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Pet Portrait Photography on display at NW Veterinary Specialists Animal Hospital

Hanmi — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:12:46 +0000

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Here’s a quick update on February’s pet portrait project. I finally got a chance to visit NWVS yesterday and was honestly blown away. They had 53 of the images I shot enlarged – many of them 24″x 36″ – and mounted on hardboard and they are now hanging all over the hospital. In fact, when I walked in the door yesterday, the always friendly reception team shouted, “There she is! Welcome to your gallery!”

It is actually pretty rare that once the images/prints have made it into clients’ hands that I get to see what becomes of them. And even when I do get to see a print hanging on the wall, it’s typically only one or two images. So to walk into a public space and be greeted by more than a dozen larger than life images I made was rather arresting. Although I have had a couple of solo shows, each was only 10-12 pieces and because I did all of the selection, matting and framing, I was kind of “over it” by the time the show opened. In NWVS’s case, they did the selection (though they did ask me for input and for my favorite images, which was lovely), ordered the enlargements from a local lab and then had the mounting done at another local shop. It has been nearly 2 months since I’ve worked with the images themselves, so there was enough separation that I actually had to remind myself that I had shot them!

My favorite part about the display itself is that they made a point of hanging the staffers’ pet’s portrait in the area where that person worked most often… The receptionists’ pets are right behind the reception desk. The doctors’ images are right outside and/or inside their exam rooms, etc. What a wonderful thing to do for a wonderful staff!

If you have a pet emergency, need a vet, need a veterinary specialist, or just want to see the images in person, get yourself (and your pet!) to VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists, 16756 Southeast 82nd Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015 (503) 656-3999. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will take great care of you and your beloved pet.

New exhibition opening March 7th!

Hanmi — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:11:00 +0000

I am delighted to announce my second exhibition of photography at the Morning Star Cafe. There will be an opening reception Friday, March 7th from 6-8pm. The photos in the exhibition are from my recent trip to Patagonia and capture various aspects of the wild, rugged, austere, and vast landscape. I’m very excited to be able to show the work, and hope to see you at the opening!

The Morning Star Cafe is downtown at:

510 SW Third Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
phone: 503-241-2401

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Fresh off the plane…

Hanmi — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:33:00 +0000

I just returned home yesterday after 3+ amazing and fun weeks in South America. We spent over 2 full weeks on the road exploring Patagonia with friends, and I found myself desperately deleting files from my laptop to make room for the daily average of 6 GB of new photos. Thankfully I did a full back up of my laptop before we left. Mostly in case of theft or disaster, neither of which occurred. I have a last minute photo shoot this afternoon, but hope to get some fresh images up on the website very soon.

I will also be working on a second photo exhibit for the Morning Star Cafe. Mats and various other supplies have been ordered and I am targeting an opening at the start of February. I have yet to speak to the owners about a reception, but hopefully we’ll be able to put together another First Thursday opening night. Stay tuned!