Audrey Hamilton - photographer

Artist Statement

I am a digital photographer of Abstract Nature collages and Landscapes. My scenes are layered images which I manipulate in Photoshop. The brilliant colors which you see in the collages are a result of an editing technique which reveales light sources and hides others within the image. I have been experimenting with this technique for a few years and am continually discovering new persectives.

I grew up in Upstate New York, and am automatically drawn to woodlands, and swamps. Looking deep into murky waters of with its reflected beauty from overhead and unique patterns of distorted tree branches are intriguing and I want to capture these moments mysterious reflections and tectures.

I have been a member of the CazArts Creative Alliance and the Cazenovia Art Trail since 2021. In '24 and '25 I was a guest artist at Handwork Ithaca's Artist Cooperative and the Cazenovia Artisans. For the past 2 years, I have had pieces selected for a juried photography show at the SOAG gallery in Ithaca, NY.

Each image in a digital camera is known as a file. You can choose what type of file for saving your images when downloading them for editing. There are JPEGs, TIFFs, etc. A raw image is known as a DNG includes all the original data for editing and processing. The other forms are compressed and have less data.

Artistic Process

I download a digital file into Photoshop and manipulate its opacity layers. This method reveals, blends, and hides light - creating new colors and textural appearances. With each image I contemplate the mood and composition for physically moving aspects of the image in ‘liquify’. This editing tool allows me to have a more personal interaction with my image and I love that.

You can see more of Audrey's work at her site https://www.revealingelements.org/

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