David Orias
Profile
First off, that is not me on the surfboard in my profile picture. I have never set foot on a surfboard in my life…....
I have no formal education pertaining to art, design or photography. I developed my skills and style through experimentation, studying other photographers and looking at photography on the internet. My photography developed more as an accident than some grand plan. As a “child of the digital age”, I don’t spend my time in a darkroom with chemicals, but rather in a dark room in front of a computer monitor. I am not a Photoshop wizard, but process my digital images with basic controls as color balance, contrast, saturation adjustments, dodging, burning and cropping. I am only recently beginning to understand layers.
The bold colors and “painterly feel” in many of my wave photographs are mostly the result of my shooting preference of early morning light, camera motion and slow shutter speed exposures which contrasts to the more typical front lit photos with fast shutter speeds to freeze motion that is seen in many surfing photographs.
You can contact me by email at thelionkingatverizonmail.com
All images are copyrighted and registered with the US Copyright office. Any unathurozed use of my images or derivations on the web, in print or using any other electronic medium is strictly prohibited without permission.
Groups
David Orias is a member of *A Beautiful Blur, 300+ Go Long!, 5D Mark II, A View somewhere....., A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, All About Water, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), AMERICA's National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat, American Southwest , Artistic Motion Blur, Beach Art, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, California Sound , Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Colors of Water, Dawn and Dusk Light, Endangered Species, Fine Art of Landscape Photography, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Hawai'i ~ Aloha Na'au, Infrared Photography, Kairos, MASTERS OF THE SCENIC, Mother Nature's Finest, Mountains and Mountain Light, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Panoramas - 3:1 minimum ratio, Pelicans, Photography 101, Photography Critique and Advice, SEA, Simply the Best, Sports Photography, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Surfing, The Art of Sport, The Fine Art of Photography, Vibrant and Vivid Color, WATER SPORTS, Waves and Weekly Theme Challenges.
Journal Entries
Aperture Nature Photography Workshop Winner
Posted 10 months ago, 8 comments so far.
