Have you ever struggled with choosing the right image format, noticed color shifts between screens and prints, or wondered how to optimize your images for different outputs? If so, my upcoming three-hour workshop at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is designed just for you. As a fine art photographer, I know how crucial it is to […]
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Have you ever struggled with choosing the right image format, noticed color shifts between screens and prints, or wondered how to optimize your images for different outputs? If so, my upcoming three-hour workshop at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is designed just for you. As a fine art photographer, I know how crucial it is to
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The Chatham Artists Guild, in an exclusive partnership with the 79° West Innovation Hub at 120 Mosaic Blvd, Pittsboro, NC, is showcasing 2D artwork, such as paintings and photography, on a rotating quarterly basis. This unique collaboration brings you a curated selection of art, with the potential inclusion of 3D artwork, such as sculptures and
I completed my first Chatham Artist Guild Studio Tour and am glad I did it. I met many wonderful and interesting people, made some sales, which helped to cover my fees, and learned a lot about retail. Let me give you a summary. I shared a studio with Michael Thompson. He’s a woodturner with a
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I’m delighted to share that the Cary Photographic Artists 17th Annual Open Juried Photographic Exhibit has accepted three of my still-life light painting pieces for 2024. Titled Rustic Elegance: Wildflowers on Aged Wood, Wild Nostalgia: The Leopard-Clad Polaroid Land Camera, and Boundless Foundations: The J-Joist Shaping Open Concept Living, these pieces will be showcased in
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Do you remember what you were doing on presidential election day in years past? Maybe you might in 2016, but I doubt you’ll remember before that. Past elections have been commonplace affairs. I don’t mean to trivialize it because voting is important, but I never felt that my life and the lives of my children
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✨ Discover the Art of Fine Woodturning with Michael Thompson ✨ As part of this year’s Chatham Artists Guild Studio Tour, I’m thrilled to showcase the exceptional work of Michael Thompson, a master of fine woodturning! 🌳 Michael’s pieces are not just elegant and functional; they are unique works of art that bring out the
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Our club opened the People, Places, and Things Fine Arts Exhibition at the Frame and Print Shop in Chapel Hill. Twenty-one of our club members are exhibiting, and I have two works showing, Apples in Basket and Pumpkin Harvest. The video below is a slideshow created by one of our members, Barney Koszalka, showing the
One of the challenges I often encounter with my still-life light painting work is effectively conveying the story I envision for the photograph’s purpose through its title. Conveying the story is crucial for the viewer to connect with the image and understand its meaning. A fellow camera club member rightly pointed out that my photograph
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In photography, still-life light painting emerges as a captivating technique that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. This art form weaves luminous tapestries around stationary subjects, elevating them to new heights of creativity and expression. The technique has a rich history, dating back to the early days of photography when long exposure times were necessary.
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