Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Dr. Jane Chu

Dr. Jane Chu is President Obama's nominee to head the National Endowment for the Arts.

Her mother was placed on a train as a teenager to escape Communist China, hoping for a better life in Hong Kong.

Jane's grandparents took significant risk putting their daughter on the train without travel papers, knowing if authorities checked for documents she would have been imprisoned. 

Jane's mother never saw her parents or siblings again.

Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.


Saturday, May 10, 2014

Auburn Hair

"When red-headed people are above a certain social grade, their hair is auburn." – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court – Mark Twain, 1889



Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Model: Jessi

Thursday, May 8, 2014

On Their Way to The Cannes International Film Festival

Davis DeRock, Joe Carey and Chad Alan Crenshaw are leaving Monday for France to mingle with the most influential movie producers, directors and stars.  

Their short movie has been selected for the Cannes International Film Festival.  

What a wonderful opportunity, and acknowledgement of your storytelling prowess!

Photograph ©2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/07/5006444/fun-little-movie-turns-into-cannes.html#storylink=cpy

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

James Jordan, Ballet Master

In 1981, James Jordan became a Kansas City Ballet company member. 

In 1991, James was made Ballet Master where he has had a tremendous positive impact. 

He now has accepted the same post with Sarasota Ballet.

You will be greatly missed, James.

Photograph copyright Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

A Comment on Real Estate Photography

My price estimate was too high for a real estate sales person needing photographs of an upscale home.

He probably envisioned someone with a point-and-shoot camera walking through the house, and around the property, casually taking pictures. How long could that take, and the price could not possibly be very high, right?

A full-time professional photographer is going to spend ample time evaluating each point of interest and angles, and create magazine-like photographs. These can take hours to do properly, and the results are worth the time and expense.

I made this exterior image after location scouting a few days ahead, and much of the creative work was accomplished in-camera when I shot it.  At the request of my client, very little was done in post-production. 

Photograph copyright 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Eye Art is Big News




#WomenYouShouldKnow 

This eye artwork was created by my glamorous Korean model. 

Photograph copyright 2014 Larry F. Levenson. 

All rights reserved.