting.
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Deadline is Fast Approaching -- Enter
by Sunday, June 3
We are pleased to announce that Image City Photography
Gallery in partnership with Kodak, Kodak Alaris, Lumiere Photo and
Rowe Photo, Audio & Video are inviting you to submit your
portfolio of photographs to one of the premier photography events in
the area
Portfolio
Showcase 2018 a Juried Exhibit
August
7 - September 2, 2018
Reception
and Grand Prize Announcement August 10
Entries
Must be Received by June 3
This is our tenth year for the Portfolio
Showcase. We would like to invite your participation and
submissions to this juried competition. A few details:
- Each
entrant submits a portfolio of eight images on a CD or online
- From
those submitted, our judges will select the eight best
portfolios. They will be exhibited and offered for sale by the
winners at our Portfolio Showcase exhibit in August of 2018.
- The
Gallery Partners will select the Grand Prize Winner from this
elite group.
- Prizes totaling
a value of $3,000 awarded to the winners, generously offered by
our sponsors.
- We
will publish a catalog displaying all eight winning portfolios;
the winners will receive a copy and the catalog will be on sale
at the gallery.
- Those
not fortunate to be selected are offered a free, optional review
of their work. The competition judges will not be a part of
these review sessions.
- A
link with our suggestions of what makes a good portfolio is
provided on our web site.
Click
Here for full details and the downloadable
entry form. You can also get a hard copy of the entry form at Image
City Photography Gallery, Lumiere Photo and Rowe Photo. You may also
enter, pay the entry fee, and upload submitted images online. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact steve.levinson@ImageCityPhotographyGallery.com
Steve Levinson
Chairman of the Portfolio Showcase 2018
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Only
One Openings Left for Steve's Course Starting Next Week
A Course by
Steve Levinson
Creating
Great Photographs with Adobe Lightroom
After taking this lecture and workshop course, you will have a
workflow that you can efficiently follow for every photograph you
make:
- importing
images into your computer so that you can easily find them at a
later time
- selecting
the best images using an organized process
- creating
a customized creative digital image and then
- making
a fine digital print or posting on the internet.
Dates:
May 30 and June 6, 13 and 20
Location:
We will meet a the historic Pittsford Flour Mill, 15 Schoen Place,
Pittsford
Price:
The price for this course will be $175 and the class will be limited
to a maximum of eight photographers. You can sign up and prepay for
the course at Image City Photography Gallery. Click
Link for details online at "Courses at Image
City"-- Steve levinsonphotography.com
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Limited
Openings Left for Don's Course, Don't Miss Out
A Course by Don
Menges
ArtisanWorks
Saturday, June 16, 2018
9:30AM
- 6:00PM
Tuition
- $175
Instructor
- Don Menges
Dmenges521@gmail.com
PhotoShop -> PhotoShoot
is a beginner to intermediate level PhotoShop class being taught at
the home of one of the most interesting places in Rochester - Artisan
Works. This is a basic to intermediate level PhotoShop class
combined with a PhotoShoot inside ArtisanWorks. The class is limited
to 10 people, so you may want to sign up as soon as you can. A laptop
with PhotoShop installed is necessary.
Click
Link for full details. You can register at the
gallery. Please contact Don with any questions.
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Image
City Critique Group Meets, Wednesday, June 6
The Image City Critique Group will meet again on Wednesday, June 6th
beginning at 6:30 PM. The assignment this month is anything
"Spring".
Please email Don Menges if you would be interested in a
Gallery Discount Card for printing at Scott's Photo. Cards are
available at the Gallery for those who have already signed up. You
must be a participating member of the Critique Group.
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Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University
Avenue
June 1 First
Friday Gallery Night 5 - 9 pm
June 6 Image
City Critiques 6:30pm
June 10
Last Day of The Face
of Time by Betsy Phillips
June
12 First day of
Diners, Drive-Ins and More.... by Carl
Crumley
June 15 Opening Reception Diners, Drive-Ins and More.... by
Carl Crumley
Image
City Photography Gallery Hours
Tuesday
- Saturday Noon - 6pm
Sunday Noon -
4pm
There
is no admission fee to visit Image City
in
the Heart of the
Neighborhood of the Arts
where our mission is to create a quality
exhibition and learning experience for
photographers and the art-loving community.
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