Feinknopf Blog – Photography News, Press, Awards, Ideas and Resources

Jason Published in Rolling Stone!

Jason was just published in the October issue of Rolling Stone! We're all very excited here to see him get his work published in Rolling Stone for the first time.

He went and shot Bruce Springsteen when he came to the Oval at OSU campaigning for now President-Elect Barack Obama. He was shooting for The Other paper but showed the editors at Rolling Stone some of his images, and the rest as they say is history.

Check out Rolling Stone's website.

Brad's Image on the Cover of the AIA's guide to Columbus

Brad's image of the Ohio Supreme Court building is on the cover of the AIA's guide to Columbus. We would like to thank whoever decided to put our image on the cover. It always feels good to be on a cover, but to be on the cover of an 'architect's' guide to columbus feels somehow even better.

Thanks for making our day.

Brad is on the Cover of Cupola

Brad's image of James Turrell's Light piece at the Franklin Park Conservatory is on the cover of the latest version of Cupola magazine, the magazine put out by the conservatory. We are pleased to have been a part of such a cool project, as well as to get to meet and work with the artist.

It's almost to easy to take beautiful pictures when you have a project this cool to work with, isn't it? If anybody who's local hasn't gone and seen it, you should because it's very worthwhile and it goes on every night so there's really no excuse. While you're out you should stop by and support the conservatory, because without them the project would have been possible. To find out more information about the conservatory please visit their website.

McCoy Center wins Award!

The Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Performing Arts, a building by our friends at Westlake Reed Leskosky, has recently won the Peggy Ezekiel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Design. We here at the studio are very excited to have been part of such a great project. WRL entered two boards in the United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT) Ohio Valley Region Conference held last month where they won the award. The boards that they submitted for the award will now join all of the other regional winners to go on National tour.

While we're all waiting to hear if and undoubtably wins its next awards, we want to take the chance and tell everyone that's local here in Columbus to get out and see a show at the theater. To find out what's playing when at the theater please follow the link. If you've got a moment it's always worthwhile to take spin over to WRL's website.

McCoy Center featured in Stage Directions Magazine

We just learned that the Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Performing Arts, which Brad photographed for Westlake Reed Leskosky, has been featured in the November issue of Stage Directions magazine; the article is featured in the Theater Spaces section, a once monthly are of the magazine that highlights a single specific theater.

The article deals with the conception of the project and how it was designed to blend into the style of surrounding New Albany, as well as to be a platform that can evolve and grow with the community. While the overall design is in harmony with the Georgian theme of New Albany the interior space is specifically designed to be easily used by, and adaptable to all of the community's current and future needs.

The article can be found online at Stage Directions' website. If you want to check out what other interesting things that Westlake Reed Leskosky is up to click here.

Becton Dickinson in Metropolis

The RMJM Hillier project that Brad shot earlier this year at the Becton Dickinson Corporate Campus has been published in the latest issue of Metropolis. The article appears in their 'Observed' section and deals with the creative and environmentally conscious way that Hillier solved the problem posed by the project. Becton Dickinson wanted to find a way to unite their two main corporate buildings, which were separated an expanse of open and grassy lawn, with out destroying the pastoral beauty of the campus.

While it wasn't the easiest shoot that Brad has had to do; I think that he walked away with a beautiful series of images for Hillier to use when talking about it's innovative new building. To see what other new and creative problems that the architects at Hillier are working on please visit their website. Or to read the article in its entirety just swing by the local news stand and pick up the latest issue of Metropolis.

Rafael Vinoly Convention Centers Published in Dialogue

Brad's images of the David Lawrence Convention Center, as well as the Boston Convention Center were published in the August 2008 edition of the Taiwanese publication 'Dialogue'. The magazine decided to do a three part article centered on Convention Center; of the three they chose two of Rafael Vinoly's Convention Centers. We are very pleased that Vinoly chose to run Brad's images of the Boston Convention Center as well as the David Lawrence Convention Center as the representative images for each project.

We would like to Congratulate Rafael Vinoly Architects on the continued success of their projects, and thank them for getting Brad's images of their work published in asia for the second time this year.

Rafael Vinoly Convention Centers Published in Dialogue

Heery wins ASID award for their work on the Woody Hayes Athletic Center

We just learned today that the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at The Ohio State University, a HEERY Project; which we were lucky enough to photograph won a Gold ASID award this past spring. This is exciting news because it's the first time that HEERY has won such an award, it is also<< the first project that Brad has photographed to win a Gold ASID award. So in a bizarre way it's like we've won the award with them.

We would like to congratulate everyone at HEERY and wish them continued success. To see what else HEERY is working on please visit their website.

Architecture & Culture: The Architecture of Science

Rafael Vinoly’s office sent a pdf over to us the other day showing us an article featuring their projects and opening with an image of Bard College that Brad took. The article, titled “ The Architecture of Science”, is being run in the Korean version of “Architecture & Culture”. It details how as the lines between the specific specializations within the science industries are beginning to disappear a new form of lab and work space that fosters an inter-disciplinary community is required. The article goes on to say that with recent projects Rafael Vinoly Architects PC has established itself on the cutting edge of a new brand of research lab design.

While we are always very pleased to see our clients get the attention that they deserve through continued publication. We are even happier that the article features several of Brad’s images of Bard College, as well as a few of his images of the California NanoSystems Institute at UC, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the National Institute of Health.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find the article online, I’ll keep looking for it later and hopefully I’ll find it and will be able to post a link to it. Until then however please visit the website of Rafael Vinoly Architects PC, I know that I enjoy visiting their site and seeing what new and exciting projects that they are working on.

Update: Orphan Works

Attention everyone! That which we thought might happen has happened. All that was seemingly good (at least better) about the new version of the Orphans work bill in Congress right now has been stripped of all protective measures for the copyright holders. As such ASMP has reversed its position and is now, along with APA asking people to write to their representatives to have the bill stopped. To find contact information for your representatives go here. For a sample form letter to send either electronically or conventionally go here. I know that I personally have already taken action and sent both of the senators for Ohio letters urging them to not pass this legislation as it stands. I hope and urge you to do the same. This legislation has no protective measures; no redeeming quality of any kind; and this bill should not be allowed to pass.

A new version of "Orphan Works" in Congress

If you don’t already know there is a new version of the “Orphan Works” law back in Congress. It’s hard, as a creative professional to know where to stand and what side to take on this law. It seems as though it’s splitting our industry in two. APA in conglomeration with other groups has drawn up chain letters that you can read and send to your representative here, also posted on this page are links to information on the law. While APA is against it, ASMP has taken the stance that while the law isn’t perfect it’s far more conciliatory than the 2006 law. Upon viewing the differences (which you can do here)between the two they’ve taken the position that we should be happy with what it is that we got because if we fight it will probably get worse, in terms of the preservation of our rights.

It’s hard to know where to stand on this, all we can do is read the information that’s available to us, and then try and decide where we think our better interests lie. So in the interest of public knowledge we have decided to post the links available to us as members of both organizations. Please take the time and read the information before making up your mind.

AIA Revises it's Best Practices

AIA has just recently revised their Best Practices section of their website. Which included updating all of the information contained within the pdf’s. It seems, as though would be quite a bit of work and I’m sure whoever had the pleasure of doing is glad that it’s done. However we are very pleased to have been a part of the process. Brad’s image of the Boston Convention Center, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, is being featured on the first page of the section 6.3.08 titled ‘Controlling the Cost of a Photography Assignment’.

We look forward to perusing all of the changes that they made to the pdf’s and gleaming whatever new morsels of knowledge have been added to it. Of particular interest to our clients might be the pdf’s found in Chapter 6, Part 3, Sections 5-9; they deal with how to hire and work with a photographer. It’s always a good idea to get a refresher on how these things are supposed to be done. Please give it a look here, it might not be fun but I’m sure it’ll be educational.

Cover of the Russian Version of Art Index: Architects & Designers

We were a little surprised but very happy to learn that one of Brad's images of The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, is on the cover of the Russian edition of the "Art Index: Architects & Designers". I believe that this might be our first publication in Russia, it's always exciting to be published a completely new market. Plus we think Russian type looks really cool on top of our image.

Please visit Rafael Vinoly Architects to see renderings of the buildings that they have finishing this year. Also lots of Brad's images are on their website so check it out.

AIA Boston Convention Gallery Show

The Studio just wanted to let everyone know that if they happen to be in Boston on May 15-17 then they might want to stop by the Convention center. Brad submitted and chosen to have two (out of twenty) of his images hung in a small Gallery space during the convention. His images of The Boston Convention Center by Rafael Vinoly, and the restoration of the Ohio Supreme Court Building by Schooley Caldwell. I attached them above so that everyone might see them.

We only wish that Skybus hadn't gone bust then we could have went to convention and seen the show.