Photographic Interpretations

Morning Sunlight  #ZenPhotoChallenge   If you are like me, these last few months have been surreal. With all the shelter in place orders, closed stores and for a time, closed parks and paths, it's been hard to keep any sense or normalcy.  I've seen a lot of photographers photographing things in their home, flowers, spoons just to keep busy. Keep shooting. But for me this didn't work. For the last 35 years I have always felt I needed to say something with my photography. Get a point across, push and issue. But now, I have struggled with a complete creative block. The lack of even wanting to pick up my camera. That was, until I remembered a few things I actual teach my students. I have forgotten over the years the shear joy of just shooting. Picking up my camera and taking photos just to take them, with no expectations, no story to tell. What got me shooting again was actually teaching my wife photography. She has always been interested and I really am not ...

Years ago I started the Red Chair Project because I saw the huge disparage on social equality in this country. when President Obama was elected I thought things might get better and kind of lost my focus on this project. Then of course, we had the 2016 elections and things went back 10 fold from any strides we made those previous eight years. People were outspoken on social media, railing against the divisive and unfair practices of this administration. So I though, yes, the time has come to revive this social equality project and launch a funding page to help get it from an idea to reality. Boy was I wrong. Not about the outrage but about how people really into using social media as a platform but stay nice and comfy in their safe homes. Now I am well aware that asking for money is rough and most people really don't have an extra money to through at this project. Or maybe explanation of The Red Chair Project is just off. So, this is The Red Chair Project: Imagine a...

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October 30, 2017 Bringing the Studio to the Client In 2009, photographic artist Michael Barone made the decision to close his brick and mortar photography studio in Perkasie PA to devout more time on his art. In that time he has been in many exhibitions including The Gallery of Fine Photography in Frenchtown, NJ, Side Tracks Gallery in New Hope, PA two solo exhibitions at the ArtHouse Lounge in Harrisburg, PA and also being shown at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem PA, the Baum School in Allentown, PA and a gallery in Miami FL. Barone's latest fine art image will be part of an upcoming InVision Festival exhibition at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, Pa which opens November 3. His is still committed to offering fine art commissioned portraits. To this end his new focus is to bring the fine art photography portraits sessions to his clients.  The hope is that this new focus will allow Barone to grow his reputation in the arts community without sacrificing the integrity of his...

From time to time on my blog I will put up photographs I have done that may have been in an exhibition or new work waiting for a gallery. I am going to start with a photo I did a few years back that has always struck me every time I view it. It's a simple bodyscape but the look on my models face really sells the shot. For whatever reason this has never been in a gallery exhibition and for the time being, only resides here. Enjoy. "Peaceful"