APRIL GALLERY NIGHT!
Its official. I am having a gallery showing!
| Date: | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| Time: | 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
| Location: | Sparrow Collective |
| Street: | 2224 South Kinnickinnic Avenue |
| City/Town: | Milwaukee, WI |
April 16, 2010
February 15, 2010
Brew City Diamond Line / The Pouch
I recently did some catalog photos for Brew City's Pouch and Diamond Line. It was a lot of fun and challenging.
February 12, 2010
May 31, 2009
Carrie & Dave
We photographed a wonderful wedding this past weekend. Carrie and Dave had a reception in Germantown with lots of friends, food and good times. Here are just a few of my favorites from that day.
May 14, 2009
Danny Gokey of American Idol
When you are shooting a wedding the most important person is the Bride, first and foremost. However, in the industry we are capturing all kinds of people in the crowd. It not unusual to get a request years later for images that may have seemed junk to you as an artist, but special someone else. At a wedding last year I caught Danny Gokey from fall 2009's American Idol signing at a wedding on June 7, 2008. They are not the best images in the world, but it proves you must capture everyone and anyone from an event; you never know.
Look at more images of mine at www.kevingroenphoto.com
April 30, 2009
Missing the Muse
Its been a tough couple of months for me and I have little excuse for lack of posting photography or snippets about what I have been up to. To quite honest the muse is missing and she seems to be playing dirty tricks on me currently. I have thought of little tricks to bring her back. I have left bread at the door step. I have quit drinking. I started drinking. I talked with elders. I worked with the youth. I traveled thousands of miles in a car with my parents. I listened to the Sun King backwards. Nothing is working.
What I do know for sure is that giving up is not an option. I know that doing less is not the answer, nor is doing exactly the same, things need to get shaken up somehow.
Here is my call, what do you do for inspiration? What do you do when you hit the proverbial 'writers block'? I have thought of copying my idols, mimicking their muse. Listening to a lot of Beatles albums. Going back to basics.
Little can be said, other than this. Having pride in ones work is all that is needed. I am missing that most of all. I will leave you with an image of my grandfather taken in 1951. For some reason this image oozes pride to me.
December 16, 2008
Momenta Workshop
Hello again. I am proud to announce that the work that I did with the Momenta Workshop is much better represented on their website. Momenta Student Work 08. It was an incredible experience and I am looking forward to taking part in yet another program with them.
You can see the gallery of work that I did with them in September at this link. Please look through the entire website of theirs. Its a great cause and I proud to be part of it.
November 02, 2008
Rest in Peace Studs Terkel
An idol of mine passed away on Friday. Studs Terkel died in his home at the age of 96.
I had the awesome opportunity a couple years ago to photograph Studs Terkel. Unfortunately I was I a total rookie and I had no idea what the hell I was doing. In fact there is really only one usable shot from that session, and this isn't it. Regardless, I was sitting at table in Cafe Lulu in Milwaukee with Studs Terkel listening to him tell us a story right in front of me. His voice was cleaner in person that it was on the radio. He had a hard time hearing us, but that didn't seem to bother him all that much because he just went on and on about George W. Bush and his fabricated war. At one point he was so worked up that he stood up at the table and started ranting and raving about the blunders and mistakes made in that past few years. It was brilliant and a moment in my life I will never ever forget.
Here is a link to some of the usable shots in my gallery:
September 23, 2008
September 17, 2008
Photography and philosphy
If someone comes to me and asked me, "Explain your photography style, or show me an example of something you are most proud of." I would never say something like, "I am proud of it all, or I have a very unique style all of my own - check out my website you will see."
Its a very personal thing; being a photographer. You need to be one with the person you are shooting, no matter what. Even if you are taking a picture of piece of food you need to be one with it. This all sounds silly, but in reality its the truth.
I think each project I try is a challenge. I want to take it to a new level that I haven't tried or seen. Its curious being a photographer because no matter what, you mimic others work. You may not do it on purpose, but you do. This could mean shooting like my favorite TV show or looking at some of the great photographers of our time. No matter what you are influenced by something. However, my point is you biggest influence should be whats in front of you at the moment you are taking those photographs. This is part when you become less amature and more professional.
If you are still wondering what the answer to my original question is, "Whats my style?" I would say I am contemporary. I like big bright colors, and very dark black and whites. I like to make sure my subject is the main point but still worry about everything else around it. I like to see things in ways you don't see it.
For example, my most recent shot of Ryan Braun is a good example. I like this photograph because he doesn't look like he is playing a baseball game. He looks like he is bored, standing there chewing on his fingers. Someone who is such a large figure in the summer months seems so small and distant in that photograph. In a way, that shot to me puts the month of September for the Milwaukee Brewers in prospective.
September 07, 2008
WEBSITE HAS GONE LIVE. http://www.kevingroenphoto.com
The time has finally come. I can share with each and everyone of you the official release of my website (http://www.kevingroenphoto.com) With what started with me posting a Craigslist ad early one Saturday morning to the finished product I couldn't be happier.
Working with the designer was simple, streamlined and enjoyable. Tommy has been a pleasure to work with. A designer who lives in Miami Beach, FL he has survived a few tropical storms and a couple of hurricanes he still has been able to get phases of the project done for me. He has had the know how and patience to work with me as a client and most of all a photographer. I will gladly give him a reference for further work.
I have also had the help of other friends through out this process. My friend Niki who helped go though edits of my bio. My friend Tom who helped create the first official "KCG Photography" logo. My friend Charles who gave even more input to the site through his experience in arena of the web. Then there was the input of masses of friends who looked over the site and pointed out bits and pieces that weren't just right.
As for people that read this blog, don't worry I plan to update this just as often as the website. This Blog will be used more as a talking piece about my photography in general. I was using the Blog to let the pictures to speak for themselves. Now that the website has taken the place of that I can use this as more of a talking piece of my style, experiences, and love of what I do.
Please visit here often and check the website for constant updates. Now that all of the hard work by others is done its up to me to add more to the galleries. I am digging through old projects and assignments to add. I am also currently on the lookout for new people and places to add to the site. Let me know if you are interested in being part of this. This is an exciting step for me and I am glad to share with all of you.
September 02, 2008
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