The Magic of Digital Fine Art Photography [Hardcover]

Beside the beautiful photography that Mr. Ritchey presents, the studies provide rich opportunities to look and learn when framing a photograph. I truly appreciate his words in the introduction that you don't need a complex digital camera to take Fine Art Photographs - it is the artist behind the camera that creates the picture. This has always been my belief and Ritchey so clearly provides the proof of that wisdom. I can be found in the field with my point and shoot and more complex Sony. They both live happily together in my camera bag. The one I grab is the one that suits the setting. I do agree with his statement regarding having a micro lens, but he illustrates beautifully in his flower shots that micro lens are not absolutely necessary and the softness of his photos magnifies there is still the opportunity for dynamic close work!

A delightful coffee table book, but so much more than that, a book filled with lessons for any student of fine art photography to study, learn from, apply and grow their art.

I would say "Thank You, on so many levels."

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After a hiatus of twenty years, during which he practiced clinical hypnotherapy, in the 2000's David Ritchey returned to the field of Fine Art Photography. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he received more than sixty awards for photographic excellence, including winning the prestigious "Expo III" national juried exhibition. He was represented by Mussavi Arts Center of New York City, Galerie Triangle of Washington, DC, Art Masters of Princeton, NJ, and Lasting Impressions Gallery of Bucks County, PA, among others. His photographic images have been described as "definite yet yielding, detailed yet ethereal, subjective, emotional and profound." In his own words: "My energy is directed toward capturing the emotional impact of what I see. I'm looking for the "soul" of my subject, whether it is animate or inanimate. What is important to me is the quintessential being, not the tangible reality, of whatever it is that I happen to be photographing." After a number of years in New England, David returned in 2007 to live in Bucks County, PA with his golden retriever, Katherine, where, he says, there is sufficient subject matter to keep him clicking for many years to come. He is especially enthusiastic about having the opportunity to again explore his photographic roots.

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