Fine Art Photography Works

I have been asked to reveal technical info about the fine art landscape photography and paintography prints I sell.  To answer those questions, I have prepared the following short article.

To ensure the highest quality images and longest-lasting prints, the highest quality equipment and supplies are used and archival procedures are employed.  Here is a brief summary.

Equipment:
Very high resolution, professional, “full-frame” cameras are used to take the photograph.  “Full frame” means the sensor size in the camera is very large, and is the same size as a 35 mm film negative.  This produces an image that is Read the rest of this entry »

What is Fine art paintography?

Because paintography is so new, and so few people are creating it, it’s not a word in the dictionary yet.  Paintography is a very unique style of art that combines digital painting and photography.  A photograph (digital image) is opened in a computer graphic editing program such as Photoshop, and various plugins or filters are used to modify the image with special effects.  A plugin or filter is a small computer application that can be added to Photoshop to perform special functions.

Fine art paintography example

Why do I create paintography with my fine art photographs?

First and foremost, because it allows me to create exceptionally beautiful artwork in a unique and special style.  Among the vast numbers of fine art photographers out there, very few do paintography.  Then, among the few who do it, a large percentage of those use automatic filters and plugins to accomplish the task.  I do not.  More about that later.  The important point is that fine art paintography allows me to set my art apart from Read the rest of this entry »