I’ve always thought of myself as an observer. As such photography became the means by which I could communicate what I saw.
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Technological limitations with the iPhone11Pro camera results in an opportunity to discover new expressions in an image. This image for example was made after dusk in low light. Phone cameras have a challenge recording images in low light conditions. This image of the dingy creates a mood that an exacting image made with my high end Nikon would not. The pixels are breaking up, the colors degraded, a technical issue called “noise” and there is a loss of sharpness. The result is that the image takes on a painterly look and creates a feeling that is moody and ambiguous.
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Seeing into the mood of the moment
Low light image of a boat on Sarasota bay with the iPhone11Pro camera.
Clouds at sunset in Sarasota, Florida on September 2, 2020.
Skies of Sarasota No.5
Made with the iPhone11Pro camera. No filters, a raw image observed.
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Sarasota Skies, No. 5
Sarasota Skies, No. 4
Sunset over Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, Florida
I made this image with the iPhone11Pro/camera. No filters, no adjustments, raw from the camera.
One of the things I like about this image is the shapes of the clouds which remind me of mountains on the horizon.
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This time of year Sarasota has dramatic skies. Beyond the the beauty of nature there is an opportunity to experience in an elemental way the energy of connection between heaven and earth. Sometimes the clouds are dark and foreboding and even then behind the darkness there is light. Taking time to be present and take in the moment can be a teaching. Nature is the source.
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Heaven and Earth
I made a reproduction image in my studio of this elegant textile know as a Lamba from Madagascar.
It has been donated to the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka City, Florida
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Lamba from Madagascar
Lamba textile from Madagascar.
Saule Iskakova, History teacher in Kegen, Kazakhstan.
When I saw Saule in the town square , I walked over and said “You have a lovely face. May I take your picture?” She said, yes, but one moment: she retrieved her passport containing her photograph as a young woman. “See, she said, ‘I used to be a pretty.’ I responded. “You’re right, and now you are beautiful..”
After decades of photographing people in the places where they live, now I am photographing people in the place where I live Sarasota, Florida.
Contact me at my Studio to schedule a portrait session. 917.675.0640 WayneEastep@Gmail.com
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Portrait: ‘Once I was pretty’ yes now you are beautiful
Portrait of Kazakh history teacher in Kegen, Kazakhstan.
Happy winter solstice. The long days of darkness have passed. Now each day will bring more light and in time new life; grapes for wine, fresh arugula for salads, wheat for bread, raspberries for dessert…..
I turn to nature and celebrate the life and abundance that the light gives us. I hope to use each day to cultivate love, harmony, and beauty.
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Happy Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice brings light and life.
Photographer Wayne Eastep installing prints at Eastep Gallery
Photographer Wayne Eastep installing prints for the collection “The Living Seas” at Eastep Photography Gallery.
The exhibit of images will be on display December 22nd 11 am to 4 pm at 1338 Central Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236.
The images are being offered to lift our spirits after the depressing experience with “red tide” along the coast of Sarasota in recent months. These beautiful underwater images were photographed in the Carribean, the Florida Keys and the Gulf of Mexico. They show what a healthy marine environment looks like.
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The Living Seas collection
Underwater photographs on display at Eastep Photography Gallery December 22nd, 1338 Central Avenue, Sarasota Florida 34236
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