tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20486008731864351342012-02-06T19:35:38.118-05:00Thoughts on photography as art and profession. Some might even be well-formed.edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-35396238075291572802012-02-06T19:32:00.003-05:002012-02-06T19:35:38.124-05:00

(Any photographers out there in the DC/MD/VA/WV area should consider entering this!)ArtSpace Herndon invites photographers from DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia to participate in the 2012 ArtSpace Herndon Fine Art Photography Competition.The competition is open to fine art photographers aged 18 or older working in any medium (digital or analog, color or monochrome), and using any

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-46642761211714311252011-09-03T16:17:00.002-04:002011-09-03T16:20:15.154-04:00

Hi all - had a free afternoon in NYC, and took a few snaps around the Grand Central Terminal area. Also, a reminder that my show is entering its final week, at Applegate Gallery in Vienna, VA, until this Friday. Happy Labor Day! ed

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Hi all,I hope you can make it to my show, opening next Saturday 13 August, with a reception from 6-8pm.The show will run through 7 September, but I'd love to see you there.Applegate Gallery101 Church Street NW, Suite C, Vienna, VA 22180703-281-1364Thanks!ed

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Hi all, I'm pleased to announce that I will be showing again at the Applegate Gallery in downtown Vienna, from Saturday 13 August to Wednesday 7 September. The opening reception will be on Saturday evening, 13 August from 6-8pm. The show consists of 20 images taken between late 2009 and this past May, with photographs taken in Utah, Belize, Cape Cod, Hawaii, Far Northern California, as well as

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We spent the last part of our trip visiting friends in Redding and Chico; as a result, there are relatively few photos in this gallery. The highlight was the opportunity to study the Sundial Bridge by Santiago Calatrava in Redding.We also rode Segways.Rest of the gallery...ed

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Some more photos from Northern California, this time from around Eureka/The Lost Coast...More here.ed

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...and I mean Northern California - along the Oregon Border, about 350+ miles north of San Francisco.Debby and I got away at the beginning of the month, and I managed to get a fair amount of lens time in. This one is from Crescent City, California, and uses a Tilt-Shift lens.Here's the rest of the gallery; I'll be adding more over the next week or so.ed

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Hi all,Well, it's been a while since I sent an update; I have been quite busy, but am pleased to announce that my image "Vapor" will be showing at the Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD, as part of the Maryland Federation of Art's Focal Point Fine Art and Creative Photography Exhibition. This show was juried by Laurie Snyder, Chair of Photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in

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It's been a while since I've written; I've been busy with many things - see the end of this post for more details...I'm pleased to announce that I've been accepted into another show at the Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center in Frederick, MD - the 2010 Juried Photography Show, in the "Professional" artist category.The juror for this show is J.D. Talasek, Director of Exhibitions and

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-33590561541909158732010-05-10T14:22:00.003-04:002010-05-10T14:26:36.703-04:00

Finally got work back from the 25th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, on the piece they wanted to exhibit. Turns out it's four of them.VaporCoyote RepastThe DeckThe BottomI'm pretty blown away that they want four pieces.The exhibition starts 17 August 2010 (Tuesday), with an opening on 19 August (Thursday) from 6-8pm. It closes 7 September.Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, New York,

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-22774740230431094472010-05-09T14:31:00.002-04:002010-05-09T14:38:06.729-04:00

I went for a walk in the woods on some Nature Conservancy lands nearby yesterday, and brought the tilt-shift lens along for some experimentation. Here's the rest of the studies.Tilt-shift lenses, BTW, are specially constructed to allow one to tilt the lens elements to be non-parallel to the film (sensor) plane. This has the optical effect of tilting the plane of what is in focus, so that one

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-91878130461335999262010-03-30T10:23:00.002-04:002010-03-30T10:26:08.627-04:00

Interesting article on the changing ground of the photography profession. Fortunately, it wasn't hard to see this coming; in some sense I was fortunate to enter the profession after the "disruption" was in full swing, and have concentrated on the segment of the industry that isn't easily found in the microstock world.Click here for NY Times article.ed

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I got word this morning in an email that I was selected as a finalist/exhibitor in the 25th Chelsea International Fine Art competition. I don't know yet which piece was selected, and I'll post an update when I know."Agora Gallery is pleased to announce the results of the 2010 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. The competition is renowned for having some of the most prominent museum

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-17997004134417273092010-03-19T11:40:00.001-04:002010-03-19T11:42:18.048-04:00

Well, I didn't win any of the awards in the Fraser Gallery competition...but I did get a very nice mention in the Washington City Paper:www.washingtoncitypaper.com

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Hi all - took a trip to Nantucket and Cape Cod last month, and finally got the photos up. This image seems to be getting a lot of attention, but there's a lot more at the website.

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Just a quick note to say I'm having two openings in two weeks.First, on Saturday 6 March, I'm part of the group show "Old Myths, New Realities" at ArtSpace Herndon. This show features artwork inspired by the ancient Greek and Roman world, and is sponsored in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St, Herndon, VA 20170.The second opening is part of the

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Hi all - I just found out that I'm a finalist in the 9th Annual International Photography Competition at Fraser Gallery. Apparently I was one of 29 finalists selected from a pool of 150 photographers. Obviously, I'm very honored to have made the cut. The photo above, "The Deck", was the selected image.The show runs from 12 March to 3 April 2010, with an opening reception from 6pm-9pm. Fraser

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"Yearning"Hi all - I'm back from Utah, it was an amazing trip. The photo to the left is from Kodachrome Basin State Park between Bryce Canyon and Escalante. The entire gallery can be found here. Nine days was certainly not enough time to see everything these places have to offer, but I did manage to take 2200 photos or so (50GB!).Here are my suggestions for what to see, and some places to eat.

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I found out that two of my submitted works for 12 Angry Women were juried into the show! Apparently there were about 370 entered pieces, and 47 were juried in overall (about 12.7% acceptance). Getting two of five submissions (40%) makes me feel pretty good about this.The two pieces that made it were Vapor, and The Bottom (both of which have appeared here before).So, the show runs from 26

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The next show I'm submitting for is being put on by The Soundry, a relatively new gallery/studio/performance space/cafe that's opened up in Vienna, VA. The gist of the show is that only male artists are eligible to submit, and the jury is composed of 12 women. There's no restriction on medium, so we'll see if any of my photos make it in. Click here to see my submission.

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Hi all; I returned from Maine and finally have a gallery up of the best shots.

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Well, this is a new one on me. I received an email from someone claiming to be interested in my artwork. Unfortunately, it's a scam - the kind where they send you a fake check for more than the amount requested, then ask you to write a real check for the balance. The exact same email exchange can be found here.Unfortunately, the name the scammers used is an actual fellow artist, so I've elided

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Iain Banks is a contemporary author of Scottish background, who manages to write both regular (albeit plot-driven) fiction and science fiction (he adds his middle initial, "M", when writing SF.)I've just finished reading Complicity, which originally was published in 1993, and follows two characters - one a self-described Hunter S Thompson journalist disciple who writes for an Edinburgh newspaper

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Since my photography business has started, I've gotten a few gigs. However, the larger economy still is pretty flat, and I'm not so busy that I don't have some free time on occasion.I read a lot of books, so unless I get swamped with work, I'll post my reviews of them here from time to time.I just finished "Helix" by Eric Brown. I've never read him before, so I had no idea what to expect. The

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So, Artomatic has been open the last several weeks, and it's been a lot of fun! Don't worry - you can still catch it until this Sunday, July 5th. Artomatic is at 55 M St. SE in Washington, one block north of the National ballpark and directly over the Navy Yard metro stop. I'm on the second floor, and will be around on Friday and Saturday nights (3-4 July). Take the metro this weekend, as the

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-13447479137832203802009-05-22T10:55:00.003-04:002009-05-22T10:59:23.096-04:00

I spent a good part of this month working on my partition at Artomatic.Artomatic is an annual event, where a new or newly renovated office building is taken over by the DC area artist community for a month, prior to its occupation. Each participant in visual arts is given a partition, floor, or wall to do whatever he or she desires. In addition, performing arts are scheduled at several stages

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-62012222710452965932009-05-07T14:05:00.004-04:002009-05-07T14:16:01.942-04:00

Well, my show at ArtSpace is over, and on the one hand, it was extremely successful: I sold more in both dollar terms and pieces of artwork than any previous show at ArtSpace.On the other hand, I didn't come close to break even - although I still have salable framed pieces left over.I guess I'm looking at this glass as half half. In positive terms, aside from the firsthand comments from

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Health and Happiness by Trish Ratliff.A good friend of mine is going to be taking my place at ArtSpace next month starting Tuesday 5 May, with her show "Unfolding the Kimono". She's a very talented up-and-coming oil painter, and is also a fellow refugee from the tech world.I always enjoy her work, not only because of the excellent use of color and skill, but also because she comes up with the

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Untitled (Construction Worker), ©2004 Edward Hahn All Rights Reserved.Hi all - I will be doing two shows over the next two months.First is the ArtDC.org 12x12 show in conjunction with the Hyattsville Arts Festival, in Hyattsville, MD. I have two pieces in a show that should ultimately have around 144 works in it. A 12x12 show is for small artwork - the finished, framed pieces must fit in a

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After 8 hours and some help from Doug and Guy, the show is hanged. Hung. Whatever.More pics of the show here, and here's the show images.It's running from now until 3 May; hope to see you there!ed

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Colocasia Illustris, ©2007 Edward Hahn All Rights ReservedHi all,As mentioned below, I am exhibiting at ArtSpace in Herndon from 7 April to 3 May. I've been spending a lot of time prepping for the show, and am just finishing up a few loose ends, as I go to hang the show on Monday.There's a reception at the gallery on Saturday 18 April, from 7pm to 9pm, that is open to the public. If you're

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-34162094012836457942009-04-03T14:12:00.003-04:002009-04-03T14:24:11.131-04:00

A good friend of mine, Trish Ratliff, is having a show, "Portraits and Nudes" at the Applegate Gallery in Vienna, VA. Trish is an oil painter who, like me, left the tech world and consulting to paint full time. She's got an excellent sense of color and style. Please check her show out.The show runs April 4 - April 29, and there's an artist's reception at the gallery on April 4, from 6 to 9

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-55834896698258126192009-03-09T17:41:00.006-04:002009-03-09T17:50:00.560-04:00

I'm back from a trip to New England! Actually, I've been back for a couple weeks now, just slow catching up and posting something. I was in Acadia National Park during a snow storm, which made for interesting shooting. In addition to stills, I took some video footage with the camera (5D Mark II), and have posted my first video at YouTube.Anyway, other news...I have a show upcoming at the

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-38435283433320575162009-02-14T16:36:00.002-05:002009-02-14T16:38:22.732-05:00

I use the so called "country style" cut of ribs, but this will work with regular spare ribs. Baby backs, not so much. It's a marinade, so all quantities are approximate and can be altered to taste. Exactitude is not that important.Ingredients:- 3-4 lbs bone-in country-style pork ribs (should be about 8 pieces). If you use spare ribs instead, cut the ribs into individual pieces.- a small jar of

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Sarah Burton is hosting a weekly (for now) series of informal discussions for all kinds of creative people at ArtSpace on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 to 8:30pm. I attended last night with a couple of other artists, and it was an interesting organizational meeting. The group is still forming and evolving, but the idea is to get a place where artists and performers can bring in incomplete or new works

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Lots of news to report. First the newborn shoot on Saturday - I think it was a very learning experience for myself, and has resulted in some useful shots, like the one above. I was using two speedlights set up remotely from the camera, and triggering with an IR transmitter. While it worked OK, I definitely need a shoot-through umbrella to light the scene well - bouncing off the walls and

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...hopefully I'll have some interesting stuff to post this evening.I offered a friends with a newborn some free prints and images in exchange for allowing me to use their images to promote my business. This is the "working for a living" part of being a photographer that I'm doing. I'm hoping that a good set of family images in a casual style will communicate the kind of portrait photography I'm

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("In A Row" Copyright ©2006 Edward Hahn All Rights Reserved)I'm very excited to announce that I've been selected to exhibit solo at the ArtSpace in Herndon, Virginia, for the month of April. The opening reception will actually be on Saturday, April 18, to avoid Easter and spring break holidays.Obviously, I'm ecstatic and humbled about this. More details as they emerge.

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("Blue Ridge Abstract" Copyright ©2005 Edward Hahn All Rights Reserved)Well, everyone needs a website these days, right? I've been working mine over pretty heavily the last couple of days, and am at a point where I don't mind people looking at it. So, without further ado.This brings up a huge dilemma, though, for photographers. Given that anything that's on the net can be easily lifted, many

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So I was talking with an established commercial photographer yesterday, and he had a recent shoot of jewelry. The way he spoke about it was that it was very difficult to capture well.As it turns out, one of my other hobbies is watch collecting - in fact, I help moderate a website dedicated to it (plug: www.timezone.com). One of the things we do is write articles and reviews of watches.Well,

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I found this article at Macworld.com yesterday. While all of the new features mentioned in the article appear to be of some utility, the fourth hint, where you can interact with curves and hue/saturation adjustment layers by clicking to select the tone/color to edit, and dragging in the image to adjust, seems to be the most useful.After a brief test, it's very useful because it allows you to

edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08458932484042927929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048600873186435134.post-20995488323652596102009-01-12T14:09:00.005-05:002009-01-16T11:19:59.181-05:00

So...the camera factory has recognized their egregious error on the camera and is fixing it under warranty post-haste. I may even see it back this week.In the mean time, check out three of the bands on my personal heavy rotation (at youtube, since that seems to be the best way to link to songs these days without worrying that the links will be dead in a week/day/hour. Unfortunately, the videos

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So, I recently purchased a new camera to bring me up to the current technology level - my old camera is from the late Triassic period. Naturally, getting something that's brand spanking new means two hazards.First, you have to find a place that actually has some stock. I was able to find one last week, and was from a reputable dealer that I've dealt with before.Second, you are dealing with

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To kick this blog off, a short intro:  I'm a long time photographer as a hobbyist, but am just starting out to see whether I can make a living as a full-time pro.  I guess my timing could have been better.While I'd love to be able to support myself doing just fine art photography, I expect that I'll need to do events and commercial work (if I can find it) to support myself.I've already been part

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