The Seven Factors of Awakening - Redux

"The Seven Factors of Awakening - Redux" - 2013

I was contacted by a design firm in Rome, Italy who wished to license my image "Seven Factors of Awakening" for an interior redesign of the spa at the Mandarin Oriental Luxury Hotel in London. The problem was they wanted it printed twice, at approx. 7X10 feet to fill an entire wall and the original image that I shot in 2010 would not hold up to my standards printed at this size.

Luckily the location of the waterfall was close to home and fairly easy for me to reshoot at a higher resolution. I used a D800E and some creative stitching techniques with my 85mm PC-E Nikkor to achieve a final file size for printing that is 18780 X 12402 pixels. That is a whopping 233 megapixel file!

I prefer the new version over my original but the client wanted me to closer match the softness of the water in the original image. The version I ended up delivering to the client was captured with a longer exposure of about 30 seconds, which significantly softened the cascading water.

Long Exposure Photography Interview: Jeff Gaydash

I was recently interviewed by writer and photographer Andrew Gibson as part of a series of interviews with photographers who use long exposures. My interview can be found here along with many other excellent interviews.

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The Path - Piezography Print on Aluminum

I have been busy experimenting with various methods of printing on aluminum. There are many variables to work out but am making progress and will be offering aluminum prints as a service as soon as I get the bugs worked out. I am working on getting a custom profile for this material as it accepts ink much differently than fine art papers. The biggest challenge has been creating a finished product. Here I have flush mounted the aluminum print on a wood art panel, then finished with an ebony stain. I also am experimenting with a floating mount design. The finished print is much better viewed in person as the aluminum gives the image a very three dimensional look, something that does not translate well in this photograph. I am very excited about this method and you can expect to see more aluminum printing from me soon.

Inspiration Fix - The D-Photo Blog

My work has been featured on The D-Photo, a beautifully designed photography blog with some fantastic photography and helpful articles. If you are in need of inspiration be sure to check it out.

Beautiful Black & White Photography by Jeff Gaydash

Compelling Realities Exhibition

Compelling Realities:
The Photographic work of Brian Day, Jon DeBoer, and Jeff Gaydash

Compelling Realities recasts the city of Detroit through viewfinders of Brian Day, Jon DeBoer, and Jeff Gaydash. The show – featuring portraiture, architectural abstraction, and urban landscapes – utilitizes formal black-and-white photography to allow us to shift our attention away from the known into the tangential world of the untold. The images suggest a re-evaluation of our sense of place as hard surfaces collide gently with atmosphere and memory through the seductive quality of the artists’ image making. In this show, the photographs transcend the idea of the photography as documentation and present the viewer with a departure point for new experiences and perspective on Detroit’s built environment.

December 9, 2011 through January 15, 2012 at Studio Couture Detroit
Opening Reception December 10, 2011 6-9pm

Jeff Gaydash In The Spotlight

I was recently interviewed by Joel Tjintjelaar for his website bwvision.com. The interview can be read in it's entirety here.

Rouge Series Receives 2nd Place in the 2011 International Photo Awards

I am pleased to announce that my ongoing series of industrial photography Along The Rouge River: Detroit's Industrial Mecca has received 2nd Place in the 2011 International Photography Awards in the 'Industrial Architecture' category.

Industrial photography has long been a passion of mine and photographing The Rouge in the post 9/11 era has proven very difficult. It is satisfying to hear that the frustration and difficulties I have encountered shooting along The Rouge has received some international recognition. I am now convinced that it has been a worthwhile effort. Stay tuned for more industrial work in the not too distant future.

You can read about my experiences while shooting along The Rouge in this previous blog post.

Images from the series can be seen here.