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Study Group 2
Allen Gannaway, FPSA

Joseph Malkary

Bill Provost

Ron Alexander

Lynne Royce

Don von Wolffradt

Al Swanson

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Title - Design in Crystal

January 2012 Image

How I did it - One of my projects for this year is to make a digital copy of selected old prints—before they fade or I do. This was made around 1987, judging from the exhibition stickers on the back. Somewhere I have a complete list of how each print did, but I haven’t run across that little book in several years. Most of my glassware pictures were backlit with another light from below. Color was added with filters or reflections off colored mat boards.

COMMENTS:

Joseph Malkary Nice image. Composition and exposure are excellent. The lighting really brings out the detail, and the colors from the filters finishes it off nicely.

Bill Provost What a great photo! Color seems to be everywhere. I really like the effect of the beaded edge of the plate. In my opinion the arraignment really adds to the overall impact of the picture.

Ron Alexander Composition beautifully done. The background beaded plate interacts with a wine glass which leads the eye to the decanter climax. Probably took hours of trial.

Lynne Royce Fantastic. Compelling. This photograph has everything to capture and entertain the eye. Great design, color and reflections. Beautifully seen and executed.

Don von Wolffradt Nice picture with excellent color and contrast. I am bothered by the round plate. It causes a merger with the bottom side of the center glass and on the neck near the top of the large bottle. The plate is also the source of the white reflection which is not a particularly interesting part of the image.

Al Swanson I love this effect on glass. I did something like this myself a couple of months ago from images I took at a glassblowing shop, but the image shown here is just spectacular. The refraction of the light is captured beautifully and the color rendition is perfect. An excellent job.

Member Bio

Allen Gannaway, FPSA - Biography

Photography has been a major part of my life since the early 1940s, when I was given a Kodak processing kit without an instruction book. After studying the manual I borrowed (at that time nothing was available to buy) from a photo store, I was hooked and have enjoyed darkroom work ever since. I consider the computer the logical tool in providing a state-of-the-art extension to print retouching and manipulation.
After joining PSA in 1960, I participated in American Portfolios (even serving as its director for several years) and print exhibitions, achieving four stars in large monochrome and two stars in large color. In 2002 I started exhibiting in small prints and have two stars in each category (mono and color). After a tour as Chairman of the Pictorial Print Division (as well as the Honors and Nominating Committees), I served as Publications Vice President. More recently, I served as Chairman of the Progress Medal Award Committee for 3 years and Chairman of the Society Recognition Awards Committee for 2 years. I was also active in the Dallas Camera Club.
My professional career was spent with Texas Instruments in Dallas, primarily concerned with various types of publications. I retired in 1984.
In 1996, my wife Altie and I moved to Tulsa from Dallas to be closer to our son and his family. Our daughter and her family live in Philadelphia; we figured we were ready for the smaller city. We have two grandsons (one at the University of Texas at Austin and the other recently graduated from the University of Maryland) and one granddaughter (at Marymount Manhattan in New Youk City). Altie passed away in 2001.

In our move to Tulsa, my chemistry darkroom had to go. The digital darkroom is definitely satisfying my creative juices. The computer I am now using is an hp M8020N with an Intel Core 2 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and a flat monitor. My printer is the hp Photosmart Photosmart Premium All-In-One. I also have a WACOM tablet. My operating system is Windows Vista and my software is Adobe Photoshop CS5. My primary camera now is the Nikon D300.
During the past few years, I have also enjoyed a new avocation: painting in acrylics and oils.

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