After a year in Maine, I’m happy to say Stage Left Photography is getting settled into the new permanent location. The gallery and studio still need a little tweaking, but we’re here and we aren’t going anywhere. The move to Maine may have taken a little longer than planned, but it was definitely the right move. NYC is now Disneyland, a shadow of its former self, the urban sprawl and constant development made working and living there increasingly difficult. Maine, the way life should be. 

After more than 20 years serving the NYC area Stage Left Photography is moving to Maine! Its been a great run in NYC, but the city we loved is no longer there. The time was right and the opportunity presented itself, so off we go. Look for some big announcements from Mid-Coast Maine in the near future! 

     Imperfection is beautiful, a lot of things in my life have been pointing me to that conclusion lately. I recently had discussion about live music with a friend. She said she prefers studio albums because everything is crisp, clear and precise. I said I prefer live albums (and going to concerts) specifically because they are NOT all those things. A recent concert experience perfectly illustrated my point. It was a solo show by one of my favorite artists, it was just her standing on stage alone, warts and all. It was far from perfect and precise, but there was an energy and feeling that could never come out of a studio or been processed with pro tools. Music and all of the arts are about feeling not precision. Dance is the same, someone can be precise and do all the steps perfectly but still not be “dancing” Dance is a feeling, an emotion, not a series of steps. 

     Photography is the same. Photoshop has become our pro tools, everything precise and crisp and overly processed. HDR is overused, everything looks “too” perfect. Step away from the computer and just look at the image, its all going to be ok.