Chris Crowley
Nationality: US
Currently Living: South Daytona
Member Since: 7/19/2008
I am an artist living in the Central Florida area. Florida offers photographers and artists opportunities few other places do. The landscapes, cloud formations, scenics, and wildlife here are incomparable.
When I discovered the world of digital photography, I also discovered what became for me, a new art form. Photos became the canvas for more art, and I can alter reality to suit myself, something I think every artist does to some extent! Over the last couple of years, I have developed my own unique style, which is somewhere between fine art and photography. Many of my photos have the look of a painting, and that is intentional. With ever developing technology and new equipment coming on the scene regularly, many people are beginning to be able to take better and better photographs, but I discovered that few people really have the eye of an artist for manipulating the composition, perspective, and lighting to achieve something more than a photograph. Even those whom I've seen produce world class HDR photography, which is very artistic, often lack the depth and mood in their work that I longed for, and so I began working on techniques which were very different, and instead of focusing on equipment, I've honed in on photography as an art form and sought to use it to capture not only a moment in time, but the FEELING of the moment. Art has been doing that for centuries, and photography now offers artists a new way to express the world as they would like to see it, not necessarily as it is.
One of my first experiences online was on the Flickr site, where I've been honored to be chosen to be in Explore 204 times. For those who aren't familiar with Flickr, it is a huge photo sharing site. Every day, millions of photographers upload their work, and every day a computer bot picks the 500 most interesting photos of the day to be shown in Explore- which amounts to an honors gallery. While this doesn't mean all of the photos are the best of the best, and many of those don't make it, there are pre-determined qualifications for how a pic is deemed "interesting", and having been chosen as many times as I have was both encouraging and affirming. My very first Explore pic made the front page, an honor many of my colleagues and friends have not yet enjoyed, though I believe their work merits it. I am, however grateful for the honor, and hope that it is a reflection of the progression of my art.
Since I work as well as do art and photography, and also am active in my church, I have very little time for commenting and responding to peoples' comments on my work. Please bear this in mind, and know that I am not being arrogant or slighting you by not responding, or taking a very long time to respond! I am appreciative, but life happens!
Thank you for stopping by for a peek! I hope you enjoy my galleries!
P.S. Since finances have been tight, I will be reducing the number of my galleries. If anyone is interested in pics of Tigger, you can find them in the Animals gallery!
