Molly and Denver - Sneak Peek!

Recently I had the opportunity to photograph my Aunt's two dogs in my studio in downtown Toledo. Molly is a year old black and white Border Collie and Collie mix. Denver is a six week old brown and white purebred Border Collie puppy.

It was a real challenge getting these two looking at the camera together. As difficult as it was, I had so much fun doing this session! Here are a few of the images that I have edited so far.

Check back soon for more photos from this session!

Cheers!

~ Janelle ~

P.S. More photos from this session can be viewed on my Flickr account.

Funny, Silly Faces and Pets!

Today is the first time that I'm entering into an I ♥ Faces photo contest. I ♥ Faces is a photography site focused on photographing faces and their multitude of expressions. Each week they hold a themed photo contest for photographers of all experience levels to enter on their site. It's a great site that is inspiring and fun to browse. They also have giveaways and tutorials for photographers.

This week they have two categories for the themed photo contest. The first is "Funny, Silly Faces". My entry is a photo of one of my clients. I love this photo because this is actually how she smiles. She is quite a character.


The second category in this week's contest is "Pets". My entry is a photo of my brother's dog, Penny, that I took in my studio. I love her little sad eyes.

Good luck to everyone entering the contest!

Cheers!

~ Janelle ~

Fauxtobooth

So, a couple of weeks ago was my the grand opening of my new studio in downtown Toledo. It was a lot of fun and a ton of friends and family stopped out for the event. Thanks to everyone that could make it out!

And of course a Open Studio Party for a photography studio wouldn't be complete without some photo fun, right? So I set up what I like to refer to as a "Fauxtobooth". See, it is a little station where you can take your own photo with a remote control, much like a photo booth. But it's not a real booth - that is where the "Faux" part comes in. I know, cleaver, right? (I didn't come up with it. It's a term that has been used on the interweb for a while now.)

Anyhoo, I finally have edited the photos and created a little slide show to share the photos. So without further ado, just click here to view the slide show. (Then click "play" in the upper left hand corner.)

Or you can view the photos on flickr here.

And because there have been way too many posts on my blog without a photo here is a photo from the Fauxtobooth of my sweetie, Aaron, and I. (Isn't that great? I managed to say "photo" 3 times in one sentence. Well actually type. And one of the photos was faux. Hahaha. I slay me!)

Cheers!

~ Janelle ~

P.S. Be sure to check back often. I'll be posting some photos of my new studio set up.

P.S.S. I love comments. Please leave me one. Or ten. It's up to you. :-)

Open Studio Party!

Get ready to party! Come to this special open house party of the new studio space of Janelle Lorenzen Photography.

Thursday, July 16th 2009

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Secor Artist Studios

425 Jefferson Ave

Toledo, OH

Located on the 7th floor

See examples of my fine art and portrait work. Receive special discounts on future photo sessions and fine art purchases. Bring the kids. There will be snacks, drinks, toys, and photo fun!

This event corresponds with the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo's Third Thursday Art Walk during which the Arts Zone and Warehouse District in downtown Toledo come alive as its galleries and artist studios open to the public. This is a great opportunity to browse and purchase affordable local art, while getting to know the artists and galleries of the Arts Zone, the Warehouse District, and the surrounding area.

Hope to see you there!

~ Janelle ~

New Studio!

Exciting news! I recently signed a lease on a new studio space in downtown Toledo. My 7th floor space is large and urban and on a floor with a number of other artists' studios. Its in an old building on Jefferson that used to be the old Hotel Secor. I've been super busy getting the studio ready for clients, so I don't have any photos to share yet. However, I will be planning an "Open Studio" party when the work is complete. So check back for details.

Here is an image of the old Hotel Secor circa 1910.

Cheers,

~ Janelle ~

Exciting News!

I have great news! One of my photographs has been accepted to the Toledo Area Artist Exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art! For those of you who don't know, the Toledo Museum of Art is rated among the top museums in the US. So this is a great opportunity for me and I'm so excited to be accepted! Below is the information for the show.

The 91st Toledo Area Artist exhibit will be on display in the Canaday Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art from July 10th - August 23, 2009. The awards ceremony and opening reception is on July 10th at 7:30 p.m. (cash bar opens at 6:30 p.m.).

Hope to see you there!

~ Janelle ~

Artist Trading Card Soiree

I recently had the opportunity to participate in my first Artist Trading Card event at the Space 237 gallery. It was fun experience. I met a lot of other artists and had the opportunity to see cards made from a number of techniques.

For those of you who don't know, an Artist Trading Card (ATC) is a small, collectible piece of art, 2.5" x 3.5". They are not to be sold but to be exchanged between artists. An ATC can be any medium and should include the artist's name, contact info, and title on the back of the card.

The theme of the soiree I attended was "Outer Space". Here are the images I came up with using photoshopped photos of lights and textures for my first edition of ATCs.










If you are an artist in the Toledo area and interested in participating in the next Space 237 ATC event please click here for more info. Hope to see you there!
~ Janelle ~