michaellinder 16,613 Posted September 9, 2019 Loaded with emotion, this image reminds me of 2 historical events in my life. The first was my wedding 1/2 a decade ago and watching with tears in my eyes as my new father-in-law danced with my wife; the second was at my son's wedding, also having tears in my eyes watching my daughter-in-law's father dance with his daughter. What otherwise grabbed my attention was the tonality, most of which is quite gentle with subdued contrast. There's one lone exception - the man's kipah, which is jet black. To me, this element is what drew my eye, especially since all we see of his dance partner is a light, possibly woven sweater, her hair, and a glimpse of the fingers belonging to her right hand. Thanks, "Sam," for the lesson in monochrome photography. Link to comment
samstevens 7,308 Posted September 10, 2019 Michael, thanks for your thoughts. I think there is something memory-oriented in the photo and I'm glad it evoked some meaningful memories for you. This was taken at a 60th anniversary celebration for my cousin and his wife, the couple shown. So it's also nice that it brought up weddings for you. I appreciate your noticing the soft tones, which felt a good approach for the content of the photo. By the way, I recently had an exhibit of my work (in my home gallery) and the 8 photos in this folder (the only folder I've uploaded so far) were shown together in one alcove of the studio. Link to comment
michaellinder 16,613 Posted September 10, 2019 Congratulations on the show, Fred. Was it a private one? Link to comment
samstevens 7,308 Posted September 11, 2019 I'd say it was semi-private in that I invited friends and family but some people mentioned it to their friends and so a few people I didn't know showed up as well. I may do what's called "Open Studio" here in San Francisco. It's a weekend set aside where artists open up their studios to the public and you get a listing on the main website with samples of your work. It's become a very popular venue and a lot of cities now have it. I also just applied to a local gallery. They have a different local artist exhibit every month and their call for entries for 2020 just happened, so we'll see where it goes with that. I hope to fill out my portfolio here a bit and also want to put together a website which will have all the photos from this latest show (about 45). Link to comment
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