Darkroom Part Deux

Originally uploaded by akkleis

I spent several hours in the darkroom Saturday night working on this photo of Positano. Read more on this week’s S+ART Blog Post.

Originally uploaded by akkleis

Spending some time in the dark with my negatives for my latest S+ART blog post.

Make your own pinhole beercam

Originally uploaded by akkleis

I had the opportunity to help PBR with their pinhole camera project for the DCist Exposed Photography Show. This is part of the flyer I made to go along with the pinhole cameras that were given out at the opening on Saturday, March 6.

Thanks to everyone who came to Long View two days before the opening to help make these little cameras at such last minute!!

Once I have a few prints made, I’ll post them.

Every year, this show gets bigger and bigger and is THE place to be for all things DC-photo related. 2010 was no exception, turning out a crowd of about 1800 at Long View Gallery on opening night. The 47 photographs will remain on view until March 21. Don’t miss this show! Photos are selling fast!

This Saturday!

Originally uploaded by akkleis

Logo by Lynne Venart, photo by Angela Kleis

All the details here

Come early for a PBR Pinhole Beercam!

0221001633.jpg

Originally uploaded by akkleis

This week’s S+ART post is about something I use every single day: my cell phone camera!

IT-14-33

Originally uploaded by akkleis

One of the predominant themes I tend to explore in my work is pushing comfort levels of both myself and the viewer, in both content and reaction. My work can sometimes be a little odd, and the viewer doesn’t always know what to do with it, and I am interested in their reactions. This series, “There’s been a terrible accident…”, began as an idea to position a body in way that appears as if they have fallen to their deaths, but not be the dominating element of the scene. The body is usually blocked or overwhelmed by their surroundings, or the perspective is skewed, all of which make it difficult to immediately identify. When the viewer finally sees the body, their reactions are generally strong and range from humor to horror, with a lot of confusion in between, and are just as important as the photos, themselves.

The taking of these photographs also causes reactions, in that they are not planned. These are all ad hoc situations where I can be above ground level with a friend who doesn’t mind getting a little dirty. Sometimes passersby occasionally express concern that someone is really injured or show indifference to the person laying on the ground that they just walked past, and become a part of the photograph, themselves.

See the entire series here.