PRIZM Creative Community

Wow, it's been almost a month since my last post. Geez, things have been busy around here! I've taken a trip, had several photo sessions, and have a few exhibitions that I've been in, and a few more that I'm getting ready for.

But what I really want to tell you about is PRIZM Creative Community. PRIZM Creative Community is a non-profit 501 (c. ) (3) created to inspire and encourage artistic expression in literary and visual arts from students to professional, and to bring to the communities the cultural enrichment of the arts. Opportunities include low cost education such as workshops, lectures, & demonstrations, juried & non-juried exhibitions, charitable public service opportunities, vendor discounts & resource library, studio time, & networking of artists and patrons.

I recently joined PRIZM and it has been a great experience. There are a lot of opportunities to network with other artists and participate in exhibitions around town. It's a great group for any artist that wants to give back to the community. Click here for more information about membership.

Open Studio Event

This Thursday is the last of the Art Walk events for the year presented by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. This event 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.

During the event my photography studio in the Secor Building will be open to the public. Stop by and you can view examples of my portrait and fine art photography. You can also roam through the studios of over 20 other artists located on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Thursday, September 17th 2009

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Janelle Lorenzen Photography Studio

425 Jefferson Avenue (7th floor)

Toledo, Ohio

This event is free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring your friends and family!

Cheers!

~ Janelle ~

Denver and Molly - Part 2

A few more shots from my shoot with Denver and Molly.

Be sure to check back soon. I'll be posting some super cute portraits and some info on a few of my fine art displays around town.

Cheers!

~ Janelle ~

TAA and Salon Des Refuses exhibitions

This is just a reminder that the 91st Toledo Area Artist exhibition is closing soon. If you haven't already gone to the Toledo Museum of Art and viewed this exhibition, then put it on your list of things to do this weekend! This show includes 119 pieces of exceptional art created by artists in this region and selected by jury for this show.

Included in the TAA exhibition is one of my very own fine art photographs! This was the first year that I have applied for the show. One out of the three pieces that I submitted one was accepted. The accepted image, Yellow Boardwalk (shown below), is a favorite photo of mine. The digital image was taken at Wildwood Metro Park. The bold colors you see in the image come from the post processing in my digital darkroom.


The other two images that were not accepted for the TAA exhibit were accepted to the Salon Des Refuses show sponsored by PRIZM on display at The Parkwood Gallery. The first image, Frog Town (below), is a digital HDR photograph of downtown Toledo.

The second image, Bridge Over Still Water (below), is a digital infrared photograph taken at the Toledo Botanical Gardens. This image was also a part of my 2009 exhibition at Artomatic 419.


Both of the exhibitions will be on display through Sunday, August 23rd 2009. All of my work included in the shows is for sale. You may purchase the work at the exhibition, on LorenzenStudios.com, or by emailing me at Janelle@LorenzenStudios.com.
Cheers!
~Janelle~

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.

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