Ed Snyder’s All-Holga Exhibition of Beach Imagery – High Point Café, Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia (602 W. Carpenter Lane, 215-849-5153). Runs June 15 to August 15, 2008.

Artist Reception Sunday, July 20, 2008 (4:30 – 6 pm).

What’s a Holga? Basically a plastic toy camera that uses 120 format film.

Wherever I go, I carry an expensive digital SLR and a $25 Holga, the latter essentially a plastic toy camera. Aside from the obvious differences between film and digital, the Holga offers so much more–lens distortion, light leaks, vignetting. Believe it or not, attachments are sold for digital cameras to mimic these “imperfections.”

Maybe it’s the imperfections themselves, and the resulting unpredictability that intrigues me most about Holga images. With the Holga, there’s mystery and surprise that doesn’t exist in the digital world. For even more unique effects, I shoot decades-old film and cross-process color slide film to make the colors shift and the world grainier. It’s my skewed way of capturing the idyllic beach settings and shore life.

The images on display are 12 x 12 inch prints, matted and mounted in 20 x 20 inch black wooden frames. There are ten images in the exhibit. Stop by and have one of High Point’s delicious crepes!

Ed Snyder is having a show of his photography at St. Asaph Gallery, Feb. 17 – Mar. 16 2008.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Feb. 15, from 6 - 8 pm.

Twenty images spanning his 10-year study of cemetery statuary will be on display. The exhibit merges art and photography with society’s desire to come to terms with death and dying. The reception is free; there will be wine and snacks to lighten things up a bit.

St. Asaph church, attached to the gallery, is sort of a miniature gothic cathedral, complete with gargoyles and Tiffany stained glass windows! It’s located one block off City Avenue, near Belmont Ave. Please see the St. Asaph website for directions.

Thanks and hope to see you there!
Ed

Ed Snyder is participating in InLiquid’s 9th annual “Art For The Cash Poor event.”

Saturday, June 14, 2008

The Crane Arts Building
1400 N. American Street (MAP), Philadelphia

He’ll have a lots of his work there for sale–framed and unframed photographs in various sizes, greeting cards, etc. It’s a fun time with beer, bands, food, and a hundred or so artists selling their work.

The festival runs both Sat and Sun, but Ed will only be there Saturday (noon-6) .

Please stop by and say hi, join the Mailing List and get a free copy of Ed’s new booklet, “The Nine Biggest Mistakes People Make When Buying a Digital Camera.” This is an introductory promotion to announce the publication of Ed ’s new book, to be released in Summer 2008: “Digital Cameras for the Impatient.”