Member Spotlight: Rain Bengis
Creativity in the Car Wash. A few months ago, PWP member, Rain Bengis, found herself in the passenger seat of a car going through the Bear Falls Car Wash in Walnut Creek, CA with psychedelic flashing lights shining through splashes of sudsy water. A car wash for teens she thought at first! Then she got that visceral feeling in her gut telling her this may turn out to be an interesting photo shoot. Having experimented with abstract photography for several years, Rain was immediately excited by the potential for a unique photo shoot. How intriguing that these images only exist for a brief moment in time never to be captured in this exact way again. Rain knew she had only a few [continue reading...]
PWP a “Must See” at PhotoPlus
Join us at Booth #1013 during PhotoPlus to celebrate women in photography! There will be a photo walk, drawings for prizes, and news of our upcoming exhibitions. We look forward to seeing you at the Javits Center October 24-26! – Catherine Kirkpatrick
A Summer Challenge
Summer is well underway. It is a time for enjoying vacation travel, family gatherings, weekend excursions, free events in the city, and days at the beach. It may be tempting to put your photography on the back burner, or it could be the perfect time to try something new. What do you shoot? Flowers? Landscapes? Portraits? Travel? Why not try something different. Shooting new subjects, different perspectives, or for a different purpose may reawaken your photographic awareness and have you rethinking exposure, lighting, lens choice, perspective, and view point. Here are a few suggestions: Table top/product photography, storytelling, strangers, silhouettes, action or sports. There is nothing like the challenge of capturing a never-before-shot subject, to spark renewed inspiration. If you [continue reading...]
Beyond Photography – A Visit to This Is Not Here: Re 21
I met Efrem completely by accident. It was during my recent visit to a Chelsea gallery where I was engaged in a discussion regarding the changing role of photography in the art world. Efrem was busy with another task but having overheard our chatter, he shared that he would welcome conversation on the subject. He invited me to visit his recently curated exhibition for more discussion. A few days later I found the exhibition, This Is Not Here: Re 21, on the second floor of the vast Pfizer building, in Brooklyn, New York. Inside, the project occupied two expansive rooms, displaying the creations of 57 artists. The presentation made use of multiple art forms, mostly mixed media engaging motion, light, [continue reading...]
A Love Story From the Wild
Lou Ann Goodrich has a love story to share. A love story that began at Yellowstone National Park. Lou Ann had been captivated by wildlife going back to her childhood. At Yellowstone that love collided with a newfound passion, photography. For ten years Lou Ann photographed all types of wildlife. She would sit for hours patiently waiting for that perfect moment to capture an animal in its natural environment. The effort sometimes would require she work behind a blind to avoid being seen by her unsuspecting subjects. Lou Ann usually reaches for her Canon Dx1 when working in the wild. She loves this fast and accurate camera for action sequences, allowing her to capture quickly changing interactions. Working quickly with moving subjects [continue reading...]