good news everybody...

this friday, june 3rd,
cpcc will be hosting a reception for the
opening of my photographic exhibition!

from 6pm until 8pm
we will be having a load of fun
looking at photographs, chatting and enjoying complimentary beverages!

please come out & join in the festivities!

the gallery is pretty easy to find...
it is at the college's main campus in downtown charlotte.
the ross gallery is located on the corner of
elizabeth & kings in the overcash building.

this is a map of the location
this is the gallery website, which has not yet been updated.

i will be exhibiting some new images from dual citizenship
& a few small pieces from the seen better days series.

tree: brooklyn, ny & concord, nc   by sarah c baron

crabbier from the seen better days series   by sarah c baron

seasonal affective disorder

are you really happy?
is that a problem for you?
let reynolds & baron take care of that good mood for you!

topic: ...it feels like a memory

Since I've relocated to Columbus, OH I've had to revert back to my winter ways. Scrapers, longer socks, boots, long sleeve shirts, layers. I haven't scraped snow and ice off of my car window in 6 years, so the other morning, out of habit, I jumped in my car one morning, put my things down, started my car and quickly realized I couldn't see through my windows due to the frosty covering. It brought me back to when I was a little dude, and watching my mom or dad get out of the car to scrape the windows while I sat inside the running car, doing my best to stay warm. I'd look at the patterns the snow and ice made while I shivered, until that loud scraping sound would wipe it all out, giving me a clear view of one of the two people who loved me most as a little kid. For a brief moment, I waited for that scraping sound.

"frozen window" by craig reynolds

"frozen window II" by craig reynolds

i remember waiting for my dad to come home from work...

6 o'clock on the dot; by 6:15 he was in his swimsuit.

rambunctious, tossing, laughter, trampoline, splash

floating, skimming, balancing, smelling of chlorine

summers were fun as the family floated around.

winters were hollow as leaves replaced our tanned bodies.

you'd think i'd dislike the latter part of the year,

but i enjoy the bittersweetness of winter... it makes the memories that much sweeter.

image by sarah c baron

reynolds has left the building & a new project has begun!

...reynolds has abandoned me for a better life in ohio.
i can't blame him, i'd do the same if i had the chance!

now we are charged with keeping the creative relationship alive despite the distance!

a weekly topic and photographic assignment, a yet to be titled project, is our answer.
every week we will give ourselves a topic to explore and interpret in images.
we plan to alternate who choses the subject and as far as subject goes, there are no rules!

reynolds was in charge for this, our inaugural assignment.
the topic or subject that he challenged us with was "mainstreet".

here is what has come of this new cooperative creative stream-of-consciousness endeavor...



Main Street. Every town, city, village has a main street. Not necessarily a Main Street, but a main street. The one artery that establishes that location as the central piece of that area. Some main streets are the defining character of what ever little location it runs through as it seems everything branches off of it. It's the headquarters. Parades are held there. Shopping is conducted there. Loitering by unruly teens is another common attraction. Main street, or main street, not always the same thing.

"candid pedestrian" by craig reynolds

"high street" by craig reynolds

"street" by craig reynolds

when i think main street, the words "home town" run through my mind.

and with that, various tunes and song lyrics about home town life.

(mellancamp, springsteen, iris dement, another lovely song i cannot link to a band...)

as the songs float around in my brain, i am reminded that although i was born somewhere,

my nomadic childhood (and adulthood, for that matter) has left me emotionally "home less".

but the notion of a hometown is vivid in my subconscious. 

these images represent the idyllic home town that thrives only in my imagination.

image by sarah c baron

image by sarah c baron

image by sarah c baron

image by sarah c baron

image by sarah c baron

image by sarah c baron

c&c photo factory

image by
kevin "my favorite student" agnew

image by ester vilagran

yet another great group of students finishes up another section of content & composition at tlf...
c&c I is five fun-filled weeks dedicated to figuring out what goes into making a good photograph and where to put it!
the first few classes always focus on the rules of composition; how to move the viewer's eye through the frame, what is distracting to the viewer, what attracts the viewer... it is very viewer-centric to begin with.
the later part of the course is all about the artist-photographer...


every student puts their heart & soul into putting some heart & soul into each image.
for some, it is the natural next step. for others, a journey of self-discovery. for most, it is a battle between the things you want to say, the things you need to say and the things you are not supposed to say.
it is rarely simple, but it is always worth it.
this class was no exception. with only two students, the burden to entertain me was certainly present, but they kept me thinking and laughing and full of pride. below, i share with you my two wonderful students' two favorite images.


introducing, ester and kevin...