Over the next year in addition to my regular blogging I am going to be introducing some image portfolios and impressions based on my photographic travels. The first of these is going to be the Southeast. I was raised in Meridian, Mississippi and began seriously photographing while living in Tennessee. I am intimately familiar with the south so it is only natural that I start this photographic journey here.

The Southeastern US is a land of incredible contrast and such amazing variety. From the beaches and swamps of Florida to the Smoky Mounatins and the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee. Swamps, ancient mountains, rolling hills, deep green pine forests, and mysterious swamps are the just a few of this regions most distinctive features . Through the years I have followed my heart to explore and photograph places I was drawn to all over the area. Some of the spots have become so special to me that I return to them over and over again year after year. It was difficult to decide which images to share since I have so many to choose from. I settled on selecting images that I felt reflected some of the varied aspects of nature in the southeast. Here is a link to a portfolio of images:
CLICK HERE
Enjoy!

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

The second image is HERE or you can follow the Nevada Desert Abstract Category

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Today I printed a 40×60 gallery wrapped canvas print of this image for a client. It has been a popular abstract With my clients and is one of my  personal favorites. So I wanted to take a few minutes to share it with you. Visualizing a deeply three dimensional scene such as this as a two dimensional abstract photograph is exciting to me. Then composing and creating the image and finally to see it output as a massive print to share with others is thrilling! I created this image while hiking at the bottom of a gorge in Big South Fork National Recreation area in Tennessee.

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

There is a growing trend in a large number of the installations that feature our work to choose gallery wrapped canvas prints over frames. They look fantastic in a wide variety of settings. They are lightweight and easy to hang. The image is digitally extended and wrapped around the stretcher bars which gives the photograph more “presence” on the wall. Since the wrap is done by digitally extending the image area there is no cropping into the photograph. Often the cost is less than a similar size print that is matted and framed. Gallery wrapped canvas prints also work in a wide variety of settings, both modern and more traditional.

The colors in our canvas prints are true to the original image. They are archival with a life span of over 100 years. We UV coat all of our canvas prints which adds to the already impressive life span and gives a rich finish to the canvas. The coating is water resistant and they can be dusted with a soft cloth. Don’t use dust sprays on them, however.

Above is a close up example of a corner and edges so that you can see how they look finished out.

Read more about canvas prints HERE.

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

The second image is HERE or you can follow the Nevada Desert Abstract Category

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Byron has been asked by so many people to start teaching workshops again. So here you go!
April 26th – 28th, 2012 in Big South Fork National Recreation Area, Tennessee.

Click HERE for info

He may announce a few more this year — so keep checking the website for TBA workshops!

Second in the series.

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Often when I travel to a location I have some idea of what I will see and at least rough image concepts in mind. Recently, I traveled to Nevada to attend a trade show in Las Vegas. I was not expecting to have a lot of time to explore and create photographs. As a result I didn’t spend much time planning out a photographic safari. After I arrived in Vegas and had my schedule for the week, I realized I could probably squeeze in a couple of hours of photography each day. I photographed quite a few different subjects in the desert but somehow the multicolored rocks I found in the Valley of Fire State Park captured my imagination. Creating these fine art abstract images was especially exciting because I went with no preconceived ideas of what I was looking for.The light, the interesting rock formations and my whims were the guide.

Maybe having no creative plan can be a plan. I went into the desert with an open mind and heart and let whatever caught my eye begin the creative process. Over the next few weeks I will share a number of the images I created on this trip. This is the first one.

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Patterns in a snowy field….

I am humbled and honored to have been selected to be a featured artist as a part of Southgate Brand Food’s “The Discovery Of Art” showcase!  As part of the program my photographic art will appear on over ONE MILLION cans of chili! Southgate’s chili is packaged locally by Vietti Foods here in Nashville.

The cases of chili arrived this week and we had a little fun opening and photographing them as you can see below.

The image that is highlighted on the can is entitled “Tumbling Waters” you can view it on my image website HERE.

You can see the writeup on their website HERE