TCF Ep. 479 - Ken Merfeld
Ken Merfeld owns and operates a commercial / fine art photography studio where he photographs fashion, advertising, portrait, and celebrity assignments.\xa0 His work has appeared in Vogue, Harper\u2019s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Angelino, Zoom, Black and White, and Los Angeles magazines. Prior to his work in the world of Wet-Plate Collodion, Ken has worked on a personal portrait project (traditional silver prints) for more than 20 years which includes: dancers, bikers, people with their pets, autistic children, \u201clittle people\u201d, transvestites, identical twins, women wearing masks. In response to the rapidly moving electronic image world, as well as his inherent desire to keep his traditional darkroom alive, Merfeld has chosen to embrace the ultimate, historical, hands-on technique of Wet-Plate Collodion (originally known as the \u201cBlack Art\u201d) from the 1860\u2019s.\xa0 Influenced by the 19th. Century portraits of Julia Margaret Cameron, whereby a single defining exposure is made on a piece of glass and processed immediately, Ken has re-defined his continuing world of emotional portraiture. Merfeld teaches photography part time at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Ca., does seminars for Julia Dean Photography Workshops in Venice Beach, Ca., and conducts Portrait Seminars out of his studio in Culver City four times a year.\xa0 Ken also has a portfolio critique/review (see \u201cPhoto Soup\u201d) service by appointment, also operated from his studio. So he won\u2019t go absolutely crazy thinking, creating, looking at, and discussing visuals, Ken also plays an expert game of P\xe9tanque, loves to play Djembe drums, and aspires to learn to play a blues harmonica one day. \xa0 Photographer Links:\xa0 \xa0 Education Resources: \xa0 Candid Frame Resources \xa0 Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.\xa0 You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .