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Sep

Behind the Curtain Photo Workshop – Easton State Theatre

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography and video
Tags: Behind the Curtain, Easton, Easton State Theatre, Historic, historic State Theatre, Iconic, Pennsylvania, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Workshop

On October 9th we are doing a photography workshop at the amazing State Theatre Center for the Arts. This is a once a year opportunity to photograph this iconic historic facility. We will have full access to the beautiful theatre. The day will start with a brief presentation and then we will move to the main theater where we will discover many hidden gems. Support the arts and the State Theatre. For more information and to sign up click on the link: https://statetheatre.org/events/photography-workshop-4

Dec

The State Theatre In All Her Glory (color) 1 of 2

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Behind the Curtain, Easton, Fall, Historic, historic State Theatre, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Pennsylvania, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Vintage, Workshop

A couple of weeks ago I lead the annual “Behind the Curtain” photography workshop at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. This is always such a joy for me to photography this amazing gem. When you take the time to look at all of the incredible art in this place it’s almost overwhelming. I am breaking this post into two. This first one only includes color images and the next will be all monochromatic. All images were handheld (this is the first time I didn’t use a tripod) using the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II paired with the either the M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f2.8 PRO, the ED 12-100mm f4.0 IS PRO or the ED 40-150mm f2.8 PRO.

Sep

Bhutan

By Frank T. Smith 6 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Bhutan, Color, E-5, Exhibit, Exhibition, Himalayas, Landscape, Olympus, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Travel

A couple of years ago I visited Bhutan with a few fellow photography friends. It is one of the most beautiful places I have had the pleasure of visiting. It is located in the Eastern Himalayas and is bordered by Tibet & India. Bhutan does not measure their success by gross domestic product, but by a happiness factor and, as such, it is noted as one of the happiest places on our earth. From a photography perspective, I found Bhutan to be one of the most beautiful and colorful places I have ever seen.

Shortly after my trip, I did I did an exhibit of my images at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. The image sizes were 48″ x 36″ and 40″ x 30″. I mention this because I often get asked, can you make large prints with the Olympus system (all images were shot with the E-5). I can tell you, without hesitation, the answer is YES.

The following is a sampling of some of my favorite Images:

Dec

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Behind the Curtain, Easton, Historic, historic State Theatre, Low Light, Olympus, OM-D E-M1 MkII, PA, Photo, Photo Tour, Photo Walk, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Theatre, Workshop

A couple of weeks ago I did the “Behind the Curtain” workshop & photo tour at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. This is always a fun event, particularly, since we are granted unobstructed access to this incredibly beautiful gem of a facility. I tell people, as photographers, we get to see the intricate nuances of the various design components in this theatre. Most people, and rightly so, go to the theatre to see a particular performance. However, for me, as a photographer, the main show is in the many incredible masterpieces within the structure. During this event I also had the opportunity to use the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera. The reason I mention this is I always tell my participants to bring a tripod because of the low light. I now may need to rethink this position. All of the following images were handheld for between one second and 1/60 second at ISO 6,400. The image stabilization and image quality at this high ISO has surpassed all of my expectations. Take a look and you be the judge.

Mar

Near and Far Exhibit – A Photographic Journey from the Lehigh Valley to India (5 of 5)

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: E-5, Easton, Exhibit, historic State Theatre, India, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, OM-D EM-5, PEN, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Travel

This is a continuation of the previous posts (and final) from my exhibits at the State Theatre in Easton, PA.

Mar

Near and Far Exhibit – A Photographic Journey from the Lehigh Valley to India (4 of 5)

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: E-5, Easton, Exhibit, historic State Theatre, India, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, OM-D EM-5, PEN, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Travel

This is a continuation of the previous posts from my exhibits at the State Theatre in Easton, PA.

Mar

Near and Far Exhibit – A Photographic Journey from the Lehigh Valley to India (3 of 5)

By Frank T. Smith 1 Comment

Categories: Photography
Tags: E-5, Easton, historic State Theatre, India, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, OM-D EM-5, PEN, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre, Travel

This is a continuation of the previous posts from my exhibits at the State Theatre in Easton, PA.

Mar

Near and Far Exhibit – A Photographic Journey from the Lehigh Valley to India (2 of 5)

By Frank T. Smith Closed

Categories: Photography
Tags: Easton, Exhibit, historic State Theatre, India, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, OM-D EM-5, PEN, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre

As a follow up to yesterday’s post, I mentioned I had two gallery exhibits at the State Theatre in Easton, PA. This grouping of images consists of the “Far” portion of the exhibit. This was a compilation of 7 years of work from my travels to India (North, South, East & West). The first area I traveled to was the Kashmir region. My friend John Isaac was the person responsible for making this introduction. I plan to post 3 additional consecutive blog posts including all of the images from this exhibit.

Mar

Near and Far Exhibit – A Photographic Journey from the Lehigh Valley to India

By Frank T. Smith 4 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Allentown, Easton, Exhibit, Flora, Gallary, historic State Theatre, Landscape, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, OM-D EM-5, PEN, Photo, Photograph, Photography, State Theatre

I concluded an exhibit at the historic State Theatre in Easton, PA at the beginning of the year. I was fortunate to display in both galleries. Several people who were not able to attend have asked me to share some of the images from the exhibit. The first grouping is a sampling of the images from the “Near” portion of the exhibit in the one gallery. This exhibit consisted of 20 images I have taken over the course of 6 years from my Saturday morning walks in the Lehigh Parkway with my canine companion, Bo. All of the images displayed were taken within an approximate two mile radius. One of the points I wanted to make was that you do not need to travel far to photograph and that there can be extreme diversity within a small area. The following is a small sampling of some of the images displayed. Within the next day or two I will share the “Far” images.