Here is my Bio for the Show that is opening this week at the Bowen Center for the Arts in Dawsonville, Georgia. I would like to thank Jennifer Julian for all of her hard work. With out it this show would have not been possible.

Bryan Elliott has been a photographer since 2007, when he took his first nature photograph. He has studied with Richard Bernabe at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, and is presently enrolled in the Photography Certificate Program at North Georgia College & State University where he is scheduled to graduate this May. Mr. Elliott enjoys photographing events and has volunteered his time to several Appalachian Community Bank Holiday Celebrations and to various Eagle Scout ceremonies. Elliott’s traditional landscape work has evolved into more a painterly and dreamy landscape world. “This work”, he says, “might be what you’d see if you ever looked at your day to day travels from a different perspective. I enjoy finding a different view of things.”

Shooting Live Concert.

I had an opportunity to shoot a live show this past Sunday night. It was a lot of fun several of the groups that preformed were really quite good. I was really impressed with the group that I was there to shoot. Come to find out this was there first time preforming together and they really did great!

Problem is for shooting in this situation lighting is awful. Not just bad but really bad and the subjects are moving sometimes at a fast pace. Then you get the red stage lights and that makes for an interesting tint on the photos.

In the image above is Anthony Baxter to hear some of his music click here.

For more photos from this show click here

Top Two Tips for holiday photo's.

Everyone wants to make better photo's of their family and friends during this time of year. So here is my short list for how to do just that.

1. Get closer to the person your taking the photo of. It is after all Christmas our homes are full of decorations and such that are often very colorful and in a photo can be very distracting. So make sure that if your photo is of little Johnny opening his present that your photo is of little Johnny and not the Christmas tree with little Johnny sitting in front of it out of focus because the tree was the main area of focus. Getting closer can also help prevent that odd object extruding from someones head. You don't want to have a flower or candle growing from Grammy's head.

2. Get down on your subjects level. Little Abbie has a cute smile but you would never know that looking at a photo of the top of her head. Get down their with them (in a lot of cases this will get you closer too)then your picture will include that great little smile.

Fine Art Photography

I am very excited about an upcoming fine art show to be held at the Bowen Center for the Arts in Dawsonville, Georgia. I will have three photo's in the show from my Journey series. These are photographs of how ones trip home may appear when viewed from a slightly different angle. The complete series can be found here.

The curator for the show will be Jennifer Julian. Jennifer Julian received a B.A. from Auburn University in 1986, but it was not until studying at the Art Institute of Atlanta that she became serious about her life as an artist. Her first break came in 1999 when Fay Gold Gallery of Atlanta showed her work at the prestigious Association of International Photography Art Dealers in New York City. For more on Jennifer please visit her website linked above.

The Bowen Center for the Arts is located at 334 Highway 9 North Dawsonville, Georgia, 30534. The show dates are as follows.

Show Dates: February 3 to March 12

Reception: Saturday, February 5

Curator’s & Artist’s Talk: Sunday, February 28, 2-4pm

Cool Experience!

I had the opportunity to go shooting with Richard Bernabe, dude was super cool. He is very knowledgeable of the Great Smokey Mountains, all the photo opps there, and photography in general! He is very willing to share his knowledge and he has a lot to share. I would defiantly go on another trip with Richard.

On the weekend we were shooting day one was perfect couldn't ask for a better day. Day two on the other hand was packed slap full of rain. Even with all the rain we still managed to get some great shots. With so much water in the creeks the falls we visited were really running strong.
While out we visited the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. Above is one of my favorite shots from the trip, it was taken in the Little Santeelah Creek. I have to tell you that was some mighty cold water though! While on the creek we found several spots that made for some cool shots.

Wondering though the forest there you find your self in awe of the huge Poplar trees. They are several of these trees that it would take more than 5 guys to reach all the way around! It is a site worth seeing.

Interesting angles.

Photos taken from eye level almost never look as interesting as the ones from the lower or higher vantage point.

Shooting from above accentuates head, shoulders and chest; shooting from below - legs and hips.

So here it is.....

This has been one of the worst weeks that I have had in a long time. You go pick them out then bring them home. Love them teach them all sorts of things. They become a part of the family. So to get to the point of it all my friend, my pal, my puppy got killed this week. I don't really know how to deal with it. How are you supposed to deal with it? At this point I don't know.