Robert Harold
Guild Member Salon Show
Robert Harold ABOUT: When working outdoors in the field, I try to capture a sense of time and place in my photographs reflecting on the beauty around us—especially here in Northern Michigan. When I am making photographs, I slow down and let the light and shadow shape the scene around me, allowing me see the composition unfold. In contrast , when I work on interior still life compositions, I have an idea before I begin to set up the composition. I am inspired by the artists around me in the Crooked Tree Arts community, and walks in the woods and along the shores of our lakes. My wife and I live in Petoskey, having retired here to a family summer home that we winterized in 2014. I have the great honor and pleasure of serving on the CTAC Board of Directors, where my interests are education, the visual arts, and community outreach. Since moving to Petoskey in 2015, I have been active in the Crooked Tree Photographic Society and have helped to organize group activities and our annual photo show. I have shown my work in Crooked Tree Arts Center shows in both Petoskey and Traverse City, and in Gaylord at the Gaylord Area Council for the Arts. THIS YEAR: While developing my still life process last summer, I found out how making small intuitive adjustments to the way light falls on my subjects can create luminous details. Looking closely at a subject , going away and coming back with fresh eyes, trying different approaches. CONTACT: r.harold@sbcglobal.net , (510) 710-8797. 6117 Graham Rd., Petoskey, MI 49770.
“Delfinia,” Digital Photograph edited in Snapseed, 2020, 16 x 20 in, $350 framed. All archival mounting and framing materials. Images are printed on archival fine art paper. Shot on an iPhone Xr using a Moment auxillary 58mm lens on tripod - natural window light. Last summer, while spending more time at home and the garden, I decided to do some natural light still life studies of flowers from our garden. My love of the classical still life painting inspired me to set up a tabletop studio by the picture window in our living room. This included a black velvet background, various vases from around the house, foam core reflector boards, and a tripod.
“Dahlias,” Digital Photograph edited in Snapseed, 2020, 16” x 20 in, $350 framed. All archival mounting and framing materials. Images are printed on archival fine art paper. Shot on an iPhone Xr using a Moment auxillary 58mm lens on tripod - natural window light.
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