Renise Black Photography

Irina Kirsch photographer

Renise — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:47:42 +0000

Irina Kirsch is a co-owner of AI Visions. She graduated from the International Academy of Photography in Moscow, Russia. She has worked in Europe and the United States and was also a featured photographer in Tryst. Her work is beautiful and emotional and you can see samples of her work in this gallery at Tryst. Samples can also be found on flickr. I have included some select favorites from her Flickr nature collection.

Helyn Davenport photographer and Pixiport owner

Renise — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:03:39 +0000

Pixiport was founded and is operated by Helyn Davenport. She is a Florida native. According to her statement on the website Pixiport is

a “Portal To The Arts”.

She goes on to state that Pixiport

is an online venue for the marketing of fine art photography and its artists, showcasing their works. PixiPort offers educational and informational opportunities in art photography to the public.

The entire statement can be read here.

Wikipedia article on fine art photography

Renise — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:08:06 +0000

Check out the Wikipedia definition of fine art photography. It gives several good definitions of what fine art photography is all about. It does differ from a photojournalistic style, which seeks to support a story, and stock/commercial photography.

Pixiport fine art photography website

Renise — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:02:39 +0000

Fine art photography website

If you have not visited as yet please do so now. It is a website that features fine art photographers from all over the world. The work ranges from black and white to color and includes infrared, elite photographers and has a featured photographer section. It is an interesting site to browse and explore with many works of art available from abstract to reality-based.

The main photo gallery is at this link. It is branded as a “portal to the arts”. They also offer prints for sale, books and an ezine. Check it out!

Defining depth of field

Renise — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:21:09 +0000

Depth of field (DoF) in photography can be elusive. It is about defining a boundary of focus around your subject(s) to capture the essence of your image. It is easy to see but hard to master.

When looking at a photo DoF involves subject distance from lens, focal point and aperture size. It is related to the amount of the subject that is in sharp focus.

A good way to visualize this is to imagine a vertical plane parallel to where you are standing. Then rotate the object and the plane to the side so you can see them from the side.

Now make a determination how far in front of and behind the subject you want to get. That front and rear limit is the depth of field. By the way the vertical plane is called the focal plane, the plane where you focus the camera.

In the photo above you can see that the depth of field is infinite. Meaning that everything in front of and behind the house is in sharp focus. The focal plane is the house.

Photo lamination as an alternative to traditional framing

Renise — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:11:33 +0000

Photo lamination is an alternative to traditional framing. Laminate your photo to keep out dust, air and molds. Preserves a photo much better than traditional wood and glass framing. It is not well known but worth considering.

Lamination supplies can be found at your local Target. You can buy prefinished wood or finish the wood yourself.

A good example to laminate your photo is to first layer behind the photo acid-free paper. Then behind that a thin piece of wood to give structure. The wood can be of any shape. Layer all together and laminate. Then you can hang it up your wall, preserved forever.

You can be creative by mounting the laminated photo on a larger piece of polished wood to give it a more elegant look.

Welcome to Renise Black Photography

Renise — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:47:55 +0000

My work and interests are creative and fine art photography. It is very exciting to me to see a well-constructed, powerful photo. My style of photography is called BWC (black-white-color) which is a combination of color and black and white photography. I find that BWC creates an impact and contrast to a photo. For samples visit my photoblog.

Jackson fine art photography gallery

Renise — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:17:16 +0000

Jackson Fine Art Gallery

Located in downtown Atlanta Georgia, Jackson fine art has been around for a decade. They opened doors in 1990 and specialize in contemporary and 20th century photography. Located in Buckhead they have ongoing exhibitions. Their current exhibitions are Simon Chaput‘s Water and Nudes and Andrew Moore‘s Detroit, both running through 16 June 2010. Chaput’s nudes are beautiful in this exhibition, the soft lines of light following the figure’s outline. Moore’s Detroit is one of his latest works and he does have a book, Detroit Disassembled published in 2010.

Jackson also house a private collection by artists such as Dahl-Wolf, Doisneau and Lange.

Jackson Fine Art Gallery

3115 East Shadowlawn Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30305

Tel: 404.233.3739

A fine art photograph

Renise — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:26:53 +0000

There are many factors that go into taking a fine art photograph. It is not just about the subject. It involves the colors, depth of field, focus, subject clarity and emotion. There are many other factors, and not all at play in each photo. It could be a photo depicting a social event, wildlife, children, etc. They carry a theme, a focus.

For example in the Animalia exhibit, the juror Karen Irvine submitted the following statement on the exhibit:

“In selecting works for Animalia, I was interested in finding artists whosephotographs comment insightfully on the complicated relationship between humans andanimals. Human beings enjoy, care for, utilize, and exploit animals. Many of the imagesin this exhibition provide views of nature that form a compelling counterpoint tocontemporary human existence by offering glimpses into the amazing world of animalbeauty, instinct and vulnerability. Some of the pictures provide a sober reminder of ourdomination and encroachment on the environments on which animals depend to survive.”

In this photo submitted by Carol Walker, the subject(s), being the giraffes, are in focus. It depicts a mother and her newborn touching lips. The colors are true and depict their natural environment. You can see a piece of the umbilical cord still attached to the baby giraffe. It is a loving photo that shows a very tender moment being shared between a mother and her child. As a mother I can relate to the photo very well.

Karen goes on to say that:

“One strong theme of the exhibition is consumption. There are photographs thatreveal not only how we use the physical bodies of animals, but also how we employ their image in the service of advertising and art. Some of the pictures depict animals and howthey are used to entertain us at museums and zoos, as well as informally in our homes andbackyards. We befriend and love some animals; revile and kill others.”

What is clear is that all these photos were created using the technical skills and knowledge of photography. The subject of attention is always in focus, whether anything else is or not. If there are eyes present, the focus is on those.

Center for fine art photography

Renise — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:42:08 +0000

If you have not visited their website please do so. The center is open to both professional and amateur photography. Their current exibition is called Animalia and runs through June 26th 2010. Some of the photographs are incredible. Below are some samples from the exhibition.

They are also accepting submissions for black and white and low tech photographs. Black and white accepts all subject types of photography. They are looking for low tech techniques to produce a photograph. C4FAP is a great stepping stone to explore and find out if you are a fine art photographer. If you are just browsing, well worth your time.