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Last activity:	May 23, 2013

Joined:	Oct 08, 2007

Lou Benjamin The Sequel

Male
Beacon, New York, US
>> My other portfolio: #421156 >>

Mayhem #535000
Photographer

MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/LouBenjamin2

About me

RIP Sugarfoot

NSFW?
"We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder 'censorship,' we call it 'concern for commercial viability.'"
- David Mamet

Leaked Letter Shows Internal Tensions Over Smithsonian Censorship

Photographer, Author, Educator.
I don't shoot pictures, I make images. I like that the word "image" comes from the same root as "imagination." I'm interested in making compelling images of people that are about narratives or symbolic ideas.

My artwork is based in visual storytelling, semiotics, geometry, and playing with notions of "the nude." Being both visual and verbal, a lot of my work either starts or ends up connected with a linguistic or poetic idea. Not all of my art photography involving people is based in working with the nude, but a lot is.

In all of my work, I believe it's not about "posing," but about performance and interacting with the viewer. You can be yourself, or you can be a completely fabricated character; It doesn't matter as long as that persona comes alive for the camera and comes across in the final image. It's not a requirement, but it would be great if you have acting, dance, yoga, or art modeling in your background. I'd really love to work with a Butoh dancer.

Upcoming courses I'm teaching at ICP:
Combining and Compositing Images with Photoshop
6/16/12 - 6/17/12 | Saturday and Sunday: 10 am-5 pm (one weekend)

*Ehem* Nothing you see in these portfolios is a "capture." Cameras, computers, droids, and Cylons can see captures. By the time it's a recognizable to we humans as an image, it's not a capture anymore; and that's even before we start talking about working any of the nuances of the image...

My other MM portfolio | LouBenjamin.com | Interview: Art in b&w and color

Credits

Published Books

Cover model: Sienna Aldridge, MM#171128

The Naked and the Lens
A guide to fine art nude photography from concept to post-production. Published by Focal Press, available at Amazon and in book stores in the US and overseas.

For info, interviews and reference materials, see the companion site: TheNakedAndTheLens.com

From: bestphotographybooks.com
Subject: Listed #1 among the Best Photography Books
Date: April 26, 2010 4:46:50 AM EDT

Hi Louis,

I've listed your fantastic book in the Nude & Erotic section of BestPhotographyBooks.com. You do a really great job, very inspiring.

P.S. If you like our collection as much as we do, please spread the word / link to us.

All the best,
bestphotographybooks.com

:: Also — #2 Best Seller on eBooks.com ::

Photoshop CS4 in Simple Steps
A straightforward visual introduction to Photoshop that covers basic- and intermediate- level tasks in simple, stepwise terms. Published by Prentice Hall in the UK.

Purchasers in the US can find resellers via Amazon.

Published Photographic Work
- International Center of Photography
- Skope Magazine
- Brother Hijinx
- Jake Stigers
- First Act Guitars

Exhibitions
- 2010
Galleria Royael, Local Group 30
Marion Royael Gallery, Beacon, NY

"East vs. West"
Pinnacle Design Center Gallery, San Gabriel, CA

- 2009
"Top of the Heap"
Pinnacle Design Center Gallery, San Gabriel, CA

- 2008
"Identity Formed & Transformed" (juried exhibition)
St. Joseph's University Gallery, Brooklyn

- 2007
"BrooklyNature" (juried exhibition)
St. Joseph's University Gallery, Brooklyn

- 2005
"Urban Poetry"
Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn

SVA Summer Residency Open Studios
SVA Gallery, New York City

"Show Us the Light" (juried exhibition) - Finalist
Positive Focus, GalleryThe, Brooklyn

- 2004
SONYA Group show
Robert Lehman Gallery at Urban Glass, Brooklyn

"Urban Glimmer" (solo show)
200 5th Ave Gallery, Brooklyn

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