Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 8:00AM Earlier this summer, I shot portraits of the staff for The Corcoran's pre-college program. Some of the people I had already met through my work at The Corcoran, but most I had not. The portraits were scheduled during a break in training for the summer staff. I was able to spend enough time with each person to get some of their personality to show through in the images.
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Monday, November 22, 2010 at 8:00AM The triptych below is from a recent shoot I did for The Corcoran. The assignment was to shoot the galleries atrium while the images from fotoweek were on display. The image below is a slightly different view of the south side of the atrium.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 8:00AM Most images have a lifespan.
The image below is a refreshed version of a scene I've shot a few times previously. The exterior of the Corcoran has recently undergone a lot of changes, and that required new photographs. The stone was restored to it's original color, and the bright red and orange flags were removed. The Corcoran is back to looking it's best and new images needed to be shot showing it that way.
The previous versions of this image appeared in many printed publications for The Corcoran, as well as the home page of the Corcoran website. When I shot this assignment, I shot a few images very similar to the old ones, and a few that are completely different. This way the new images can easily be swapped in for the old ones, but also offer new options for future publications.
17th Street Entrance to the Corcoran Gallery
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 8:00AM Last week I wrote about photographing in low light inside the Corcoran gallery. The other big challenge of shooting in the galleries are the odd color casts that the walls create. For example, the Salon Doré is an 18th century room that has been recreated in The Corcoran. The Salon Doré one of the few rooms in the gallery that has un-obstructed natural light. The direct light coming through the windows is great, but the walls are covered in gold gilding that reflect back a warm yellow color on the room. I normally end up using my Colorchecker Passport to set my white balance manually, and still have to adjust it slightly in Lightroom.
The images below are of a tour for new graduate students led by a conservator who helped to restore the Salon Doré.
Corcoran Graduate students in the gallery
Corcoran Graduate students in the Gallery
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 8:00AM The Corcoran re-designed their gallery and college websites about a year ago, and their image needs changed with the new website. The new layout of the website use a lot of narrow horizonal images, and I've been shooting with that in mind.
The clip below is from the Corcoran's monthly newsletter that has a similar need for long horizontal images. The image is a panorama of the 2010 Corcoran Ball. If you look close you can see the video camera for the Time lapse , clamped on the right side of the second floor railing.
