Eastern State Penitentiary and the Graffiti Underground

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Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Graffiti Underground ~ Philly

This past weekend I had back to back HDR photography workshops at Eastern State Penitentiary and in the early morning before the Sunday workshop I went with a large group of friends to scout out the Graffiti Underground (thanks Lisa!) so I could add it to my spring ESP Workshop. We all loved it and had a blast. Here is my money shot, wink-wink. I added Topaz Simplify and converted it to B&W. I revealed the can color via a layer mask. The group consisted of: Scott and Carol Vincent, Lisa Sparrow, Mary Stamper, Don Schroder, Noreen Buckley, Karl Baker and me.

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Image © 2011/Scott Vincent Photography
Scott created this silhouette image of me while we were at the Graffiti Underground. I love having Scott around, he always has great ideas to try. :)


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Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Graffiti Underground ~ Philly

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Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Graffiti Underground ~ Philly

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Image © 2011/Denise Ippolito Photography
Eastern State Penitentiary ~ Philly

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Eastern State Penitentiary ~ Philly

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9 Responses

  1. Don Schroder says:
    October 17, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    Hey, I remember that first image! ;~) Like how you focused the attention on the paint can yet still emphasized the $ sign. Also enjoyed the silhouette of you that Scott took. What a great day of shooting at the Graffiti Underground. Highly recommend!

    Hi Don, Thanks for the comments. It was a fun day, we’ll have to do it again!
    denise

  2. Dennis Bishop says:
    October 17, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    Even though I’d lived near Philadelphia (a long time ago), I’d never heard of ESP until about a year ago. And the Graffiti Underground not until just now. Wow, it looks like a pair of incredible photographic opportunities.

    You’ve posted a number of interesting shots, here, but my favorite by far is the one with the steps. The colors and the composition are both great. Nice work!

    Thanks Dennis, I really love that one. It has so much appeal to me. I took several different views of the stairs. I’ll have to post some others soon.
    denise

  5. Andrew McLachlan says:
    October 17, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    Denise, these are really cool. I love the color of the graffiti against the run down cement walls. The first image is my favorite – awesome!

    Thanks Andrew, I appreciate it :)
    denise

  6. Raleigh Harmon says:
    October 17, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    I liked all of them, especially the third. If you cropped it so the side walls didn’t show, the entire thing could be a painting.

    Thank you Raleigh, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts, I’ll give it a try.
    denise

  7. Scott Vincent says:
    October 17, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    Hey Denise, The Graffiti Underground will be a great addition to the ESP workshop. It’s amazing that we can photograph the same area and came up with different interpretations. I love what you did with the “Money Shot” – very creative. As always, great fun photographing with you!! Your clients will love this spot!!

    Thanks Scott, You’re right-it is always neat to see what everyone comes away with.
    denise

  8. Phillip Burrow says:
    October 18, 2011 at 4:01 am

    Wow what an amazing series Denise!I love the exposure on the second one . Great shot!

    Thank you Phillip, The second one is an image that Scott Vincent saw and captured of me. :)
    denise

  9. Jimi Jones says:
    October 20, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Terrific series of fun shots. Really like them all. Must have been big fun shooting the ESP.

    Thanks Jimi, It really is great fun at the prison :)
    denise

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