Mastroianni Photography » literary cafe http://smastro.com/blog Cleveland Weddings and Portraits Mon, 21 May 2012 16:05:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The Literary Sets 2001-2010–final month http://smastro.com/blog/2010/08/09/the-literary-sets-2001-2010/ http://smastro.com/blog/2010/08/09/the-literary-sets-2001-2010/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:04:23 +0000 Steven Mastroianni http://smastro.com/blog/?p=1422 I’m stoked to finally show this body of work from four different sessions spanning almost a decade.  The “Literary Set(s)” are portrait series taken at the historic/nostalgic Literary Cafe in the Tremont neighborhood.  Each session consisted of a temporary studio setup in the back room of the Literary Cafe, where patrons were invited to step up and have their photos taken at no charge and very little direction. The resulting series reveal sometimes very candid and casual portraits working as parts of a larger body of work. Each session featured different set ups and formats, including medium format on a black seamless, 4×5 positive/negative polaroid on a white seamless, curtains and stage lighting, and a red seamless on the occasion of an Oscar™ party.

The exhibit will be up for the months of June and July, with receptions on Art-Walk nights of June 11, July 9, and August 13th at Mastroianni Photography and Arts.

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]]> http://smastro.com/blog/2010/08/09/the-literary-sets-2001-2010/feed/ 0 The latest Literary Set: Oscar™ Night 2010 http://smastro.com/blog/2010/03/08/the-latest-literary-set-oscar%e2%84%a2-night-2010/ http://smastro.com/blog/2010/03/08/the-latest-literary-set-oscar%e2%84%a2-night-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:33 +0000 Steven Mastroianni http://smastro.com/blog/?p=1185 The fourth installment of the legendary Literary Portrait Sets took place at the Oscar™ gala this year, and featured many Lit regulars (and a few irregulars for good measure).

Taking place at the historic/nostalgic Literary Cafe in the Tremont neighborhood, the series started in 2001 and has been repeated several times over the decade, each session featuring a different studio set-up and style.  The sessions are free and attempt to include all of the patrons on any of the given nights.

A few selections from the last session…

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literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait

literary tremont cleveland portrait


literary tremont cleveland portrait

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