SEEN 2010 Results
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 | Events, Photography, SEEN, St. Louis Photography, Studio Altius, art show, images | No Comments
Thanks to everyone who participated in SEEN 2010. This year’s contest was our biggest to date, with more judges, more categories, and more submissions than ever before! Congratulations to all of the winners. Here are the results:
Grand Prize (Best in Show) : Museum of Contemporary Art, Stairwell - Robert Crowe
Second Place Overall: Olympic Surf – Matthew Goldsmith
Third Place Overall: Obscure Intensity – Rebecca Haas
Category |
Place |
Title |
Artist |
| Abstract | 1st Place | Inception | David McWhirter |
| Abstract | 2nd Place | Untitled | Emily Benner |
| Abstract | 3rd Place | Fan | Angela Vories |
| Action | 1st Place | Going Down | David McWhirter |
| Action | 2nd Place | The Pitch | David Kopp |
| Action | 3rd Place | Upside Down | Alan O’Neal |
| Architecture | 1st Place | Museum of Contemporary Art, Stairwell | Robert Crowe |
| Architecture | 2nd Place | Fermé | Angela Vories |
| Architecture | 3rd Place | Kansas City Tent HDR 2 BW | Ryan Archer |
| Babies | 1st Place | Liam In The Field | Susie Gaal |
| Babies | 2nd Place | Ellie | Susie Gaal |
| Babies | 3rd Place | Warmth to Light | Leah Prestipino |
| Children | 1st Place | Sugar & Spice | Susie Gaal |
| Children | 2nd Place | Carnival | Susie Gaal |
| Children | 3rd Place | Momma & Her Boys | Susie Gaal |
| Digital Art | 1st Place | blend | Kate Hargis |
| Digital Art | 2nd Place | Joy | Angela Vories |
| Digital Art | 3rd Place | Cory’s Tree | Angela Vories |
| Fashion | 1st Place | Sleepy Kitty | Corey Woodruff |
| Fashion | 2nd Place | Temptation | David McWhirter |
| Fashion | 3rd Place | Shadow Dancer | Erin Kawell |
| Fauna | 1st Place | Docked for Repairs | Alex Pollitt |
| Fauna | 2nd Place | Snow Monkey in Japan 1 | Barbara Steps |
| Fauna | 3rd Place | Grip of Death | Jessica McCaskill |
| Film | 1st Place | The Tree | Ryan Duffy |
| Film | 2nd Place | Serve | Ryan Duffy |
| Film | 3rd Place | Lily Echo | Shelly Rauvola |
| Flora | 1st Place | Backlit Leaf | David McWhirter |
| Flora | 2nd Place | The Climber | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Flora | 3rd Place | Aaron | Ryan Duffy |
| Humor | 1st Place | Spaceman, Museum of Contemporary Art | Robert Crowe |
| Humor | 2nd Place | The Wicked Witch | Rebecca Barr |
| Humor | 3rd Place | Oops | Brendan Moloney |
| Landscape | 1st Place | Olympic Surf | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Landscape | 2nd Place | Ruby Beach Mystique | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Landscape | 3rd Place | Winter Fog | David McWhirter |
| Photojournalism | 1st Place | Girl’s Best Friend | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Photojournalism | 2nd Place | Dogpile | David Kopp |
| Photojournalism | 3rd Place | It’s Over | David Kopp |
| Portrait | 1st Place | Obscure Intensity | Rebecca Haas |
| Portrait | 2nd Place | Awake (poiema) | Angela Vories |
| Portrait | 3rd Place | Exhale | Olivia Volarich |
| Self-Portrait | 1st Place | Myself and I | Erin Kawell |
| Self-Portrait | 2nd Place | Viva la vie en tension | Angela Vories |
| Self-Portrait | 3rd Place | Too Hard! | Brendan Moloney |
| Travel | 1st Place | Smoky Mountain Sunset I | Matthew Goldsmith |
| Travel | 2nd Place | Florida Keys Sunset | Alan O’Neal |
| Travel | 3rd Place | Oarsman on the Ganges | Darby Wallace Alba |
| Wedding | 1st Place | Vintage Wedding 2 | Alecia Hoyt |
| Wedding | 2nd Place | Hawaii Wedding 1 | Alecia Hoyt |
| Wedding | 3rd Place | Approaching Storm | Erica Rankin |
Thank you to this year’s judges:
Ray Kersting – Schiller’s
Russ Rosener – Washington University
Chuck Sax – Nikon Inc
Jeane Vogel – Jeane Vogel Studios
Stephanie Zettl – Zettl Photography
And thank you so much to our AMAZING sponsors!!:
The Healing Arts Center - https://www.thehealingartscenter.com
Studio X - http://www.studiox.cx/
Don’t forget, SEEN 2010 coffee table books are still available for purchase and make great holiday gifts!! Just give us a call or email to reserve your copy today!
Studio Altius News – September 2010
Friday, September 10th, 2010 | Events, Workshops/Classes, art show | No Comments
Studio Altius News and Events:
Studio Altius is buzzing with activity this month. We have several workshops, a Brew-Ha-Ha, and the Fall season of the St. Louis Photographers Showcase starting up. Also, please note that we are now accepting submissions for SEEN 2010! Check out what is going on, we would love to see you soon!
ST. LOUIS PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE
After a great finish to the summer season, we are now filling spots for the Fall. Get your registration in today. This has really turned into a great opportunity for photographers of all levels to stretch themselves, get some recognition, have fun, and win prizes! This season we are slightly changing the format of weekly voting to be a combination of 60% public vote and 40% expert panel vote. The first week begins on Friday September 24th, so sign up right away!
Check it out:
http://www.showcase.studioaltius.com
Themes for the Fall are:
WEEK ONE – Decay
WEEK TWO – Secret
WEEK THREE – Self
WEEK FOUR – Photojourney
WEEK FIVE – Vista
WEEK SIX – Marry
WEEK SEVEN – Color
WEEK EIGHT – Villain
SEEN 2010
Get excited everyone! This year marks the fourth year of this annual event, and it is bigger than ever! More categories, more prizes, more jurors, more hype! If you were ever interested in getting your photography out there for the people of St. Louis to see, this is the biggest show of the year! We are now accepting submissions. Call for art deadline is November 2nd. New categories this year are: Action, Fashion, Film, Photojournalism, and Self-Portrait. Jurors this year will be Ray Kersting (Schiller’s), Russ Rosener (Washington University), Chuck Sax (Nikon, Inc.), Jeane Vogel (Jeane Vogel Studios), and Stephanie Zettl (Zettl Photography). Details here:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/contests.html
PHOTOGRAPHY BREW-HA-HA
Studio Altius
Tuesday September 21, 2010
6:30pm – 9:30ish
Come spend a relaxed evening at Studio Altius filled with social networking, photography discussion, and delightful beverages. This event is open to all levels of photographers. Come get connected with other photographers in town, learn about various topics in photography, bring some new images to show off, hey…even bring old equipment you are looking to unload, whatever floats your boat! Admission is $5 or a 6-pack of beer or a bottle of wine or five dollar’s worth of snacks/soda.
This month’s featured presenter is our friend Ray Kersting from Schiller’s. He will be showing off a bunch of great Nikon (yay!) and Canon (booo) camera equipment as well as some sweeeeet lenses. He will also be letting everyone loose on this equipment to give it a try in the studio!
http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20100921.html
Future Brew-Ha-Ha’s:
October 19: http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20101019.html
November 19: http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20101119.html
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The fall schedule is finished! Do you feel like you have full mastery over photography? Does manual photography puzzle you? Do you only shoot available light because you do not fundamentally understand how to control light? Are you insecure or do you freeze up when you have a person in front of the camera? Would you like to learn how to use your post-processing tools better and waste less time? WE CAN HELP! Take this opportunity to learn skills and techniques that will save you months or years of frustration or trial and error photography. Sign up for 4 workshops and get a 20% discount!
Here are the upcoming workshops and classes:
10/09 – Studio Lighting Workshop
10/21 – Manual Photography Workshop
11/1-12/6 – Digital Photography Course
11/13 – Portraiture Workshop
11/16 – Photoshop Lightroom Workshop
11/20 – Studio Lighting Workshop
11/30 – Manual Photography Workshop
12/18 – Advanced Studio Lighting Laboratory
Remember to email or call with your interest to participate, but we can only hold your spot with paid registration. If you are a part of a group and would like to have a private class just for your group, feel free to contact us.
STUDIO RENTALS
Studio Altius exists to be a resource for professional and serious amateur photographers. We will be glad to help if you need it!
Rental Ratesheet:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/Studio%20Altius%20Ratesheet.pdf
We also SELL studio equipment such as seamless paper, muslins, stands, etc. Check it out here:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/specials/sales.html
Studio Altius News – August 2010
Thursday, August 12th, 2010 | Events, Workshops/Classes | No Comments
Studio Altius News and Events:
Hello photographers! Here is your monthly update with all of the events, workshops, and other fun things happening over here at Studio Altius. If you have not yet stopped by on a Friday evening to check out the St. Louis Photographers Showcase, then you are missing a great experience! Feel free to check out the full fall calendar at www.studioaltius.com/news.
ST. LOUIS PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE
The summer season is going great. We are seeing some really tight races in the Professional Division among former movie industry production guru Benjamin Trevor and SEEN grand prize winners David McWhirter (2008) and Julie Enstall (2009); Semi-Pro Division among former roommates Kate Hargis of ksh designs and Emily Benner (photography teacher at Lafayette High), and last season’s showcase points leader Alan Webb; and Student Division rivalry between WashU’s Chang Jang and Webster’s Brendan Moloney. We have also seen a relative juggernaut emerge out of the Amateur division…Erin Kawell is leading her division by several thousand points (although Jessica McCaskill is trying to narrow that gap the past few weeks)! Stop by on a Friday evening between 6-7:30pm and take part in the voting process here at Studio Altius! Besides, it is a great chance to hang out with other photographers 
To check out the recent winners and current standings, go to:
http://www.showcase.studioaltius.com/showcaseleague/
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
The fall schedule is finished! Do you feel like you have full mastery over photography? Does manual photography puzzle you? Do you only shoot available light because you do not fundamentally understand how to control light? Are you insecure or do you freeze up when you have a person in front of the camera? Would you like to learn how to use your post-processing tools better and waste less time? WE CAN HELP! Take this opportunity to learn skills and techniques that will save you months or years of frustration or trial and error photography. Sign up for 4 workshops and get a 20% discount!
Here are the upcoming workshops and classes:
8/21 – Studio Lighting Workshop
9/7 – Manual Photography Workshop
9/11 – Portraiture Workshop
10/09 – Studio Lighting Workshop
10/21 – Manual Photography Workshop
11/1-12/6 – Digital Photography Course
11/13 – Portraiture Workshop
11/16 – Photoshop Lightroom Workshop
11/20 – Studio Lighting Workshop
11/30 – Manual Photography Workshop
12/18 – Advanced Studio Lighting Laboratory
Remember to email or call with your interest to participate, but we can only hold your spot with paid registration. If you are a part of a group and would like to have a private class just for your group, feel free to contact us.
PHOTOGRAPHY BREW-HA-HA
Studio Altius
Friday August 27, 2010
6:30pm – 10ish
Come spend a relaxed evening at Studio Altius filled with social networking, photography discussion, and delightful beverages. This event is open to all levels of photographers. Come get connected with other photographers in town, learn about various topics in photography, bring some new images to show off, hey…even bring old equipment you are looking to unload, whatever floats your boat! Admission is $5 or a 6-pack of beer or a bottle of wine or five dollar’s worth of snacks/soda.
This month’s feature is the playoffs for the St. Louis Photographer’s Showcase, Summer Season
http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20100827.html
Future Brew-Ha-Ha’s:
September 21: http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20100921.html
October 19: http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20101019.html
November 19: http://www.studioaltius.com/events/brew20101119.html
SEEN 2010
That’s right…SEEN 2010 will be the biggest SEEN show in history! Get ready for it! Call for art Deadline will be November 2nd. More information will be coming soon:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/contests.html
STUDIO RENTALS
Studio Altius exists to be a resource for professional and serious amateur photographers. We will be glad to help if you need it!
Rental Ratesheet:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/Studio%20Altius%20Ratesheet.pdf
We also SELL studio equipment such as seamless paper, muslins, stands, etc. Check it out here:
http://www.studioaltius.com/prophoto/specials/sales.html
Cirque du Cheveux Locks of Love Fundraising Photoshoot- BIG Success!
Monday, June 7th, 2010 | Events, Fundraiser, images | 1 Comment
As many of you know, On June 5th, 2010 we transformed Studio Altius into a photo shooting circus for Cirque du Cheveux, our Locks of Love Fundraiser. We are proud to announce that the day was a SUCCESS!!! Our stylists cut off 34 ponytails which equaled out to over 33 feet of hair to donate to Locks of Love to make wigs for children in need. In addition to the hair, we also had financial contributors who didn’t donate hair, as well as from the photos that we printed on site, which would not have been possible without the Fantastic Ray Kersting from Schiller’s.
We send out our greatest appreciation to the gracious and talented volunteers that worked the event. Without you, the day couldn’t have been possible. We also must say thank you to friends old and new and to our families who attended the event and supported us in making the day a success.
Thank you to Randall, Christina, Carol, Deborah, Noah, Griffen, Gretchen, David, Gabrielle, Alexis, Joan, Shawna, Karen, and Amelia for being brave and cutting off your ponytails!
Thank you to Paul, James, Melanie, Ashley, Michelle, Ricca, and the 2 ladies that came out from Clayton on short notice for doing all of the fantastic new short styles!
Thank you to Boo the Clown, Meg-A-Legs, Tome the Mime, Julie the Fantastic Face Painter, Ray K. the Gangsta Print Maker, and D-Star Photographer Extraordinaire for making the event fun for all who attended!
Thank you to Maximus at C & C Quality Printing for donating the printing of all of the flyers and postcards that we used to promote the event around town. To A & M Salon Supply for donating the styling chair that we used on our stage to do all of the ponytail cuts. And to National City Bank in Maplewood for donating your helium tank so we could have floating balloons for the kids!
Thank you to our parents and close friends who did so much to help us with ALL of the preparations before and helped out during the event. We love you guys!
