Had the pleasure of working with Eric and Mandy in preperation for their wedding next year.
They presented a really challenge in their choice of location for their photo session in choosing an alleyway. The lighting situation was very interesting as we had to work at a specific time of day to put the sun in a location where I could use reflectors to make use of natural light.
I am really working toward working with them for thier wedding, they are a lot of fun; and clearly strongly based in their relationship.
Photos by Q will compeat with other local Cleveland artists tonight at the June Art Review (JAR).
Winners are elected by viewers votes, so come down and vote for your favorite photographer :).
My entries will be “Crossing the Temporal Rift” in honor of the new Star Trek movie.
“Pinwheels for Prevention” will be the 2nd entry. Pinwheels was completed to support the event by the same name.
Photos by Q will begin posting QR Codes within the displays at our gallery within the Galleria at Erieview in Downtown, Cleveland, Ohio.
QR Codes are a coming technology that allows a lot of information to be communicated quickly among mobile phone handsets. Photos by Q has adopted the technology to allow additional information to be displayed with the photos in the gallery without taking up additional wall space to communicate the information.
This QR Code contains all the information you would want to enter about Photos by Q, but now just point your code enabled cell phone at the graphic on the screen and scan the information in! No typing, simple as could be.
Photos by Q will be changing the design of the blog over the next several weeks. I welcome comments to the changes you see and look forward to hearing from you.
Photos by Q recently partnered with The CIty Mission to help sponser the 3rd annual Spring into Life Luncheon & Fashion Show at Signature of Solon on April 4, 2009. This was Photos by Q’s second year in helping to sponser the event which helps raise funds for Laura’s home. This year’s event was hosted by Kimberly Gill of News Channel 5.
According to Jim Whiteman, Chief Development Officer, the event helped increase awarness of Laura’s Home and the women it serves, and raised about $20,000 for the cause. The event was attended by 425 people and was sold out over two weeks in advance!
In addition to Photos by Q, other sponsers included Viginia Marte College of Art and Design, WVWV 107.3, MIMI Vanderhaven, The Studio, Custom Care MD, LLC, Arabica of Bainbridge, Signature of Solon, and Chico’s.
The event was highlighted by a fashion show modeling the latest styles provided by Chico’s and a silent auction and raffle of many different dontations from all over N.E. Ohio.
I look forward to doing this event every year and cannot put into words what a positive event this is. It is very exciting to watch people inact positive change in their lives and wonderful to be able to share the gift of photograpy for the good of others. If you are interested in learning more about Laura’s Home and the great work that is done there, please follow this link to their website.
I hope you will joing me and plan to take part in next years event. I understand that it will be the City Mission’s 100th anniversary and I want to help make it a success. Please consider joing us today!
©2009 www.photosbyq.com All Rights Reserved
©2009 www.photosbyq.com All Rights Reserved
I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Parks and her family to create a casual family image for their home last week. I was pleased with the outcome of the shoot and am looking forward to creation of final prints for the family.
Ms. Parks has not decided upon the final version of the image, once she learned that Photos by Q offers many different types of finishes to final prints that include metalic and canvas in addition to traditional matte and glossy finishes.
Photos by Q photographs of Neal Hamilton and his work were published in Art Business News’ Febuary 2009 Issue.
Neal’s publicity portriat along with fine art photography of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles appeared in the issue along with an article about Neal. Check out the article at: http://tinyurl.com/dmzmsl
Langston Hughes by Neal Hamilton
Photos by Q was honored to create a photograph of Neal Hamilton’s original painting of Langston Hughes that was commissioned to hang in the newly renovated Cleveland Public Library branch named after Mr. Hughes.
This photograph posed several challenges to create a high resolution digital photograph due to the medium used by the artist and the sheer size of the work that measures over 40 inches. Mark Quinn of Photos by Q used creative lighting as well as digital techniques to retain the subtle textures of Neal’s work while allowing a print to be made on a large scale.
The painting was installed on 2/12/09 at the branch located at 10200 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106. You can read more about the painting and Neal at his website
Photos were made to share and with the explosion of social media outlets like Myspace and Facebook, it just seems natural to share your photos in those applications. Photos by Q addresses that need with a quick and easy snipet of code you can paste into your application and you will allow anyone who sees your page to enjoy your photographs.
It is as simple as one, two, three: copy, click and paste and your done. Click on the link above to check out our on line proof system and see how we can share your photo session with your friends and family far and wide.
Give us a call at 216-219-5547 and make an appointment today to see how we can help you with your image needs.
Photos by Q published an article on shoot better photos with your digital camera by learning to shoot manual photography.
The first installment ISO: The Forgotten Camera Setting can be found on www.thisisartistreviewtoday.com.
I hope you find this helpful. I will be releasing two more parts of this article over the next several weeks.
by Mark Quinn
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