Avid photographer with a favorite style and vision on landscapes.
Like to think that learning is one of my greatest assets. Always in hope that I can apply that in my love of capturing a moment. Firmly believe in the heart of photography is what the snap is of. Why that image? Why that light? Why that angle? Why that time of day? Why that film or medium format. Why B&W, why not color? Why?
People I admire: Colonel Norman D. Vaughan (1905-2005)
"Dream Big & Dare To Fail"
This IMAGEKIND fine art site is a place where a fine giclée print of any available image, photography or painting, on paper or canvas, may be ordered at up to poster size, framed and matted in many different combos ready to go, or just by itself. My preferred paper recommendation is Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper. This instant drying paper produces vivid, lifelike images that rival those of traditional silver halide prints. Premium Luster Photo Paper delivers highly saturated prints by offering maximum ink coverage and a high D-Max for true photographic reproductions.
Somewhere on this site an Imagekind artist is ready and willing to supply all your needs for art, whether for your home, your office or as gifts for your friends and relatives. (Very many images, including almost all of mine, may also be ordered in Greeting Card form. This is a good way of seeing an image printed without spending a lot of money:)
Whoever does your matting and framing, the materials including the backing should be at least of conservation grade, preferably of 100% rag i.e. cotton.
Hang your print well away from moisture, fumes, heat-sources and UV-rich light, e.g. the sun, strong spotlights and fluorescents. The glazing should be anti-UV, to maximize the life of the print. Acrylic plexiglass as offered here on Imagekind which is not explicitly anti-UV screens out 80%. This is more UV protection than plain glass affords. Anti-UV plexi screens out 99%. You should be aware that non-glare glass or plexi increase visibility but reduce contrast
I'm also Member of OVA, an independent online artists' forum and marketing resource, Onlinevisualartists.com. Our members are serious artists and fine art photographers focused on selling our work online. We're a helpful group, willing to share marketing resources and tools with each other, and opinions on the various art selling sites..
So if you're a visual artist of any kind interested in selling your art, come take a look at the
Online Visual Professional Artists community.
Camera equipment previously used:
Sigma SD-14
Featuring the Foveon Image Sensor
Lens:
Sigma 12mm-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG Aspherical HSM
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Auto Focus Wide Angle Telephoto
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro
Filters: None
All my post processing of RAW is with Adobe Lightroom 4.2 and Photoshop CS6 and various plugins.
Camera equipment now used:
Nikon D700
Lens:
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II
Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D-AF IF
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S ED
Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8
Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS
Rangefinder Digital Compact Sigma DP2
"You don't take a photograph, you make it" - Ansel Adams
Zazzle.
Digital Moments Photo By Richard Bean.
Fine Art America.
© Richard Bean