February 2012

Texture and Time Kodachrome

by Peter J. Crowley on February 29, 2012

Which came first the chicken or the egg, or texture and time? Time changes with every key stroke so does texture although you can’t look at your watch to see texture change. A little circular thought for a wet afternoon.
enjoy pjc

Photographic Art in the beginning.

Opening Friday at 6pm Gallery at the Wauregan 200 Main St Norwich Ct I have 6 pieces in a group show. Come on down.

Image from Gallery at the Wauregan Opening March 2nd

by Peter J. Crowley on February 28, 2012

After shooting for an hour or two for a column I did for “Tea a Magazine” I came across the pot we had made tea in earlier sitting in the sun. Image original is a transparency is available as a Giclee print. More info on the show opening at 6pm at The Gallery at the Wauregan
Hope to see you there. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art

Portraits Without People

by Peter J. Crowley on February 27, 2012

What does your space say about you? A lot can be learned by your walls, bookshelves, drawing table, studio etc. But a lot can also be created by looking into someone else world. While you linger to peak into their life you can create a story of your own life. What inspires? This wall belongs to an artist friend, magazine clippings to work from and recipes. Want to part of a story? enjoy pjc

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Yesterday a Forced Taste of Spring, Today Snow.

by Peter J. Crowley on February 24, 2012

After picking up my auto at the garage in Plainfield we road back to Norwich through the countryside. Being the golden hour my intern contacted a colorful friend to model for us. It was in the low 50′s and warm except when the wind blew through at 20mph. That’s why it was a forced taste, but snow in the morning reminded us it is still winter. Here is a golden moment of a cornfield and one of our colorful model who had to pretend it was spring more than the two dressed for winter photographers. enjoy pjc

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Whidbey Island Wa. Rain Forest

by Peter J. Crowley on February 23, 2012

After a week of teaching at the Coupeville Art Center on Whidbey Island Wa. one of my students and I went for a ride to explore more of the Island. This image is on the north end of the island near Deception Pass. Back light is a difficult situation especially if the foreground is deep green combined with with glowing underbrush in the background. With B+W film you can use a green filter which will lighten and separate the different shades of green. But the draw back here is you lose a couple stops of film speed. Here I used a mono pod that allowed me to shoot a couple stops slower on the shutter speed to make up the difference. Camera support is very useful in low light situations such as shooting under the canopy of the forest. A tripod would allow for much longer shutter speeds but when just strolling a mono pod is a lot easier to carry. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art