Hope you can make it to the opening of the 2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show this Saturday, March 6th, from 6-10pm!

2010 DCist Exposed Photography Show
March 6-21, 2010
Long View Gallery
1234 9th St NW

Opening reception: March 6, 6-10pm ($5 charge at door for reception only; includes open bar, refreshments, and live entertainment!)

• 1 – Photography Awards won for First Place: Sports (Fotoweek DC)
• 1 – Space Shuttle launch photographed in person (STS-129/Atlantis)
• 1 – Retirement ceremonies photographed
• 3 – Weddings photographed
• 3 – NASA Tweetups documented
• 6 – Photography group shows exhibited (including Fotoweek DC, DCist Exposed, and Artomatic)
• 20 – Sporting events covered, including:
  • 1 – Extreme Tennis match (Washington Kastles v. Venus Williams)
  • 1 – Adventure Race
  • 1 – Marathon (Marine Corps)
  • 4 – Triathlons
  • 5 – Mountain Bike races
  • 5 – Trail Running races
  • 5 – Road Running races
• Many – Portrait sessions for individuals, families, and friends
• 1,205 – Photos posted to my Flickr site (to date)
• 14,002 – Photos posted to my professional gallery site

Backyard Burn Hemlock Mosaic, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

This past Sunday nearly one-hundred and fifty intrepid racers (and two intrepid photographers dressed head-to-toe in waterproof-breathable fabric) gathered at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park for the final Backyard Burn trail running race.

Photos from this race (and proof that you once again awoke early on weekend morning and braved the cold and the rain) are now online!

Check out the super, soggy action in the online gallery!

Congratulations to EX2 Adventures for 10 years and 100 races!!

Remember, photos make for great, long lasting gifts…

Backyard Burn, Fountainhead, originally uploaded by LeeDiehr.

Last Sunday morning while you were tying your running shoes tightly I was visiting the Kennedy Space Center and participating in the STS-129 NASA Tweetup (it launched on Monday by the way).

Luckily for you, Lee Diehr was on hand to capture all of the splish-splashing action of the third Backyard Burn race! You can view all of the photos online now at Lee’s website.

We look forward to seeing you at the final race of the season!

Dawn’s Early Light, by Brian W Knight.

My photo, By Dawn’s Early Light, won first place in the Sports category at last night’s Fotoweek DC Awards Gala. The photo shows the first wave of racers in the 2009 Nation’s Triathlon as they swim up the Potomac River past the Lincoln Memorial.

Limited edition prints are now available for purchase:

• Mini Wallets (set of 8), Edition of 300 sets, $10.00
• 10×12, Edition of 100 prints, $150
• 16×24, Edition of 25 prints, $300
• 20×30, Edition of 10 prints, $375
• 24×36, Edition of 10 prints, $450

Each image is printed on professional papers including Kodak Endura E-Surface and Ilford’s True B&W. Both feature 100 year archival value, and will stand the test of time. Your prints are going to look great for a long time.

For the next week my photo will hang at Fotoweek Central located in Georgetown starting tonight through November 14, 2009.

Fotoweek Central 1
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

True B&W Paper (Matte Finish)

There is a difference between B&W and true digital B&W prints! This panchromatic, resin-coated paper is specifically designed for making continuous-tone B&W prints directly from digital images in digital exposing systems.

This paper also provides excellent tone reproduction from digital camera files, scanned color slides or negatives. Because the emulsion is silver-based rather than dye-based, the imaging performance and characteristics of this paper are the same as traditional b&w continuous-tone papers. That translates to neutral tonal characteristics that provide the paper with display and archival qualities.

One added benefit is that the resin-coated paper is specially coated on the back to accept ink, making it a good surface for crop lines or writing notes.

E-Surface Paper (Matte Finish)

Kodak Professional Supra Endura VC Digital Paper (aka Traditional E-Surface Paper) is by far our most popular paper. Accurate color, realistic saturation, excellent neutral flesh reproduction and brighter colors are just a few of the attributes to describe E-Surface paper.

You will see excellent skin-tone reproduction, as well as brighter blues, cyans, purples, and reds.

With this paper don’t worry about prints fading. The standard archival value is 100 years in home display and 200 years in dark storage.

Backyard Burn, Wakefield 2009, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

Photos from this race are uploading now and they should all be online in about eight hours. See the full gallery!

UPDATE: All photos are now online!!

A typical day in the (totally glamorous) life of an adventure sports photographer…

• 0700 – Alarms go off (x3)
• 0730 – Actually get out of bed
• 0730 – Shower, check the forecast, realise that the rain is not going to stop and will in fact continue for quite a bit longer, rush around to find gore-tex boots, pants and hat, a tent, and anything else that seems like it might be good to have around while intentionally subjecting oneself to a rain storm (oh, and some sort of pack to put it all in – This, by the way, all in addition to the other backpack full of camera gear).
• 0800 – Wander out to the car with all of my bags, drive to the park
• 0830 – Hike off to my spot on the trail, set up the tent’s rainfly, hunker down, and wait for runners
• 0910 – 1100 – take some photos (6,072 to be exact)
• 1130 – Drive home, change clothes, hang up gear to dry
• 1230 – Make brunch, eat
• 1300 – Start downloading memory cards
• 1500 – Finish downloading memory cards/start photo sorting
• 1600 – Fall asleep on the couch, nod off during X-Men 3 about a dozen times
• 1700 – Sort photos
• 2230 – Finish first sort, head on to second sort
• 0000 – Finish second sort, create new photoshop action, test
• 0030 – Start automated editing process
• 0100 – Blog a bit, sleep
• 0700 – Alarms go off (x3)
• 0730 – Actually get out of bed
• 0730 – Shower, put on suit & tie, make the hour (14 mile) long drive to the office, do work stuff, etc.

Random Stats:

• 6,072: Number of original images
• 1,489: Number of images after first cut (completed 10:30pm)
• 997: Number of images after second cut (completed by midnight)
• 3: Number of hours at race
• 2: Number of hours at race shooting
• 2: Number of hours it took to download eight memory cards
• 9: Number of hours it took to sort through 6,072 images twice

On Demand shows watched:

• X-Men Last Stand
• CSI x4
• Mercy x2
• Trauma

DVRd shows watched:

• Californication
• Mad Men

Join in the excitement of Fotoweek dc 2009 opening night!
- Enjoy Hor D’Oeuvres and cocktails
- See first views of Fotoweek DC Awards and Youth Contest Winners and Finalists
- Mingle with friends, colleagues and photographers featured in the Fotoweek Central 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 exhibitions in Georgetown.

Check In:
Fotoweek Central 1
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Tickets: $15 advance (purchase online) $20 at door
RSVP: openingnightfwdc@fotoweekdc.org

Yesterday I covered the 34th MCM for DCist.com.

EX2 Day of Endurance, Rocky Gap, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

All photos from EX2 Adventure’s Day of Endurance Race are online now!