Artist Information:
Jeff Alu
Orange, CA
United States
Member Since: Apr 2001
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Artist Statement:
I'm a 3D Artist/Animator who
has begun taking black and
white photography in an
attempt to get back to the
basics of light and shadow.
Many of my clients demand
high-impact, colorful
graphics, which have their
place to be sure. But it can
often become overwhelming, and
the act of doing black and
white photography clears my
mind a little.
My photos tend to be graphic
in nature, and I try to look
for strong leading lines. Some
have described by photos as
"3D", which I suppose comes
from doing so much 3D work. I
do allow myself to alter the
images in Photoshop, using
dodging and burning. I've
found this to be such a great
technique for isolating
subjects or bringing out
emotions. I didn't dodge and
burn at first, but now I do it
on every image.
I had my fill of darkroom work
when I was working at
JPL/Palomar Observatory. We
would venture up to Palomar
each month for six nights and
take pictures of the sky using
the 18" Schmidt camera. We
used hypered 4415 film,
usually processed about 100
films a night. We took pairs
of films of different ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2001 Galeria D'Art Zero,
Barcelona, Spain
2001 The City Gallery,
Pixelpoint 2001, Slovenia
2001 Millard Sheets Gallery,
2001 New Photography Exhibit,
Los Angeles
2001 Coleville Place Gallery,
IOI Showcase Exhibition,
London
Online Exhibitions
Pixiport
http://www.pixiport.com/blackan
dwhite.html
Profotos:
http://www.profotos.com/pros/fi
neart/jeffalu/profile....
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Jeff Alu's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jeff Alu's Portfolio.
I'm a 3D Artist/Animator who has begun taking black and white photography in an attempt to get back to the basics of light and shadow. Many of my clients demand high-impact, colorful graphics, which have their place to be sure. But it can often become overwhelming, and the act of doing black and white photography clears my mind a little.
My photos tend to be graphic in nature, and I try to look for strong leading lines. Some have described by photos as "3D", which I suppose comes from doing so much 3D work. I do allow myself to alter the images in Photoshop, using dodging and burning. I've found this to be such a great technique for isolating subjects or bringing out emotions. I didn't dodge and burn at first, but now I do it on every image.
I had my fill of darkroom work when I was working at JPL/Palomar Observatory. We would venture up to Palomar each month for six nights and take pictures of the sky using the 18" Schmidt camera. We used hypered 4415 film, usually processed about 100 films a night. We took pairs of films of different ... |
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Arch, 2000
Black and White Photograph,
8 x 10 inches
Price: US$ 500
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Poles, 2000
Black and White Photograph,
8 x 10 inches
Price: US$ 500
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