Lon Overacker

General nature and landscape photography have been at the core of my photography, particularly emphasizing “intimate nature portraits.” These are simply the smaller scenes found within the larger landscape. Grand landscapes are often beautiful and dramatic, but I get more satisfaction from the finer, more “unseen” details of the intimate landscape. I spent 25 years photographing with a 4×5 large format camera and color slide film. Eventually, this gave way to the DSLR in 2015. In recent years I’ve developed a great interest and enjoyment with the ICM, Intentional Camera Movement and nature abstracts. I’ve always had a strong connection with composition, and I’ve felt that learning to “see,” visualize compositions, and recognizing photographic potential has been something I pride myself in. It’s taken many years, but I have long since realized and appreciated the “art” of processing images once they’ve been captured. While I don’t consider myself an expert in image processing, I have accumulated many techniques over the years. I am confident in making my images “the best they can be.” I say this in quotes because I learned this from friend and fellow photographer Tony Kuyper. I’ll leave you with another of his quotes: “… let the image take you where IT wants to go….”