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Image City Photography Gallery
Newsletter
#156 May 1, 2020
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For a web page version of the
Newsletter, Click Here
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A new resource from the Image City
Photography Gallery!
We miss you;
the many photographers and patrons of our Gallery who share our love
of photography. With the gallery temporarily closed and all of us
practicing social distancing as much as possible, the partners wish
to provide a new free resource to the community which we hope is
valuable and fun for anyone interested in photography. We will
periodically send links for the three components of our plan through
the Image City Photography Gallery newsletter.
Our Goal;
To increase the
enjoyment of photography and improve our personal work.
Who are recognized as excellent photographers?
A video,
documentary or short clips about a famous legacy photographer or one
who is currently working will be shared. Example: Do you know the
work of Dorothea Lange?
What online learning is available?
Whether we
use a cell phone or many other types of cameras, there are many
videos online that could be useful for us to improve either our
methods of taking photos or our post-production skills. We'll share
some of our favorites to give you some ideas.
Who are some local photographers?
We will
feature creative work of talented photographers in the Greater
Rochester area who have exhibited at Image City and whose work can be
inspirational. Example: Lisa Cook.
As we
continue our quest, we would appreciate your feedback. If you feel
that this program is helpful, we will continue this feature as an
additional resource for the community.
Image City's
mission statement is:
Creating a quality exhibition and learning experience for
photographers and the art-loving community.
This project
is another way to achieve our mission. Click Here if you would
like to respond with feedback.
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Image City @ Home
Issue #2
Profiles
Most of us
know of Dorothea Lange and her iconic work such as "White Angel
Breadline," from 1933 and "Migrant Mother," from 1936
that she created for the federal government to document the
Depression . Sam Contis presents a much different Lange in his new
book "Day Sleeper," a collection of black and white photos
that Lange took when she was off assignment from her job for the government. This
New Yorker
review of Sam Contis' new book includes some of Lange's photos.
From Amazon books description: "Sam Contis presents a new window
onto the work of the iconic American photographer Dorothea Lange.
Drawing from Lange's extensive archive, Contis constructs a
fragmented, unfamiliar world centered around the figure of the day
sleeper - at once a symbol of respite and oblivion. The book shows us
one artist through the eyes of another, with Contis responding to
resonances between her and Lange's ways of seeing. It reveals a
largely unknown side of Lange, and includes previously unseen
photographs of her family, portraiture from her studio, and pictures
made in the streets of San Francisco and the East Bay." Click
Here for a link to the New Yorker
article. Click Here
for an excellent YouTube video of her photography.
Training
This is a
"fun" video which offers many ideas for creative
photography.....especially for those of us who are staying at home. Click Here
for the YouTube video.
Local Photographers
Lisa Cook has spent her life making art, starting with
Crayola crayons and papier Mache as a child. As an adult, she studied
ceramics and photography at Nazareth College earning her B.S. in
studio art.
Introduced to photography as an undergraduate working
in the darkroom, she was drawn to the black and white process because
it goes beyond the idea or "thingness "of the subject. She
strives to make my images studies in light, form and structure, transcending
the usual or expected, to evoke multiple meanings and ironies
Through light and shadow play and composition, she
searches for a feeling of presence in her images. Click Here
to see a portfolio of Lisa's photographs.
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In Our 15th Year!
The Gallery is Temporarily Closed
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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