Finding the Light
A passion for the "good light" is what drives photographer Jim Crotty. Preferring to work in the margins of the day when capturing scenes of both nature and urban subjects, Jim is a student of the light of the seasons. His most popular landscape photographs are known for including elements that symbolize fluid movement through and within the frame. Jim's work with macro, close-ups of natural details complement his artistic vision of the landscape. He also enjoys capturing moments of action and involvement when photographing events and sport and his eye is often attracted to the flowing lines of classical architecture as well as the weathered tones of seasoned, man-made structures.
His preferred canvas is the subtle beauty and character of his home state of Ohio, however, he often ventures to other scenic and cityscape locations when he knows the season and the light are on the verge of presenting that one, unique moment when photographic artist and subject merge in the creative zone where time stands still and the act of image-making transcends the man-made constraints of rule, schedule and control. It is here where the photographic artist falls into, and becomes one with the light, that radiates from within as well as that which surrounds.
A passion for the "good light" is what drives photographer Jim Crotty. Preferring to work in the margins of the day when capturing scenes of both nature and urban subjects, Jim is a student of the light of the seasons. His most popular landscape photographs are known for including elements that symbolize fluid movement through and within the frame. Jim's work with macro, close-ups of natural details complement his artistic vision of the landscape. He also enjoys capturing moments of action and involvement when photographing events and sport and his eye is often attracted to the flowing lines of classical architecture as well as the weathered tones of seasoned, man-made structures.
His preferred canvas is the subtle beauty and character of his home state of Ohio, however, he often ventures to other scenic and cityscape locations when he knows the season and the light are on the verge of presenting that one, unique moment when photographic artist and subject merge in the creative zone where time stands still and the act of image-making transcends the man-made constraints of rule, schedule and control. It is here where the photographic artist falls into, and becomes one with the light, that radiates from within as well as that which surrounds.
