Bruce Davidson Fans...East 100th Street Gallery Show

(copy from www.nyartbeat.com)

Founded in 1981, The Howard Greenberg Gallery (41 East 57th Street) which was originally known as Photofind, exhibits photojournalism and 'street' photography, as well as photographs from a variety of genres and styles spanning from Pictorialism to Modernism, in addition to contemporary photography and images conceived for industry, advertising, and fashion.

In 1970, The Museum of Modern Art exhibited ground-breaking works from Bruce Davidson's photographic essay, 'East 100th Street.' MoMA's esteemed curator, John Szarkowski, selected 43 photographs and we are pleased to have the opportunity to exhibit these actual prints in precisely the state and manner in which they were exhibited in 1970. The MoMA show was accompanied by the publication of the first edition of Davidson's book, 'East 100th Street.' Through this exhibition, the gallery has strived to present an historically accurate re-creation of a memorable MoMA exhibition and insight into Szarkowski's curatorial process. In the south gallery, the gallery is exhibiting a selection of photographs that was inspired by the expanded edition of 'East 100th Street,' published in 2001 by St. Anne's Press, and not included in Szarkowski's edit.

Wow!! I'll be going...let us know what you think about the show!!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!

PPANJ members and spouses enjoyed last night's party and had fun dancing the night away to the music of DJ Village Entertainment (Tommy C.) --his Dad is a State President Martin Comiskey.

Flint and Terry took great souvenir photos. Here's one of Terry, Pat and Leslie (l-r).

Whatever holiday you celebrate--enjoy! Here's to a fabulous 2010!!!

Who Was Alice Austen??

We're always looking for the new and different when it comes to photography exhibits and shows. How great to find an unknown photographer (at least to me!!)

Who was Alice Austen? (1866-1952)

Grab your camera or sketch pad and find out. A visit to the museum that was her home for almost 80 years offers a glimpse into the life and work of this fascinating individual, one of the first woman photographers. In addition to an exhibition of Austen's photographs, there are regular shows related to her work and that of associated 19th- and 20th-century artists. A restored parlor in this elegant gingerbread cottage, built in the 1690s, showcases some of the Austen family's furniture and heirlooms, as well as examples of period decorative arts. Clear Comfort —as the estate is also known—and its Victorian gardens sit above the entrance to New York Harbor, offering spectacular views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty (see separate entry) and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Alice Austen Homestead and Museum

Two Hylan Boulevard (at Edgewater Street) Staten Island, NY 10305 Tel: (718) 816-4506

Thurs – Sun: 12 pm – 5 pm

Closed January and February

Still Time to Attend Holiday Event!

COME ONE, COME ALL!

TUX OR NO TUX!!

JOIN YOUR FELLOW PPANJ MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

FOR AN EVENTING OF GOOD FOOD, GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES!

DON'T WAIT, REGISTER NOW!

Register online at: www.ppanj.com

Questions, call Leslie Meltzer at 866.985.4300

Photo by Nancy Katz © Lambertville, NJ 2009

Holiday Party!!! Time to Have Fun!!

COME ONE, COME ALL!

JOIN YOUR FELLOW PPANJ MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS
FOR AN EVENTING OF GOOD FOOD, GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES!
DON'T WAIT, REGISTER NOW!

Insight into Print Competition from Steve Yahr..

Steve revealed to an intrigued crowd at tonight's meeting that he waited 7 years before entering a print competition. He won a blue ribbon his first time out in 2000 and hasn't stopped since! He describes entering print competition as a learning process, a time to share one's work and an opportunity to get feedback from colleagues even before entering. You have to understand the categories and how the judges judge in order to know where to enter a print. For example, the "portrait" of the bride was entered in the Social category rather than Portraits and did well-"Portraits are judged much more closely" he explained. An image has to "Wow" you and the judges every time you look at it--"You should not get tired of the image no matter how many times you look at it", says Steve. The portrait of the elderly couple is good, but there's nothing to wow the judges with. We learned from our state president Martin Comiskey, who made the four hour round-trip drive to attend the meeting, that the new rules for competition--all electronic!!!--will be out in the next few days. No prints will enable many more people to enter. We're in a new world!! Do you miss film and slides??--tonight I did as Steve talked about his long nights in the darkroom.

David Derex's Images on Display at Riverside Gallery

When you're at the shops at Riverside in Hackensack this holiday season be sure to stop by the Riverside Gallery to see David's work, which is on display until January 22, 2010. On exhibit is his print series “Visions of New York,” that consists of both representational and impressionistic takes on familiar, urban scenes. The images are available as framed chromogenic prints, or as archival pigment prints on canvas. Says Derex, “With my mixed-media and photographic studies, my purpose is to generate a visceral energy. I seek to portray a universal essence, transcending geographic and temporal boundaries. My images are designed to powerfully connect the viewer in the moment with the past and the future.” David's award winning photographs and mixed media works have been exhibited throughout the country, and have been published in magazines and international coffee table fine art books. As David’s work retains an appreciation for and connection with classical traditions, his embracing of new technologies allows him to add an expressionist sensibility to his images. Having worked primarily with people and figures as his subjects in the past, the urban landscape provides fresh ideas to be developed.

Here are some samples of his work. Great, right??

New Exhibit Opening in Woodstock..

Opening Reception: Saturday November 14, 5-7pm

ODE TO MUNKACSI
photographs by Martin Munkacsi in memory and celebration of his daughter and champion, Joan Munkacsi

Over her lifetime, Joan Munkacsi (1948 - 2008) cemented her father’s place within the photographic canon by writing about his work and partnering with Howard Greenberg Gallery, which has represented Martin Munkacsi since organizing an exhibition of his work in 1984. Joan was the primary force in reestablishing an appreciation for the remarkable contributions Munkacsi made to the field. In 1992, she helped the Aperture Foundation publish a definitive monograph of his work and in 2007, she assisted the International Center of Photography in mounting a major retrospective in New York City. In the year before her passing, she also helped to obtain a long-lost trove of over 4,000 glass plate negatives that had been missing since her father’s death in 1963.

PPANJ members--if you go to the show, be sure to write some comments!

address 59 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY 12498

telephone 845-679-9957 fax 845-679-6337

email info@cpw.org

Don't Miss Steve Yahr's Presentation on Print Competition!!

Do not miss our upcoming meeting on November 18th (as always at Unique at 6:30 PM)...Steven Yahr, CPP and Photography Fellow-- a true master photographer from Central Jersey Region--will share his proven insights into entering print competition.

Steve started entering competition in 2000 and has entered ever year since. What an inspiration--he's won the following awards!!

5 Court of Honors

4 320 Club Awards

2 Fuji Masterpiece Awards

2 Kodak Gallery Awards

2 Print of the Year Awards

2 CPP Awards

1 Zeltsman Award

2 Fassbender Awards

1 Judges Choice Award

November Meeting...Print Preparation

At the upcoming November 18th meeting PPANJ Member and Officer Steven Yahr will present essential details on print preparation for competition. Watch for more details!!

Here is Steve's beautiful winner from our state competition 2008--Calla Lilly.

Rock and Roll Photographs at Brooklyn Museum

Rock and Rollers-- looks like a great exhibit at The Brooklyn Museum. Can't wait to see it! Here are the hours. Below is the description from the museum web site.

Location: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052

Telephone: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440

Admission: Suggested Contribution: $10; Students with Valid ID: $6; Adults 62 and over: $6; Members: Free; Children under 12: Free

Hours: Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Get detailed hours

Subway: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum Get detailed directions

October 30, 2009–January 31, 2010

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor

"Who Shot Rock & Roll is the first major museum exhibition on rock and roll to put photographers in the foreground, acknowledging their creative and collaborative role in the history of rock music. From its earliest days, rock and roll was captured in photographs that personalized, and frequently eroticized, the musicians, creating a visual identity for the genre. The photographers were handmaidens to the rock-and-roll revolution, and their images communicate the social and cultural transformations that rock has fostered since the1950s. The exhibition is in six sections: rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes; tender snapshots of young musicians at the beginnings of their careers; exhilarating photographs of live performances that display the energy, passion, style, and sex appeal of the band on stage; powerful images of the crowds and fans that are often evocative of historic paintings; portraits revealing the soul and creativity, rather than the surface and celebrity, of the musicians; and conceptual images and album covers highlighting the collaborative efforts between the image makers and the musicians."

Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present is organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator Gail Buckland.

Great Love and Photography Story from NY Times..

FASHION & STYLE / WEDDINGS & CELEBRATIONS | November 01, 2009
Vows Preview: Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet
By LAMBETH HOCHWALD
A project that represented changed in both their lives brought Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet together and through cultural barriers and financial hardships.

Man Ray Exhibit Coming to the Jewish Museum..November 15th Opening

The constant motif of Man Ray’s life was liberation, change, and transgression: whether in name, medium, style, or content, he sought to free the object or subject of its limitations, just as he sought to free himself from his own personal origins and outsider past. The exhibition will demonstrate how the artist’s assimilation, his emergence from an immigrant world of stereotype, ethnicity, and fixed identity, produced a dynamic polarity of revelation and concealment. It will examine the myriad means he used to create this willful construction of veiled identity, revealing a hide-and-seek game of encrypted self-reference seen throughout his oeuvre. His relentless chronicling of his career through self-portraits exemplifies this conundrum, as does his autobiography, “Self-Portrait,” which, without dates or reference to his family or origins, purported to chronicle his life. Alias Man Ray argues that issues of identity are central to the interpretation of Man Ray’s work, and that through his lifelong need for anonymity, his constant self-remaking and chronicling, the artist managed to shadow if not totally occlude his personal history.

Guest Speaker at Upcoming Monthly Meeting...October 21

Come to Unique Photo on Route 46 and hear Emily Schlipf of Black Dog Photography of Hoboken....Business meeting begins at 6:30 PM

Her topic is: Manage Your Business: Time-Saving Technology Tips

Do you spend most of your day managing your business? Wish you could spend more time with your family or on the golf course? Emily will introduce you to surprisingly simple technologies that will save you time in the studio. Learn how to work more efficiently using electronic communication, online sales, and digital presentations.

Emily Schlipf is a successful photographer in Hoboken, New Jersey, who began her photography career in 2003 when a local studio, Black Dog Photography, hired her to automate and organize its workflow. Today, Black Dog Photography is a thriving studio with 2 locations and 4 photographers. Emily continues to find new and innovative ways to manage the business’ workflow and has become widely known for her work in weddings and boudoir. Her images have been published in the New York Times, Palisades Magazine, Professional Photographer, Manhattan Bride and (201) Bride. Her images are also currently featured in Fujifilm marketing materials. Emily is an active member of the Professional Photographers of America and recently became a Certified Professional Photographer.

Kandinsky on Your Holiday List..

Definitely plan to go to the Guggenheim to see the fabulous Kandinsky exhibit. You can order tickets online to avoid waiting. Pretty crowded-try and go during the week.

His color palette alone will inspire you whether you're shooting portraits, landscapes or a wedding!

Take time to view the online exhibit information before going to have a good background of understanding.

A small photo exhibit is also on display showing images from Kandinsky's time in Germany with his longtime lover who was a painter and photographer.

The great Irving Penn, photographer, dies in NYC at age 92

There's so much to say about Irving Penn, the great innovator, that I thought I'd pull some copy straight from one of his obituaries. Take time to look up some of his iconic fashion images. If you are a wedding or studio portrait photographer, he's required studying for his beautiful lighting and posing.

From the Times Online....."In a career that lasted more than 60 years, Irving Penn marked himself out as one of the fathers of modern-day fashion, portrait and still-life photography. Along with the late Richard Avedon, his great colleague and rival, Penn brought about a change in postwar portraiture and fashion photography that was to have repercussions up to the present day.

For the first hundred years of photography, politicians, generals and actors had visited portrait studios in search of nobility and fine looks, expecting their cowardice or their pimples to be deftly retouched. They were paying to have their vanities gratified. Penn broke that compact between photographer and sitter. Penn’s subjects left themselves open to the photographer’s interpretation in the same way that Dora Maar left herself open to Picasso’s frantic interpretation.

It may be the norm today but in breaking that contract, Penn wanted to expose the life behind the achievement. He shot Martha Graham, WH Auden and Stravinsky, for example, posed in stark tight corners. bringing a drama to the composition and focusing all attention on those faces, assessing without flinching precisely the price, the damage of struggle, the achievement and the life itself.

Penn made a very handsome living at Vogue taking direct and austere photographs of beautiful models, focusing attention on the elegance to which many women aspired. His fashion photography influenced many, notably Norman Parkinson. But at the same time Penn was also one of the 20th century’s most distinguished practitioners of the time-honoured genre of still life. Following in the tradition of Chardin and other still-life painters, he brought his rigorous eye to the subject in photographs of great wit, simplicity and edginess. Taking such unpromising subjects as old cigarette butts, bones, street trash and lumps of tofu, he set about making a body of work that could shock as much as it could delight."

Georgia O'Keefe..

OK, so I am an art museum maniac. When I do have the time I see as much as I can as I did this past weekend. The Cezanne exhibit at the Montclair Art Museum is fantastic--focus is his American following of artists in the years after his death--how they incorporated his genius into their works.

Alfred Stieglitz, by 1910, was using his magazine, Camera Works, to reproduce artwork by Cezanne, Picasso and other artists of the day. He understood the close connection between painting and seeing with light using a camera.

This exhibit led me to The Whitney and the Georgia O'Keefe exhibit with its focus on the abstract nature of her work. Of course she was greatly influenced by the photographic style and studies of her husband Stieglitz. O'Keefe claimed to crop and enlarge her paintings similarly to how a photographer would

his/her photographs.

A room was dedicated to the very famous Steiglitz photographs of O'Keefe's hands, torso and body. She got a little too much notice for those images and in later years worked hard on projecting an image of herself as a "strong" woman, not just a beautiful one.

Photography in NYC...Robert Frank

If you have time, definitely see photographer Robert Frank's exhibit on his timeless book, The Americans, first published in the US 50 years ago in 1959. All 83 photographs from the book are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until the end of December. Interesting the way the images are mixed with displays of the book itself, correspondence with colleagues such as Jack Kerouac who wrote the introduction and contact sheets displaying Mr. Frank's rather messy (my word) organizational style. He might like Lightroom!!

The editing process is pretty fascinating and although some of the images look "dated" remember at the time they were totally new and perhaps even shocking.

The first image in the book and in the show was taken in Hoboken New Jersey--windows with a flag. Many other "local" images of interest along with others from the south, southwest and midwest that Mr. Frank shot on his cross country road trips.

He was an outsider using the camera to look inside America-its politics, religions, social mores customs and more.

Go!!!

Conde Nast closes publications..

Conde Nast gave the magazine world a shock today when it closed its prestigious Gourmet magazine; also closed Modern Bride and Elegant Bride. Ad sales won't let the publisher maintain these pubs.

Web sites seem alive and well. Still need advertising dollars to make them work.

What do you think? How does this reflect other trends in the world of weddings? Any thoughts??

Photographers agree on pluses of hands on approach...

Monday, September 21st was a gorgeous day, and photographers agree that Forsgate Country Club was the perfect venue for indoor and outdoor shooting. Michael Glen Taylor and Blair Phillips had captive audiences for their morning and afternoon sessions. Michael was sponsored by Burrell Color and Blair by H&H Color Lab. Capri Album and Creative Frames were trade show participants and door prizes were donated by Tamrae, Marathon Press and Graphie Authority.

To top it all off the cheescake was yummy, too. Kudos to Central Region for a great event!

Photos by Nancy Katz from Blair Phillips' afternoon session. See his hands on (literally) approach and our PPANJ photographers traipsing through the grasses for a unique shot of the model!

...and the winners of the shootout contest are:

First Place by Pat Auriemma

Last night at the monthly PPANJ North

Region meeting, winners from August's Jersey City/Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty shootout were announced. Selections were made by the Unique staff. And what great prizes--from a sample library-style photo album to beautiful picture frames to gift certificates! Congratulations everyone (in placement order). Pat Auriemma, Jill Nanfeldt, Nancy Katz, Mario Cornejo, David Fishbein, Michelle Schaller and David Derex.

Winning Images Shown: "Staircase" by Pat Auriemma, "Luggage" by Jill Nanfeldt, "Bangles" by Nancy Katz, "Soldier" by Michelle Schaller and "Miss Liberty" by David Fishbein.

Rodney Smith, September 17th at Unique University

ATTENTION CAMERA CLUB MEMBERS & STUDENTS:
All camera club members (ASMP, PPANJ, NJ Media Center, etc...) and students will be admitted to this event FREE with valid ID! School IDs or membership cards must be shown at the door.
Rodney Smith: September 17th, 6 - 8pm
Ron Wyatt: September 24th, 6:30 - 8pm

In case you haven't heard, Unique Photo will be welcoming world-renowned photographer Rodney Smith tomorrow, September 17th, from 6 - 8pm at Unique University! And with his newest photo book, The End, hitting the market, we're extremely excited to offer all students and members of camera clubs FREE admittance to the seminar with valid ID!

If you're unfamiliar with the name 'Rodney Smith', that doesn't necessarily mean that you're unfamiliar with his work! With 40 years experience in the photography industry, Rodney has worked for clients like the New York Times Magazine, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ralph Lauren, and several others. His work has also been collected by many distinguished museums, galleries, and families, including the Carnegies and the Rockefellers.

At the seminar, Rodney will highlight the philosophical and aesthetic changes his pictures have undergone, using a slideshow and a lecture that journeys through his 40 years of making photographs. He will then address the importance of maintaining artistic vision and distinct style while photographing commercially. In addition, The End will also be available for viewing and purchase!

The seminar will be taking place at Unique University within the Unique Photo SuperStore. The address is: 123 US Highway 46 (West), Fairfield, NJ 07004. For a map, please Click Here.

Eugene Richards in Woodstock, NY

Worth the ride!

Interested in Polaroids? Fashion?

International Center of Photography...

OPEN AIR 8x10: Hungarian Fashion Show

September 12–15 | Saturday–Tuesday

Grace Building Plaza/School at ICP, 43rd Street at 6th Avenue

Strike a pose in an interactive fashion shoot at the Grace Building's plaza during New York Fashion Week! Models clad in the latest haute couture by up-and-coming Hungarian designers will pose during lunch hour with passers-by. Photographers using the rare 8x10 Polaroid cameras—favorites of Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton—will shoot the scenes, paying tribute to American fashion photography. The Polaroid photos will be exhibited on the glass cube entrance of the International Center of Photography's offices.

Just a Couple More Days for Print Competition from August Shootout...

If you were on the shoot....enter in our first "Picnic Shootout Competition"

Deadline: September 15, 2009 – 1pm

Rules:

o One print per member.

o Print has to be from the day of the picnic only.

o Open subject: portraits, landscape, paint, illustrative, etc.

o We are accepting any size print with a minimum size of 8x10.

o Photograph has to be mounted to any material matt, dry mounted, framed, etc. (for display purposes only)

o You are welcome to use any finish you wish (glossy, luster, watercolor, paint, etc.)

o Include competition form (attached to this e-mail) with your print and a CD with digital file.

o You can hand in your print or you can mail it to:

Unique Photo

Attn: Photo Department

123 US Hwy 46

Fairfield, NJ 07004

Prizes: We have a value of more than $500 in prizes

· 1st Prize - SAMPLE album 10x10, 30 pages

· 2nd Prize - Frame sample collection ( 3 frames collection)

· 3rd Prize – Unique goodie bag.

Deadline: September 15, 2009 – 1pm

The prints will be on display at the Unique University Room on September 16, 2009 during our monthly meeting where the winner will be announced.

Judging will be done by the Photo Department of Unique University to keep the judging impartial. You can pick up your print after the meeting.

This competition was kept as simple as possible; its purpose is to exercise our skills and to have fun.

Good luck everyone…

Mario Cornejo, CPP

1st VP - PPANJ North