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janet dwyer

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Hello, I am new to this forum but not to photography....been my career since 1973, oh my that is 50+ years and time now passes so quickly.
My focus is photographing works of art for artists, galleries, museums which has involved various film formats over the years. Now I use digital for commercial work and my own personal photography is scanner based capture. I look forward to exploring Photorio.
 

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Welcome neighbour
 

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A big hello from the north coast!
 

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Bonjour et bienvenue de Montréal !
 

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Greetings from NH, USA

Stay Cool
 

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Welcome to Photrio!
 

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Welcome aboard @janet dwyer ! It's very nice indeed to have someone join us with an intimate insight into the world of fine arts.
As to your own work, you mention scanner-based capture - does this mean you photograph on film and then scan, or do you directly capture imagery with just a scanner?
 
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janet dwyer

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wang qing song said:
Hello, nice to meet you. I am a photography enthusiast from China. I'd like to know what your job is like
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Hi wang quing
at this point I am mostly retired but the biggest asset for the type of work I do is patience and care in handling other people's art. Lighting is very important obviously and picking the right angles to emphasize the important aspects of object being shot....some good tutorials, google 'photographing works of art'.
 
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thank for the welcome koraks.. I do direct capture with a scanner, also referred to as scanography or scannography....here's link to my personal work:

· Janet Dwyer · Photoscanography

Welcome! Bienvenue! Janet Dwyer is a professional photographer based on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada. Using high resolution scanning technology Dwyer captures botanical and natural elements with a distinct painterly touch. Beyond the seductive imagery lies her contention that...
photoscanography.janetdwyer.com

and if you care to know more an article about it for Expert Photography:

How to Use Scanography (Scan 3D Objects for Amazing Photos)

Scanography is a technique which uses a flatbread scanner to create photography. It first became popular in the early 2000s.
expertphotography.com
 

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Ah, Salt Spring Island based.
Close in some ways, and distant in others .
You are probably familiar with another local, Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, and his scanography work.
 
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only close by float plane yep…and not if its windy or overcast
yes i know of Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, a good reminder to look up his work again, thx
 

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Janet, your work is beautiful! I particularly like your use of color, and your images are varied yet at the same time consistent in their aesthetic. Congratulations!
 
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thanks
koraks said:
Janet, your work is beautiful! I particularly like your use of color, and your images are varied yet at the same time consistent in their aesthetic. Congratulations!
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thanks for your observations and comments, much appreciated
 

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Reminds me of 20x24 Polaroid. Very well done. Looks like it would take physical stamina to assemble and scan a work! My father grew Passion flowers, not an easy thing in Iowa.
 
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Right on, I was very influenced / inspired by Olivia Parker’s stunning polaroids I saw in Rochester as a young photo student, early 70s..
 

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welcome to this forum
 
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