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The brilliant writer Kathie Zaccaria of SoCal Kids San Diego interviewed me about my creative practice and approach to photographing kids, as a corollary to my trip to California last month. It’s included here in its entirety, and you can also view it in its original form on the SoCal Kids website.
What kind of camera do you use?
I use all kinds of cameras. I own both Nikon and Canon digital cameras, and actually still prefer to shoot film, when I can. For that I have a Nikon SLR, and a Voigtlander rangefinder that I love — as well as all kinds of other random ones. I love the look of film, and the artistry involved when you can’t “check on” the pictures to see how they’re shaking out. I find it’s an exercise in being present, and the images end up reflecting something ethereal.
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Trying something new… this is a stream-of-consciousness excerpt from my travel journal…
California. February 2012.
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As part of the “Welcome Back, Cleveland” show at the Greenhouse Tavern, I shot these images on Impossible Film using an old Polaroid camera from Aperture in Tremont. The black and white shot of Cleveland’s School Board was also featured in the Pop Royalty benefit auction show at Spaces.
Unsold prints will soon be available in my Etsy store, which you can visit by clicking here.
And, all of the images shown in this post are available as 10×10 mounted prints for $75.00 each, by custom order. They would make a wonderful gift for a lover of art, a lover of Cleveland, or a lover of all things “city.” Mounted prints are ideal for hanging with or without a frame.
Email rsvp@sarahsloboda.com with any questions.
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NO. 3 – Downtown Cleveland
panel commentary
architect Humans – like all animals – possess an exquisitely attuned spatial sense. Unfortunately, because we are so caught up in own inner worlds, most adults are not very observant. Children instinctively know how to inhabit space. An enormous, ornate space like this one can be overwhelming at first. Wisely, Evelyn holds to the edge, placing herself squarely in the floor pattern that rings the space. While an adult would stride right over it, never noticing the difference, Evelyn senses the power of threshold, even when marked only in the ground plane. She is captivated by the metal grating, perhaps by the way her own shadow dances on its slender bars. Or maybe she’s curious to catch a glimpse of what lies below. Evelyn climbs the stairs with determination and daring, delighting in this chance to move vertically rather than horizontally. Each step is huge and must be negotiated with care. The railing is higher than her head yet she gamely makes use of it. Imagine yourself scaling two-foot high steps clinging to a six-foot railing! -Julie Gabrielli, Go for Change
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My friend Scott at Aperture sold me a little brownie camera this summer. I believe the camera is a 1950s model, and it is incredibly simple. Kodak first released a version of the Brownie in 1900, and that camera and it successors are what made the homemade snapshot a possibility for the masses. Kodak’s slogan back then was, “You press the button, we do the rest.”
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I don’t often post weddings to this site (in fact, I have a whole separate wedding blog, if you’re interested: click here), but this one was very special to me because it was my dear cousin’s. Actually, I had the honor of being a bridesmaid that day, as well as the privilege of photographing my gorgeous cousin and her handsome groom for their portrait session after the ceremony.
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