2023 Begins with a Bang!
January 2023 was filled with a new experience, my first every gallery exhibit! I was invited to participate with nine other photographers in a gallery display in White Rock. It was a very worthwhile experience. Knowing that three of my recent students would also be presenting made it so much more fun but also was a kick in the butt to get in the game.
The most challenging but rewarding part was the preparation. Deciding on a theme, sorting through thousands of images, narrowing down the options, repeat, repeat. It was very much an evolutionary process until I reached my final selection of ten images. The reward was the clarification in my own mind of what I am trying to say with my photographs.
The next step was deciding how to present them. Paper or canvas prints? Framing? Matte? I settled on printing them all myself with my printer at home. Then mounted each one on foam core. Here’s a quick glimpse of the final assembly stage.
Soon it was time to hang the images and then the people began streaming into the gallery.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
The interest and visits by all of you who made it to the gallery was so very much appreciated. I felt honoured by the visits, messages and photos of your visits. Thanks to each one of you.
And for those who couldn’t make it, here are the images I had on display. The theme I chose was The Character of Trees. Each image depicts an expressive rendition of a tree. This involved the use of in-camera techniques and does not include Photoshop manipulation.









Thoughts for Photographers
Although the exhibit took place in January, I allowed myself the month of November to narrow my selection of images. This gave me the luxury of time to continually revisit the selection, which really did change over time. When I began printing them in December, I spread them all out and wasn’t pleased with several of the images, which were divided into two sets. Back to the drawing board. I narrowed my focus and settled on the set of images shown here.
Is it worth it to put together an exhibit? Yes! The process of selecting the images helped me to clarify what’s important to me in my images. It’s easy to do that when looking at the work of others but hardest when we look at our own. And this clarity will influence my photographic projects going forward.
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Very impressive Dennis wish I could have caught it at the gallery. Always nice to check out your amazing work. Congrats on the show.
Thanks so much, Kevin. Great to hear from you, been a long time. Appreciate your thoughts.
Beautiful work Dennis. I can’t take my eyes off of the ancient rainforest pathway. It’s so soft a beautiful. I can’t believe I went to see you on the wrong week:( Unfortunately I missed the correct week, but I’m so happy you shared these.
Thanks so much, Barbara! I know many couldn’t make it so this was a solution. Glad to share these with you. And thanks for trying!
Thanks for sharing, especially enjoyed path thru ancient rain forest and an old tree bent with age. Excellent images!
Ernie, thanks so much for having a look. Glad you enjoyed the images. All my best to you!
Dennis: wonderful exhibit. It is interesting how you combine the artistic and the practical in your decisions. Both are needed for a successful exhibit. You nailed it!
Joan, you’re the sweetest! Thank you so much!