Landscape Photographs of Nevada, Arizona and Utah

Posted on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by cleary

This summer I traveled to the western states of Arizona, Nevada and Utah. It was my first trip to the Grand Canyon. This area of our country was absolutely beautiful. Here are my first set of finished images from the trip. I went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sedona, Arizona, The Grand Canyon and Moab, Utah. Canyonland and Arches national parks are just outside Moab, Utah. The first image I created from the Grand Canyon is a panorama image I created from 8 separate exposures. I spend time in PhotoShop with each image working them until each photographs is exactly my vision.

Dayton Metro Library ReImagining Works art commission

Posted on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by cleary

I have some exciting news. I am honored to be one of five artists to be selected to create new works of art for the Wilmington-Stroop branch library. My piece will be a large scale triptych photograph based on Charles Kettering and Edward Deeds life long relationship. This area of Kettering had for many years one of Delco’s manufacturing plants which was founded by Kettering and Deeds. The background image is the Deeds Barn where Kettering and associates created some of their first inventions. I want to say Thank You to the Dayton Metro Library Reimagining Works committee for the commission. The finished piece is 10 feet x 5 feet and will be in the community meeting room. Here is a copy of my sketch. I will keep you informed to my progress and let you see the final piece when I’m finished.

FIVE ARTISTS COMMISSIONED FOR NEW
WILMINGTON-STROOP BRANCH LIBRARY
IN KETTERING
(September 14, 2017) — The Dayton Metro Library has selected five proposals for artwork in the new Wilmington-Stroop Branch in Kettering. These are the latest commissions in the ReImagining Works project, which places new, original artwork in each Dayton Metro Library location.
ReImagining Works invites artists to use pieces from the Dayton Art Institute’s permanent collection as inspiration for reimagined artwork at the new or newly remodeled Libraries. The project is made possible by an anonymous bequest.
For the Wilmington-Stroop Branch Library, two pieces from the DAI collection, selected by popular vote, serve as inspiration: Red Circle, an oil painting by Dwinell Grant, and the cut glass piece Bold Endeavor by Jon Kuhn. Five artists received commissions, including two who will create a work together. The artists are:
Suzanne Ley and Susan Cannon, Springboro – working together to create a large mixed-media piece combining layers of paint with three superimposed fused glass panels. The composition will be based on the satellite image of the Library’s location at the intersection of Wilmington and Stroop Roads. The geometry of the intersecting lines and angles inspires the painting and glass composition, and reflects both inspiration works.
Brent Beck, Dayton – will create a large work composed of painted, shaped wood panels that relate to the modern geometric architecture of the Library and mimic the intersection of planes, lines and shapes seen in Bold Endeavor by Jon Kuhn. This colorful work will be layered, creating a sense of depth and an energetic rhythm.
Paula Kraus, Dayton – proposes five framed inkjet prints on rice paper created from photographs in which she isolates and distills light, color and shape to achieve compositions of pure geometry, inspired by the non-objective work of Dwinell Grant. The rice paper will be treated with encaustic, a beeswax, to create a translucency that references the glass work by Jon Kuhn.
Dan Cleary, Dayton – will produce a triptych of large photographs to create the sense of a mural. Focusing on the historical relationship between Charles Kettering and Edward Deeds, Cleary will combine historic photos and contemporary color images, along with patent drawings of Kettering’s inventions. Deeds Barn provides the focal point of the narrative anchoring the various overlaid images and reflecting the shape and layers in the inspiration piece Bold Endeavor, by Jon Kuhn.

Design work is underway for a new, larger Wilmington-Stroop Branch Library. The current building will be demolished and rebuilt in a more visible position at the corner of Wilmington Pike and Stroop Road, with improved access to parking. Construction is slated to begin in early 2018 and be finished in about one year.
For more information on ReImagining Works or the facilities improvement projects, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org.

Local Art Work For Display In Your Office

Posted on August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 by cleary

I want to say "Thank You" to the Kettering Health Network for purchasing three more photographs for display in their Dayton Cardio office. That makes number 108, 109 & 110 that they have put up in buildings in Dayton, Tipp City, Springboro and Englewood. I have put photographs in three of their new and three offices that they were remodeling. Using high quality fine art photography of the local area is a great way to decorate your building. I spend time photograph in the Montgomery, Greene and Warren county area creating art work that looks familiar to the clients who come in to your office. This is art work that has a comfortable feeling and is also locally based. I have many of these photographs on my web site at Dan Cleary Fine Art Photogarphy. Dan has these and many more. Dan can also go out and create new photographs just for you. Call Dan to talk about your project.

Medical Residency Portrait

Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 by cleary

Do You Need A Professional Portrait For Your

Medical Residency Application?

Medical students have a lot on their plate. All that studying, and then they are asked to provide a portrait when submitting their residency application. You may be thinking,”I have a friend with a camera, I’ll just ask them to take a picture of me against a wall”. How professional does that look? No very! You need a professional headshot taken by a professional photographer. I have a photography studio with professional lighting. I have years of experience at getting the best expression for people. The number on question medical students ask is “Can you take out the bags under my eyes?’ Yes, I know exactly how to retouch your image to take out those sleepy looking dark circles, without you looking like a model. You’ll look natural, you’ll look your best. The three things that are asked about the photograph you submit are,

• It must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
• The maximum file size accepted is 100 KB.
• It must be no larger than 2.5 by 3.5 inches in size.

I know exactly how to give you the professional portrait you need. The process is very simple. Call the studio at 937-298-6776. Schedule a time that is convenient for you. We'll look at the photographs immediately so you can pick out your best image. I then take that image, do my magic enhancement, and email you the finished portrait ready to submit in a couple days. If you have an urgent deadline I cane have the finished portrait read in 24 hour. Don't worry about this part of your medical residency application. I can help you look your best. To see more examples of my photography work go to ClearyCreativePhoto.com/Business Photography.

Beavercreek Ohio High School Senior Portraits

Posted on August 23, 2017August 24, 2017 by cleary

Cara wanted to do all her photographs outdoors at a park. We choose to do all her photographs at Smith Garden in Oakwood. Smith Garden is a beautiful location and I have used it often. The folks with Oakwood keep the park in great condition. The flowers are in bloom for more than half the year. Cara wanted to do multiple outfit changes so I had to bring a portable changing room. We had a gorgeous day with direct sun so my lighting was simple, a silver reflector to add light to her face and a white reflector to add pop to her blue eyes.

Powdered Painting Photographs

Posted on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 by cleary

Powdered Painting Portraits

We have a big announcement here at Cleary Creative Portraits. We are now offering a new style of portraits. They are called Powdered Painting Photographs. These photographs can be produced from a studio portrait or a location portrait. This is a PhotoShop technique that allows me to be creative with individual portraits. This will make a beautiful wall portrait.

High School Seniors Sports Letterman’s Jackets

Posted on June 24, 2017June 24, 2017 by cleary

High school letterman’s jacket are still very popular. High school kids are participating in many different sports activities and a letterman’s jacket or a letterman’s sweater are great ways to show off their sports is with a jacket or sweater.

The best place to get your jacket or sweater is Classic Stitch in Miamisburg, Ohio. Julie Grice with Classic Stitch has the expertise to find the perfect jacket for your high school player. I know Julie from my BNI group and we have worked together to help market her jackets.

I came up with these photographs which represent what sports the kids are participating in. They are also an artistic statement that makes a great image to display in your house. These kids will be going of to college and these photographs will help you to remember everything they did in high school. Give me a call to set up your appointment for your high schooler’s high school senior portraits, 937-298-6776. If you need a letterman’s jacket give Julie a call at 937-247-3900. Classic Stitch is located in Historic Downtown Miamisburg.

How Do You Photograph Clear Quartz Glass?

Posted on May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by cleary

Dan received a call from a web design company that asked if I know how to photograph glass? I said isn’t glass clear? How do you photograph something that is clear? You photograph something that is clear very carefully. Machine Glass Specialist is a company who creates industrial glass pieces. These glass parts are used by companies all over the worlds as part of their manufacturing process. Some of these glass parts are clear, some are translucent, some parts are opaque. These machined parts are very precise and they wanted quality photographs that would represent their products.

Dan has years of experience helping companies with their image. One of the best decisions you can make is to hire a professional photographer to create content for your company’s web site. Very few contemporary photographer have a studio with lighting equipment that can produce high quality product photographs like these. Dan had a pre-photography discussion with the web site development company to go over all the details of the project. It was decided to photograph all the glass products against a black background. Dan used dramatic lighting to highlight the intricate details of each glass part. After the studio photographs were taken Dan edited the images so they were ready to use on the company’s new web site. To see more of Dan’s studio photography work go to ClearyCreativePhoto.com/corporate-photography. Call Dan at 937-298-6776 next time your company need professional photography for your web site.

Wright Brothers Fine Art Photographs

Posted on April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 by cleary

I have always been interested in history. I read the biography of the Wright Brothers by David McCullough. In it he wrote of the Wright Brothers purchasing an expensive, "modern," glass plate camera in order to document their experiment with flight. It dawned on me that the Wright Brothers, among all their talents, were photographers, as well. I am a native Daytonian yet I had never been out to Huffman Prairie where the Wrights had completed most of their experiments with flight. So I packed up and went out there with my camera and took a few photographs.

I did some research and spent some time looking at their images and realized that not much had really changed in the landscape at Huffman Prairie in all these many years. In fact, there was one image of the Flyer in the air that seemed to fit perfectly into one of my own photographs. My interests in history lead me to wonder how the city of Dayton looked 100 years ago and how the images of the past related to the present. This project is a combination of the history of 100 years ago with today.

The first photograph I created in my Wright Brothers series was the Amos Root quote image. It’s a photograph of the catapult the Wright Brothers built to propel their machine up to speed quickly out at Huffman Prairie. After I looked at the images I created I started looking at other images the Wright’s had made and found the image of the plane flying at Huffman Prairie. Using PhotoShop I combined the two images so that the horizons lines up. The image I found the image of the plane on the internet and I thought my final image was very successful. The only problem was the Wright’s image was a low resolution internet image. So I started doing some research and found that both the Library of Congress and Wright State University library had scanned many of the Wright Brothers original prints and negative in high resolution. I contacted Wright State University and they allow me to obtain the images I need directly from them. I am also able to download high rez original scans from the Library of Congress.

My first trip out to Huffman Prairie was in the winter of 2015. I did research on both Wright State library and the Library of Congresses web site and knew what images were there so last summer my wife and I went Kitty Hawk, South Carolina to visit the National Park. While there I created many photographs that I could use with Wright Brothers photographs. One of the Wright Brothers other attributes was they were prolific writers. They both keep detailed journals. The Library of Congress have scanned their journals and Wright State Uni library has many original journals which is where I get the quotes included in each piece. I also get the quote from a couple books I have read including David MaCullough’s auto-biography of the Wright Brothers.