A s Binghamton's Unique Photographer, I am the sole Certified Professional Photographer who holds also the degree of Master of Photography, not only in here in Binghamton, but in Broome County and beyond. Well trained, experienced, creative, accomplished and, for your safety, insured, I create works of photographic art that are affordable. In this website you will find fine-art portraits of people and animals, audition images for dancers and fitness, and architectural studies.
The images do well as fine art prints that are framed traditionally, large canvases that look like paintings, or modern-style prints in acrylic, or on glass, wood or aluminum. A PPA Master of Photography, I am unique in Binghamton as a photographer who submits images for judgement by the judges at the annual International Photographic Competition.
From the client's perspective, my having my images judged at the national level hones my skills to produce for them high-quality, artistic images. You will see in the Gallery for Pet Photography that cats are among my subjects.
The images do well as fine art prints that are framed traditionally, large canvases that look like paintings, or modern-style prints in acrylic, or on glass, wood or aluminum. A PPA Master of Photography, I am unique in Binghamton as a photographer who submits images for judgement by the judges at the annual International Photographic Competition.
From the client's perspective, my having my images judged at the national level hones my skills to produce for them high-quality, artistic images. You will see in the Gallery for Pet Photography that cats are among my subjects.
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Artist Statement
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I met my husband Robert in 1990 at a small conference for economists in Middlebury College, Vermont.
We were both academics, Robert a well known economic statistician and I an historian of economics.
We talked economics, but Robert talked most about his black and white photography, his darkroom, and Ansel Adams.
Little did we know that I would become a photographic artist.
Twenty-six years later Robert's black and white landscapes adorn our home in Vestal.
I have a 24'x17' studio under a 13' vaulted ceiling, with lots of lighting equipment and by the entrance, a New York Tax id.
We were both academics, Robert a well known economic statistician and I an historian of economics.
We talked economics, but Robert talked most about his black and white photography, his darkroom, and Ansel Adams.
Little did we know that I would become a photographic artist.
Twenty-six years later Robert's black and white landscapes adorn our home in Vestal.
I have a 24'x17' studio under a 13' vaulted ceiling, with lots of lighting equipment and by the entrance, a New York Tax id.
Certified Professional Photographer
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In the age of digital cameras, many people in our region will offer to do your portrait for a fee.
How do you choose between the many advertised photographers?
Act as if you are choosing a hair colorist or an electrician.
You know that the beautician and the electrician who are licensed know what they are doing.
So for your portrait, choose a Certified Professional Photographer.
Certification in the United States is overseen by the Professional Photographers of America.
To become a Certified Professional Photographer, I passed a lengthy written exam.
How do you choose between the many advertised photographers?
Act as if you are choosing a hair colorist or an electrician.
You know that the beautician and the electrician who are licensed know what they are doing.
So for your portrait, choose a Certified Professional Photographer.
Certification in the United States is overseen by the Professional Photographers of America.
To become a Certified Professional Photographer, I passed a lengthy written exam.
Classic Portraits
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Classic portraits in modern photography follow the principles that you see in the portraits of old-by Rembrandt, Rubens, Hals, Vermeer, and so on.
The painters knew how to best light and position the subjects in respect to the light so that their pictures were flattering representations.
My portraits too use the classical lighting for one reason: That is the best way for me to reveal my subject's character in a powerful illuminating manner.
A photographer to make his subjects look like they want really needs to properly light them.
The painters knew how to best light and position the subjects in respect to the light so that their pictures were flattering representations.
My portraits too use the classical lighting for one reason: That is the best way for me to reveal my subject's character in a powerful illuminating manner.
A photographer to make his subjects look like they want really needs to properly light them.
Binghamton Family Portraits
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With coordinated color and careful posing I plan to link the individuals together to form a meaningful whole.
Potential clients, please note: the colors that we agree during the consultation would work for the portrait should be the colors you wear for the portrait session.
If everyone but one person shows up for the session wearing blue as we agreed and one person arrives wearing red, the portrait will not come out as aesthetically pleasing as would otherwise be the case.
Some clients ask to break-down the group into smaller units, such as mother with daughters only, and daughters on their own, and everyone plans to have a copy of images where they appear.
Potential clients, please note: the colors that we agree during the consultation would work for the portrait should be the colors you wear for the portrait session.
If everyone but one person shows up for the session wearing blue as we agreed and one person arrives wearing red, the portrait will not come out as aesthetically pleasing as would otherwise be the case.
Some clients ask to break-down the group into smaller units, such as mother with daughters only, and daughters on their own, and everyone plans to have a copy of images where they appear.
Binghamton Pet Photography
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Pet Photography has its occupational hazards.
I fall in love with the pets.
In studio I shoot pets along the same principle as people.
The big difference is that the light stands are lower and the props are pet toys instead of, say, a desk or a book.
In 2019 I entered a portrait of a cat into the International Photographic Competition of Professional Photographers of America, which accepted the portrait into their annual collection.
The picture shows our Lala Silverpaws on the posing stool.
We have a metal print of the image on our walls.
I fall in love with the pets.
In studio I shoot pets along the same principle as people.
The big difference is that the light stands are lower and the props are pet toys instead of, say, a desk or a book.
In 2019 I entered a portrait of a cat into the International Photographic Competition of Professional Photographers of America, which accepted the portrait into their annual collection.
The picture shows our Lala Silverpaws on the posing stool.
We have a metal print of the image on our walls.
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