Seeing with Artistic Interpretation In Contrast To Creating A Photograph with Realistic Intent What does it mean to see differently as an artist and as an architect? And how can you benefit from both perspectives? These are the topics this article will address through the opposing standpoints of multiple award-winning fine art photographer, Sharon Tenenbaum and renowned … [Read more...]
Sharon Tenenbaum
Sharon Tenenbaum was educated as a Civil Engineer in Israel, and practicing as a Professional Engineer in Vancouver Canada. In late 2007 she made a decision to part from engineering in order to pursue her passion for photography after being inspired by a life-changing journey to South East Asia. Her passion for photography started with street photojournalism, yet combined with her original background as a Civil Engineer, her work covers a wide gamut of subject matter from ‘in the moment’ Photojournalism to Fine Art Architectural Photography which is a perfect marriage of her engineering and artistic sides. In a relative short period she has managed to define an artistic direction and distinctive style in her work, acquiring international recognition in the process. Sharon has numerous fine art international awards and her work has been published in several magazines including National Geographic. As a Photographer, Tenenbaum is a self-taught artist, having learned her craft through personal research and practical experience behind the camera. In her work she incorporates a Long Exposure technique to expand the expressive dimensions of her art. Although an artist at heart, Sharon enjoys teaching and sharing with others her photography techniques and vision. She teaches Fine Art Photography Workshops around the world and has produced two video tutorials and written two ebooks. One on ‘How to Create Long Exposure Fine art Photography’ and the second: ‘Left & Right Brain, A photographers understanding of these mindsets and how the affect our visual interpretation of art’.
Seeing Lines – Part 1: Pre-Visualizing
After leaving Civil Engineering to become a photographer, I naturally gravitated towards the subject matter of architectural photography, namely bridges. I guess I was intrinsically eager to use my newly artistic tools as a photographer and apply them to my old revered subject matter of bridges. I strived to express the artistic beauty of these engineering marvels. I was … [Read more...]
Loving Long Exposure
I caught the Long Exposure bug in 2008. It was the kind of photography that seemed to originate from two separate worlds yet capable of bridging the two. The unrealistic, surreal streaky clouds and white silky smooth water made the image step enough steps back from reality that intrigued the imagination and was a breathe of fresh air of something different and new, yet the … [Read more...]
Left and Right Brain – Part 2
Left and Right Brain In my previous article, Understanding the Left & Right Brain, posted on the site in October 2013, I discussed two major differences between the Left & Right Brain: The Left hemisphere is sequential, while the right hemisphere is simultaneous. Motoric skills of one side of the body are controlled by the contralateral part of the brain. In … [Read more...]
Understand The Left and Right Brain
by Sharon TenenbaumEver wonder what differentiates Good from Great Art? What gives some images that extra superior edge in comparison to all the rest. What is going on in our subconscious mind when we look at these images? What gives some images that extraordinary ‘wow’ factor and some are just okay. As a fine art photographer, I was intrigued with these … [Read more...]
