Photography has been considered an art form for a long time and with the ever expanding accessibility to higher resolution cameras many photographers new and old have taken advantage of this. The new
On Wednesday, February 19th an all iPhone photography exhibit held a reception for viewers. There were various photos featured from local photographers Kat Sloma and Bill Laing. The reception had been moved from Thursday, February 6th after being cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
South Santiam Hall is a well lit, traditionally styled exhibit hall, which often features exhibits from many different kinds of artists and art forms. This includes everything from poetry to graphic art and most recently photography pieces taken and artistically altered using various available iPhone apps. The attendance at the reception was a decent size and many of the attendees were familiar with the artists as well as one another.
According to Bill Laing he first started using his iPhone for photography when he left his regular camera at home during a trip to Portland. Eventually he discovered various apps he could use to process and stylize his photos while on the go and soon became enthusiastic about the quickly growing iPhonegraphy genre. His work at this exhibit features various ocean oriented pieces that vary in style, such as dulled browning vintage style photos to intensely colorful and brightened scenery shots. Laing enjoys the accessibility of his phone as well the spontaneous nature of iPhone photography.
"It's very liberating" Laing said, ""Its very spontaneous, very immediate. Its available to everybody."
Kat Sloma is the second artist featured at the exhibit and this is the largest display she has had in an exhibit so far. Her featured pieces focus on various abstractly styled photos of trees mainly in a abstract painted style. Though she has always been a photographer she has a deep love of abstract painting. One of her goals for her exhibits is to help promote the use of smart phones as versatile photography tools.
"Its a great opportunity to show people what you can do with an I-Phone." Sloma said, "My goal is to get people to try it, its in their hands already."
Both artists were approached by Rich Bergeman, the part time gallery coordinator of 6 years, to participate in this exhibit. According to Bergeman this gallery does not usually receive a reception for it's exhibits, but local artists tend to be an exception due to the amount of local enthusiasts who decide to attend.
The show will continue to run until Wednesday, February 26th.
You can view additional work from either artists at the links listed below.
More Information Online:
Now Showing In South Santiam Hall
Kat Sloma's Website
Bill Laing's Website
At a glance:
Who: Kat Sloma and Bill Laing, Photographers
What: iPhone Photogrophy exhibit
When: Wednesday February 5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Where: LBCC, South Santiam Hall
I was drawn to your article because I love photography. I am occasional “phonographer” myself so I was interested in this exhibit of i-phoneography. I really liked your story. Great quotes and the story on how Bill started taking i-phoneography was a great because It gave a back story. If I had to find something you could improve on, I would add a paragraph about i-Phoneography, what it is and more about it for people that may be unfamiliar with it. A follow up to this story could be an article about just one of the photographer and more about them and their life.
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