Light & Shadows February 2012 Newsletter
Light & Shadows Photography by Joseph Yarbrough
Artist’s Statement
Joseph Yarbrough
My subjects are both natural and architectural. I am interested in textures and shapes and how light and shadow play on those objects often creating new ones. I use a Nikon D-100 and a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 cameras.
I make every effort to compose in the camera and thus I crop infrequently. I use Aperture and Photoshop to work with highlights & shadows which often brings out the elements in a photograph for which I have primary interest. I have no hesitation using any other tool if the results make the photograph work. My preference is to do nothing to a photograph presenting it as it was taken.
My web site is named light & shadows because both light and shadows are the visual elements which hold the most fascination for me. If time and space put me in a day and place with clouds or overcast skies — I shoot in any case. However, I am happiest when the sun is low and the shadows long and distinct.
I spend a long time with any set of photographs deciding which to move into galleries on my web site. The photographs which finally get printed are another smaller set. All the photographs are printed on photographic paper by a commercial photo house to my specifications. Every photograph is named. Older editions are named and signed on the front of the mat with a label on the back. Newer pieces are signed & numbered on the print, and include a label on the back with the name, year, descriptive narrative and geographic location.
I mount, mat and frame all of my work. All work is double-matted with color mats. I use archival quality materials. My presentation for the public includes matted prints in sizes of 5 x7, 8 x10, 11 x 14 and 16 x 20. Framed work is offered in 12 x 16, 16 x 20, and 22 x 28 frames. I also have a selection of pieces presented on canvas.
CompuSearch Design Services, LLC
228 Orchard
East Lansing, Michigan
www.compusearchdesigns.com
yarbrouj@comcast.net
