Category: Phodigraphy

Minerva

Here’s another image from my current exhibition, she’s called Minerva, She’s named after the German factory that made her, around 1910.

It looks like someone tried to restore her paint job many years ago, pretty badly I must say, I find that it’s adding character to her, well that and her teeth.

This event has ended If you’d like to see some of the other images from this show, click here

~~I’m currently showing Minerva and other images from the “Dannah’s Toys” series at:~~

Sabor 2 Café 708 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena. 91101

~~from November 16 to December 31. The place is open every day from 7AM to 9PM.~~

~~If you’d like to meet me there please drop me a line and we can hang out.~~

Tags Exhibition, Pasadena, vintage toys

Art Exhibition Lighting Phodigraphy Photography Toys

“Dannah’s Toys” exhibition

Post author By Gilad Koriski
Post date November 15, 2011
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This event has ended If you’d like to see some of the other images from this show, click here

~~I’ll be showing my latest toy series at:~~

~~Sabor 2 Café~~
~~708 East Colorado Blvd.~~
~~Pasadena. 91101~~

~~from November 16 to December 31.~~
~~The place is open every day from 7AM to 9PM.~~

~~Since there’s not going to be an official opening, if you’d like to meet me there please drop me a line and we can hang out.~~

Tags Exhibition, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Sabor 2 Café, vintage toys

Lighting People photography Phodigraphy Photography

Exploration in portraiture

Post author By Gilad Koriski
Post date November 2, 2011
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I was asked to shoot a portrait of Alice O’Kieffe, a writer, in her home in Southern California. I initially thought of a “writer at work” setup. Looking at the yard and considering the natural indirect light, we set up a writing area outside, where the natural light was hitting the background just right while giving me a well silhouetted subject to light up with my flash unit.

The nature of the connection (or disconnection) between the subject and the camera is what remains forever and defines how the subject connects to anyone who will ever see the image, that is the most important thing that makes an effective portrait and can’t be faked. To find that connection, exploration is very important and since this kind of session doesn’t usually have a predetermined layout, together with adjusting the light, directing, walking around and exploring the subject while shooting helps to find the sought after frame.

While wrapping up, I noticed that Alice set in another part of the yard where the natural light looked perfect to me, so I shot a few more images, The one on the right is one of my favorites.

Tags Alice O’Kieffe, artificial light, exploration, glasses, natural light, Outdoor, portrait, writer

Lighting Phodigraphy Photography Toys

Harvey revisited

I guess Harvey was a baby too. This rubber rabbit is shown here with two celluloid children dolls from the 1920s. Well, it’s not really Harvey but these two children celluloid dolls are real and are estimated to be from the 1920s. I love these freehand, painted facial features, since it’s hand-applied and had to be drawn fast, it may express anything from sweetness to sheer horror.

Tags boy, celluloid, Doll, lighting, Phodigraphy, Photography, Toy, Toys

Art Lighting Phodigraphy Photography Toys

Boxed Baby

Handling this little old celluloid baby, while setting up the shot, made me think about the child who first received it as a present.

Was it for Christmas, or a birthday, or just because she/he was the apple of their parents eyes. It made me think about the happiness it brought them, little sparkles of joy on their life’s timeline, and how they are probably no more… and the home of this and other toys I shoot, is a box or a drawer.

I’m happy I can put it in the spotlight again.