Lightroom Magic!

Monday I went to the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park NY for a short session.  The autumn colors this year are blah...don't know if it was too much rain or what, but the trees are dropping leaves without making a big show this year.  So I turned to Lightroom to turn prose into poetry -- at least that's the intention!

After Lightroom....

Before Lightroom...

After Lightroom...

I like the delicacy of the color and the burnt in quality of the blacks -- for me it seems to lift the image to another level.

For more examples of my photos, check out my gallery, www.riverwindsgallery.com or www.maryannglass.com.

Elegant Wedding Floral Arrangements in Connecticut

Love the beautiful floral arrangements at weddings -- from simple to complex, they add an essential grace note to the rituals.  These were made by Loretta Stagen of Stamford, Connecticut for a wedding at Belle Haven Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.

To see more of our wedding photos, check out www.feteaccompli-photo.com.

Elegant Wedding at Belle Haven Country Club

A sunset champagne toast to Marianne & Robert, who got married September 24 at the beautiful Belle Haven Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut!  

Planning a wedding?  Check out our website, www.feteaccompli-photo.com.

Portrait Session: Henry & Sam

A good friend of mine commissioned me to take photos of her husband and son.  Seems he is the family photographer, so he is rarely in the photos!  We spent about an hour together.  Sam, the beautiful, very photogenic toddler, has been watching way too many episodes of Next Top Model -- every time he heard the camera click, he changed poses. His dad realized that what Sam really wanted to do was go out and play, so I followed them as they kicked the ball around.  Sam is quite passionate about his soccer!  Finally caught the two of them as they rested under a tree.  The key to success:  keep shooting!  The action was changing quickly, and I knew if I kept clicking I would get some lovely spontaneous shots that showed the little guy's lively personality and the trusting bond between father and son.  

Encaustic Photos On View @ RiverWInds Gallery

It's always very satisfying, when you complete a series, to see them hung all together -- 17 of them! I have been working on Into the Woods - a portfolio of photos mounted on board and coated with encaustic (which is beeswax and damar resin.  There's a longer description of the process in one of my August blogs.)  The sizes are intimate:  5x5, 8x8, 10x10.

One artist, a painter, noted that the encaustic adds atmosphere to the images, a soft, floating quality.  I also like that the image stands alone -- no mat, glass, frame.  The series is in the front room of  my gallery, RiverWinds, in Beacon, NY, through this weekend.  After that, it will move but stay within the gallery - www.riverwindsgallery.com.  Below are some of the images.

Beacon Open Studios This Weekend

Beacon Open Studios is this weekend - September 24 and 25 - from 12-6 - all around Beacon, NY.  I will be sharing a truck at Truck City with Jennifer Konig, where we will be displaying our dazzling photos!  Truck City is on the corner of 9D and Main, in the parking lot for Spire Studios.  Maps can be obtained from my gallery, RiverWinds, at 172 Main Street, and at Hudson Beach Glass, our next door neighbor.  More than 60 artists are showing work -- should be a grand weekend for art.   For more information, check out www.beaconopenstudios.org.

Below are some of the images I will be selling.  The photos are attached to wood and have been coated with encaustic -- beeswax and resin.

2012 Calendar Preview:September & November

November -- Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Maine

September, taken at Innisfree Gardens

Went to Grey Printing today to look at color proofs -- they look great. Still on schedule to have the calendar available this weekend for the Beacon Open Studios.  I'll be in Truck City, corner of 9D and Main Street, near Spire Studios.  And the calendar will be available at my gallery, www.riverwindsgallery.com.  Or leave a message on this blog.

Only $12 -- and they make great gifts for men, women, office colleagues, distant relatives, close relatives, people you love, people you don't like all that much but you feel obligated to get them something, etc.