STUDIO GRIFFOTO FINE ART IMAGERY
  Carnival Revisited
  Bodie
  Bradbury
  Brooklyn First Snow 2017
  Carnival -- Venice
  Churches
  Death Valley 2019
  Fall Colors
  Florence
  Forest Light
  Form Photography
  Italian Churches Revisited
  Nature and Landscapes
  Pompei
  Road Trip 2016
  Road Trip 2018
  Siena
  Travel
  Up and Away: Airplanes and Balloons
  Venice
  Wildflowers
  Winter
  Yellowstone
  Florentine Sculpture
  Black and White Makes
  Winter in Black and White
  Digital Derivatives
  Abstract Form
  Airplanes
  Architecture
  Arno Abstract Reflections
  Doors
  Flowers
  Landscapes
  Masquerade
  More Masquerade
  Non-Objective
  Windows
818-421-3517
Camarillo CA 93012

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

 

The interplay of color, design, and the magical effects of light and reflections have always fascinated me.  I discovered photography more than 40 years ago and have been shooting ever since, simply because I enjoy the process, and the results are good often enough to keep me hooked.

Over the years, I studied different photographic styles beginning with a year of classes from Leland Rice to learn black and white photography and its advanced zone system. I also learned from studying the work of those photographers I admired most, Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Ernest Haas and Eliot Porter.  While I learned to photograph in black and white, I am really drawn to color and am best described as "a colorist."

My work evolved with time and the influence of my friend and long-time photography partner, Tom Howell, who unselfishly shared his knowledge as an accomplished artist and gifted photographer, and who constantly challenged me to improve.  Many creative insights have come from our dueling slideshows sustained with Cabernet after trips to Yosemite, Point Lobos, Bodie, Moro Bay, Death Valley, The Wine Country, Florence, Venice and Rome. 

My passions other than photography include art, travel, music, history, movies and wine.  I have been fortunate to visit many countries over the years, and I have tried to capture interesting and varied images that reflect the unique characteristics of each one.

My favorite artists include Italian Renaissance Masters, French Impressionists, Classical and Modern Artists.  A partial list includes Bernini, Caravaggio, Degas, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, O’Keefe, Rembrandt, Renoir, Richter, Rodin, Rothko, Titian, and Van Gogh. 

I have photographed many different subjects during the past several decades with a single objective in mind...a desire to depict the interplay of light, color, design and sometimes reflections to create unique images that transcend photography. I am pleased when people view my work and think it is something “more than photography.”

 

DENNIS GRIFFIN