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May 20, 2013

inspire, news, ProPhotoShow, video, workshop

PHOTOGRAPHICS FILM Surpasses Goal on Kickstarter – Closes Thursday

Pre Order Now and and save $$ on the download, DVD or Blu-Ray.

So what have we been up to over here at Seim Studios – We just returned from 3 months on the road and a lot of work on a brand new project. A film called PHOTOGRAPHICS that takes on the artistic aspects of photography and what makes a great photograph. A journey through history and art techniques in a way that has never been done before.

We’ve already filmed a lot, but there’s more to come. We got the film accepted as a Kickstarter Project where backers put us over the top and more than made our funding goal. We’re really excited about where PHOTOGRAPHICS is going and are eager for it’s November release. The Kickstarter backings have helped pay the bills and we’ll be working hard over the summer as we plan the the wrap up of this completely unique film. I hope you join in. It’s going to be good.

Gavin

May 17, 2013

inspire, Secret, tips, video, workshop

Video: Selling Wall Art – Photos as Art Decor

Gavin Seim and Ken Whitmire — Gavin with Ken Whitmire, the Ansel Adams of wall portraits at WPC 2013.

– This video was initially posted for our newsletter subscribers. It is now public. You can get future goodies by subscribing to the newsletter below –

Are You Selling Better?

Here’s our special Seim Effects video for May 2013. I just returned from a week at Wall Portrait Conference. It’s my 5th year and the principles I learned here changed my entire career. I wanted to record a quick overview of ideas while it”s fresh in my mind. To share a bit of what I have learned and what I plan to apply further this year as I sell more wall prints.

These ideas come from hundreds of years of combined experience. I am not the master of marketing, but I have seen these principles work when applied correctly. I barley scratch the surface here, but here’s hoping this video will get you inspired to raise the bar and go further. I hope to see you at a future Wall Portrait Conference.

Gavin Seim

Want to learn more about using light and making images for walls? Check out my complete films including EXposed, a workshop about all things light and exposure. Also take a look at PHOTOGRAPHICS. My new film on Art, History and Photographic Craft. You can pre-order it now and save.

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January 1, 2013

art study, beauty, f164, Fine Art, travel, workshop

Months on the Road and the New Film About Photography & History

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It’s no secret that I love to travel, to study and to hunt out ideas new and old that will make me a better image maker.

But months on the road are not free. And gas is certainly not. The hidden but sad truth is that my bill collectors do not put my bills on HOLD while I load up my entire family and spend months on the road traveling, studying, filming and making new images. So while each of my giant trips is fairly open in it’s destinations, I still plan. Last year by big project was the EXposed workshop. It was more work than I imagined, but it also came out better than I ever imagined

Here we are in 2013 and the time has come – In around a month we’ll hit the road again for about three months. For details on that visit the tours page. This years project is one I’m very excited about. One that takes on some of the harder to approach concepts of photography, like composition and over arching technique. But it does something more. As the adventures progress, this film explores history and looks for what we can learn from it to make our art better.

The truth is I don’t know exactly what I’m going to find our there. But I know it’s going to be interesting and I’m confident you’re going to like what you see. We’re gearing up and laying out plans now for what’s shaping up to be a bold project for a small fish like Seim Studios. But stay tuned. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

You can get more details on PhotoGraphics here and join my newsletter below to get updates. See you on the open road.

Gavin Seim

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June 17, 2012

art study, f164, technique, workshop

Art Study – The Watering Place, 1777, Gainsborough.

I wanted to start a new series looking at classical art on my journal, as I get a lot of my inspiration by studying the masters. It makes me study line and tone it a broad since instead of merely by what’s the popular fad of today.

Here’s Thomas Gainsborough‘s, The Watering Place from 1777. You’ve probably seen iconic work by Gainsborough in paintings like The Blue Boy. I also find myself wondering what he thought of Americans at this at this time, as the Revolution was now on.

It’s currently on display at National Gallery in London at at over 70 inches it will be quite impressive, reminding me once again why a wall piece can take an image from a little print to a piece of timeless fine furnishing.

Next to the painting is a beautifully done engraving of it made by William Miller many years later. It some ways I think the detailed beauty of the monochrome engraving is more impactful that the original. But both are beautiful and I’m guessing we’re seeing some fading the the painted work from how it was originally intended by Gainsborough.

There’s a simplicity here. Yet there’s also a subtle complexity. The cattle watering are clearly the subject, but as you look closer you see many details of supporting cast. The people relaxing under the trees, the distant farms, the birds in the sky. There’s something to be learned from this pieces that was praised by critics when it released.

What are your thoughts and what’s your favorite classical art this month.

Gav

January 4, 2012

beauty, f164, Fine Art, journal, Nature, technique, travel, water, workshop

The Swirling City – Twin Cities MN.

Swirling-City-by-Gavin-Seim-Twin-Cities-3T — Swirling City, 2011 by Gavin Seim. From the bridge, Twin Cities MN. Time Exposure.

This was about a year ago now, during our Fall 2010 road trip and my visit to the Twin Cities to teach an HDR workshop. I was walking with my group downtown, crossing over a bridge, the name of which escapes me. It’s big city here. industry and concrete. But flowing water always mesmerizes me. I took my time setting up, feeling that if I hurried I would get little more than a snapshot. In the end my effort paid off in this long exposure just between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The structures of the city meeting with the awesome power of the water and doing a dance right in front of my lens.

Release Details: Prints Coming Soon… Contact Gavin for details.

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