PAL General Meeting May 2024

Starting with a blank canvas: Using photography to create art

Lucy Beck, Photographer, creates pictures that are detailed yet light as air, often looking like watercolors. She “paints” with light, to show the remarkable beauty in the small flowers we may have in our gardens, buy at grocery stores or florists.
Her portraits of individual flowers, or arrangements, show both the inherent beauty and detailed structure of the flowers and also the unique beauty of her designs, determined by how the flowers relate to each other. Whether photographing on a lightbox, or on a dark background, she uses essentially the same technique to create a painterly effect.
Largely self-taught, she has taken many courses, starting with 3-day weekend courses with Harold Davis and through her local camera club, the Contra Costa Camera Club, where she is an active member and officer and the larger organization, N4C, representing 18 camera clubs. She was honored to serve as President of N4C in 2022.
Lucy has presented her technique and artistry at many events including giving a workshop and presentation at FotoClave 2024.
 
Using lightbox photography, Lucy will demonstrate how she transforms simple subjects (like flowers) into stunning art. Learn about this unique technique to use it on your favorite subjects.
More information at www.pal-art.com.
 
Learn more about Lucy Beck at lucybeckphotography.com 
This meeting is in-person only.