Macey Center features Photo Exhibit
by Russell Sanchez - Special to Steppin Out
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/macey_laitner_art1.jpg align=left border=1 hspace=5 alt="'Crazy Christmas Cactus' is just one of the many fine works of photographer Linda Laitner.">Socorro, NM– Macey Center Gallery at New Mexico Tech is hosting an exhibition of photography. Meet the artists at a reception on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5: - 7:30 just before the performance by Greg Brown. “Visions” a photography exhibit by Linda Laitner & Joann Schmidt continues until March 3.
Photographer Linda Laitner works with a singular focus—on bringing to light the details of subjects that others might miss in their day-to-day travels. Her vision is to give viewers a new window on the world so they can see familiar things in a new way A resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Linda frequently draws upon the Southwest’s scenic vistas as inspiration.
A resident of Rio Rancho, Linda draws on the Southwest’s scenic vistas as inspiration. Through her landscapes, abstracts, flora and fauna studies, and seasonal works, Linda captures color, light and texture in a way that is intended to help even the busiest of people let go of the day’s stresses as they view the photos.
Her work has appeared in Albuquerque The Magazine where she won two photo-of-the-month awards. She has had a photo selected and presented on seven city billboards as part of The Face of Albuquerque display. She has also exhibited at the New Mexico State Fair.
Linda earned a digital photography certificate from the UNM School of Continuing Education and has taken many online courses from the Picture Perfect School of Photography. She is also a member of New Mexico’s Enchanted Lens Camera Club and the North American Nature Photographer’s Association (NANPA).
Linda’s current plans include increasing her participation in regional fine art exhibits while publishing and distributing her work to a wider audience. She will be capturing beauty and sharing it all along the way.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/macey_schmidt_art2.jpg align=right border=1 hspace=5 alt="This lovely Joanne Schmidt work is titled 'Let's Ride!'">Joanne Schmidt is a new, digital artist working in central New Mexico. She uses digital photos and digital videos to communicate story. In photography, her favorite subjects are people and animals. In video, she produces documentary style with historical, western, and wildlife themes.
Some photographers showcase “perfect” examples: the perfect flower, the perfect bird, the perfect deer. Joanne will choose the wild fawn with a scarred face because of the drama and story she sees written there. Her goal as an artist is to connect the viewer and subject directly so something is grasp that might otherwise be missed. She wishes to be invisible in the process.
Joanne created her first photos as a child with a Kodak Brownie camera. For much of her life, photography was a beloved, often neglected hobby. This changed in 2003, when a project to collect and restore family photos led her to digital arts training at CNM, UNM Continuing Ed., and training via the internet. She acquired her first digital camera in 2005. Creating digital photos and videos combines Joanne’s formal education in performing arts, her professional work in the computer field, and her film photography hobby. More so than film, digital image capture encourages experimentation, exploration, and enhanced story telling.
Joanne has participated in various projects as a volunteer while being a photo/video student. Additionally, her work was used in the locally broadcast documentary, “Lefty Converse Memorial.” Her still image “Tingley” appeared as one of the “Faces of Albuquerque” which recently launched Clear Channel digital billboards in Albuquerque, NM. In 2008, she formalized her efforts as the business venture, “Rio Images.” “Visions” will be her first gallery exhibit.
by Russell Sanchez - Special to Steppin Out
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/macey_laitner_art1.jpg align=left border=1 hspace=5 alt="'Crazy Christmas Cactus' is just one of the many fine works of photographer Linda Laitner.">Socorro, NM– Macey Center Gallery at New Mexico Tech is hosting an exhibition of photography. Meet the artists at a reception on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5: - 7:30 just before the performance by Greg Brown. “Visions” a photography exhibit by Linda Laitner & Joann Schmidt continues until March 3.
Photographer Linda Laitner works with a singular focus—on bringing to light the details of subjects that others might miss in their day-to-day travels. Her vision is to give viewers a new window on the world so they can see familiar things in a new way A resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Linda frequently draws upon the Southwest’s scenic vistas as inspiration.
A resident of Rio Rancho, Linda draws on the Southwest’s scenic vistas as inspiration. Through her landscapes, abstracts, flora and fauna studies, and seasonal works, Linda captures color, light and texture in a way that is intended to help even the busiest of people let go of the day’s stresses as they view the photos.
Her work has appeared in Albuquerque The Magazine where she won two photo-of-the-month awards. She has had a photo selected and presented on seven city billboards as part of The Face of Albuquerque display. She has also exhibited at the New Mexico State Fair.
Linda earned a digital photography certificate from the UNM School of Continuing Education and has taken many online courses from the Picture Perfect School of Photography. She is also a member of New Mexico’s Enchanted Lens Camera Club and the North American Nature Photographer’s Association (NANPA).
Linda’s current plans include increasing her participation in regional fine art exhibits while publishing and distributing her work to a wider audience. She will be capturing beauty and sharing it all along the way.
<img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/macey_schmidt_art2.jpg align=right border=1 hspace=5 alt="This lovely Joanne Schmidt work is titled 'Let's Ride!'">Joanne Schmidt is a new, digital artist working in central New Mexico. She uses digital photos and digital videos to communicate story. In photography, her favorite subjects are people and animals. In video, she produces documentary style with historical, western, and wildlife themes.
Some photographers showcase “perfect” examples: the perfect flower, the perfect bird, the perfect deer. Joanne will choose the wild fawn with a scarred face because of the drama and story she sees written there. Her goal as an artist is to connect the viewer and subject directly so something is grasp that might otherwise be missed. She wishes to be invisible in the process.
Joanne created her first photos as a child with a Kodak Brownie camera. For much of her life, photography was a beloved, often neglected hobby. This changed in 2003, when a project to collect and restore family photos led her to digital arts training at CNM, UNM Continuing Ed., and training via the internet. She acquired her first digital camera in 2005. Creating digital photos and videos combines Joanne’s formal education in performing arts, her professional work in the computer field, and her film photography hobby. More so than film, digital image capture encourages experimentation, exploration, and enhanced story telling.
Joanne has participated in various projects as a volunteer while being a photo/video student. Additionally, her work was used in the locally broadcast documentary, “Lefty Converse Memorial.” Her still image “Tingley” appeared as one of the “Faces of Albuquerque” which recently launched Clear Channel digital billboards in Albuquerque, NM. In 2008, she formalized her efforts as the business venture, “Rio Images.” “Visions” will be her first gallery exhibit.