Folios Allow An Artist to Share – You to Collect

Folio - The Lewis & Clark Trail, Richard Mack, photographer

Folio - The Lewis & Clark Trail, Richard Mack, photographer

As artists we are always looking for ways to show our work to a larger audience, both for the monetary reason and because why you really create art is to share your vision with the world – in addition to the feeling it gives us as we create.

Quiet Light Publishing has released Fine Art Folio’s for each book offered and the work of Jill Buckner and I working as TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS | ONE VISION in Morocco and Italy. Each folio consists of ten to twelve 8 1/2″ x 11″ prints, with a 4 page text signature and is presented in a folder. The image size is roughly 6 1/2″ in width. Each is printed on Epson Hot Press Bright Fine Art Paper using Epson Ultrachrome archival pigment inks to the exacting standards of the photographers. Each folio is signed and numbered by the photographer. Some are presented in both a color and a black & white version. Folio’s are a great value with ten to twelve prints and an artist statement. Each print is suitable for framing.

Small portfolios of work are nothing new. Great photographers have always released prints in small portfolios from Ansel Adams and Walker Evans to Eugene Atget and many others. Often you can buy the entire portfolio or just one print. Because of the price point we have taken you get all 10-12 prints for one low price! A folio is a great way to tell your story about a place or cover an idea you have been exploring. Each photographer chose the best ten to twelve images from a large body of work on each subject to create these intimate Folios. Each body of work then comes from their wish to share these images with you.

To view each one you can go to http://www.quietlightpublishing.com/Folios.php

The Lewis & Clark Trail

Richard Mack, photographer

I spent two and a half years travelling the trail and being in the places the Corps of Discovery were, at the same time of year, in order to give the viewer the feeling of being on the trail with them. This collection of images spans from South Dakota to the Pacific Ocean from my book The Lewis & Clark Trail: American Landscapes. This folio is available in both color and a black & white version.

Richard Mack
2012

Folio - Great Smoky Mountains NP, Richard Mack, photographer

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Richard Mack, photographer

I went to the Smoky Mountains when I first took up photography at 18. I spent thirty years honing my craft in this my favorite park. This collection of ten images show the breadth of my work in a set of images from my book Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Thirty Years of American Landscapes.

Richard Mack
2012

Folio - Their Love of Music, Stephen Azzato, photographer

Their Love of Music

Stephen Azzato, photographer

Stephen Azzato photographed musicians and asked on question – why do you do what you do? “The beauty of this project for me was being able to sit with a huge range of musicians and explore what drew them to their art”, says Azzato. “I was able to hear it in their voices and record it visually in their images”. In the simple quiet of a green room, without the crowds or bandmates or tour managers, Azzato’s photographs transcend the chaos of the stage and the intensity of the studio to reveal the inner spirit that drives each of his subjects. This set of ten images are from his book Their Love of Music.

Stephen Azzato
2012

Two Photographers | One Vision – Morocco

Jill Buckner and Richard Mack, photographers

We were on assignment in Italy and Morocco in the spring of 2012. What may have started as a mild competition became inspirational and synergistic. We were quite excited about the passion and energy that was unleashed. It is rare for two photographers to work together so seamlessly to create a single, cohesive body of work. In most instances we do not know which one of us shot which images. Therefore we both sign every print.

We had only 4 ½ days to discover the treasures of the country. We photographed in Casablanca, Marrakech, and the countryside in between. We explored new areas of the cities as well as the old souks. We discovered that while photography is most certainly an individual process, under the right conditions it also could be a true partnership.

Jill Buckner
Richard Mack
2012

Folio - Tuscany, Jill Buckner & Richard Mack, photographers

Two Photographers | One Vision – Tuscany

Jill Buckner and Richard Mack, photographers

As photographers we see the world each in a different way. We see an image in our mind and decide on a lens, the proper perspective, and depth of field, all in order to create the image we have visualized. It is a process unique to each photographer. It is a way of seeing which comes from inside of you. Yet when you find someone who thinks the way you do about the craft of photography, it is an exhilarating experience. Someone who sees the world in a slightly different way but creates images similar to yours. Such was the case with us. During the six months we shot images together prior to our trip, we often could not tell which of us had taken a particular photograph. We delighted in the fact that traveling with another photographer meant you never had to worry about the hours spent shooting at a single location because you knew the other was happy to shoot, or just wait, while you worked on a set of images.

It was with that mindset we set out across Tuscany, Florence, and Venice, two photographers working together to capture the beauty of Italy in one body of work. In Tuscany we shot for a client who wanted specific images for a project as well as general landscape images that captured the feeling of Tuscany. We also had a few glorious days on our own, shooting scenery that moved us. Images that said to us – Italy.

Jill Buckner
Richard Mack
2012

Two Photographers | One Vision – Venice

Jill Buckner and Richard Mack, photographers

Two photographers, one vision. What may have started as a mild competition became inspirational and synergistic. We were quite excited about the creativity and energy that were unleashed. It is seldom two photographers can work together so seamlessly to create a single, cohesive body of work.

The process of capturing an image is unique to each photographer. Yet our images are strikingly similar. It is an exhilarating experience to find someone who feels the way you do about the craft of photography. Someone whose view of the world is slightly different than yours, but who creates similar photographs. Such was the case with us. We were thrilled to be traveling and shooting together, secure in the knowledge that traveling with another photographer meant you never had to worry about taking hours to shoot at a single location because your partner gets it.

Jill Buckner
Richard Mack
2012

The Price is $125.00 with a Special Introductory Price until March 31, 2013 of only $95.00! The

Discount is automatically applied at checkout.

To see the Folios use this link: Folios on QLP

Enjoy,
Richard

Their Love of Music prints bring in $1800 for charity

Dave Brubeck Limited Edition Print

This past weekend the Chicago Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation held their annual dinner gala, Steve Azzato, and Quiet Light Publishing donated two of his Limited Edition prints along with two of his books to their silent auction. We are delighted to tell you they brought in $1,800.00 for the foundation! One of Steve’s reason’s for doing this book was to donate to the JDRF and to the Susan G Komen Cancer Research Foundation. We are happy to say we have directly helped and we want to thank those who bid on these items! Steve called me on Sunday and told me the great news! My congratulations go out to him for producing such stunning work and for having the foresight to know that part of the projects goal was to donate to causes he believes in. This is also why many of the artists in the book donated their time to sit with Steve for the conversation and portrait. We thank them all as well!

Over the years Quiet Light Publishing has donated both our books and prints to several charities and schools in which we have a deep belief. For us, it is a matter of using our art to further someone else’s goals the best way we can. It is satisfying for us to know that in this small way we can help a cause we believe in do more for those they help. It is in the true spirit of this season we are proud to tell you about the accomplishments over the weekend for Steve’s work.

Pinetop Perkins Limited Edition Print

The Limited Edition Prints from the book, signed by both the musician and photographer will be online soon, so watch our blogs for their release date. They will all be limited to a maximum edition of 50 prints on archival fine art papers. Some will be available later this week. Stay tuned.

Peace & Congratulations again to Steve!

Richard Mack,
Quiet Light Publishing

The Best Gifts for the Holiday’s!

The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes - Limited Edition

Let’s face it – there are always a lot of choices one can make when shopping for gifts over the holidays, so why then do we always ask ourselves, “Now what can I possibly get for…”

Well look no further as this year you can give the BEST GIFT OF CHRISTMAS (or any other Holiday you may be celebrating!) The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes! Many of folks who have bought the book as a gift before come back and buy more just because it was such a great gift the first time. So get one for the traveler, photographer, historian, nature lover or Lewis & Clark buff on your list this year. We’ve been told by many folks, once this book hits their coffee table, it stays right there. What could be a better endorsement! Or for the ultimate gift give the Limited Edition of the book, which comes in a Leather Slipcase and includes Three Fine Art Prints.

Note Cards - Cades Cove Barn, The Smoky Mountains Collection

And of course if you don’t want to give a book, look at our Note Cards, Posters or Fine Art Prints. Or for the photographer on your list how about a spot in one of our Nature Photography Workshops?

 

Why fight the crowds at the mall for yet another tie or pair of socks…Check out the better options at Quiet Light Publishing!

New Posters and Note Cards!

Sparks Lane Note Card

We are pleased to add more images from landscape photographer Richard Mack. We have added four sets of note card boxed sets to our products line along with 14 Posters from his Great Smoky Mountains collection! You can purchase all of these online at Quiet Light Publishing www.quietlightpublishing.com. Just follow the Current Offering links www.quietlightpublishing.com/shop/enter.htm. The note cards have 12 cards – two each of six different cards along with envelopes. Sets include, Cades Cove, Rivers & Streams, Wildflowers, and a Set of Black & White images. They are priced at $18.95 per set. The posters include images from all over the park and are 24”x36”. Each is a fine art poster in and of itself. They sell for $24.95.

Little River Poster

It’s been a busy few weeks here, well actually months. After returning from Patagonia we made a trip down to the Smokies to shoot more for the book project on the park – more on that in a later post – and have also been helping a friend get her new book to market, as well as getting images to our stock photo sales sites. It seems you never have enough time to work on images after you return! That is the reason you haven’t seen much from even the Utah shoots in Zion, Bryce and Capital Reef National Parks from back in January or from the Patagonia shoots. I just haven’t had time to work on them!

 

We will also be announcing soon our new schedule for our Photo Workshops and trips! Stay tuned as we finalize the locations and dates for this summer’s, falls, and winter’s workshops! And if you have any thoughts on where you would like to travel to with us let us know! These workshops will include time in the field shooting and time in the class room looking at what you’ve shot and learning some tips on Photoshop and digital imaging. Stay tuned!

 

Peace,

Richard

Quiet Light Publishing eNewsletter December 2007

Well we posted and sent out the Quiet Light Publishing eNewsletter for December 2007 and it seems the coding in the header, or something like that, was done in such a way it stripped out most of the formatting for many folks. So here is a link to the eNewsletter on our website for those interested. www.quietlightpublishing.com/newsletters/20071205.html If you would like to be included in future issues of the newsletter just drop me a line with the words Newsletter in the subject and let us know you’d like to be included. There is also a way to sign-up for it on the Quiet Light website.

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In the newsletter I talked about how we now have many images online in the Gallery section, both from the Lewis & Clark Trail AMERICAN LANDSCAPES book and one I am currently working on based on 30 years of photography in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can view the images online at our Gallery – www.quietlightpublishing.com/shop/Gallery.htm.

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I also have several Triptych’s available. It is a format which is very interesting to produce, because it takes some time to find three images which are great together. But the results are a very stunning pieces. They’ve been placed in homes, offices and public spaces all over. It is always a thrill to see them displayed somewhere.I hope you’ll enjoy the eNewsletter and check out our Gallery Pages!

Peace,
Richard