Exploring color

We all love spring, right? Spring means better weather, outdoor activites and beautiful color.  For a couple weeks Nebraska lights up with  yellow wildflowers, purple and white trees. I find myself more and more looking at what’s in front of me and making it my own. The technique is placing your camera on a tripod , slow down the shutter speed and zoom in and out during the shot. Just like all long exposure shots you never know what you are going to get.

Nature’s Art

                                              SCOTT PAPEK PRESENTS  “NATURE’S ART”

“Nature’s Art” is a limited edition of only 300 prints and captured in eastern Idaho October 22, 2012.

I  envisioned this shot 2 years ago and was finally able to bring my imagination to life with some luck and persistence. I would give anything in the world to be a painter but unfortunatley my brain and hands don’t understand the concept. When picking up a camera 5 years ago it made instant sense to me and has given me a way to paint in another format.
The technique is placing your camera on a tripod in portrait mode, slow down the shutter speed and move the camera up and down during the shot. Just like all long exposure shots you never know what you are going to get. You could say this image is very different from my other work but what’s inside me is all the same.      [pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”http://papekphotography.com/natures-art/” pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/naturesart.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”Veritcle Abstract by Scott Papek Photography”]

Tranquil #1 and #2

                                                                                                              Tranquil #1

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                                                                                                          Tranquil #2 [pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”papekphotography.com/tranquil-1-and-2/” pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tranquil2.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”The Gorge Oregon image capturing the beautiful colors by Scott Papek Photography.”]

Scott Papek is releasing two Limited Edition prints, Tranquility #1 and Tranquility #2.  Both images were captured in Oregon on the Mission Gorge at the same location 15 minutes apart.  Not only do you get amazing sunsets this time of year, but throw in some haze from the wildfires and it becomes unpredictable and quite frankly, unbelievable.  I’ve never released two prints from the same scene but maybe with the twins on the way I’m used to buying everything double now.  Then again maybe my wife, Julie, and I couldn’t agree on one.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.  Mother Nature is queen and I thank her for creating beauty every minute of every day.

Fall

 

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This Image was taken September 2011 around Aspen, Colorado.

If you live in Nebraska and need something to do this weekend that doesn’t include a pigskin. Come hang with me at the Rockbrook Art Fair this weekend.

Here is a list of 100 things to do in the fall

selftaughtartist

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All artists are self-taught

Techniques and skill and even a point of view are often handed down, formally or not. It’s easier to get started if you’re taught, of course.

But art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact–sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book. “Seth Godin”

New Beginning

“New Beginning” was captured right out of Custer National Forest in Montana.

The Man above blessed me with an ubelievable painting in the sky. “New Beginning” is a limited edition print of only 10. [pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”http://papekphotography.com/new-beginning/” pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/scottpapek.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”Custer National Forest Image by Scott Papek”]

 

911

I have learned so many things in the last 4 years selling my art in galleries and art shows.

1. Have an open mind.

2. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

3. Don’t ever think you have it figured out.

4. Always try to better people’s lives.

I have not sold a 911 image in 2 years until yesterday. 911 was shot on 9/11/09 in La Jolla, California.

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