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Come out and view the works of nine (9) featured photographers at Bayard Cutting Arboretum this weekend. This fine art photography show is sponsored by Long Island Photo Gallery. Long Island Photo Gallery members are proud to be participating in this outstanding Long Island Photography Exhibit featuring dedicated Long Island fine art photographers.
The exhibit, “Long Island and Its Photographers – Varied Fine Art Photography Expressions” will be held at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Islip on June 18 & 19 from 10 am – 4 pm.
Taking inspiration from the beauty that is Long Island, the exhibited photographs are individual expressions of visual art held dear by some of Long Island’s most promising fine art photographers. All artists are exhibiting to further there fine art photography reach.
Mark your calendars for this exciting event. Bayard is a great place to bring the family, to spend time strolling the beautiful landscape and to get to know some outstanding Long Island fine art photographers.
Long Island Photo Gallery is up against some serious competition tonight as we host our regularly scheduled Long Island Photo Gallery critique night. Our competition is Round 1 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.
The true photography faithful will be in the gallery tonight, from 7 – 9 p.m., as their 4 favorite images get put through the critiquing process. This is a great way to interact with other photographers.
Every image stands on its own merit, regardless of the photographer’s experience .
We are looking for the following criteria.
1.) Clear Center of Interest
2.) Composition
3.) Focus and Exposure
4.) Story
5.) Lighting
6.) Creativity
7.) Uniqueness
Tonight we expect to see images from Joanne Henig, Jessica Hirschmann, Joe Cubiotti, Mark Stumpf, Kim Pace, and John Schmahl.
I’m guessing the remaining, awesome LIPG members will be in front of their TV’s with a bowl of popcorn watching Round 1 of the basketball tournament. I can’t blame them. It is a very exciting event to watch. However, being the technology wizard that I am, I will use my DVR to record, and later watch, the final minutes of each game. Really, those final minutes are the MOST exciting moments of March Madness. And, I will be able to participate in the LIPG Critique night.
Looks like I win!
~ Joanne Henig
This past Saturday we stirred sleepy-eyed photographers from their beds and gathered them at ‘Studio 1650′, our Long Island Photo Gallery home office. There, we setup a backdrop and some amazing photography equipment and did a quick seminar on Portrait Lighting Essentials.
LIPG member Mark Stumpf gave our group a 90 minute demonstration on how to setup the camera, the camera’s white balance, the umbrella lights with soft boxes, off camera flash lighting, back lighting, reflectors and more. He did a really wonderful demonstration.
We all had a great experience. Each of us were put in the most uncomfortable position of all, in FRONT of the camera. Most photographers dread staring into the lens and being the subject. But a lot of us got some really good head shots of themselves which they can use for their websites, facebook pages or, as in my case, a target for darts!
Thanks again to Mark for leading us. If you have any specific questions about Portrait Lighting Essentials, please feel free to contact LIPG. We would be happy to share our knowledge with you anytime!
~ Joanne Henig
Really, Ctrl+i for ‘invert’.
Picked this tip up from the Digital Photography School.
Many of us use layer masks when editing a photo in Photoshop to allow us to mask out parts of our layers. For example, if I want to add a color filter layer or a texture layer and I don’t want the layer to affect the entire image I start using my ‘black brush’ to ‘undo’ the entire layer then I switch to the ‘white brush’ to brush in the effect that I want. This is double step editing and I generally like to do things in one step. (I am always on a very tight time schedule.)
“If you want the layer to only affect a small portion of your photo, you have to erase/mask out everything except that little area. In reality, this only takes a second but that’s a long time in the editing world where everything is created to make your job super fast and easy. So instead of wasting a whole second, I just click the layer mask and hit Ctrl+i for ‘invert’. This turns your layer inside out so instead of spending time masking bits out, you can now use a black or white brush to mask portions in.”
That’s it! Simple. When I learn little shortcuts like this after a full day of editing a portrait session I just bow my head to the Photoshop Gods.
See you tonight for our Long Island Photo Gallery field trip to chilly Reckson Plaza in Uniondale.
~ Joanne Henig
Hello photography enthusiasts, and others!
My name is Jessica Hirschmann and I am one of the founders and curators of Long Island Photo Gallery. This is my first blog entry. For some I reason had a feeling that I should write an entry for this month. So, here we go …
I have always been involved with photography. When I was a kid I always wanted to hold the family camera and take pictures to document our family vacations. This didn’t always go over very well, since I had no idea what I was doing back then. As time went on I got a job at my local Genovese Drug Store (which turned to Eckerd Pharmacy, and is now Rite Aid) and of course, I ended up in the photography department. This meant that I was developing 35mm color film for a living.
During my time working as a Photo Tech, I began college and majored in photography. The focus there was all about the history of photography, learning about image composition, developing our black and white 35mm film, printing our own images, and then eventually studio lighting. I did learn a lot more than that, but those are the main topics that still remain burned into my mind. I loved all of the photography assignments, but I never enjoyed the pressure of having to take the specific photos.
 Pink Tulip, by Jessica Hirschmann I have always been around photography, so it only seemed logical to stay in photography as a major. So, why did I switch my major to web design? Well, I didn’t realize this until today, while I was writing this blog entry. If I continued to major in photography then it would probably have killed my passion for photography. Yea, I know that sounds weird!
Recently in 2009, Joanne Henig and I took a trip down to Florida to participate in the 2009 Birding & Fotofest. I had a great time, but sad to say I took better pictures when I got home and was hanging out in my backyard. I have realized that photography for me needs to be a hobby and nothing more. I tend to flake out when there is the slightest bit of pressure. So, this means there will be no paid portrait jobs for me! Well, for now, until I figure out how to get over this hump.
Now back to Long Island Photo Galley. It is a great feeling to be around other photographers with the same passion. But I especially love that Joanne Henig and I have created this local niche for other photographers. Not only can we display our photography to the world, but also help other Long Island photographers to promote their work. Even if a photographer is a beginner they still have an opportunity to showcase to the world what they see as fine art. Plus, they have the opportunity to sell their work to the public. By the way, it’s an amazing feeling to know that someone out there has connected to something I’ve photographed!
What does this all mean? I think my personal life story around photography taught me the following … follow your heart and work on staying passionate with that makes you happy. After all, hobbyists take great pictures too! With that said, I need to grab my camera and see where I end up!
Congratulations to June’s Long Island Photo Gallery’s Framed Art Giveaway winner – Doreen Snyder!
July’s giveaway going on NOW!
 Doreen Snyder, June's Winner!
This little group of ours has gone from a ‘good idea’ to a real ‘community with opportunity’!
Congratulations to Debra Moody, Jessica Hirschmann and Joanne Henig! All three Long Island Photo Gallery members have had their fine art photography chosen by the SheltAir Corporation to be on permanent display at their new terminal at the Francis S. Gabreski Airport, which is located in the Village of Westhampton Beach.
This is some great recognition for our group and our members. Here are the 6 images that were chosen:
What’s next for Long Island Photo Gallery and its members? We can only say that we have high hopes for continued success. It is because of our member’s enthusiasm that we continue to grow and achieve outstanding recognition throughout Long Island as ‘the’ place for fine art Long Island photography!
On May 8th, 2010 Long Island Photo Gallery members and their guests will be taking a photography field trip to the Vanderbilt Estate Museum in Centerport, Long Island.
According to the VanderbiltMuseaum.org website, the mansion has 24 rooms and its original construction was designed by the same architectural firm that designed New York City’s Grand Central Station. Later additions to the William K. Vanderbilt II mansion at his Eagle’s Nest estate were executed by architects that trained with the same architectural firm. Feel free to take a tour of the mansion while we’re there. Mansion tours last 50-60 minutes and are scheduled every twenty minutes.
The 43-acre museum complex counts among its collections not only the Gold Coast-era mansion [1910-1936], a marine museum, natural history habitats, curator’s cottage, seaplane hangar, boathouse and numerous other estate features [gardens, fountains, balustrades and pools], but also marine and natural history specimens, house furnishings and fine arts, photographs and archives, and an extensive collection of ethnographic objects that make up the former William K. Vanderbilt II estate. A portion of today’s museum – the Hall of Fish – was actually opened to the public during Vanderbilt’s lifetime. Then, as now, the museum seeks to preserve and interpret artifacts that represent his life, collecting interests and intellectual legacy.
The Vanderbilt Mansion is located at 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, New York 11721-0605. General admission is $7 per adult and $3 per child under 12. The mansion tour is an additional $5.
Looking forward to seeing you on May 8th!
~ Joanne
Long Island Photo Gallery, the LI photography “Community With Opportunity”, is on a positive roll. Please join us in welcoming Tommy Brunhuber and Edward Mooney to our group.
Tommy Brunhuber explains, ”My “career” as a photographer is still very much in its infancy and I am by no means a professional, but I am humbly willing to learn as much as I can.” Well Tommy, with your membership in Long Island Photo Gallery, you are beginning to move your career forward. We encourage Tommy, as well as all of our members, to update their images in the gallery and their images offered for sale on the website, on a regular basis. Attend our field trips (May 8, 2010, Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, Long Island) and our critique sessions (April 14th, 2010 at 7:00 PM). Read and post to this blog as well. Challenge yourself everyday! I look back at my work when I first started Long Island Photo Gallery with Jessica Hirschmann and I can’t believe how much my work has improved. You all will improve too. Practice, share, grow.
Newest member Edward Mooney has “his work exhibited in several galleries on Long Island and also at the Fire Island, Montauk Point and Horton Lighthouses.” Eddie also has his own website and blog. His distinguished career as a fine art photographer has work exhibited at the Village Art and Frame in Babylon and the Seafarer Gift Shop in Sayville. We are delighted to have his work exhibited here, on the Long Island Photo Gallery website, and we hope to see his framed pieces in our Bohemia gallery soon.
With every new member that joins, the exposure for all of us grows. Each of us has a unique artistry. As we grow, we will be able to offer a greater variety of fine art to a general public that is hungry for Long Island Fine Art Photography for their home and office.
~ Joanne
I’ve been dancing around these characters on my computer keyboard for over a week now, trying to come up with a great topic for all of our members. I was supposed to do a piece on the fantastic time we all had at the Atlantis Aquarium, but Mother Nature dumped nearly two feet of snow on us and, ‘viola’, another field trip and blog post thwarted!
So before the weather gets too nice and all of Spring has sprung, please refocus your photography minds and efforts on two HUGE things in this blog post.
First - your NEW Long Island Photo Gallery website, your NEW Fire Island Photography website, your NEW Members area, your NEW Photography Resource area and your NEW Photography Equipment area.
Whoa guys! (I said this was HUGE!)
All of this has been revamped and expanded to drive more visitors (a.k.a. shoppers) to us all.
I want to send out a HUGE thank you to Jessica Hirschmann who has been working like a woman possessed with this for a couple of months! It would mean the world to ME … if YOU … would take a moment to post a THANK YOU to Jessica. She deserves our collective praise for making us all look great!
Second – our Print Gallery located at 1650 Sycamore Ave, Bohemia needs your print work! We have NEW prints on the walls in Bohemia and want to continue to build our physical gallery. We are looking to advertise the Bohemia gallery to the public and want each of you to have something hanging in the gallery and marked “For Sale”. Call me! I want to help grow our physical gallery into the real deal and to sell, sell, sell for you.
Short, but SWEET! As always, we welcome your comments. And don’t forget to post a thank you to Jessica!
~ Joanne
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