Sedona News – Join the Sedona Camera Club for a presentation by professional photographer Matt Beaty. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm on Monday, April 29, 2024, at the Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite B-2, Sedona. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
A Platinum/Palladium printmaker, Matt owns and operates Hidden Light LLC in Flagstaff, Arizona. Having pioneered a technique to make some of the world’s largest pt/pd prints, up to eight feet long, Beaty enjoys pushing what is possible in alternative process printmaking. His clients include photographers represented in galleries around the world.
Matt will focus on the concept of SHOOTING TO PRINT, specifically pre-visualizing the finished print during the moment of capture, and the techniques he uses to take him from noticing the light, to capture, development and post production, through to platinum/palladium printmaking.
He will discuss film and digital capture and focus heavily on attention to detail in the finished image through light shaping in Photoshop. From there, he will move on to the basics of Platinum/Palladium printmaking, the constraints of that process and the ways in which we can embrace those constraints.
As a photographer based in Flagstaff, Matt has worked his way through several genres, trends and styles in photography. Allowing his work to constantly change and evolve, he is currently focusing his lens on landscapes, mostly captured with film cameras. By photographing with the finished print in mind and printing exclusively in Platinum/Palladium, Matt’s images draw the viewer into a scene, inviting them to take their time and experience the peace and serenity of each photograph.
Matt explains “A fascination with mankind’s apparent disregard for natural spaces and instinctive circadian rhythms influences my work, both in form and subject matter. Sunrises and sunsets, dramatic light and a focus on the natural waxing and waning that occurs through many of life’s everyday moments are currently among my primary muses.”
Presentations, hosted by the Sedona Camera Club, are free to members. There is a $5 fee for guests. Local photographers are encouraged to join to support bringing high-quality speakers to promote interest in photography and develop photographic skills. Membership costs $35 for the whole year. For more information on the Sedona Camera Club, go to sedonacamera.club.
