Art Photograph Gallery

Hi. I am Richard Seah and I am the principal photographer, writer and designer for this website, Art Photograph Gallery.

For over 30 years, ever since I snapped some pictures of orchids at a flower show using my brother's camera, I have been interested in creating art photographs – not just beautiful pictures, but I particularly wanted to produce unusual, exotic photographs that present a somewhat different point of view. Over time, I also sought to capture photographic images that tell a story, convey a mood, provoke thought, or stir the emotions.

Perhaps it's because I am poor at drawing or painting. When I was a child in primary school, I used to cry during art classes. Photography in adulthood has thus become a way for the artist in me to express my creativity – as I am sure it has for many other photographers.

However, I never seriously pursued my interest in photography. In fact, I had stopped taking photographs for over 10 years and only picked up the camera again two years ago.

I am a writer by profession and I also learnt web design some years back. More recently, I started to learn how to build effective websites that will draw traffic and generate income. This was when I decided to combine my talents in writing, web design and photography to create Art Photograph Gallery.

This website has two main parts – words, in The Library, and images, in The Gallery.

In The Library, you will find articles discussing the many aspects of art photography. These include:

• Intellectual / philosophical discussions such as “What is art photography?”, “What makes a great photograph?”, “The art of seeing”, Film vs digital photography, Composition. Color, etc.
  
  
• Discussions on the types of photography, such as landscape, nature, portraiture, still life, candid, photojournalism, abstract, etc. Of course, such discussions would be incomplete without a look at black and white photography vs color.
  
  
• Technical discussions about cameras, lenses, lens filters, portrait lighting, film and slides, film scanners, and other photographic equipment and accessories.
  
  
• “How to” tutorials plus tips and ideas, especially How to use Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and similar software for manipulating digital photos and other digital images.
• Photography books, magazines, websites and other resources – both hardcopy and on the Internet – for you to delve deeper into the subject.
  
  

The Gallery is where you are invited to view and enjoy a wide range of photographs. representing many different genres. Most pictures were taken by me but I will feature some guest artists as well.

Pictures will usually be accompanied by extended captions – the stories behind them, such as how each photograph came to be taken, what drew my attention, what my feelings were at that time, and so on. I hope these stories will not only add interest, but also provide ideas, inspiration and encouragement for budding photographic artists.

The majority of my photographs were originally taken on slides – the older pictures on Kodakchrome and Etkachrome, newer photographs on various Fuji slides including Velvia 50, Astia 100 and Provia 100 and 400.

The originals usually look much better. In some cases, however – because the original slides were dirty or damaged, the scans were not well done, the photograph was less than perfect… or I wanted to create certain special effects – I have used Adobe Photoshop to manipulate the digital images after scanning.

Where the original and final images are significantly different, I will exhibit both. This will showcase the power and the possibilities of Photoshop and, I hope, encourage those not yet using this amazing software to check it out.

Prints of these art photographs are for sale at affordable prices. For sizes, prices and ordering information, click here.

If you like, you may also create inspirational posters – with your own messages – using some of these photographs. As this is done on a project basis, the costing is flexible. Email me to discuss further.

Lastly, I ask that you respect copyright and not “lift” any images from this website without payment or permission.

Once again, I bid you a warm welcome to Art Photograph Gallery. I hope you enjoy your visit.

New articles and photographs will be added periodically, so do drop by every now and then. If you wish to be informed of updates, click here to subscribe to the Art Photo E-zine.