Yousef Karsh at the Pikto Gallery
During September and October 2009, Pikto Gallery held a very special exhibition of Yousef Karsh, one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all times. Iconic photographs included portraits of Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Audrey Hepburn and many more.
The exhibition was possible thanks to the generosity of Shelton Chen who provided about 40 Karsh photographs from his private collection and was curated by Johan H. Campbell.
Some of the photographs are still hanging at the Pikto Gallery (concurrently with the current Gallery show on Pikto’s second floor – please call ahead to confirm if you plan to come by).
We hope you enjoy this short presentation of the show, and please contact us if you have any questions or comments at info@pikto.com.
View on Vimeo.
Ultimate Fashion Workshop at Pikto
Excellent day at Pikto (Saturday December 13th) with fashion photographer and teacher Josh Cornell. As usual amazing images for the students enrolled, well done to everyone. Images taken by Aaron Goldman at The Pikto Studio 'Ultimate Fashion' Workshop.
Jesse Louttit, “Employees Only”
Great turnout for Jesse Louttit's opening reception at Pikto Friday December 11th.
Also rave reviews. Hear Jesse talk about his work on CBC radio, http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2009/12/15/
The National Post listed the show as top 5 in Toronto this week.
Heather Morton commented on her blog that "Employees Only" is one of her faves!
Well done Jesse.
Photographic Websites.
Photographers
Martin Parr: http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html
Henri Cartier Bresson: http://www.henricartierbresson.org/index_en.htm
Yousuf Karsh: http://www.karsh.org/
Donald Weber. Photographer: http://donaldweber.com/wp/
Robert Mapplethorpe. Photographer http://www.mapplethorpe.org/foundation/
Johan H Campbell. Photographer www.johanhallbergcampbell.com
Leanne Eeisen. Photographer http://leanneeisen.com/
Jesse Louttit. Photographer http://jesselouttit.com/
Tony Hauser. Photographer http://www.vtonyhauser.com/
Robyn McCallum. Photographer http://www.robynmccallum.com/
Christopher Anderson: http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/lebanon
Louie Palu: http://www.photoshelter.com/c/louiepalu
James Nachtwey: http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/
Matt Barnes: http://www.westsidestudio.com/#MattBarnes
Photographic Agencies
VII Photo Agency http://www.viiphoto.com/
Magnum Photo Agency http://www.magnumphotos.com/
Noor Photo Agency http://www.noorimages.com/index.php?id=splash
Grants
Photography Grants http://photographygrants.blogspot.com/
Canada Council: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Ontario Arts Council: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page78.aspx
Toronto Arts Council: http://www.torontoartscouncil.org/
The Foundation Centre (online database) http://foundationcenter.org/
Open Society Documentary Grants: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography
Alexia Foundation: http://www.alexiafoundation.org/
Aperture Foundation: http://www.aperture.org/
Eugene Smith Fund: http://www.smithfund.org/aboutfund/overview
Aftermath Project: http://www.theaftermathproject.org/
Getty Images: http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/overview.aspx
National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-grant/grant
The Art List (online database) http://www.theartlist.com/member_levels.php
Blogs
Heather Morton Art Buyer http://www.heathermorton.ca/
News Photography Association Canada http://npac.ca/
Conscientious http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/
dp review (equipment reviews) http://www.dpreview.com/
Fred Miranda. Camera forum and sales http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/
Photography Talk. Christopher McLeod http://iseeiseeisee.blogspot.com/
Photographic Publications
PDN Magazine http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/index.jsp
Photographic Awards, Events and Competitions
Contact Photography Festival, Toronto http://www.contactphoto.com/
World Press Award http://www.worldpressphoto.org/
Canadian Association of Journalists: http://www.caj.ca/awards/2004/photojournalism-2004.htm
LensCulture Awards: http://www.lensculture.com/contest.html
Critical Mass: http://www.photolucida.org/current.php?pl=d90a44cd7029ee2c1924b78599b9c1e4
Photo Review: http://www.photoreview.org/compete.htm
Hey, Hot Shot! http://heyhotshot.com/
American Photography: https://www.ai-ap.com/reg/cfe/index.cfm?
Sony World Photography Awards: http://www.worldphotographyawards.org/register.aspx?type=2
Equipment Rentals
Headshots - www.headshotsrentals.com - 416.365.1777
290 Shuter St. E, Toronto, On M5A 1W7.
Film Plus - www.filmplus.ca - 416 535 3747
327 Symington Ave. Toronto, On M6P 3X1
Vistek - www.vistek.ca - 416 365 1777
496 Queen St. E, Toronto, On M5A 4G8
Production Services - www.psps.com - 416 466 0037
80 Commissioner's St. Toronto, On M5A 1A8.
Studio Rentals
Pikto - www.pikto.com - 416 203 3443
55 Mill Street. Bldg. 59-103 ,Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Silverline Studios - www.silverline-studios.com - 416.504.1291
588 Eastern Ave, Unit A Toronto, On M4M 1E1
Geek Night. Free Event, December 10th 2009.
f11 and Pikto welcome you to join us at Pikto Studio for Geek Night
Feeling geeky lately and in need of a fix? f11project is here to help.
Please join us for a fun night of discussion on the latest capture technologies and workflow. We can talk gear, we can talk apps, we can talk shop. This is an open forum so bring along your questions and ideas to share with other technophiles.
Location: Pikto Studio - Thursday, December 10th, 2009. 7-9 PM.
Topics of interests:
1. Lightroom beta 3 new features
2. Lightroom 3 new Sharpening Tool and Grain Filter
3. R-Name renaming tool
4. In-camera jpegs: pros and cons
5. New cameras: Panasonic GF-1, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s etc.
6. Should you be delivering a RAW original to a client or stock agency?
7. Drobo S
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