This week, Britt checks in with our next entry for Looking Glass Thursday, where we'll be taking a look at photographer Philip Laubner:
I met Phil Laubner long before I actually “met” him.Yeah, I know it’s cheesy.
I did “The Lacy Project” at the Strand Theater back in February, and during the run of the show, we had a gallery of portraits of women. Jayme Kilburn, the artistic director of the theater, knew Phil and asked him to hang some of his portraits in the exhibit. I was immediately drawn to one of his pictures, entitled “Lauren Lakis Head” (Lauren was actually in the production with me, and the title role of the show). I was looking forward to meeting him, hoping he would come to the show.
He indeed came and stayed to meet me after one of my performances. I told him what a big fan of his I was, and he told me what a big fan of mine he was (I also had some portraits of women up in our makeshift gallery). I told Phil about Glass Mind Theatre, and he became one of our biggest supporters.
Phil is a very talented photographer, among other things. Him and I are in the early stages of creating a folk band, him on guitar, me on vocals! He has a lovely voice himself, though he will never admit it. He was also kind enough to photograph Glass Mind’s “Prom Night” as part of our Antarctica run. The photos were amazing.
What I love about Phil’s photography is that it is honest and beautiful work. He takes seemingly ordinary people and creates something beautiful with his portraiture – without a ton of Photoshop or editing. His techniques with lighting are also something out of this world. Whether he uses his flash, or just the light that surrounds the subject, he manages to find something divine. There is a particular picture of me from Antarctica’s Prom Night where I am looking up toward this light on stage, and I am in my sequined dress, and there is a blue balloon at my feet. It is just one of the coolest pictures of me that I have. You best believe it was my Facebook profile picture for a little while.
It’s strange to think that I have known Phil Laubner only since the beginning of 2010, because we have become so close. I don’t see as much of him as I’d like to, because our schedules are so busy. However, I know we’ll get together soon, and you’ll see us on the streets of Baltimore. We’ll be busking around town with our folk band. Be sure to drop us a few bucks, or take our picture.
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