Category Archives: Art

>f8 & Be There

Posted on March 9, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>Those of us who began studying photography in the dark ages (read: darkroom ages) had this adage drilled into us. f8 and be there!It means that the photographers who get the “best” pictures are those who have their camera set … Continue reading →

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>Let’s Bring Back the Patronage System

Posted on March 2, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>Anyone who has been to Florence or Rome, or who stayed awake during the Art History class slide shows, has seen the splendor that was created during the height of Europe’s golden age for artists. The 15th and 16th century … Continue reading →

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>Phoning It In

Posted on February 23, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Concentration, from the Game Series, ©2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Infrared Photograph Everyone body does it once in a while: phones it in. Creation become mundane. Even work we love can become boring. Maybe I’m feeling sick. Maybe I’m feeling … Continue reading →

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>Game Series

Posted on February 9, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Diversions, (c)2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Infrared Photograph, from the Game Series Pamper Me, (c)2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Hand-altered Polaroid, from the Game Series Photographers aren’t taken seriously as artists by many people. My work often doesn’t look like photography, … Continue reading →

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>George Bailey, meet Darwin

Posted on February 2, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> “Potter’s not selling. He’s buying! And why? Because we’re panicking and he’s not.”George Bailey, It’s A Wonderful Life A room full of scared people trying to get their money out of a rickety, broken down, old Savings & Loan … Continue reading →

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>No Shortcuts to the Artist’s Life

Posted on January 26, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>George Clooney is coming to town. More than 4000 people filled the shopping-mall-turned-art community this weekend, hoping to be cast as one of the extras in his new movie, to be filmed in St. Louis. My studio is in the … Continue reading →

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>The Muse of Change

Posted on January 20, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> 01.20.09 — Let’s Get to Work!, © 2009 Jeane Vogel Photography. Hand-altered Polaroid Photography 01/20/09 — No More Excuses, © 2009 Jeane Vogel Photography. Infrared photograph In classical Greek mythology, there are nine Muses — the sisters of creation.  … Continue reading →

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>Teach Me, Don’t Sell Me

Posted on January 16, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>In the business world, this is classic marketing advice: get bodies in the workshop seats by promising to reveal the secret of quick bucks, mete out just enough information to entice your mark, er listener, then close the deal with … Continue reading →

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>Peace Corps for Artists?

Posted on January 1, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>There’s been some buzz that President-Elect Obama wants to establish an Art Corps — sort of a Peace Corps for the arts within the United States. The idea is a great one — but with a huge flaw that perpetuates … Continue reading →

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>Night Light

Posted on December 21, 2008 by jeanevogelart

> Mars & Evening Stars, © 2001 Jeane Vogel Photography,  Cibachrome print There is something special about night light. It changes with the seasons. Cloud cover, moon phase, even air temperature can change the quality of the light after sunset. … Continue reading →

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