Leah Kollar Photography: 2012

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

Trundel Manor

Wall of Shame

colors

play your part

A mouthful

Lucky

pick your weapon

go round and round

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

I captured this image three years ago when I was walking the streets in Rome. When I took the photograph I wasn't aware of the tone of that moment. Though I managed to capture what now appears to be a shady Italian mob like scene I wasn't aware of that intensity looking through my camera lens. During that trip I took hundreds of pictures but this image, because of the emotion and people has become my one of my favorites.

Rome, 2009

My goal is to capture candid street scenes that include images of people that could tell a story or gives the viewer a clear intense emotion/reaction.

Examples of desired emotions could be:

Anticipation
Anger
Respect
Lost
Excitement
Sadness
New Love
Trust
Joy
Seduction
Fear

I would like to use the time while I am traveling in Europe to capture some of these images, others may be shot locally. I would like to challenge myself to pick 3-4 emotions that I will be required to shoot and 3-4 emotions that I can title/define during post processing.

This project will challenge my comfort level behind the camera. My best work to date has been fine detail still life images where I have complete control of my environment. My ability to create a tone and shoot with a purpose will develop with this project. I would like the additional challenge of being given 3 random titles to shoot with intention.

Street photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt, creates a mood in his work that I would like to develop in my style. I like the timelessness of his images.

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CARRIE FURNACE FINAL EIGHT IMAGES

ESCAPE: CARRIE FURNACE IMAGES

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Carrie furance - iphone and Instagram

Sunday, September 23, 2012

NEIGHBORHOOD PHOTOS

NEIGHBORHOOD PHOTOS

September 21, 2012

THE CARRIE FURNACE

THE CARRIE FURNACE

photographs by leah kollar

September 19, 2012

Inside Carrie Furnace

"Perspective"

Carrie Furnace, Braddock PA

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

SHADOW: THE CARRIE FURNACE

SHADOW

THE CARRIE FURNACE HISTORY

Click here to watch a 4 minute video tour of the Carrie Furnace

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/steel-city-usa

Carrie Furnace is a derelict former blast furnace located along the Monongahela River in the Pittsburgh area industrial town of Rankin, Pennsylvania. It had formed a part of the Homestead Steel Works. The Carrie Furnaces were built in 1884 and they operated until 1982. During its peak, the site produced 1000 to 1250 tons of iron per day. ^[3] All that is left of the site are furnaces #6 and #7, which operated from 1907 - 1978^[4], along with the hot metal bridge.

The site on which it stands may be developed into a historic parklet, the Homestead Works National Park, with Carrie Furnace forming an attraction

Location:	Size:	Features:	Owner:	Current Use	Past Use:	Contaminants:	Total Actual Cost
Allegheny County, PA	168 Acres	Large Parcel, Flat Land, and Riverfront Location	Allegheny County	Vacant Land	Blast furnace	PCBs, Sulfates	$70-$100 million to convert Carrie Furnace #6 & #7 into a Steel Heritage Museum and Allegheny County has projected that the environmental clean-up would cost between $3-$5 million

1881	1892	1898	1901	1978	1988	2005	2006
Carrie Furnace is built	Homestead Strike	Site purchased by Andrew Carnegie	Incorporated into U.S. Steel	Shutdown	Sold to Park Corporation	Sold to Allegheny County for $5.75 million	Furnaces 6 and 7 were designated a National Historic Landmark^[1]^[3]

The table portrays the history of Carrie Furnace. Carrrie Furnace is located along the Monongahela River, with 135 acres located on the north bank of the river and 33 acres on the south bank. The site, however, is not readily accessible as it is enclosed by railroad tracks. The surrounding areas include Rankin, Swissvale, Whitaker, and Munhall. After the Park Corporation purchased the site from U.S. Steel in 1988, both parties agreed to address the environmental concerns. In 2005, Allegheny County purchased the land from Park Corps. for $5.75 million.^[3] Underground fuel storage tanks were removed in 1994 along with two above ground fuel storage units. In addition, asbestos from the buildings was removed. The soil was contaminated with PCBs and sulfates. Environmental assessment of the site has been conducted in two phases. The first phase was completed in 2007 and the second is currently underway.

PERSONAL VISIT EXPECTATIONS:
I expect to be overwhelmed at the physical size of the structure and the remains of what is left. I personally hope there is still graffiti left - i find that it adds a unique dimension. My intentions are to photograph both small details and at large using a wide angle lens.