Join me in a 5 minute video hike and photographic safari to the Walls of Jericho with the Tennessee’s Wild Side Television show.The Walls of Jericho is a beautiful area which stretches from southern Tennessee into north Alabama. This area was protected with help from The Nature Conservancy.
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Video provided courtesy Tennessee’s Wild Side
After 3 weeks of on and off the road traveling to photograph the fall colors, I am back eating a bagel at Panera (my other office). Spent the weekend getting some rush print orders done and I will be delivering the prints for my Water Abstraction show at Metro Arts Center shortly. Then back to fulfilling print orders and sifting through 6000 images. I will be adding more images to the website soon. For now above is a preview of coming attractions.
I am pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit of my fine art photography at the Metro Arts Gallery on November 19th. The exhibition space is within the public area of Metro Arts Commission’s offices, located on the fourth floor of the Metro Office Building in the Richard Fulton Complex. The theme of this art show is Water Abstracts, (a favorite photographic subject of mine). The show will be open through March 2010.
Metro Arts Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. November 19th
MNAC’s address and hours of operation are:
800 2nd Avenue South, 4th Floor
Nashville TN 37210
Hours: Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Fall is one of my favorite seasons for photography. Each year I plan a trip to follow the changing colors as they roll south. This year is no exception. I am currently in the Smoky Mountains after hitting two other locations further north earlier this week. Next week will be southern Tennessee, north Alabama and Georgia. In the next few weeks I will begin posting some of the photographs from this season. The photograph above I made last year in Vermont.
What is Wabi-Sabi and what does it have to do with my photography? Wabi-Sabi describes a Japanese aesthetic of art and living.
One of the best explanations I have seen for the term is:
“Wabi is a feeling of loneliness or solitude, reflecting a sense of nonattachment and appreciation for the spontaneous unfolding of circumstances. It is like the quiet that comes from a winter snowfall, where all the sounds are hushed and stillness envelops everything. Sabi is the suchness of ordinary objects, the basic, unmistakable uniqueness of a thing in and of itself.”
From ” The Zen of Creativity”
John Daido Loori
A few years ago a large number of my images were chosen by a client to be hung in an upscale hotel. While I was printing the images I marveled at how the image choices seemed to have picked up a theme that ran through my images. This was not a theme that I was aware of as I was creating the photographs in the field. I was so fascinated that my client had seen this thread that ran through my imagery that I was unaware of, that I couldn’t resist writing her and telling her how much I appreciated her “getting it”.
Her response was “I love your work it is so Wabi-Sabi!” I immediately began researching on the internet and at bookstores. I ended up reading and learning about a Japanese aesthetic which had permeated my fine art photography for years without even being aware of it.
There is a nice article about Byron Jorjorian Photography and interview with me on Paula Grace Designs’ Blog. To view it click HERE
When we think of putting art in a child’s room, the first things that come to mind are bright, primary colors and juvenile images of trucks, cars, princesses and kittens, and then maybe nursery rhymes or famous movie and TV characters. All of these ideas are fine, of course, but they do have their drawbacks. Here are a few different ideas to consider.
Nature photography can create a wonderful atmosphere for a child’s room and there is a great selection of this type of art that you can purchase online. Most children love animals and clear colorful prints of tigers and giraffes, or zebras and monkeys can be just as interesting.
The subtle, calming colors of most art photography are perfect for a little one’s bedroom, and the realistic portrayal of nature in an artistic photograph can also be very educational. As the child grows and learns, the art on the wall can become a focal point of quiet time conversations and bedtime stories.
Choosing a more natural type of art also means that the child will not outgrow the room’s decor quite so soon. Nature photography allows you to move from a simple decorating scheme for an infant, to a more complicated design for a preschooler, and still be effective for the more specific tastes of a young child. For that matter, good nature photography can even move effortlessly into a completely different room in the house such as a family room or den. Investing the money once to buy art such as this for a child’s room will indeed be money well spent.
One other thing you might want to consider before framing the art, is the option of having it mounted instead of framed. This is a process where the art print is fused to a backing and coated with a protective coating so that it can be displayed without frames or glass. If you would rather frame the art, look for frames with art quality Plexiglass instead of glass just for safety reasons.
The art is the investment here, so if your client’s on a tight budget, you should spend less on the framing. For a nursery, you might even consider plastic frames that compliment the colors of the photograph. Large art photos for interior design purchased in poster size are really cute in a toddler’s room and you can purchase poster-size frames that can turn a whole wall into a work of art.
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Have you ever considered that the art in your office or place of business could be sending a message to your clients, customers, patients or colleagues? It is something to consider for sure, when you choose nature photography to decorate the walls. Here are some samples of unique and inspiring works from the world of nature that can create exactly the moods and feelings that you want in your office.
If you would like to instill a feeling of calm in your office, a selection in muted, relaxing tones is a good choice. The composition should be simple and uncomplicated and in as few colors as possible. This grass photograph with its muted colors and suggestion of flowing movements is perfect. You can almost feel the calming breezes flowing by!
If you want to imply that your company is a one of a kind, you could do this by hanging prints with one bold object as the focal point of the print. In a subconscious implication, your art can say that your clients are in the waiting room of a company that really stands out.
Definitely one of a kind, this magnificent white tiger is an image any business would be proud to be associated with.
Believe it or not you can even reinforce your company’s sense of identity and connection to an area, city country or even the nation. If you are proud to associate yourself with a particular place, you could display some awesome art that includes a state flower, local waterfall, or natural landmark.
Every company, business or even individual wants their customers to see their business as strong and prosperous. You can promote your image of strength by arranging art that displays bold and defined images in its composition on your walls.
Along with an image of strength, you can also promote a sense of stability for your business by displaying art that depicts deep roots and perseverance. Your clients will feel confident that they are dealing with a company that’s going to be around for a while to see them through their needs. The large solid rock photographed here is a definite symbol of immoveable strength.
All of these prints are available along with many more distinctive nature photography prints, a few of which are sure to make your office art stand out and be remembered.
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Removing color from a photograph can add a lot to it; it can reveal details that would otherwise go unnoticed. Color, in some cases, may obscure the texture and form of the subjects, while black and white emphasizes the structure of the composition.
Black and White Botannical #80407_190bw
© Byron Jorjorian
There are many ways in which the different colors turn into different grays, meaning that you can experience great light and dark richness when using black and white nature photography. While color may emphasize the shape of a subject, its black and white version may add a lot of character and feeling by highlighting its texture.
In black and white photography, the absence of light is as important as its presence. The profound shadows add depth and strength to an image. Photographers know how different colors, and lighting, react, and they use this knowledge to create impacting black and whites that deeply arouse, shock, inspire or relax.
Healing Waters #070508-03bw
© Byron Jorjorian
Black and white photography allows you to see color in a different way. The artist detaches himself from the effects of color and brightness, and this lets him use color more effectively, to really provoke a strong emotion, one that can be translated into a space to create a special and intense mood.
Black and white photography may offer dramatic stone carving textures, wild active skies, or unusual atmospheres. Shadows are a basic part of a black and white composition, as the aim is to create contrast between light and dark, between what is known and what remains a mystery, between stillness and turbulence, only to find out in the end, that both are always there, as a part of life and its balance.
Twisted Oak Tree Image #32107_76bw
© Byron Jorjorian
So, why use black and white photographs to decorate when you can use color?
Good black and white photographs enhance a space with the image’s strong mood. Color can get in the way of the message you desire to convey when it is full of momentum, force, drama and beauty. Black and white makes color work better, under its shades and tones; you reach out to the viewers, showing them a side of nature they have yet to discover.
Any of Byron’s images can be converted to black and white. If you would like to view some images that have already been converted, click HERE.
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While still on my trip to Mississippi I noticed a pattern of reeds against the reflections of the sky in a pond.
Clouds and sky reflected in water with abstract reeds and grasses #041808_215crv2
It reminded me of a Japanese painting. I began setting up my camera and tripod as if in a trance. Suddenly, while I looked through the lens of my camera I was a child again….watching my father (a commercial artist) painting with brush and ink stone (Sumi-e) on watercolor paper. Tears welled up in my eyes. He died long ago. Would he be proud of my work as a photographer. Am I still trying to please him? I framed image after image and this became the basis for an entirely new collection of images which can be found in the Zen Gallery on my site.
Clouds and sky reflected in water with abstract reeds and grasses #041708_499v2
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