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Keith Manning united statesPhoto © Keith Manning
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Pulse of a Storm
The techniques of my portraiture, in particular of musical performers, is inspired by Alfred Stieglitz. Most of the time, I emphasize the details of the performer’s facial expressions as they create beautiful music with their hands on an instrument. Other times I like to focus on the stillness of the instrument, as it contrasts with the the artist’s movements.
The techniques of my landscapes have been largely inspired by Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna. Natural lighting, clouds and water moving at different speeds, contrasted with static scenery, create dramatic landscape images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures, I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures transforming an interesting image into an unusual, unique and unworldly piece of art. The static scenery’s emphasis is enhanced, while the naturally occurring movement of nature adds its own creativity to my image.
My intent is for the viewer’s imagination to travel where ever the art piece may take them.
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The wind picked up as the storm across the bay was in full gear.about the photographer
My explorations around the world (to four of the seven continents), living with diverse peoples and visiting some of the most beautiful natural scenery our planet has to offer, has motivated my art.The techniques of my portraiture, in particular of musical performers, is inspired by Alfred Stieglitz. Most of the time, I emphasize the details of the performer’s facial expressions as they create beautiful music with their hands on an instrument. Other times I like to focus on the stillness of the instrument, as it contrasts with the the artist’s movements.
The techniques of my landscapes have been largely inspired by Stieglitz, Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna. Natural lighting, clouds and water moving at different speeds, contrasted with static scenery, create dramatic landscape images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures, I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures transforming an interesting image into an unusual, unique and unworldly piece of art. The static scenery’s emphasis is enhanced, while the naturally occurring movement of nature adds its own creativity to my image.
My intent is for the viewer’s imagination to travel where ever the art piece may take them.
back to gallery