The Photog Blog

I'm Lana Lawrence, a working photographer in the Washington D.C. Metro area, specializing in political event photography and photojournalism on Capitol Hill and around D.C. My work has appeared in several publications and has been exibited in institutions such as the Library of Congress. I am also the Director of Photography at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum next to the Senate Hart Office Building and direct the Digital Imaging Program there. My photographic interests include people and politics, human rights, women in history, fine art, alternative processes, digital imaging, and preservation of historic images. I also enjoy large format photography when times allows. I work mostly in color (digital), however my preferred medium for fine art is black and white (although color Poloraid transfer images are an old favorite). I also enjoy learning more about the craft from colleagues and other photo enthusiasts, as well as teaching students digital imaging in a museum setting. I hope to use this photoblog to augment my regular homepage, at http://www.blogphotog.com -- which I never seem to have the time to update. . . . Getting "focused" on this site will perhaps help inspire me to share my work more often. A note about Copyright: All images on this site are Copyright Lana R. Lawrence unless otherwise noted. All Rights Reserved. Please respect copyright and ask permission if you are interested in using an image. I can be emailed at ms focused at yahoo dot com. Projects + Ongoing documentation of women's historical sites + Ongoing documentation of human rights issues + Ongoing Fine Art projects & photoessays + Ongoing digital imaging program Equipment Matters (only because people often want to know what I used to capture a particular photo) Bodies: Nikon DN2x, NNikon D200, Nikon F5, FujiiS2 Pro, Nikon F100, Nikon N90s, Sinar P1 4X5, Rolleiflex TLR, Holga, Polaroid Land Cam (and dozens of old box cameras and plastic cams) Lenses: several Nikkor, Schnieder, and Zeiss lenses in a variety of focal lengths Film & Capture Mode: Fuji, Kodak, Agfa, RAW, TIFF and JPG Digital Post-processing: Photoshop CS2 (Mac at home, Windows at the office) and Apple Aperture