Beginning Sunday, November 3, we are pleased to offer, for silent auction, a selection of amazing photographs by Robert Copeland. The selection is a feast for the eyes. From the early morning sunrise on a Tuscan hillside to the evening glow of a small fishing village in downeast Maine, Robert Copeland waits for that precise moment that makes his photographs come alive and pulls the viewer into the scene.
Robert Copeland attended Brooks Institute of Photography in the 1970s, obtaining a degree in Industrial and Scientific Photography. Since graduation, his living has been made first as a medical photographer and later in portraiture. He sold landscape images in the U.S. and over 20 countries through Westlight and Corbis stock agencies.
For the past 30 years he has used large format 4×5 and 4¼ cameras in his photography, adding digital cameras in 2004. Using Photoshop, a pressure sensitive Wacom tablet, and an Epson 9900 ink jet printer, he is able to obtain the high quality of photographic art he is seeking. Robert has chosen fine art watercolor paper and canvas along with long lasting pigmented inks that will outlive traditional color prints by decades. All photographs are matted and framed.
The photographs will be available for viewing at the Unitarian Universalist Church Sundays in November 9:30 – 10:45am and 12 – 1:00pm, and by appointment.
There will be a special reception on Sunday, December 1, from 12:30 – 2:00 to announce the auction winners.
Signed, original prints,
in glass and matted.
Retail price $950.
$250 minimum opening bid.
Click on any of the images for a larger view.
Robert Copeland • Copeland Photography
From the early morning sunrise on a Tuscan hillside to the evening glow of a small fishing village in downeast Maine, it’s all about the light. I find myself waiting for that precise moment that makes my photography come alive and pulls the viewer into the scene.
I attended Brooks Institute of Photography in the 70’s, obtaining a degree in Industrial and Scientific Photography. Since graduation, my living has been made first as a medical photographer and later in portraiture. I sold landscape images in the U.S. and over 20 countries through Westlight and Corbis stock agencies.
For the past 30 years I have used large format 4×5 and 2 ¼ cameras in my photography, adding digital cameras in 2004. Using Photoshop, a pressure sensitive Wacom tablet, and an Epson 9900 ink jet printer, I able to obtain the high quality of photographic art I am seeking.
With the Cannon 5D Mark 2 digital camera, I am able to capture the subtle details of each scene with stunning clarity and color. Through experimentation, I developed a style of photography I call “painting with light.” What I once thought was a highly manipulated enlarger printed photograph I now realize was only the beginning. The digital imaging darkroom puts me in total control of the photograph’s color, contrast, and density down to the smallest detail. Using darkroom/digital techniques, I add shadow and light, sharpen or blur, fine tune color, and remove distracting elements. These techniques direct the eye of the viewer within my photographs.
I have chosen fine art watercolor paper and canvas along with long lasting pigmented inks that will outlive traditional color prints by decades.