The Business

Preserving memories

Renise Black Photography is about producing creative fine art images. I create work that makes the viewer think.

As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But to me it is worth so much more. It is a time capsule, a captured moment in time. It freezes all that is happening and preserves it forever. For me, photographs are very powerful. They speak so much to how the photographer interprets the world around them.

My style unlike most others is about creating color and black and white images, aka BWC. I enjoy looking at both and prefer a photo that uses both methods to really create an impact on the viewer. It creates a sharp contrast that makes the subject of focus stand out. This is the new wave, a style of photography that brings both schools of thought together.

What is BWC? It stands for Black-White-Color. It is a photographic style that creates impact. It makes you really notice what I as the artist want you to notice. The sharp contrast between color and black and white makes a bold statement. It can take an otherwise understated photo and give it a “wow” effect.

Love of Photography

I have always had a love and appreciation for photography ever since I got a manual camera from my uncle in the late 80’s. I then bought a Minolta Maxxim 3xi in the nineties, which I am told by Wolf Camera that it is only worth $5. Today, I use a Fuji Finepix S2 Pro, Minolta Maxxim 35mm, a Nikon D-SLR D40 and a Sony Cyber-Shot. I use all four depending on the situation but the most used ones are the Nikon and the Fuji. The Sony is nice because it is so easy to use and carry. I have a natural curiosity and appreciation of photos, both digital and print. It is so important to preserve those memories for future generations. It is important to me that my children get access to those memories of who we were and what the times were like.

Ansel Adams

I am an unabashed Ansel Adams fan. I think he was a photographic genius and I could not think of a better example to model my work after. Everything I do is to try and emulate his expertise. There will be a lot of content that discusses and references Ansel Adams because I think that he was brilliant in so many ways, especially his techniques. I am absolutely hooked on his work and find endless pieces of his teachings that can be used today just as well in the digital age.