Hipstamatic Ohio, a FotoFocus exhibition at Photosmith Studio

Photosmith is excited to be part of FotoFocus 2014, a biennial month-long celebration of photography.  Our studio is exhibiting the work of five Ohio photographers, Brad Smith, Suzanne Fleming-Smith (that's us!) and three guest artists, Tad Barney of Milford, Ohio, Tim Creamer of Athens, Ohio, and Jeff Harber of Columbus, Ohio.   All the work is shot with the phone application, Hipstamatic.  Hipstamatic offers users different "lens" and "film" combos to choose from to create pieces with a wide variety of looks.  The photographer chooses from his or her virtual kit of "lenses" and "films" the same as if he or she had a bag with a fixed prime, 70-200 zoom, or Lensbaby and Tri-X film, Ilford infrared, or Kodachrome.  However, someone did take our Kodachrome away despite our pleas.  We all keep many tools at hand for different projects, using DSLR cameras and even film cameras from time to time.  We love to experiment and play to see how our tools can best serve what we want to create, and the Hipstamatic app has provided us with a new way to make pictures we each see in our mind and feel in our heart.  We hope you will come out and see our exhibition!

Open House October 12, 2014 Noon - 5 and M-F 10am -5pm most days and by appointment.  We also offer student tours to see a working studio space and gallery exhibition. 

For more information on FotoFocus, you can visit www.fotofocusbiennial.org

Hilton Downtown Cincinnati by Photosmith, Cincinnati Photographer

Some event photos from the Hilton in Downtown Cincinnati.

Music Hall Wedding Photos by Photosmith Cincinnati Wedding Photographer

Here are some photos from the beautiful Music Hall in Cincinnati, OH.

Aimee and Ross's Engagement Shoot by Photosmith, Cincinnati, OH

Here are a few pics from an engagement session Brad did in Eden Park on Saturday.  I took a walk with my dog while he was shooting (she does love to go to parks) and overheard some children talking to the ducks they were feeding.  What did they say?  Aflac.  Eden Park is a great place to shoot.  It's centrally located, has several areas to shoot - the river overlook, the bridges, the wooded area, the flower landscapes.  It's a beautiful park!

 Look at those smiles!  I love it when a couple looks at each other and you can see genuine happiness between them!

We look forward to working with Aimee and Ross on their wedding day!

Instagram

Brad and Suz are now on Instagram.  We are having fun shooting with our iPod cameras and experimenting with the Hipstamatic.  Some of the lenses and films there remind us of old toy film cameras like the Diana camera.  Follow us if you like.   We are jasper674 and suzippity.

Here are some of our experiments using Hipstamatic, Tinto 1884 Lens and D-type film, no flash.