Photographers Forum Back With First Virtual Meeting

After a long break due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the photographers forum had their first ever virtual meeting online tonight. Using the now ubiquitous Zoom platform, all in attendance were treated, as always, to some of the best photographic work being done in the Triangle today

Screen shot from tonight's meeting

In addition to Forum photographers, attendees saw the work of this months Artist in Absentia, Lisa Cutler. To learn more about Lisa and her work, visit her website here.

Forum members are reminded that we'll be back online next month on the first Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00pm.

Mark Yout Calendars

March 27th is the opening reception for an exhibit featuring the work of photographic artist Fran DeRespinis at the Cary Arts Center. If you're an analog photographer or just love the look of Polaroid prints (and who doesn't!) you won't want to miss it!

Forum Photographers Strike Again!

The Photographers Forum will be well represented at the VAE United Arts Council exhibit: Depth of Field. Forum members Christer Berg, Mike Ligett, Scott McRae, Ray Pfeiffer, and Eric Saunders have each had work juried into the show!.

Untitled #29, from the series Restless Eyes
(c) Ray Pfeiffer

The exhibit opens on First Friday, August 2nd from 6-8 pm. and runs through August 30th. The United Arts Council is located at 410 Glenwood Ave. in downtown Raleigh. To find out more about the Arts Council and the hours to see the exhibit, go to their website here.

Congrats to the Forum photographers selected for the show!

Marthanna Yater New Work on Exhibit at Horace Williams House

Growing Together, an exhibit of work by local photographer Marthanna Yater will be on display at Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill from July 7th through August 18th. An opening reception will be held on July 14th from 2 - 4 pm.

(c) Marthanna Yater

Growing Together is a decades-long documentary of the evolution of twin sisters as they move from childhood into adulthood, motherhood and artistic careers of their own. In chronicling these two lives, a photographer discovers the power to redefine her own.

Marthanna brings a special blend of sensitivity and passion to her work so this is an exhibit you won't want to miss. To see more of her work, visit her website here.

The Horace Williams House is located at 610 E. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill. To learn more about this historic venue, visit their website here.

Photographers Forum Monthly Meeting

Thanks to everyone who braved the excessive heat and came out for our July meeting. As always, we saw some terrific work from some of the best photographic artists in the Triangle. If you missed the meeting you missed a lot!

Once again, we had two Artists in Absentia this month: the husband and wife team of Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee. Unfortunately, Michael passed away several months ago, but his spirit lives on in his work.

(c) Michael A. Smith

Both Michael and Paula used large format cameras in their work; Paula the 4x5 and 8x10 and Michael using an 8x20 and 18x22! With negatives that size, most of his prints are contact prints meaning that they are printed on B&W photographic paper, and the negative size is the size of the printed image. As the great B&W contact papers disappeared, they developed their own!

 

(c) Paula Chamlee

Not being content to stop there, they are also the founders of Lodima Press. A small, independent publisher of fine art photography. To learn more about them, go to their website here.

To learn more about Lodima Press go to their website here.

As always, stay tuned, there's much more to come!

Photographers Forum Monthly Meeting

Once again, thanks to everyone who came out to our June meeting. As always, we saw some terrific work from some of the best photographic artists in the Triangle. If you missed the meeting, you missed a lot!

In the course of one of our discussions, the subject of abstract images and photographing graffiti came up and once again, the work of Aaron Siskind came immediately to mind. One of the most influential photographic artists of the 20^th century, his career spanned over six decades. Again, an internet search will call up an abundance of excellent resources, but a good place to start is at the Aaron Siskind Foundation site: http://www.aaronsiskind.org

As the weather rapidly gets warmer, thoughts of picking up our cameras and heading out for some fun in the sun cannot be too far behind. And for fun with a camera, it’s hard to beat the fun you can have with the “Fantastic Plastic” that is the Holga. No dials, no chips, no batteries, no software required. As a little slice of “Analog Heaven” there’s nothing like it. A roll of film, a little vision and the magic happens! There are many resources available online to learn more but a good place to start is: https://www.freestylephoto.biz/ Freestyle is now the manufacturer and distributor of the camera. Locally they can be purchased at Peace Camera in Raleigh.

 

(c) Ted Orland

And speaking of getting outside, clear your calendars on October 6^th. The Forum will once again venture out on a photo safari. We did this last June and it was a blast! It was a little hot last summer so we’re anticipating it will be a little cooler this fall. Stay tuned for more details as the date gets closer.

 

(c) Michael Bryant

We had a record number of Artist’s in Absentia this month with 5. Each artist is, or has, used the Holga extensively in their work. Along with their websites, they are:

Jennifer Henriksen (HolgaJen)

http://holgajen.com/home

 

(c) Jennifer Henriksen

Michael Bryant (Met him a couple years ago at Artsplosure in Raleigh)

http://www.michael-bryant.com

Ted Orland

No longer has a website but google him. It’s worth the effort. (Ted is also the author of 2 books on being a working artist. They’re both terrific books. Check them out!)

 

(c) Michelle Bates

Michelle Bates (She literally wrote the book on using Plastic Cameras)

http://www.michellebates.net/

Yours truly

www.pfeifferphoto.com

 

(c) Ray Pfeiffer

Each artist is using the Holga in different ways to reflect their own creative vision. Check them out!

As always, there is much more to come, so stay tuned!

Forum Member Tricia McKellar to Speak at Cary Photographic Artists Meeting

Whatever you had planned for the evening of July 24th will have to wait because Forum member Tricia McKellar will be speaking at the Cary Photographic Artists meeting that night!

Tricia will be presenting her program: “Exploring Your Creativity with iPhone Videography”! Anyone who’s been paying attention to her latest work will know they are in for a treat.

The Cary Photographic Artists meet at 7:00pm the Cary Theatre, 122 E. Chatham St. Get there early because you won't want to miss a minute.

And while you’re there, consider joining the Cary photo group. They are a great group that puts on terrific programming. To find out more, go to their website here.

You can see more of Tricia's work on her website here.