Embarcadero Center, New Years Eve
San Francisco 1975
Hand-tinted gelatin Silver Print
Friday, December 31, 2010
The Intensity of Dance as the New Year Approaches
Swirling lights illuminate a future with promise that remains unknown, the moment is what matters now, the world celebrates, the ball drops, fireworks explode, the Change is hoped for, the sound is deafening, we went all in this time. Memories last a lifetime.
Embarcadero Center, New Years Eve
San Francisco 1975
Hand-tinted gelatin Silver Print
Embarcadero Center, New Years Eve
San Francisco 1975
Hand-tinted gelatin Silver Print
New Years Day Rising
Last year's calender pages fly out windows in Financial District, covering the street like paper snow, crowds cheer, drink softens hard edges, trees are recycled and here comes another year as the winds blow through our concrete canyons
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"New Years Rising, 1976" 1/1
Hand-tinted gelatin silver print photograph © Bennett Hall
Montgomery and Market Street
Abandoned Christmas Tree, Montgomery BART station
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"New Years Rising, 1976" 1/1
Hand-tinted gelatin silver print photograph © Bennett Hall
Montgomery and Market Street
Abandoned Christmas Tree, Montgomery BART station
Sunday, December 19, 2010
San Francisco Images Collection - available framed pieces
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
San Francisco photography - framed pieces for gifts, home or office
I am having a clearance on our current pieces in stock as we complete our shift to web galleries - these are the last of our collection and I am making them available at significant discounts (30-75%) - in many cases less than the wholesale value of the framing -
send me an email or call me at 415-434-8745 to make an appointment to come to the studio.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Our photographs win Westin-San Francisco photo contest
Don't say you never win anything - two my classic shots of San Francisco Skyline won a photo contect for two premium room nights - time for a night out of the town!
Check out this link to Westin's Facebook site to see other winners, and learn more about the Starwood-Westin Hotels. They plan to make FB promotions an integral part of their marketing.
Facebook link for Westin San Francisco
To purchase this view as open edition print of this from our Web Gallery and see other San Francisco Images
Gate from Fort Point
Skyline from Alamo Square during passing storm
Check out this link to Westin's Facebook site to see other winners, and learn more about the Starwood-Westin Hotels. They plan to make FB promotions an integral part of their marketing.
Facebook link for Westin San Francisco
To purchase this view as open edition print of this from our Web Gallery and see other San Francisco Images
Gate from Fort Point
during passing storm
hand-tinted black and white, 1/1, 8x10" view
Skyline from Alamo Square during passing storm
classic view yet hard to shoot- needs both hot light on city and dark clouds to separate skyline from East Bay Hills
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Personal Favorite San Francisco Skyline Photograph
View from Clipper Street headed up Twin Peaks
Photographed with 8x 10" view camera, color negative material, during passing storm
by Bennett Hall
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Go to Court and learn about San Francisco History
Go to Court, Learn about local history?
That' right. Thanks to an innovative program started by Hon. Judge Breyer of the U.S. District Courts' 9th District in San Francisco, their jury room rooms, public corridors and selected chambers areas are adorned with restored historical photographs with educational narratives telling colorful stories of Bay Area History. The project began in 2002, and culminated this summer with the an installation covering three floors of the Oakland Federal building featuring Oakland, Alameda and Contra Costa County history. Lawyers, their clients, jurors, and visitors will learn about the transcontinental railroad, the Key system, University of Berkeley, development of agriculture, coal, logging and other industries, dynamite in Hercules, the "Detroit of the West", Liberty Ships, the Cyclotron, Lake Merritt, waterfront development, water systems, bridges, tunnels, warships, the Mission system and even Charlie Chaplin in Niles.
The program is located in the Bay Area's primary Federal Buildings, Clay Street Oakland, 2nd Street San Jose and 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco - showcasing a total of nearly 1,000 framed photographs. Each photograph was digitally restored from vintage materials from dozens of sources. Each view includes a caption and story illuminating aspects of our local heritage, providing an education experience with the Court experience. Te program was designed and produced by San Francisco photographer and artist, Bennett Hall and Helen Rischbieth of Business image Group, who worked in concert with the US District Court Judges in their respective areas, Hon. Judge Breyer, San Francisco, Hon. Judge Lloyd and Hon. Judge Seeborg, San Jose, and Hon. Judge Jensen in Oakland. Production was all done locally, including custom framing made in their San Francisco shop Eco Framing, the latest project employing U.S. grown and manufactured solid Cherry wood frame moulding made using FSC certified methods. An emphasis of producing this project in most 'carbon neutral manner possible was combined with using materials that were all made in America - two fundamentals advocated by Hall and Rischbieth's company.
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Blog: US District Courts - Oakland Federal Building
http://businessimagegroup.blogspot.com/2010/08/bay-area-wide-local-history-program-for.html
Website - overview of Bay Area US Courts Program
US District Courts, San Francisco Bay Area • Community History exhibits, 2002-2010
http://www.businessimagegroup.com/USCourts.html
Media
Contra Costa times / Montclairian
http://www.contracostatimes.com/montclarion/ci_15828606?nclick_check=1
That' right. Thanks to an innovative program started by Hon. Judge Breyer of the U.S. District Courts' 9th District in San Francisco, their jury room rooms, public corridors and selected chambers areas are adorned with restored historical photographs with educational narratives telling colorful stories of Bay Area History. The project began in 2002, and culminated this summer with the an installation covering three floors of the Oakland Federal building featuring Oakland, Alameda and Contra Costa County history. Lawyers, their clients, jurors, and visitors will learn about the transcontinental railroad, the Key system, University of Berkeley, development of agriculture, coal, logging and other industries, dynamite in Hercules, the "Detroit of the West", Liberty Ships, the Cyclotron, Lake Merritt, waterfront development, water systems, bridges, tunnels, warships, the Mission system and even Charlie Chaplin in Niles.
The program is located in the Bay Area's primary Federal Buildings, Clay Street Oakland, 2nd Street San Jose and 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco - showcasing a total of nearly 1,000 framed photographs. Each photograph was digitally restored from vintage materials from dozens of sources. Each view includes a caption and story illuminating aspects of our local heritage, providing an education experience with the Court experience. Te program was designed and produced by San Francisco photographer and artist, Bennett Hall and Helen Rischbieth of Business image Group, who worked in concert with the US District Court Judges in their respective areas, Hon. Judge Breyer, San Francisco, Hon. Judge Lloyd and Hon. Judge Seeborg, San Jose, and Hon. Judge Jensen in Oakland. Production was all done locally, including custom framing made in their San Francisco shop Eco Framing, the latest project employing U.S. grown and manufactured solid Cherry wood frame moulding made using FSC certified methods. An emphasis of producing this project in most 'carbon neutral manner possible was combined with using materials that were all made in America - two fundamentals advocated by Hall and Rischbieth's company.
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Blog: US District Courts - Oakland Federal Building
http://businessimagegroup.blogspot.com/2010/08/bay-area-wide-local-history-program-for.html
Website - overview of Bay Area US Courts Program
US District Courts, San Francisco Bay Area • Community History exhibits, 2002-2010
http://www.businessimagegroup.com/USCourts.html
Media
Contra Costa times / Montclairian
http://www.contracostatimes.com/montclarion/ci_15828606?nclick_check=1
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
President Wilson hosts ladies luncheon at Palace Hotel, September 1919
Presidential Luncheon, Garden Court of the Palace Hotel, September 1919
The elegant Garden Court, with its dome stained-glass ceiling and Austrian crystal chandeliers, was the site for some of the nation's most prestigious events. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson hosted two luncheons in support of the Versailles Treaty, which ended World War I. This was part of his 8000 mile tour, with 40 speeches in 29 cities in 22 days.
Purchase Images of the Palace Hotel
Slideshow on Palace History
Case Study - Palace Hotel
Wikipedia history on Palace Hotel
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