Documentation/Location Weddings/Bar Mitzvahs/Special Events Portraiture Product/3D Artwork Flat Artwork Reproduction Projects Fine Art Prints Workshops/Lectures
Documentation & Location. The photos can document the physical properties of the installation (for example, architectural or landscaping), or the neighborhoods and people served by the organization. Before and after images become a powerful selling tool for future work or as a record of a job well done.
Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs & Special Events. You receive compelling portraits of the highest craftmanship and creative documentation of the ceremonies and celebrations with flare, spontaniety, energy, love and compassion. Artistry and professionalism are key to delivering images and storybook albums that you will be happy with from the moment you see the proofs.
Portraiture. There as so many reasons to make a portrait: to remember your family, your children or yourself at special stages of life; to promote the corporate personality or to create a modeling and actor headshots; and to create a photographic interpretation that expresses a side of someone that is treasured and personal. There are many approaches: studio or location, black/white or color, candid or formal, intimate and personal.
Product and 3D ArtworkPhotography. Consideration is given to what will bring out the best in the work, whether it is a sculpture or a shopping bag, in the studio or on location. Either medium format digital or large format (Better Light system) is available.
Flat Artwork Photography. Drawing, paintings, illustrations, fabric design -- photographed with the Better Light digital capture system for highest reproduction quality or with medium format digital for competition reproduction. Studio or location.
Projects. The BOCES Science 21 Little Science Book series has been so wonderfully received by elementary teachers in the Hudson Valley that it will soon be available outside of the school districts. Energy, plant life, water conservation, scientific method, the butterfly life cycle are hot topics delivered in straightforward language that speak to the native intelligence of our children with descriptive and imaginative photography. Dr. Helen Pashley, an amazing elementary school science workshop leader is the author. Email to be added to the mailing list for the first color editions, ordering posters or inexpensive black and white classroom editions. See a sample.
Projects. The East Fishkill Portrait Project was funded in part by the Dutchess County Arts Councilin 2002 and 2004. To read interviews that go along with the photos, click here.
Fine Art Prints. Archival, signed prints from any of the personal image portfolios are available in a variety of sizes on heavy weight watercolor paper or exhibition fiber paper. Samples or portfolios are available on request.
Workshops & Classes. "Getting to Know Your Digital Camera" and "Pixel Processing: Intro to the Digital Darkroom" are popular six hour workshops taught through the Barrett House in Poughkeepsie, New York and the Garrison Art Center and the Phillipstown Recreational Center in Garrison, New York. Both are geared for the beginning photographer who wants straightforward explanations and demonstrations of the digital tools available for amateur photographers. Full semester credit classes are taught through Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, New York. One-on-one instruction is also available.
Lectures on photography and digital image processing are a useful and popular way for libraries to reach out to patrons and for schools to enhance standard courses. Digital cameras and image-editing programs are now common-place, but the operation and features are a mystery to many people. These presentations raise confidence by giving basic technical info on how to operate these small but sophisticated computer and optical devices and how to navigate and use powerful features of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Vintage cameras and original prints are brought as part of digital camera sessions. Adobe Photoshop features and image editing are demonstrated live. Prices range from $250 to $350 per session. Extended lecture series and school residencies are designed on request.