My photography clients’ personalities and interests influence both how I photograph for them and how I print the photographs for their albums and framing.
When I visited with a recent client to go over their photos for their wedding album, I noticed the sculptures that adorned their shelves. These were pre-Columbian sculptures that they enjoy collecting. They handed one to me to hold. This flat sculpture incised from stone made an impression on me. Later that day as I was thinking about printing their album, I realized that I wished to have this feeling or energy translated into the prints. I hope that I have succeeded in my aspiration.
The art dealer that they trust is Spencer Throckmorton who is representing his collection of pre-columbian art this week at the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory.
Filed in portraits, weddings
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Tagged albums, art, B&W photographs, collection, collector, dealer, photographs, portraits, pre-columbian, sculpture, Spencer Throckmorton, wedding
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
I have photographed this mom for her first pregnancy and continued with her new born baby. We had a lot of fun since I held back some of the film of her near delivery to photograph her new baby with the same film. Please check out the post titled: Dreaming.
I have continued to work with her daughter with my 4X5 large format camera.
This is daring with a young child. But I love the spontaneity and playfulness of children and am not afraid to use this camera because the photos are so beautiful.
Her mom’s goal was to have these photos because soon her daughter would be a big sister!
Filed in art, children, maternity
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Tagged 4X5" negaives, Alice Garik Photography, B&W film, baby, beauty, color film, double exposure, large format camera, maternity, memories, mom, one year old, photographs, photos, pregnancy, sister, toddler
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
When a family member passes, nothing replaces the photographs you have of them. This wonderful grandmother attended the wedding of her grandson.
Sharing the Wedding Joy with Grandmother
Filed in family, portraits, weddings
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Tagged family, grandchildren, grandmother, grandparents, grandson, joy, loved ones, memories, memory, passing, photograph, wedding
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Family photographs can capture more than faces at a particular time. They can show fun and togetherness. They can show love and pride. They can mean that two sets of brothers are now together because of the new marriage of their parents. These are silver gelatin black & white prints.
Playing at Two
Happy and Proud
Filed in family, portraits, weddings
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Tagged black & white, bridal party, bride, brothers, extended family, family, father, fun, hand printed, love, marriage, mother, photographs, photos, portraits, pride, silver gelatin prints, wedding
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Some more new prints. I think you will see the love and connection.
Filed in art, maternity, weddings
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Tagged attachment, black & white, closeness, connection, joy, kiss, love, maternity, parents, silver gelatin prints, touch, veil, weddings
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
I enjoy doing silver gelatin black & white prints. They will live a long time and be treasures to hand down to one’s children. Here are a few recent ones I have printed for clients.
Amazing what a toddler will try!
Sharing the Pregnancy
Anticipation
Filed in art, family, weddings
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Tagged anticipation, black & white, bridal, dad, family, heirloom, husband, maternity, play, pregnancy, prints, sharing, silver gelatin prints, toddler, treasure, wife
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
I am proud that I work with a premiere bookbinder, Brooke Merrill Tinney. When Brooke emailed me a recent article about her work, I knew that I wished to let my readers know that not only does Brooke design and hand craft my wedding albums to tell the stories of my clients’ wedding days. She crafts unique albums for some of the best commercial photographers. What pleases me also about this article is that Brooke used my portrait of her that I printed in one of my favorite ways: palladium on Japanese gampi paper.
Here are sample albums that Brooke has made for my clients.
Accordian Fold Album
Clam Shell Box with Photo Insert
Two Sewn Albums with Palladium Cover Photos
Filed in art, weddings
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Tagged accordion fold albums, albums, archival, Brooke Merrill Tinney, clam shell box, cover photos, design, Dweller by the Stream Inc., hand made, sewn albums, stories, unique, weddings
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
“Snatching a moment to keep forever” is the way we wish to have memories of our children as they grow. This is why we photograph.
Recently I photographed a family in Central Park, NYC. After I delivered the proof prints, they wrote: “Wow…You had BOTH of us in tears looking at these pics. What a special way to memorialize our new family in NYC.”
Here are some of the photos.
The Comfort of Being Held by Dad
Fall Leaves Fascinate Children
Happiness
Filed in children, family, New York
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Tagged baby, black & white photographs, Central Park, children, comfort, family, happiness, joy, learning, love, memories, New York City, photographs, toddler
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
This Fall the leaves in New York City have turned to brilliant reds and yellows. One Saturday I photographed an engagement couple in their favorite haunts around Columbus Circle and Central Park.
Filed in New York, portraits, weddings
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Tagged autumn, Central Park, Columbus Circle, couple, engagement, fall leaves, New York City, NYC skyline, photography, portraits, skyline
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
The beauty of a swan at sunset in Prospect Park, an autumn wonder.
Autumn gold, swan and blue sky
Filed in Brooklyn, nature
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Tagged autumn, beauty, blue, Brooklyn, fall, gold, light, nature, New York, Prospect Park, quiet, silence, swan
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