Laura Boston Thek Imagery » Travel http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog An Itinerant Artist with multiple cameras and her Wheaten Terrier wandering through Europe. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:47:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= A Beautiful Find…So Very French http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/09/06/a-beautiful-find-so-very-french/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/09/06/a-beautiful-find-so-very-french/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:28:39 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2854
While walking in the ancient Provencal town of Avignon I found this precious note affixed to a wall. It reads simply and sweetly : ” Hello…I lost my heart along this road, if you have any idea of how to find it please write me”.
I was so moved by the beautiful sentiment behind this simple note. I am sure the author would appreciate any suggestions you might be willing to send.

]]> http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/09/06/a-beautiful-find-so-very-french/feed/ 0 For the Pure Love of Film and Photography… http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/29/for-the-pure-love-of-film-and-photography/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/29/for-the-pure-love-of-film-and-photography/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:08:16 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2839 On the recommendation of a very talented Belgian friend Herman Vandercauter my husband and I drove out to see the Deutsches Film und Fototechnikmuseum or the German Film and Photography Technical Museum. . What a great museum filled to the brim with amazing cameras and friendly people. Definitely worth a visit!

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]]> http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/29/no-cars-on-the-wine-road-erlebnistag/feed/ 0 BTI’s Latest….Getty Images Contributor! http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/17/btis-latest-getty-images-contributor/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/17/btis-latest-getty-images-contributor/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:26:20 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2821 I had a nice surprise in my email the other day. A note from Getty Images expressing interest in licensing my images. There is a whole process you go through to get your images licensed through them but after several months of work…TA DA we have currently 38 images in their gallery of images to be licensed. So if you are looking for something special….take a look on Getty Images….and if you want something REALLY SPECIAL…..look for Boston Thek Imagery. :)

]]> http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/08/17/btis-latest-getty-images-contributor/feed/ 0 The Fruit is Always Sweeter… http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/15/the-fruit-is-always-sweeter/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/15/the-fruit-is-always-sweeter/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:56:23 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2803 On the Other side of the Fence. While on our daily walk today through the local vineyards in Schriesheim, my dog Clover and I were seduced to pick heaping juicy handfuls of blackberries. The bushes they were growing on were so abundant with fruit that they were draped and hanging heavy over the fence they were growing on. I live by a simple philosophy when it comes to foraging….”What’s on the outside of a fenced in area…is considered fair game”. Luckily these beauties were doing just that…and there was so much fruit it was going to rot on the ground…Clover of course took his share. I believe he will have a berry belly ache later…but I think he would agree with me that it was so worth it, stained hands and sour bellies and all.

]]> http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/15/the-fruit-is-always-sweeter/feed/ 1 A Beer Adventure…Bierbörse 2011 http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/10/a-beer-adventure-bierborse-2011/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/10/a-beer-adventure-bierborse-2011/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:24:28 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2791 We recently joined a group of friends to enjoy some of the best beers produced world wide at the Bierbörse in Mainz, Germany. Many of our favorites were represented. We especially enjoyed the fact that you could purchase a “ProBIERGlas” or a trial glass for only 3,50 euro and wander stand to stand tasting each brew for only 1,50 euro. Great way to taste the day away with out getting too severely inebriated.

]]> http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/10/a-beer-adventure-bierborse-2011/feed/ 0 Where Do I Begin… http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/08/where-do-i-begin/ http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/2011/07/08/where-do-i-begin/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:42:35 +0000 lthek http://www.bostonthekimagery.com/blog/?p=2746 I have to send out a huge apology for my absence and lack of blogging for the past few months. So much has been happening I have had a hard time finding a way to jump back into the tide. In 2010 and the beginning of 2011, Boston Thek Imagery had the pleasure of showing our work at 4 separate exhibitions and I have to admit the whole process, though inspiring, left me a bit tired.
Preparing for the exhibitions kept me away from my beloved country side as well as discovering new lands. For the past few months I have worked hard to get out there and feed my wandering soul once more.
Where did our wanders take us you ask, New Jersey, New York City, West Virginia, Provence, Strasbourg, I am sure many many more places. We had a few more wonderful guests and did our first engagement shoot.
With all that to catch you back up on…I better just get busy, but before I go…I will leave you with some of the faces that passed by my lens these past few months.

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What’s next you ask for Boston Thek Imagery? Well, on the weekend of 5-7 November 2010 you can out and meet artists and buy some amazing art! If you are in the Brussels area and even if you are not…it is worth the drive. Come by and say hello!

BAAF Laura Boston Thek

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I must thank also my friends and neighbors for coming out in support. A big thank you goes to the Rathaus (town hall) of course, Frau Stahl who organized the night and Mayor Ziegler for his many kind words. Obsthof Schuhmann of Ladenburg not only personally marketed my exhibition by handing out posters and postcards but also arrived as a family with a HUGE beautiful basket of their amazing fruit for all visitors on the night to enjoy.

Well, enough of me…here is the exhibition through is eyes.

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I had a nice visit with Mannheimer Morgan journalist, Hans-Jürgen Emmerich a few days before our Vernissage (opening) of the Ladenburg exhibition.
Here is a translation from the interview above:

When and how did you get into photography?

In 2003, While working as a museum designer for the US Army in Würzburg, my bosses saw some of my  and they gave me an amazing opportunity.  For 2 weeks I was a reportage
Photographer in France documenting 1st Infantry Division soldiers as they performed Memorial day ceremonies around France.

Since when you live in Europe, since when in Ladenburg?

I have been lucky enough to live in Germany and Belgium on and off since 1991.   I have lived in Ladenburg for the past 4 years.  That is why I decided to give this exhibition now with all the local Military leaving we have no idea if we will be here next year.  I did not want to miss the chance to say Thank you to Ladenburg.

Which camera do you prefere?

I can’t really say I have a favorite camera. Each camera teaches me something new, each camera shows me a different way of seeing.  If I have to pick I would say I love my Rolleiflex 2,8 GX….but I love working with my Ansco Large Format Studio Camera as working with a camera that large, it is like dance.  We must be in harmony to produce a great image.  I guess that is with all cameras.

How often do you use the iPhone to take pictures?

EVERYDAY!! I love my iPhone….it is wonderfully freeing to not have to carry heavy gear.

Which images you selected for your exhibition at Ladenburg?

A German friend of mine used the word AUGENBLICK to describe the images I chose for this exhibition.  Moments  where the light  was magical, a feeling of fantasy or a touch of the fairy tale that is present in the daily life  here in Ladenburg.  At least in my American Perspective.  Presently I have 30 images chosen, that can always change in the next two weeks as I never stop working, 15 of them are hand printed using the historic technique called Albumen printing.  This process was invented in 1850′s, where you coat paper with a mixture of egg whites and salt and then later sensitize the paper with Silver Nitrate.  The prints are then produced using UV light or the sun in a contact print frame.  The result is a rich print with an amazing finish.

Is there a favorite motif in Ladenburg?

There is so much to love about Ladenburg that picking one motif is difficult, but if I must pick, for me it is the Landscape that captivates and inspires me.  The ever changing light and vast sky, each day pulls me out of my studio and into the streets and fields.

The exhibition will hang in the Ladenburg Rathaus from 15 October until 29 November.  The Vernissage or Opening is 15 October at 19:00.  The idea behind this exhibition is to say THANK YOU to all the wonderful people of Ladenburg for making me feel at home these past 4 years.

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