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RECENT PRESS Santa Barbara Magazine
Sunlight and Water transforms eight tasting rooms, a restaurant, and a hotel in downtown Los Olivos into the Los Olivos Meandering Gallery showcasing Mark Robert Halper's portraits of Santa Barbara County winemakers. The intimate portraits of Sunlight and Water celebrate the romance of wine country, the passion of the vintners, and the artistry of great wine The photographic exhibition opened August 14, 2010 to coincide with the release of the book, Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County. Wine and art related events will continue through February of 2011. Opening Events: August 13-15, 2011 The Los Olivos Meandering Gallery
Early Harvest: The First Crop in Halper’s Series of Portraits of Santa Barbara County Winemakers is being exhibited at Chez Melange Restaurant in Redondo Beach. Please consider dinner reservations at this exceptional restaurant. They offer both a gastro bistro and fine dining menu, as well as an outstanding selection of wines. Opening Event: October 29, 2009 Chez Melange
The Vonder Haar Dancers is currently being exhibited at the Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts. Opening Date: February 26, 2010 Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts
Selected images from Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County at the Beverly Hills Country Club. Opening Event: January 20, 2010
CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS Sunlight and Water will transform eight tasting rooms, a restaurant, and a hotel in downtown Los Olivos into the Los Olivos Meandering Gallery showcasing Mark Robert Halper's portraits of Santa Barbara County winemakers. The photographic exhibition will open August 14, 2010 to coincide with the release of the book, Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County. Wine and art related events will continue through February of 2011. The intimate portraits of Sunlight and Water celebrate the romance of wine country, the passion of the vintners, and the artistry of great wine. Opening Events: August 13-15, 2011 The Los Olivos Meandering Gallery
Beverly Hills Country Club Opening Event: January 20, 2010 Beverly Hills Country Club
Chez Melange Restaurant Please consider dinner reservations at this exceptional restaurant. They offer both a gastro bistro and fine dining menu, as well as an outstanding selection of wines. Opening Event: October 29, 2009 Chez Melange The Vonder Haar Dancers is currently being exhibited at the Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts. Opening Date: February 26, 2010 Vonder Haar Center for the Performing Arts
Arrange an Exhibition at Your Venue Arrange to Have Mark Speak at Your Event
SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS ASMP and APA present An Evening with Mark Robert Halper Palm Springs Photo Festival: Connect 08 Arclight Cinemas Northwest
Arkansas Art Directors Club Professional Photographers of Orange County Professional Photographers of Canada - Alberta Julia Dean Workshops Santa Fe Workshops
ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS Rangefinder Magazine Photo Talk Radio Beauty in America Hasselblad Profile
TELEVISION 10 Years Younger Designing Your Future
PERIODIC UPDATES January 18, 2010 I have nearly completed a personal fine art project called "Sunlight and Water: Portraits of Santa Barbara County Winemakers". This is one of those "if you only had one year to live" projects, and rather than waiting until I was given that kind of news, I decided to do it now. I'm working my personal black and white aesthetic, and trying to infuse the images with as much of my vision as possible. The idea has been to challenge myself and see how far I can stretch creatively. Changes in the business model have prompted me to step back and ask fundamental questions about my career. I'm very happy to say that we still have a healthy business, which has been no small accomplishment in 2009. In the past I've primarily categorized myself as a "commercial" photographer. Now, I see myself more as a portrait photographer, and am interested in exploring the different arenas the are open to portrait photography. Halper Fine Art was the beginning of my evolution, and with Sunlight and Water I'm paying far more attention to considering my work in a fine art context. Currently, images from Sunlight and Water are hanging at the Beverly Hills Country Club and at Chez Melange Restaurant in Redondo Beach. We have some other very exciting plans that I look forward to sharing once they are under way. Rangefinder Magazine published an article on my 2007/2008 fine art photography project this month, and they have been kind enough to allow me to post the PDF on this site, which I hope you will read. As you can see, we've given the website a cleaner look, and simplified the navigation. There is a far greater emphasis on the work that is more personal to me, but we've still kept most of the traditional commercial pages up (since I do very much enjoy that work as well). I'm happy to say that Michelle is still our studio manager, and that Ashley is now working full time working on both our marketing and assisting me on shoots. Jennifer, of course, keeps me sane and happy, and none of this growth would have taken place without her.
June 17, 2009 In March I was privileged to do a speaking engagement in San Diego for an APA/ASMP combined event, which ended up being standing room only. That really felt great. My current staff includes Michelle Rosch, who has been my studio manager for nearly a year, as well as Ashley Burrow, who is an excellent assistant. My beautify and wonderful wife, Jennifer, has been of extraordinary help in my business, and has applied her skills from her visual effects background to retouching my images and her magic makes everybody in my photos look their best. The business has really become a team effort in ways that it never had before. As I write this, we're putting the finishing touches on a studio renovation. It's interesting how easy it is to walk into a place you've never been and see the room for improvement, but have a blind eye to your own surroundings. We've re-done stairs, railings, floors, added a wall, enhanced the electrical, and generally improved the experience of shooting in our studio.
April 8, 2008 Katie Hatfield has taken over as studio manager, and Jon Raspa as my first assistant. My crew has never been stronger. Laura Izumakawa is wrapping up her weekend duties to spend some time working at an orphanage in Korea. For me, photography is about creating absolutely excellent imagery; that's the challenge I most enjoy. As a result we are looking in new directions. The same "fine art" work that was presented in Palm Springs is ripe for the hospitality and corporate art markets, and we're looking for the right representation to partner with in this new venture. On another front, we get frequent requests from new and potential clients to create images for them personally. The proceeds from the creative fees generated by this new enterprise will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters. This will be primarily a weekend project, and is being launched at portraitsforchairty.com. I can't help but see the relationship between my personal projects and my own life. When I was single, I did The Bed Project. Now that I'm married, I'm photographing couples. In my work, a good photo is always about a single subject, concept, or idea. When I photograph two people, it's never a double-portrait; its most often a photo of the relationship between them, be it a partnership or a marriage. It's an exciting time - everything feels like it's beginning again. It's always about the opportunity to create great images.
October
1 , 2007 This photo was taken by my friend Will Henshall at my wedding. That's the biggest and best news of all. We traveled for two weeks through Europe together, managing hotels and airports, and are more in love than ever.
June
6, 2007 In other news, I'm happy to welcome Quinn Starr and Lauren Abrahams as my weekday and weekend assistants, respectively - both of whom are doing amazing work as part of my team. I've also (finally) brought in a studio manager to run more of the day to day business, so I can focus on taking photos. Her name is Kelly Dunn, and she is both charming and bright. We've structured it so that you'll only rarely hit voicemail during regular business hours. I was flattered to be invited to speak and lead a workshop for Professional Photographers of Orange County, which, in what I think is a first, was also promoted by APA Los Angeles and ASMP Los Angeles. The events were both major successes. On the technical side, I now also shoot with the 39 megapixel Hasselblad H3D, which is what I consider to be the best digital camera available. There are no shortage of new images and shoots on the site, and I've introduced some small design changes to break up what might be the most image heavy photographer's site on the net. The Bed Project is moving forward, details TBA when we know exactly where we stand. I'll no doubt update again sometime after the wedding.
November
24 , 2006 The last six weeks have been filled with education, with two in studio weekend workshops and a one day workshop and one day speaking event in Canada. When I stood up in front of that room I have to admit I was scared to death (how do I fill six hours?), but planning prevailed and the program I'd prepared was both well received and fit right into the time we had allotted. Two of the more interesting recent projects included the Sansum Clinic Annual Report (two days in Santa Barbara - what could be bad?) and work to help launch LaserShield, a home security system that I think will boom in the next year for it's cost and simplicity. Most mothers will know who Medela is (I shot still life for them). You'll also find that jewelry shot for Nina Segal has been added to the site. Today also marks the first time that I've completely changed the images on my home page since this design began (all of the other changes have left at least some of the old images up), and I would appreciate any feedback on the new choices.
July
4, 2006 Lightsource did a second interview with me and divided it up into two podcasts (18 and 19 in their numbering scheme). Samsung has continued to offer me some great projects, including one that we shot at the Disney Hall (perhaps the more architecturally interesting building in Los Angeles, and you can bet I did a few images for myself once the shoot was over). Other highlights included a fun shoot with Ben Stein for Barron's (a long standing client), seven days of bedding related photography for Sit'n Sleep project (for those of you who know the company, I'm shooting Larry on Thursday as well), and a very well received shoot for Forbes (who I'd very much like to work with on a regular basis). I've also been shooting a surprising amount of architectural photography, including some projects for ING Properties. I also look forward to choosing and preparing new Bed Project images from my June shoot. I'm currently contemplating just how to move forward with the project. On Friday, I'll be leading another workshop at my studio (this one filled up two months in advance, and the November class is already off to a good start), and look forward to setting a few fires.
April
25, 2006 The Bed Project continues to evolve. The speaking engagement in at the NWA Art Directors Club went particularly well (they printed up a great poster for the event), although an ice storm would have kept me in the state another few days had they not sent the group's president to pick me up at my hotel and race to the airport at breakneck speeds of 10-15mph (which is fast when you're driving in ice). For once, a plane running an hour late worked to my advantage. We were able to sell a number of Low Overhead Mini-Books, with the proceeds going completely to benefit the survivors of Katrina. On
an entirely different note, I was recently asked the question, "What
do you stand for?". It's a great question, and one that we rarely
bother to think about. I stand for Action and Excellence. What do you
stand for? I've been invited to spend a day speaking on creativity and inspiration to the Alberta Professional Photographers Association in Canada on October 23 (note: their website is not yet updated with this event). I'm really looking forward to it; the group is over half family/wedding photographers. Over the last ten years I've been very impressed with the new breed of (mostly women) wedding photographers who have come to the field with a real love of weddings and have made an art-form of something that had been formula photography for decades. That's action and excellence.
December
23, 2005 I will also be speaking at the Northwest Arkansas Art Directors Club on February 17, 2006.
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