The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is holding a photography contest in conjuction with its upcoming exhibition: Kenro Izu: Light over Sacred Places of Asia

The Detroit Institute of Arts are starting a contest through the Flickr Pool. Anyone can participate. If you’re not a member of Flickr, of the largest  photosharing communties owned by Yahoo!, you can signup so you can participate in the contest. They are looking for people to submit their photography that is related to Detroit. The subject can be anything related to Detroit.

Here are some rules from the official DIA Contest Blog:

• Photographers are allowed to submit one photograph that captures “Detroit’s Sacred Places.” An artist statement is required as part of the submission. The statement (maximum 100 words) should describe how the submitted image pertains to the contest’s theme, “Detroit’s Sacred Places.” Please include any photography technique(s) you would like to highlight. The artist statement should be included in the description portion of your upload.

• Submitted images must be in .jpg format and no larger than 20MB (3000 x 3000 pixels and 300 dpi) opened. Please make sure your image has a file extension of .jpg prior to uploading.

• Images should be unmodified. Please do not submit photomontages, double exposures, or photos with alterations, such as borders, watermarks, or added text.

• Please submit images that are true photography. Photos of paintings, screenshots, and illustrations will not be accepted.

• Photographs must be submitted electronically via Flickr and tagged with “Detroit’s Sacred Places”.

• Submissions are due September 3, 2008

• By submitting an image to “Detroit’s Sacred Places” contest, you affirm you are the creator and rightful owner of this image. In addition, you agree to allow the DIA to use the image in museum and/or promotional materials.

What do you win?

The prize is a signed copy of Izu’s work, Kenro Izu: Light over Sacred Places of Asia, and 2 front row seats to his lecture September 14th, 2008.

Bridget and John Neam got married on June 22nd, 2008. I’m just catching up to their photos right now. I have been busy working on something big. You all will see!

Here Bridget is dancing with John.

I absolutely love this photo. Bridget’s ladies were amazing on the dancefloor. They’re so full of energy  and fun! They were ubiquitous on the dancefloor.

This photo is definately a Kodak moment. There’s so much emotion going around toasts. Here maiden of honor gives a speech right after bridget.

This is Bridget and john walking down eastern market. We were lucky that the rain had stopped that day and we’re lucky to find our way to eastern market with enough time at the end. It was not the most sunniest day but it made for beautiful dramatic wedding photography. As a photographer you have to make good use of unplanned tangents that life throws at you. Another reason why i love my job!

Here they  caught a moment of playing a game that i’ve instructed them to do. They’re pretty good at it. No posing at all! This is actually all natural light shot in front of a metal panel in eastern market. Eastern market is such a great stop for photography. It’s like a playground.

Here Bridget is laughing at some instruction i’ve gave her. I can’t remember what it was. She knows i’m funny. Shes such a fun bride. Here we were shooting under the awning of the Fox Theater to take cover over the rain that day.

Brides and grooms for some reason love photographing jump shots. I don’t blame them they’re fun watching them jump up and down. it’s their wedding day they have lots of reasons to jump up and down. Here John and his crew is doing the same as I instructed Bridget: To jump up as high as they can. This is a great thing to do to build rapport with your client actually. It is all about subject management: which i thank Craig Tanner for teaching me.

Here we see Bridget the bride in Angelo’s (i think her step father’s) Corvette. It’s a beautiful ivory colored corvette. I’m not a car buff so I wouldn’t know what year it is. We decided to have her hop in and take a photo right before she was leaving her mother’s house in Fraser, Michigan.

Here we see Bridget posed right in front of her favorite tree at her mother’s house.

Last night I volunteered to shoot Geftaki’s Bikini Fashion Show. Tough job.

Well if you’re looking for the photos the photos will be posted by Sunday Night if not even earlier.

The photos will be posted at this gallery: http://holymoleephoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4956515_YTaWG

I’d like to wish Angie & Tom Asta-Robinson a Happy Anniversary on their first year of marriage. On that day, Holy MoLee Photography documented their glorious and wonderful wedding in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It was quite a hot day! Their wedding was held on this hill on the golf course. Guests either had to drive a golf cart or walk there. Once arrived there everyone was dressed in white. Even the Grooms and their best men.

The reception hall was so very unique. Everyone was on their feet most of the time and everyone was so friendly!

It was such a spectacular event!

I second shot for the wonderful and very delightful Abby Rose Photo last weekend at this kids Bar Mitzvah. I’ve never shot a bar mitzvah before but accepted willingly. I’ll be shooting for Abby a lot in July and August. Check out her blog: http://www.xanga.com/abbyrosephoto.

The bar mitzvah was held at the beautiful 32nd floor of the Gaurdian building in Detroit, Michigan. It had such a beautiful view. I was just so seduced by it.
As for the photos check it out:

This is the bar mitzvah boy. He’s pretty adorable. He reminds me of corey matthews.

So much excitement on the dance floor. The band did very well.

He was an adorable grandfather. I wish I had one like him! (my grandfathers had passed away when I was really little) with such a warm smile

The band’s frontman. He was most excellant! He knew the hora very well.

I love his expression and hers too!

Reminds me of a Renaissance painting

Oh man the food was most excellent!

Till next time. Cheers!

-Chris

http://www.holymoleephoto.com