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The New Street Photography

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The New Street Photography

I have moved into a new realm of street photography that goes beyond photojournalism (wherein truth and reality are critical). My images become art of an entirely new genre. I have seen nothing quite like it.

I use professional equipment (Canon cameras (7D and 5D Mark III)) and lenses (70-200 f/2.8 and many others). I shoot people, buildings, animals, artifacts, and anything that seems interesting. I then take those images (RAW files) into Adobe Lightroom for developing. After initial treatments for exposure, lighting, clarity, artifact removal, etc., I import the image into Photoshop.

I have been a Photoshop professional for 23+ years, starting by restoring old photos before moving into artistic rendering. I have hundreds of brushes, textures, actions, and other tools I have created over the years in Photoshop. I also use plugin programs from several different vendors to enhance, touchup, or otherwise add effects to my art.

My art has attracted almost 1/2 million views in just over 4 years at http://haldanecreativeart.com. It is currently selling in two local galleries and is hanging in 2 restaurants and a radio station. It has twice been shown at the regional airport and has shown in several other venues as well.

I call my street photography art "Uniquely Asheville" (http://uniquelyasheville.com) because of the unique nature of the art and the unique environment that Asheville, NC provides.

Street photography is no longer just recording events "as they are" but includes interpreting them into unique pieces of modern digital art.

John Haldane

Asheville, NC