about Eye of Ra Photography
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I am a photographer with an aerospace engineering background. I approach photography as a melding of art and science. With my engineering background, instructions and rules are always on my mind. The complex cameras of today require technical proficiency and understanding of the digital negative. This is contrasted with the creativity inherent in visualizing the scene, posing the model, and generating the most pleasing lighting. The art and science come together when I recreated in print what the mind saw at the time of the photographI am not opposed to digital manipulation. The true challenge is capturing the essence of reality. All photographs start as a physical manifestation as opposed to digital creations. Manipulating the capture of the manifestation, whether in a darkroom or on a computer, only builds upon reality to make a statement. Success is an image that is through provoking or generates and emotional response. I shun the traditional view that fine art is to be observed from the outside. My images attempt to draw the viewer in with direct eye contact, gestures, and emotion.
