Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Stan Kann
© David Torrence
I just heard the news that Stan Kann was no longer with us. I had the opportunity to photograph Stan in 2005 for a personal project. I saw a documentary on a public access channel and gave him a call to set something up. He was the most gracious and kind person. He opened up his home to me and let me shoot whatever I'd like while he was speaking to Phillis Diller on the phone and scheduling performances. Of course I wanted to shoot him with his vacuum cleaner collection. Even blowing the fuses in his breaker box. His manager along with Stan and myself with flashlights in hand changed the fuse so we could continue the shoot. I am thankful for Stan's warm welcoming and patience. You will be missed.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Roids
© David Torrence
More polaroids from the archive. Featuring Squid from the Lunachicks & Jeff Clayton from Antiseen. Both bands photographed in Atlanta.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Smile + Cheerup
© David Torrence
I recently found a box full of Polaroids from the archives.
It's 35mm slide film exposed onto Polaroid 669.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Open Road
© David Torrence
Just got back from a much needed road trip to clear my head
and get ready for a few upcoming projects.I enjoyed the break
yet looking forward to the new possibilities. I was able to
photograph the predictable and the not so obvious
on a few rolls of film. Looking forward to the results.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Milo
A few images of Milo from this past weekend.
He was a real trouper yet in the end he had enough.
© David Torrence
Friday, August 22, 2008
Cheryl Wassenaar
© David Torrence
A few weeks ago I photographed a new piece of work by artist Cheryl Wassenaar.
We both used to have our studios in the same building a few years ago where I shot environmental portraits of her (above). Cheryl constructs her artwork from discarded commercial signage by transforming segments into colors and patterns incorporating language and numerals. Most of her other work hangs on the wall, but these new pieces are freestanding structures that measure 8.5 to 9 feet tall with different designs on all four sides. The images were shot at the different angles, and then with a human subject to show the sense of scale. Thanks to Mark Miselnicky for providing the human scale factor.
