Sandi F. Hutchins
Ansel Adams once said,
"You don’t take a photograph you make a photograph”
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I took that literally...
Using a Scanner as a Camera, (Scanner Photography) or simply put Scanography
I use my home scanner as a camera, showcasing botanical prints with such meticulous detail and true living color, all your missing is the aroma.
All my Botanical Images are sold as
Fine Art Prints and Hand Crafted Greeting Cards
Click onto my Gallery at the top of this page
You will find a thumbnail print of
"Collection Groups" choose "View this Collection"
Click onto Individual Images For Closer Views
All images are copyright protected, therefore, utmost clarity is not visible at this web site
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Scanography is using a scanner as a camera, or scanner photography.
Plein Air oil painter and a passion just to be outdoors taking photographs; the last 7 years I've been immersed in a medium which actually combines both in-a-sense. Scanning is an intriguing alternative process for capturing images; notable differences between Photography and Scan-ography are making a photograph instead of taking one.
Inspired by watching a program on pressed flowers, I had an epiphany of showcasing plant life without crushing the depths of petals, stems and leaves. Plant enthusiast that I am, I ventured out from my backyard woods and gardens collecting native species, as well as Iris, Roses, Hydrangea, Dahlia, Orchids and scanned each on my flatbed scanner. Leaving the lid up and off, the outcome had a surprisingly unique appearance! Infatuated with the process and the scanners ability to illustrate exquisite, vibrant true-colors; I've become a Digital Florist sort-to-speak, arranging plants and flowers on the glass plate, creating Botanical prints as my "Garden Art Exhibit".
While Botanical art encompasses a range of styles; my focus has been to illustrate using technology and the scanners capacity for three dimensional imagery. This fairly new approach to art preserves and showcases each flowers detail, uniqueness, beauty, personality AND....is not limited to just plant life.
However, this tedious art form is not for everyone. Those of us, who have embraced this style, possess the patience to create in reverse or backwards for the benefit of the scanner, (which you may know captures the image form beneath the subject). We may not all have dyslexic qualities, but it takes the ability to visualize in reverse, as well as not mind sitting with a computer screen for great lengths of time! As for me, living in the Pacific Northwest, under rain clouds for months on end, created an active imagination which produced these Fine Art Prints
From the great outdoors and my studio, I hope you enjoy my web gallery
Photography Exhibit
Images of the Pacific Northwest (and a trail of others) is a showcase of what you might discover while hiking trails, canoing a lake, or just looking out a window, my being at the right place at the right moment with a nuance of life.
It's my passion to share the beauty we may miss. Appreciating the artistic, delicate balance of GOD`s nature, it is my goal to showcase elegant, permanent, fine art prints of exquisite detail for home/office de`cor, and handcrafted greeting cards to share with someone special.
I invite you to join my "Email Listing" a monthly announcement of newly added creations to my Gallery, and exhibits I will be attending. Please log onto 'Contact the Artist' to request this offer... which includes a FREE monthly download image for your desktop.
