Featured Poster

I’ve recently released a line of posters featuring some of my favorite images. The posters are a wonderful and low cost way to own some of my images and maybe act as a baby step before making the jump to a limited edition print. The images are traditional poster size of 24″x36″ and printed on the highest quality papers for a beautiful reproduction. The posters are only $29.95 and I’ll even sign them for you. Purchase Now.

Goodbye Kodachrome

Times are certainly changing and they’ve been doing so quickly in the world of photography for a number of years now. As an art form photography has always been accepting of technology, after all, the actual creation of a picture isn’t done by the artist’s hand, instead it is done by a machine. No doubt the artist is by far the most important aspect of photography, but its a relationship between photographer and camera that may be stronger than any other in art, even painter and brush. After all how many painters do you know that have a collection of completely obsolete brushes they haven’t used in decades on display in their home or studio, memories and loyalty to an inanimate partner in the creation process that they just can’t seem to part with?

There’s a third party in this triangle of creativity however, the actual photographic canvas that all images are created on (or at least were) film. For about a century and a half film was the foundation of photography, without it an image couldn’t be made and each film, much like a snowflake, had its own characteristics that made it unique. Regardless of your need there was a film for every use and one of the most beloved of these films was Kodachrome, with its vivid yet natural colors and unheard of longevity Kodachrome was a staple in photographer’s camera bags for over seven decades. Sadly Kodak announced a few days ago that it will soon stop making the iconic film because of low sells and the difficulty of manufacturing it. But Kodachrome will live on, in the carousels of family slide projectors in homes across the world, in the legendary images that were created on it and even the song that was sung about it.

This certainly marks a milestone in photography, but not a sad one. Photography today is more popular than ever, the digital sensors in today’s cameras have open photography to a new generation of photographers not afraid to pick up a camera and play. Today photography is more popular than ever and its popularity shows no signs of slowing down, so with that I say thank you to Kodachrome, for the nights bright colors, the greens of summer and the wonderful memories it’s helped us remember.

Upcoming Workshop for Viewpoint Gallery

I’ll be teaching a workshop entitled “The Expressive Landscape Print” for the Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento California on July 25th. This is a Photoshop based workshop that will help you get the most out of your images and create the best gallery quality print possible.

What we’ll cover:

Working with Curves and Levels
Layer Masks
Advanced Dodging and Burning Techniques
Selective Color Adjustments
The awesome green channel secret to make your images “Pop”
Image work-flow
Keeping your images safe – Backing up and Meta-data
And More!

When:	Saturday, July 25, 8:30 a.m. – noon
Where:	Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento California
Tuition:	Members: $75 | Non-Members: $125

For more information or to sign up for the workshop visit the Viewpoint gallery’s website, here is a direct link to my workshop page,

http://www.viewpointgallery.org/content/workshop/2009/0920.php

Limited Time Price Reduction

To celebrate my three upcoming shows I’ve decided to cut my prices on all limited edition prints, some by as much as 33%. This price reduction will only be in effect during the three shows and will end on October 1st, making this the perfect opportunity to add to your collection or start one. The prices are available either directly through me or via the galleries I’m showing in. Here’s who to contact,

Edward Mendes
(209)541-1815 or edward@edwardmendes.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Photographers’ Gallery
(209) 402-6092 or gallerygura@yahoo.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Appel Gallery
(916) 442-6014 or appelgallery@me.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Standard Sizes

Print Size	Normal Price	Special Show Price	Savings of
16×20	$325	$275	$50 (Over 15%)
20×24	$500	$350	$150 (30%) Best Value
24×30	$700	$500	$200 (29%)
30×40	$1000	$800	$200 (20%)

 
 

Panoramic Print Sizes

Print Size	Mat Size	Normal Price	Special Show Price	Savings of
12×24	20×32	$450	$300	$150 (33%)
15×30	25×40	$600	$475	$125 (21%)
20×40	30×50	$900	$700	$200 (23%)

Upcoming and Current Shows

It’s a busy summer for me as I have three shows back-to-back-to-back but I’m very excited about them. Here’s the information regarding all three, if you’re in the area please stop by and see some of my new pieces (And don’t be afraid to take one home).

The Photographers’ Gallery – July 14th through August 10th
I am the featured artist in this group show of landscape photography. I’ll have a total of 12 images in the show including some new work from my 2009 collection. I’ll be at the reception so be sure to say “Hi”.
Location: 1220 J. St. Modesto, CA 95358
Reception: July 16th from 6pm to 9pm
More Info: The Photographers’ Gallery Website

The Mistlin Gallery – August 4th through August 27th
Another group show featuring my work and other members of the Photo Collective, a local photography group that I belong to. This is our annual member’s show and we have a wonderful venue this year. I’ll be showing 3 or 4 new images in the show.
Location: 1015 J. St. Modesto, CA 95358
Reception: August 20th from 6pm to 9pm

The Appel Gallery – September 2009
This is a solo show, my first major solo exhibition actually. I’ll be featuring a number of new pieces along with some of my greatest hits. I’m very excited and have been working on the images, title cards etc. for months.
Location: 931 T. St. Sacramento, CA 95811
Reception: September 12th from 5pm to 9pm

More Info: The Appel Gallery Website

Hasselblad Master Awards Images

Here’s one of the images that I entered into the Hasselblad Masters awards. I’ll throw up the others tomorrow.

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I’ve been named a Hasselblad Master Finalist for 2009

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I heard the news yesterday, I’ve been named one of the 10 finalist for the Hasselblad landscape master award for 2009. I had the honor of being named a finalist last year as well but didn’t win, I’m hoping to change my luck this year.

Hasselblad’s Master Awards are one of the most recognized awards in photography and I’m honored to be named one of the 10 finalist again this year. They’re doing things a bit differently this year by opening up part of the voting to the public. I haven’t heard when voting will open or how it will be done but when its time, I’d really appreciate your vote. Thanks.

May 2009 Newsletter

I finally sent out my May 2009 fine art newsletter. If you don’t know yet I have a new Fine Art site up, www.edwardmendesphotography. I’ve been working on it for a couple of months and I’m finally finished. The newsletter focused mostly on the new site and also some of the new things I’m doing. One of which is I’m really kicking up my workshop offerings, with four weekend workshops in Yosemite, Big Sur and Mono lake. They should be great, if you’d like more info on them head over to my website.

2010 Photography Workshops announced

This is something that I’ve been asked about for a long time and I’m finally ready to do it.  I’ve taught workshops and lead photography trips in the past but I’ve finally decided to do offer them on my own instead of through a gallery or group.  The workshops are weekend length, we meet on Friday evening for a social hour, we’ll chat, talk photography and I’ll get a general sense of where the group is skill wise.  The days will be filled with photography, classroom sessions will discuss techniques and tips while the  in-the-field sessions will give you the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice and create new images.  We’ll end the workshops around 6pm on Sunday so you have a chance to get home and to work the next day.  I want the workshops to fit into everyone’s budget so these weekend workshops are only $295.  If you’d like more information on the workshops visit my workshops page.

We’ll be working in some of the most photography rich areas in the world here is a list of classes.

• Yosemite in the Winter February 5th-7th, 20100 2 day in-field workshop
• The Big Sur Coast April 30th to May 2nd, 20100 2 day in-field workshop
• Yosemite in the Spring May 7-9th, 20100 2 day in-field workshop
• Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierras October 8th to 10th, 20100 2 day in-field workshop
• Private Workshops (Year Around)

My New Fine Art Site is Up!

I’ve been working on it for a couple of months and its finally finished, www.edwardmendesphotography.com.  It features all my artwork, posters, desktop downloads and workshops.  I’m really happy with it and I think you’ll like it too.  You’ll notice that its completely dedicated to my landscape work, no portraits or weddings, that for my other site now.  Give it a look, tell me what you think.