About Betsy Davison

Co-Founder of Space for Arts. Founder of The Candaras Davison Center for Inclusion at Springfield College. Entrepreneur, innovator, executive, avid cyclist and community advocate.
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LeBook + Space for Arts Present — “THREE RIVERS” @Connections ATL 2023

The visionary artist, the industry veteran, and the local oracle:  truth tellers individually, and a river of information about the future of our creative industry as a group.

LE BOOK + SPACE FOR ARTS proudly present “THREE RIVERS”, a live broadcast educational series from the near future — featuring lightning talks from industry leaders, a candid roundtable for community empowerment, and the intention to forge connections everywhere creatives work.
 

Episode 00 premieres LIVE from ATLANTA on November 2nd at 10:00 AM EST, with moderator Barbara Griffin (Master Producer/ Editor) in conversation with Karen Frank (Visuals Director Condé Nast, ESPN, & etc.) and Brian C. Gonzalez (“TAXIPLASM”, Artist + Educator). A somatic TAXIPLASM Experience for our studio and broadcast […]

By |2023-10-16T19:29:13+00:00October 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LeBook + Space for Arts Present — “THREE RIVERS” @Connections ATL 2023
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Space for Arts – The Inventive Journey

Recently, Space for Arts’ co-founder Van Gothner spoke with Devin Miller for his podcast The Inventive Journey.

A few weeks ago, SfA’s co-founder had a conversation with Devin Miller.  They explored the importance of knowing your customers, competitors and what it means for product success.  Excited to share the conversation here.  Enjoy!

“A production space, what’s the big deal? You can produce photos or video anywhere, everything can be a production space and that’s really far from the truth. Every space is different the quality of light is different. The creative opportunities are different. Whether it is a modern setting with a view of an urban skyline or is it exposed brick with wooden beams. They are all different and they serve different purposes. The supply and demand are heterogeneous.”

 

By |2022-09-22T15:51:36+00:00September 21st, 2022|Interviews, Photo Studios|Comments Off on Space for Arts – The Inventive Journey
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Space for Arts — The Inventive Journey

Recently, Space for Arts’ co-founder Van Gothner spoke with Devin Miller for his podcast The Inventive Journey.

          

“Be Honest With Yourself” The Podcast For Entrepreneurs w/Van GothnerThe Inventive JourneyDon’t allow yourself to be blinded by the purity of your own vision. I have seen too many people who are so convinced that their vision is pure and presents the best and the only solution to the problem that they fail to see that some of their assumptions are flawed. Being an entrepreneur requires great intellectual curiosity but, also intellectual honesty.  You really need to be nimble, humble, self-aware, and honest […]

By |2022-08-10T18:58:06+00:00January 26th, 2022|Interviews|Comments Off on Space for Arts — The Inventive Journey
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment & Useful Camera Analogy

We spoke with Dr. David Davenport, a specialist in infectious disease and clinical associate professor at the Western Michigan University School of Medicine on Aug 11, 2020 about coronavirus and the impact on our industry.  Back in April we chatted with Dr. Davenport about the new work environment we were going to be facing in photo and video production.

Now that we are facing that work environment and getting back on set, he updated us on what we’ve learned about COVID-19 since we last spoke and what new best practices we can implement.  You can listen to the Zoom call in its entirety here.  You can also watch short clips from our call answering many of your questions on our YouTube channel.

We wanted to draw your attention to Dr. Davenport’s useful “camera analogy” for […]

By |2020-09-01T18:46:00+00:00September 1st, 2020|Covid-19|Comments Off on Covid-19 Risk Assessment & Useful Camera Analogy
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Safety Protocols for “Socially Distanced” Photo/Video Productions

As we begin to re-engage in non-essential work, including film and photo shoots, over the next 12-18 months (before there is rapid testing or a vaccine available), we will need to take special precautions to ensure the safety of our crews, as well as taking into account greater public health concerns.

There is no 100% safe way to begin production with more than one person present, but there is a wide spectrum of riskier vs. safer productions, and well-organized productions that follow medically advised safety protocols will be safer than those that aren’t.

Let’s be careful as a community and look out for groups that are trying to rush back to work without the proper safety protocols, and let’s arm ourselves with the best information available to be able to assess the risk of individual shoots, and display situational awareness on set to protect ourselves, and our colleagues. If you […]

By |2020-09-01T18:49:44+00:00April 29th, 2020|Covid-19|3 Comments
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How Sketching Creates Great Photography

Leading up to our event with The Society of Publication Designers with Art Streiber and Michele Romero we were able to get some time with Michele to talk process. As the senior photo editor at Entertainment Weekly she is often charged with creating iconic cover images in short time frames. At Space for Arts we know that finding the perfect photo studio in New York or location in Los Angeles is just one part of the process.

Sketching and reference have been essential tools for Michele, sparking collaboration and creative thinking at a weekly magazine —particularly in creating covers. Below she shares sketches and reference images for shoots with some of the most popular entertainment franchises out today including, The Walking Dead, Mr. Roboto, Stranger Things and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Sketching Photography: The Walking Dead 100th Episode EW Cover Sketches and Reference

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By |2019-03-04T02:56:53+00:00October 25th, 2017|News|Comments Off on How Sketching Creates Great Photography
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Art Streiber for Entertainment Weekly, Walking Dead Cover and Portraits

Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln decimate a red velvet cake, defile a confetti gun for Art Streiber’s “Walking Dead” triple-cover shoot for Entertainment Weekly.

If you are like us, you have been anxiously awaiting the return of The Walking Dead. When we had a chance to put together a talk with Art Streiber and EW’s Michele Romero discussing their work together (including this Walking Dead cover shoot) we lurched forward and screamed ‘Brains!’ I mean ‘Yes!’

Next Thursday 10.26 we are going deep into zombie land and beyond exploring Ideas, Process, and Collaboration with these two creative photo powerhouses. RSVP here on the Society of Publication Designers site.

Thanks to Stockland Martel for the images.

Walking Dead Photo Art Streiber

Photo by Art Streiber for Entertainment Weekly.

Photo by Art […]

By |2017-10-20T15:27:03+00:00October 20th, 2017|Uncategorized|1 Comment
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10 Great NYC Studios for Shooting Video

Finding a great and affordable studio to shoot video in New York can be a challenge. At Space For Arts we have a wide selection of unique photo studios and locations, below are 10 of our best NYC studios for video (don’t miss our popular listing of 12 photo studios under $650 a day). We have included both clean white studios and spaces that border on locations with lots of character and natural environments.

Here are 5 clean white studios perfect for video:

1. NYC Chelsea Daylight Penthouse Studio $2,500 / day

This spectacular Chelsea studio has high ceilings, huge windows, a skylight, a cyclorama, plenty of power, and state of the art EQ rental in house. It also has a removable wall for two medium size studios.

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By |2019-03-04T02:59:00+00:00September 12th, 2017|Photo Studios, Uncategorized|Comments Off on 10 Great NYC Studios for Shooting Video
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Pop-Up Event with Photographer Noah Fecks and Food Stylist Victoria Granof, Space For Arts x Society of Publication Designers

For our second Pop-up collaboration, Space for Arts joined with The Society of Publication Designers at one of our favorite shooting kitchens. Photographer Noah Fecks and Food Stylist Victoria Granof spoke about their new personal collaboration Toast Water.

About Toast Water:

“Toast Water is a culinary art book created by photographer Noah Fecks and renowned food stylist and author Victoria Granof. Together they illustrated vintage recipes from Noah’s Nana as a bound volume of inspiring photographs and original text. The size, binding and cover of the book is inspired by children’s holy books and was printed at a press that specializes in the manufacturing of Torahs.”

It was a boisterous night discussing the sometimes beautiful sometimes hysterical Toast Water.

 

 

 

By |2017-06-22T16:41:50+00:00June 22nd, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pop-Up Event with Photographer Noah Fecks and Food Stylist Victoria Granof, Space For Arts x Society of Publication Designers
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Favorite Photographer Quotes

Sometimes we need so inspiration to keep focused. We gathered a few of our favorite photographer quotes from four of our idols to keep us thinking and shooting.

Make sure to visit Space for Arts we are adding new photo studios in New York and Los Angeles weekly.

photographer quotes

“I like to  photograph anyone before they know 
what their best angles are.” –Ellen Von Unwerth

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“A photograph is a secret about a secret. 
The more it 
tells you the less you know.” –Diane Arbus

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” –Henri Cartier-Bresson

“The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.” –Robert Mapplethorpe

By |2019-03-04T03:03:05+00:00May 9th, 2017|Hyperfocus|Comments Off on Favorite Photographer Quotes
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