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Prabal Gurung. Photo by Liz Von Hoene for Condé Nast Traveler, November 2011 issue.

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A crowd gathered around to watch during Liz’s shoot, which took place on Washington Street in DUMBO, and one of the onlookers made a sketch of her and her team at work. He kindly let us photograph it to post here:

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Liz Von Hoene and her team photographing Prabal Gurung in Brooklyn. Sketch by Brian Floca.

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It turns out the artist is Brian Floca, who is a children’s book illustrator. Thanks for the great drawing, Brian! And to read Gurung’s Brooklyn guide online, go here.

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Liz Von Hoene’s Big Studio Rental in Atlanta is hosting one of its Push Pin shows on Friday. This one will feature two local talents: Andrea Fremiotti and Pat Molnar.

I wasn’t familiar with their work, so I looked them up so that I could tell you a little about them. Both Andrea’s and Pat’s sites display lots of their photos, and both sites are easy to navigate and the images are nice and large. But only Andrea has a bio up. I went to Pat’s rep’s site, Held & Associates, and there’s no bio there either. Maybe I’m too text-oriented, but I really like to read a little about the person whose site I’m visiting, particularly when the site is image-driven. I like to hear the person’s “voice,” if you will, and learn about what they’re interested in, where they come from (literally or metaphorically or even both), what they’re after. Just a little something to give me a sense of the person behind the work.

But maybe bios aren’t that important for a photographer. Maybe they’re not even necessary. What’s your opinion?

Meanwhile, here’s a sample of Andrea’s and Pat’s work—and the text of Andrea’s bio. (Please note that I chose these images based on my own aesthetic preferences. I’m not attempting to represent these photographers’ styles.)

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Photo by Pat Molnar.

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Photo by Andrea Fremiotti.

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Andrea’s bio, copied and pasted from his site:

“Atlanta-based photographer Andrea Fremiotti is equally compelled by gritty urban scenes, dramatic rural landscapes, and common tabletop objects. While his subjects are eclectic, his goal is always to capture the beautiful textures, colors, and patterns in our everyday world and communicate them in a unique aesthetic style. In addition to shooting for advertising and editorial clients, Andrea owns Burn Photo, LLC, a turnkey digital services contractor.”

Big Studio‘s Push Pin Show will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, December 11, at King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Studio E, Atlanta, GA 30318.

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