From Grand Rapids, Michigan - this article was sent to me by a friend and reader of Sickles Insight in search of more exposure for Ann and her amazing photography! Some of the images found on her new blog and her gallery are amazing. Many of you know that I lived in Grand Rapids for a length of time, and I’m now anxious to see her pictures of the downtown area. I wonder which locations she will use as points of interest.
Ann Teliczan, our featured artist in June 2006, recently launched a new website, www.michigansweetspot.com.It features HDR (high dynamic range) photography of Michigan highlights.
Teliczan developed the site to increase awareness of the emerging art of HDR photography. This photography has an expanded tonal range and when deliberately exaggerated, it has the visual qualities of a painting. The website will be frequently updated with new photos, each with a google map link to the actual location the photo was taken at.
“When I heard tourism was down in Michigan I decided to use my love for HDR photography as a means to help influence travel plans to Michigan,” says Teliczan of her website. She is currently working on images for the metro Grand Rapids area and is going to be including the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center.
Ann Teliczan is a fine artist who has been recognized for her enhanced hybrid images, which can be seen at her fine art site at www.anntopia.com. Her enhanced hybrid images are for sale at fine art galleries. At this time, she does not have plans to sell the HDR photography images of Michigan that are on www.michigansweetspot.com.
Thanks for highlighting my blog! I’m going to be shooting Grand Rapids this weekend. Gail Philbin at The Grand Rapids Press told me she was going to write about my Blog in her Arts column Sunday so I’d better get busy! Keep checking, I’ll have some Grand Rapids photos up next week.
Ann, thanks - that’s exciting! I can’t wait to see some of them!