Jahi shares his flame, makes us all warmer

Thanks to all who came out on Wednesday! To say the least Jahi was fabulous, sincere, kind, talented, inspirational, and humble.  Thank you, Jahi.  Thank you to our attendees for supporting our charity organization, Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT).  We raised over $600 for them.  For more information on how you can help, please contact Essence Pierce.

Our next photo night is September 17th and David Hobby of Strobist fame is speaking. We look forward to it!
Here’s some images from Wednesday. Thanks all!

Directions and other details.

We still have room for Wednesday night, so please email if you would like to come or just show up. Here are directions to the studio:

From 95 North or South:

Take exit #38A for Rt. 32 East toward Fort Meade 

Take exit #12B for Rt. 1 South toward Laurel

Take a right at the 2nd light onto Gorman Road. (You will see signs for Savage Mill.)

Go about 1/2 mile and take a right onto Foundry St. (Follow the signs for Savage Mill.)

Pass the railroad bridge on your left and go past the first red building and make the first sharp left into the parking lot.  We are located in the Spinning Building above and to the left of the Paymaster’s Office, and next to The Polish Pottery Mart. The studio is called Love Life Images and is in Suite #217C.

You may enter the Mill through the Paymaster’s Office door, walk up the stairs and as you reach the second floor, you will see Love Life Images directly in front of you.

 

Please call if you are having trouble finding it: 410-491-5433

Here is the website for Savage Mill:

www.savagemill.com

And the address, if you would like to Google it:

8600 Foundry St.

Savage, MD 20763

Please remember to bring a drink if you like! 

Looking forward to it!

Jennifer and Mary

Reminder of next photo night, June 25th 7:30 PM, speaker at 8:15ish

Hello wonderful people!

So, our last gathering was a great success and we’re looking to do it again. Here are the details:

Speaker: Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post

When: 7:30PM start with drinks and chatting, 8:15-8:30ish begin speaking.

Where: Love Life Images Studio, 8600 Foundry St. Suite 217C Savage, MD (directions to follow)

Charity: Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT), Healing Images

With a donation of $20 or more, you get a $50 gift certificate toward a canvas wrap from Simply Canvas.

Bring: Your beverage of choice. We provide light snacks. If you want to have dinner, there is a Ram’s Head Restaurant on site. They have great food as well as their own microbrew!
Please email us at photonights@lovelifeimages.com to let us know you are coming. We have a max of 75 spaces available. We hope you can make it!

Jennifer and Mary

our next speaker!

I am so thrilled to let you all know that our next speaker will be Jahi Chikwendiu, the 2008 White House News Photographer of the Year.  Jahi’s work abroad puts a face to many of today’s pressing stories. His courage as a photojournalist is amazing and he is an incredible inspiration. Jahi has kindly accepted the invitation to speak on June 25th. Please check out some of his work:

Jahi Chikwendiu

Be sure to put this on your calendar!

Weibners Rock the house!

This post was accidentally posted as a page instead of a post. Sorry if this is just getting to you now:

 

Thanks to everyone who came last night- it was a blast! We raised about $1000 for The Portrait House (Habitat for Humanity). There were about 50 people in attendance. We had an awesome time. Here are some photos.

Thanks again Joel and Rita! It was so wonderful to meet you and hear you speak. You were inspirational!

 

Jennifer

It’s tomorrow!!!

Hi everyone! 

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. We have a good turnout with over 60 people signed up and some, I’m sure, will decide to come at the last minute. We have plenty of chairs, so you won’t have to bring a chair. Be sure to bring a beverage of your choice to drink or share. We’ll have a cooler on hand. We’ll collect the donations at the door. Checks are welcome and we are pretty sure you can just make them out to “The Portrait House,” but we are finalizing details. Remember, anyone who donates $20 or more will get a gift certificate for $50 toward prints at Simply Canvas. Directions: We are located right off I-95 in Savage, MD. The address is 8600 Foundry St. Suite 217C Savage, MD 20763. Once you get here, you will see that it is an old mill that has been converted into shops and antique stores (similar to the Torpedo Factory). It’s tricky to find us, so look for signs we will post throughout the mill. We are located in the Spinning Building right next to the Red Door Studio, Madeline Metz studio, the Polish Pottery Mart and the Paymaster’s Office. Please call us or ask anyone in the mill if you are having trouble. Also, there is a Ram’s Head Tavern within footsteps of the studio, so if you want to come early and have dinner, it’s a great place to eat. There’s also a bar there for drinks after we’re done. Looking forward to seeing you all!

Simply Canvas donates gift certificates for Photo Nights!!!

We’ve just been on the phone with Adam Fried, CEO of Simply Canvas, and he has graciously offered to give every attendee who donates the recommended $20 donation a $50 gift certificate for a 16×20 or larger canvas print!! This is a very generous donation and gives you even more of a reason to come out and join us! 

More Details…

Hey everyone- Thanks to those who have signed up already. We have some space still available, so please email us to be sure you get a spot. We’re asking for a donation of $20 toward the charity, but you are welcome to donate as much as you would like. We’ll accept cash and check at the door for the donation, no need to send it ahead of time. I’ll be posting directions here a day or so before April 9th, so be sure to put your email on the subscribe list. Our address is 8600 Foundry St. Savage, MD 20763. Phone is 410-491-5433. We’re housed in a historic mill that is not well marked, so we’ll be specifying directions. We’re excited to have everyone coming to the event and look forward to meeting some new people and seeing some old friends!

Our First Speakers!!!

Mary and I had a chance to meet with our first speakers, Rita and Joel Wiebner. They are a husband and wife photography duo out of Lancaster, PA. They have a great story to share with us and we’re looking forward to hosting them. We visited with them at their studio in Lancaster and chatted about their upcoming visit. They will be here April 9th. Festivities begin at 6:30PM (Bring a drink of your choice, we’ll have some munchies) and they will speak at 7PM. The charity they have chosen is The Portrait House. They will be speaking about the charity for  the first few minutes of their talk. The suggested donation for the evening is $20. We hope to raise about $1500 for the charity. Our maximum capacity in the studio is 75, so we will need to get a head count for attendance. If you are planning to attend, please email us at photonights@lovelifeimages.com. Please pass this blog along to anyone you might know would enjoy hearing this couple speak. Thanks for viewing this blog!  

How it works and other details

I’ve directed you to this blog because you were formerly invited to attend photo nights with Nanine and were subscribed to a listserv for the gatherings. Mary and I have a gameplan for the photo nights and a few speakers lined up. When we opened the space, one of the objectives of having it was to create a community for photographers and a place where we could get together and inspire one another. We’re hoping this new venture will combine our desire to give back to the world while getting some inspiration from some wonderful photographers. Here are the dates as we have them so far:

• April 9th: The Wiebners out of  Lancaster, PA. 
• June 25th: TBD (should be confirmed soon) 
• September 17th: David Hobby, Strobist  
• November 12th: TBD  

We’re holding the lectures at the LLI Studio in Savage Mill. Each speaker will choose a charity to donate proceeds from the event. We’ll be giving suggested donation amounts to attendees. We may need to limit the number of attendees for the events for some of the speakers. We’ll provide the space, the speakers, the chips and munchies, you provide whatever beverage you choose to drink and/or share. Check back here for updates and we’ll be sure to post from the events and with more info as we have it.  Thanks! Jennifer and Mary