August 1, to October 30, 2015: Kansas Photography Trio Guest Exhibition in The Filley South Gallery
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August 1st 2015 through January, 8 2016 in the Filley North Gallery: Oils, Acrylics, and Sculpture selections from the Dr. Vernon and Emily “Mimi” Filley Permanent Collection
This photography exhibition combines the artistry of three Kansas photographers. The exhibit represents a wide variety of media from traditional film to digital photography. Works range from giclée prints to canvas. Morrison’s photography features rural Kansas scenes including the Flint Hills. Staab’s collection reflects his love of travel and photographing abroad. Extensive teaching experience is evident in a wide range of techniques and subject matter in Reimer’s work.
Saturday, August 1 at 7pm: Kansas Photographers: Guest Exhibition by photographers John D. Morrison,Leon Staab, and Stan Reimer
Opening Reception: MEET THE ARTISTS
$10 for non-members; FREE for MEMBERS
Please come enjoy wine/beer and light hors d’oeuvres
at The Filley and Meet Leon Staab, John D. Morrison, and Stan Reimer
John D Morrison
Bio and Statement
I am an Oklahoma native, a former math and physics teacher, and a retired computer programmer. My wife, Shellee, and I have four grown children, seven grandchildren, and are 41-year Wichita residents.
I was inspired in 2002 by Australian photographer Ken Duncan’s America Wide to explore panoramic photography. While much photographic composition involves isolating a subject by removing all that is not visually essential, panoramic photography presents a subject in its context. Often I find the subject is the context.
Contrary to the unstudied opinions those who dismiss us as “flyover country”, the Kansas landscape is extremely varied, but it does not shout for attention. Done well, the panoramic format lets the photographer reward the viewer everywhere he or she looks. The sweep of the sky and the expanse of the prairie move the viewer’s eye from detail to detail, while the lines of trees, strata, and clouds tie the details into one overall experience.
I do not hesitate to include man-made features in the landscapes. Roads and fences and power lines are part of our lives, physically and metaphorically, and they need not destroy the God-formed beauty on which they lie.
I shoot with a Canon DSLR camera and try to average two trips monthly to sites around Kansas. I enjoy shooting very early or very late in the day, when the colors are more saturated, and when the low sun reveals the contours of the land and tints the clouds and the prairie grasses in beautiful, fast-changing ways.
At my studio in Wichita’s Old Town, you’ll find evocative images of Kansas, with special emphasis in the Flint Hills and the tallgrass prairie. My goal is to help the viewer find pleasure and respite amidst the beauty that fills our state.
Panoramic Technique
Each of my landscape panoramas is a composite of multiple overlapping exposures. With the camera mounted on a tripod, I manually set focus and exposure and use a cable release and mirror lock-up for the sharpest image possible. I then take seven to twelve vertical-format exposures that cover the scene, each exposure overlapping its neighbor by about one-fourth. Once the resulting individual files are “stitched” together on a computer, the resulting image file is almost identical to one produced by the traditional method of scanning a large-format transparency. Working with Photoshop in my “digital darkroom,” I then adjust exposure, contrast, and color and dodge and burn in ways analogous to what one would have done in a chemical darkroom. I make all my prints on a large format inkjet printer (Canon iPF8300), that uses pigmented inks (twelve colors) to produce images with a projected hundred-year life.
Leon J. Staab
Leon was born in Hays, Kansas in 1947. He earned a BA degree in German with teaching minors in Journalism and Russian from Fort Hays State University in 1971. He also pursued graduate studies in German at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont and at the University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. He spent the next six years teaching at the high school level.
Leon opened Pioneer Photography a full service portrait studio in 1975 and during the next 39 years worked in his studio located in a historical building West 10th st. in Hays, Ks. Leon was active in The Kansas Professional Photographers Association. Pioneer Photography closed in 2013.
Leon continues to devote a portion of his time working on fine art photographic projects. His work has been accepted in many juried shows and has won top awards on many occasions. He has also exhibited in one man shows in Kansas and the adjoining states. He has juried photography shows in Kansas and has presented programs on photography to both professional and amateur photography groups.
Stan Reimer, Master Photographer Craftsman, C.P.P. began photography at the age of 12 with an adjustable camera. He pursued his art and passion for photography through out his career and education. Reimer received a BA in psychology and a BA in music education from Bethel College in Newton, KS and holds a Masters Degree in music education from WSU.
Reimer founded Stan Reimer Photography LTD and The Photography Gallery in 1976, as owner and photographer. His accomplishments include: Certified Professional Photographer in 1981; Named Master Photographer by the Professional Photographers of America in 1985; Named Master Photographer Craftsman by the PPA in 1995; President of the Kansas Professional Photographers Association in 1984; Board member, Heart of America Photographers Association for 12 years; Member, Council of the Professional Photographers of America for 19 years
Reimer’s awards include:
-Juror for The Five State Photography Competition in Hays, KS 1991
-Juror for the Darrell Williams Memorial Photography Competition in Dodge City 1992
–Winner of 85 print merits in the national competition of the Professional Photographers of America
–First place in the People category in the 1995 Hays Five State Photography Exhibition.
–First place in the Open category at the 2005 Hays Five State Photography Exhibition
–One of the Photographers of the Year for the Professional Photographers of America International Competition in 2006 and 2007
Stan has exhibited photography in galleries throughout Kansas including the Moss-Thomas Gallery of Art at Fort Hays State University, Hays Arts Center, Hutchinson Art Center, Century II in Wichita, Shafer Gallery in Great Bend, and the Carnegie Art Gallery in Dodge City. He has works displayed in the International Photography Hall of Fame in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Reimer has specialized in custom archival framing for 37 years.
Statement
My photographs vary greatly in method, style, and subjects. I have taught photography for amateurs as well as professionals all through my career. So I find myself exploring many different techniques and methods. In my early years I worked primarily in black and white film because I could develop and print my own work. I entered the digital world early switching to digital in 1996. The possibilities are unlimited with digital.
I call my photography process “pre-visualization”. Before I make the exposure I see the final image in my mind. Unfortunately the camera is an imperfect instrument. Post-production and manipulation are necessary to achieve the desired product.
Photographers that influenced me the most were Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and John Sexton. I also admired the portrait work of Josef Karsh and Arnold Newman.
August 1st 2015 through January, 8 2016 in the Filley North Gallery: Oils, Acrylics, and Sculpture selections from the Dr. Vernon and Emily “Mimi” Filley Permanent Collection
This photography exhibition combines the artistry of three Kansas photographers. The exhibit represents a wide variety of media from traditional film to digital photography. Works range from giclée prints to canvas. Morrison’s photography features rural Kansas scenes including the Flint Hills. Staab’s collection reflects his love of travel and photographing abroad. Extensive teaching experience is evident in a wide range of techniques and subject matter in Reimer’s work.
Saturday, August 1 at 7pm: Kansas Photographers: Guest Exhibition by photographers John D. Morrison,Leon Staab, and Stan Reimer
Opening Reception: MEET THE ARTISTS
$10 for non-members; FREE for MEMBERS
Please come enjoy wine/beer and light hors d’oeuvres
at The Filley and Meet Leon Staab, John D. Morrison, and Stan Reimer
John D Morrison
Bio and Statement
I am an Oklahoma native, a former math and physics teacher, and a retired computer programmer. My wife, Shellee, and I have four grown children, seven grandchildren, and are 41-year Wichita residents.
I was inspired in 2002 by Australian photographer Ken Duncan’s America Wide to explore panoramic photography. While much photographic composition involves isolating a subject by removing all that is not visually essential, panoramic photography presents a subject in its context. Often I find the subject is the context.
Contrary to the unstudied opinions those who dismiss us as “flyover country”, the Kansas landscape is extremely varied, but it does not shout for attention. Done well, the panoramic format lets the photographer reward the viewer everywhere he or she looks. The sweep of the sky and the expanse of the prairie move the viewer’s eye from detail to detail, while the lines of trees, strata, and clouds tie the details into one overall experience.
I do not hesitate to include man-made features in the landscapes. Roads and fences and power lines are part of our lives, physically and metaphorically, and they need not destroy the God-formed beauty on which they lie.
I shoot with a Canon DSLR camera and try to average two trips monthly to sites around Kansas. I enjoy shooting very early or very late in the day, when the colors are more saturated, and when the low sun reveals the contours of the land and tints the clouds and the prairie grasses in beautiful, fast-changing ways.
At my studio in Wichita’s Old Town, you’ll find evocative images of Kansas, with special emphasis in the Flint Hills and the tallgrass prairie. My goal is to help the viewer find pleasure and respite amidst the beauty that fills our state.
Panoramic Technique
Each of my landscape panoramas is a composite of multiple overlapping exposures. With the camera mounted on a tripod, I manually set focus and exposure and use a cable release and mirror lock-up for the sharpest image possible. I then take seven to twelve vertical-format exposures that cover the scene, each exposure overlapping its neighbor by about one-fourth. Once the resulting individual files are “stitched” together on a computer, the resulting image file is almost identical to one produced by the traditional method of scanning a large-format transparency. Working with Photoshop in my “digital darkroom,” I then adjust exposure, contrast, and color and dodge and burn in ways analogous to what one would have done in a chemical darkroom. I make all my prints on a large format inkjet printer (Canon iPF8300), that uses pigmented inks (twelve colors) to produce images with a projected hundred-year life.
Leon J. Staab
Leon was born in Hays, Kansas in 1947. He earned a BA degree in German with teaching minors in Journalism and Russian from Fort Hays State University in 1971. He also pursued graduate studies in German at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont and at the University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. He spent the next six years teaching at the high school level.
Leon opened Pioneer Photography a full service portrait studio in 1975 and during the next 39 years worked in his studio located in a historical building West 10th st. in Hays, Ks. Leon was active in The Kansas Professional Photographers Association. Pioneer Photography closed in 2013.
Leon continues to devote a portion of his time working on fine art photographic projects. His work has been accepted in many juried shows and has won top awards on many occasions. He has also exhibited in one man shows in Kansas and the adjoining states. He has juried photography shows in Kansas and has presented programs on photography to both professional and amateur photography groups.
Stan Reimer, Master Photographer Craftsman, C.P.P. began photography at the age of 12 with an adjustable camera. He pursued his art and passion for photography through out his career and education. Reimer received a BA in psychology and a BA in music education from Bethel College in Newton, KS and holds a Masters Degree in music education from WSU.
Reimer founded Stan Reimer Photography LTD and The Photography Gallery in 1976, as owner and photographer. His accomplishments include: Certified Professional Photographer in 1981; Named Master Photographer by the Professional Photographers of America in 1985; Named Master Photographer Craftsman by the PPA in 1995; President of the Kansas Professional Photographers Association in 1984; Board member, Heart of America Photographers Association for 12 years; Member, Council of the Professional Photographers of America for 19 years
Reimer’s awards include:
-Juror for The Five State Photography Competition in Hays, KS 1991
-Juror for the Darrell Williams Memorial Photography Competition in Dodge City 1992
–Winner of 85 print merits in the national competition of the Professional Photographers of America
–First place in the People category in the 1995 Hays Five State Photography Exhibition.
–First place in the Open category at the 2005 Hays Five State Photography Exhibition
–One of the Photographers of the Year for the Professional Photographers of America International Competition in 2006 and 2007
Stan has exhibited photography in galleries throughout Kansas including the Moss-Thomas Gallery of Art at Fort Hays State University, Hays Arts Center, Hutchinson Art Center, Century II in Wichita, Shafer Gallery in Great Bend, and the Carnegie Art Gallery in Dodge City. He has works displayed in the International Photography Hall of Fame in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Reimer has specialized in custom archival framing for 37 years.
Statement
My photographs vary greatly in method, style, and subjects. I have taught photography for amateurs as well as professionals all through my career. So I find myself exploring many different techniques and methods. In my early years I worked primarily in black and white film because I could develop and print my own work. I entered the digital world early switching to digital in 1996. The possibilities are unlimited with digital.
I call my photography process “pre-visualization”. Before I make the exposure I see the final image in my mind. Unfortunately the camera is an imperfect instrument. Post-production and manipulation are necessary to achieve the desired product.
Photographers that influenced me the most were Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and John Sexton. I also admired the portrait work of Josef Karsh and Arnold Newman.