{"id":32608,"date":"2014-09-18T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T22:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=32608"},"modified":"2018-01-03T17:58:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:58:03","slug":"photography-guest-judge-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2014\/photography-guest-judge-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Photography Mean to These 3 Photographers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

We’re excited to say that the eight semifinalists are chosen for our very first Photography Challenge! Cast in your votes<\/a> and comment on\u00a0the photos you think deserves to win $500 and should be added into our uncommon assortment! Keep in mind that you’re able to vote for more than one photo. \u00a0The four top voted photographs will be judged by our four wonderful guest judges, and they will decide on the grand prize winner!<\/p>\n

Because this is a new type of contest for us, we wanted to get inside the heads of our guest judges and speak about the exciting world of photography. The guest judging panel are three professional photographers and our art buyer: Ashley Davis, Mark Weinberg, Emily Dryden, and Katy Loeb. We decided to throw a few questions at them and, and with no surprise, they threw some amazing responses right back! Check out the Q+A below and let us know what photography means to you in the comments section.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Ashley\u00a0Davis | Photographer \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

“I love that I can get behind my lens, take a photograph, and turn it into something magical for people to love and want to have for their own.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If money was no object, what type of photography project would you like to organize?<\/strong>
\nI work with physically and mentally disabled children, so I would love to run a program where we\u2019d be able to purchase a few cameras for these kids and teach them the beauty of photography. Although these children have faced a lot of adversity in their young lives, they mostly have such an incredible outlook on life and I know that would show through in their artwork.<\/p>\n

Which website should every photographer know about?<\/strong>
\nCreativeMarket.com.<\/a> It is run by creatives, for creatives. Whether you want to sell your stock images on the site for a little extra cash, or browse and purchase their immense photography resources such as overlays, presets, WordPress and website templates, and fonts – they have got what you need!<\/p>\n

What do you love about photography?<\/strong>
\nI love that I can get behind my lens, take a photograph, and turn it into something magical for people to love and want to have for their own. What I love about photography in general is that there is the freedom to express oneself in so many different ways, and that there is such a broad definition of \u201cphotography\u201d these days and the genres continue to expand. I am constantly finding new artists that I am falling in love with, and although the market is somewhat saturated, I don\u2019t see that as a necessarily bad thing, but as a blessing that there is more talent to find and an occasion to rise to the challenge of standing out among the crowd of many as one of the greats.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/p>\n

Mark Weinberg | Photographer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

What makes a powerful photo? “Light.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Who is your all-time favorite photographer? <\/strong>
\nI don’t have one. Here are a few: Michael Kenna <\/a>for his ability to capture ordinary environments in a surreal way, Edward Burtynsky <\/a>for his ability to find patterns in both man-made as well as natural environments, Henri Cartier-Bresson <\/a>for his ability to capture a moment on film.<\/p>\n

\u00a0If money was no object, what type of photography project would you like to organize?<\/strong>
\nI would love to do a large scale documentation of the US Postal System. Both the buildings and the employees. The architecture in post offices ranges from some of the most beautiful structures every completed in the USA to some of the most utilitarian. I’d love to interview employees and photograph them as well. I’d love hear what everyday life is like as well as the craziest thing they have ever seen in the mail.<\/p>\n

What makes a powerful photo?<\/strong>
\nLight.<\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/p>\n

\u00a0Emily Dryden | Photographer at UncommonGoods<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0“[Images]\u00a0should be able to draw the viewer into a different world or into a new story or emotion.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What makes a powerful photo?<\/strong>
\nA powerful image is one that can keep you engaged the longest. The image should be able to draw the viewer into a different world or into a new story or emotion.<\/p>\n

Which website should every photographer know about?<\/strong>
\nAphotoeditor.com<\/a> is a great website to discover new work and the learn about the business.<\/p>\n

If you were able to take a photo of anything or anyone anywhere\u2013 what would you decide on?<\/strong>
\nI would like to shoot David Lynch have coffee in an old diner.<\/p>\n

\"katy\"
\nKaty Loeb | Art Buyer for UncommonGoods<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\n

“[Photography] plays with memory, reality, and technology in a way that other mediums do not.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s your favorite photograph?<\/strong>
\nThis is a tough question! One of my very favorites would have to be Carrie Mae Weems\u2019s series The Kitchen Table<\/a> (1990), in which the artist records a fraction of the many activities, conversations, and emotions that make their way across her kitchen table.\u00a0 Weems captures the complexity and nostalgia of such an ordinary space with reverence.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What type of photographs are you hoping to add into your assortment?<\/strong>
\nMy goal is to bring in a range of photography that will be both aesthetically pleasing in a home, but also evoke strong emotions from a viewer. I\u2019m always attracted to works that could be conversation starters!<\/p>\n

What does photography mean to you?<\/strong>
\nPhotography, I believe, is perhaps the most nuanced form of visual art.\u00a0 It plays with memory, reality, and technology in a way that other mediums do not. In that vein, photography for me has the power to evoke more powerful emotions and ideas than most other art forms.<\/p>\n

Be sure to cast in your votes\u00a0here<\/a> for your favorite photographs that made it as semifinalists! The deadline for voting is at 11:59pm on September 23, 2014. The top 4 voted photos will move onto the next round and the guest judges will decide on one grand prize winner.\u00a0 The winner will earn $500 and have a chance to be added into our assortment!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get inside the heads of our Photography Challenge guest judges and see their perspectives on the exciting world of photography! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":32759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[742],"tags":[486,1282,961],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64629,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32608\/revisions\/64629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}