Audra Marie Dewitt: Photographer

I’m on Tumblr…

Audra Marie Dewitt — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:09:33 +0000

http://audramariedewittphotography.tumblr.com/

Follow me there, eh? Wordpress designs just didn’t cut the mustard!

LA and a tee shirt

Audra Marie Dewitt — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:24:43 +0000

I’m getting ready to head down to LA again (and again…I’ll be back for a weekend in July!) to photograph Exene Cervenka and Bonfire Madigan for the ‘We Are All Together’ book! The strange thing about LA is that everything is very easy…perhaps it’s the climate and the excessive driving. It’s almost unsettling. Before I go though, I’ll be photographing B.A.S.S. (Bay Area Sista Sound) on Sunday, which is should be great fun.

In the meantime, did you know Le Tigre collaborated with Xtina? I know, weird right? But cool. Besides, don’t you think her shirt is fabulous?

The Dynamic Faye Carol

Audra Marie Dewitt — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:13:49 +0000

I recently photographed Faye Carol, who has been singing since her childhood gospel choir days in Meridian Mississippi. The woman has seen so many musical trends come and go (she’s been singing professionally since the 60′s, when she began touring with funk and R&B bands), you’ve got to have a healthy dose of respect for her career. She’s truly a ‘musician’s musician’ in every sense of the word – you can tell the woman possesses talent and longevity. She needs no hype, and she’s completely real.

Plus, damn, did she know how to stand in front of a camera or what? So excited to have been able to photograph her! The images from her shoot turned out so well I decided to use them in one of the book promos/potential covers.

The Golden Filter

Audra Marie Dewitt — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:01:11 +0000

I photographed The Golden Filter for VenusZine at Mezzanine after getting back in late the other night. It was a great show, and new images are up in the live music portfolio: audramariedewitt.com! In the meantime, here is my favorite image from the night.

Show central.

Audra Marie Dewitt — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:14:28 +0000

It’s been an amazing week filled with art, music, and photography. A load of quality music, from small local bands to large acts: The National, Silian Rail, Judgement Day, and She & Him. Check out my images of She & Him on VenusZine.com (I’m contractually obligated not to post the pictures on my blog, so you have to go to Venuszine to view them:). You don’t want Zooey Deschanel to sue me right?

The National and She & Him both played The Fox, which is, in my humble opinion, the best place to see a show in the Bay Area. It beats all the big fancy San Francisco theaters, like the Warfield because I think it sounds better and it feels more intimate. Plus when you photograph larger bands, you get an awesome fabric press pass, something I am 100% in favor of – for reasons I don’t quite understand.

Copycat Fashion

Audra Marie Dewitt — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:36:48 +0000

A fantastic video on the innovation that (according to the video) lack of copyright encourages. An interesting point, especially given the strange place many photographers (and other creative types as well, like musicians) find themselves in as their industries respond to shifting cultural notions of ownership of ideas and cultural property…

Rykarda

Audra Marie Dewitt — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:35:41 +0000

Just back from photographing Rykarda Parasol, whose rock-noir just floors me. We photographed in Chinatown, in Hang Ah alley, dodging pigeons, grandmas with groceries, and old men who smoked too much. A big thank you to Camille, for assisting.

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Tonight is the Sheryl WuDunn with Kavita Ramdas lecture. For those who don’t know, Sheryl WuDunn wrote Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. And Kavita Ramdas is the president and CEO of the Global Fund for Women.

So, today is the best type of day – a day focused on art-making, community, and strong women. Could it get any better?

Pomplamoose

Audra Marie Dewitt — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:41:27 +0000

I love Pomplamoose. Local, poppy, cute, great hooks. What’s not to like? Read more here, on this super-duper music focused Examiner site, written by none other than local music guru Jamie Freedman. Way cool.

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In other news, still back and forth on June travel dates for LA. Aie! And I’m trying my best to get caught up on billing, which is dreadfully unexciting.

But life is good! And I found a great old Polaroid Land camera yesterday. So pretty. There’s been quite a lot of show-going recently as well, but my next event for VenusZine isn’t until late June – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings! Woo! Speaking of VenusZine…Jack White is the first male cover of the magazine. Go Venus. Spread. That. Love.

Hey! Nice Hands.

Audra Marie Dewitt — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:18:52 +0000

Hey!

It was a busy weekend, per the usual. But just real quick, there’s a few new pics up on my site, and I’m very pleased to have photographed three amazing women (and one dude) in three distinct places. First up was Serena Bartlett, author and travel guide goddess, followed by Oona and Dave, and then Rebecca Bortman (of My First Earthquake).

What a whirlwind...! I think the best piece of the weekend was by far Rebecca Bortman’s pixel handmitts. So cool.

My site’s under a bit of construction, and I’ll have some exciting new work up soon. Until then, check the ‘Musical Chairs’ portfolio for some images of Rebecca and Oona.

Cheers, Audra

Fine and Dandy

Audra Marie Dewitt — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:35:09 +0000

Things have been absolutely buzzing over here, and I’m happy to note that the book project continues on in dandy fashion. Speaking of dandy, I covered Owen Pallett for Venus Zine this evening. Twas a good show indeed. He really did some cool things with violins and samples and a synth. I’ll have more images up from Owen soon! Next live show for Venus is Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings! So cool!

Earlier today I started painting the wall I’ll use for Oona’s shoot this weekend.

Can you guess what it will say??

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Oh, and there are many other exciting editorial-oriented developments in process. I just can’t tell you about them yet, because the details are being sorted, and it would be bad form to reveal all my cards now! But soon, dear readers, soon…