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Santa Fe Photo Workshop

What is It? – Sometimes we can make pictures that ask questions of the viewer. While shooting around this ranch, we were asked to express ideas and feelings by taking unconventional vantage points. I moved in and crouched low at the rear of a horse trailer to create this abstract image.

Getting Close to an Angel – While shooting at this ranch, we were given an assignment to find close-up images that expressed ideas. I noticed a tiny statue of an angel surrounded by plants. A vine was growing around it, carrying a heart-shaped leaf to the angel's chest. I moved to within a foot of the statue to make this picture.

Artist at Work – Amato Peña Jr, a well known Santa Fe artist, was one of the owners of the ranch we were visiting. He invited us into his studio where he showed some of his work to us. Among our photographic assignments at the ranch was capturing expressive gestures such as this one.

Portrait of an Artist – We were asked to make portraits expressing both the character and the work of the subject. I spent a while photographing Peña peering at us through softly focused brushes in the foreground. He was an excellent subject for this assignment, but his vivid orange shirt proved to be a distraction. When I converted this portrait to black and white with Photoshop, it became a simpler, stronger image.

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