Established 2002 by Walt & Janet Schumacher
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Our passion is to make photographs that
express the joy we have making them. After carefully photographing our
subject, we scan our own film, do our own printing, and frame each piece appropriately.
Each print is executed exactly as we intended it to look, when we released the
shutter. Walt
Schumacher
2002:
Photographer for over 20 years. Owned photography business and worked in / managed
professional photo labs for many years. Member of Photographic Society
of America (PSA) and assistant webmaster for Nature Division, 2002.
2003:
Vice-President and webmaster of Michiana Photo Club, South Bend,
IN.
Contributing member of Nature
Photographer Magazine.
Article, "Electronic Imaging: Not for Fantasy Only"
published in Photographic Society
of America Journal, July, 2003. (If you click the link, you can search
for "Electronic" in the title...)
2004:
VP and webmaster of Huntsville Photographic Society.
Competition Results: tied for most Wins overall.
Photo contest sponsored by the Huntsville Botanical Garden, June, 2004.
Won Second Place, and Honorable Mention. Pictures appeared in the
Huntsville Times, as well as various advertising pieces published by the Garden.
June, 2004 - Accepted as exhibitor at the Huntsville
Art League.
Nov., 2004 - Won Merit Award in the Decatur Art Guild's "Colors of
the Season" exhibition, shown at the Carnegie
Visual Arts Center, Decatur, AL.
2005:
Feb. 2005 - Won "Award of Distinction" in Huntsville Art League's
annual Collector's Draw.
March 2005 - Picture of Venus-Jupiter-Moon conjunction published in
"Night Sky"
magazine.
June, 2005 - Photo contest sponsored by the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Won Second Place.
June, 2005 - elected VP of Huntsville Art League. Also
Membership Chairman and webmaster.
July, 2005 - Received Honorable Mention in Photographer's Forum Magazine's
25th Annual Spring Photography Contest, sponsored by Canon. This was given to
the top 100 out of 21,000 entries, and will be published in their 2005 Annual.
Dec. 2005 - At Huntsville
Photographic Society, recieved annual "Best Color Print of the
Year" award. |
Janet Schumacher
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2002:
Photographer for 5 years. Member of Michiana PhotoClub,
South Bend, IN.
Won 14 ribbons in 2002 and 2nd prize for Slide of Year (Michiana Camera Club).
Commercial sale of 7 Photographs to Houba, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Company) 2003:
Contributing member of Nature
Photographer Magazine.
2004:
Member of Huntsville Photographic Society. Competition Results: First
Place (1), Second Place (3), Third Place (3), Honorable Mention (2).
June, 2004 - Accepted as exhibitor at the Huntsville
Art League.
2005:
Feb. 2005 - Won "Merit Award" in Huntsville Art League's annual Collector's
Draw.
March, 2005 - Invited to participate in "Exploring the
Senses" art show, at the Athens State University, Athens, AL.
April 22, 2005 - Received an Art Investor's Ribbon
at Huntsville's "Panoply Arts Festival",
produced by the Arts Council of Huntsville.
June, 2005 - Photo contest sponsored by the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Received
Honorable Mention.
July, 2005 - Selected to be a Finalist in Photographer's Forum Magazine's
25th Annual Spring Photography Contest, sponsored by Canon. This was given to
the top 5% out of 21,000 entries, and will be published in their 2005 Annual.
July, 2005 - Took Third Place in the "Southern
Shutters" juried show at the Clay House Museum, Madison, AL. |
Seminars Attended (both):
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5/12/01 - Rod
Planck - "How to Photograph Nature"
Detroit, MI. Rod’s images have appeared in such magazines as Audubon,
Sierra, Natural History, Backpacker, Birder’s World, National and International
Wildlife, Ranger Rick, and in numerous calendars and textbooks.
9/17-21/01 - Pat
Gerlach; one-week photo workshop - "Nature Photography -
Shooting Wild Animals"; Logging Camp Ranch, Medora, North
Dakota. Pat has run a wildlife photo-art business for 20 years, and is a well
known figure at all the Florida art fairs.
2/9/02 - Robert
Glenn Ketchum - "Evolution in Landscape Photography"
St. Louis, MO. Named the 2001 Outstanding Photographer of the Year by the
North American Nature Photography Association, RGK has published over 10 books in his
30-year career. Audubon magazine recognized 100 champions of conservation "who
shaped the environmental movement in the 20th century," and included such names as
John Muir, Rachael Carson and photographer, Robert Glenn Ketchum.
4/14/02 - John
Shaw "Intensive" seminar on Nature Photography and
digital printing, Traverse City, MI. John Shaw has been one of the premier
nature photographers since the early '70's. His photographs have graced dozens of
magazines, and he is the author of six books on field photography which are the
"standard".
4/27/02 - John
& Barb Gerlach, "How to Shoot Beautiful Nature Photos",
Indianapolis, IN. A tremendously prolific nature photographer, John Gerlach's
pictures have appeared in virtually every nature and photography magazine. Not only
do John and Barb supply images to 14 stock photo agencies, but they host photo workshops
in such locations as the Galapagos, Antarctica, Africa, etc.
11/2002 - Portrait workshop by the Association of Portrait
Photographers, Grand Rapids, MI.
12/14/02 - "Epson Print Academy"
(one day seminar) with Vincent Versace,
Indianapolis, IN
02/15/03 - St. Louis, MO, one-day Seminar "With Heart, Soul and Camera:
Developing a Personal Vision" by Brenda Tharp, instructor at
the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, published in Outdoor Photographer, etc.
3/15/03 - "Digital Photography" with George Lepp, Illinois Central
College, at Peoria, IL. Digital imaging, scanning, image optimization, and
printing. George is an institution at Outdoor Photographer magazine, and when it
comes to digital shooting or printing, George is the "go to" guy. 3/20/04 - "Outdoor & Wildlife Photography" by Dr. Leonard Rue III and Len Rue Jr., Peoria,
IL. Leonard Lee Rue is THE most published wildlife photographer in North
America. He has sold to 2,000 different companies in 44 countries, and is the
author of 26 books on wildlife.
July 30-31, 2005 - "The Art of Nature Photography"
with internationally-known photographer, Arthur Morris. His website is named "Birds as Art", and when he
shoots them, they are! More than 11,000 of his photographs have been published
in magazines such as National Geographic, Natural History, Nature Photographer, and
Outdoor Photographer; he has authored more than 100 photo-illustrated feature articles,
and is finishing his second book. Artie also hosts photo workshops from the
Galapagos to Africa. |
Works Shown at (both):
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July, 2002 -Culver Lake Fest, Culver IN.
August, 2002 -Washington Gallery, Goshen, IN
December, 2002 -Minneapolis Art/Craft Festival, Minneapolis MN.
March, 2003 -Audry Levy Invitational Art Show, Ann Arbor, MI.2004
onward - Showing at the Huntsville Art League gallery, Huntsville, AL
August & September, 2004 - Solo show at the Huntsville Times
Gallery, Huntsville, AL.
September, 2004 - Participated in show at the "Heritage
Club" restaurant, Huntsville, AL.
October, 2004 - Participated in the Huntsville Home Builder's annual "Providence
Showhouse"
Nov. 2004-Feb.2005 - Exhibited at the Decatur
Art Guild's "Colors of the Season" juried show, at
the Carnegie Visual Arts Center,
Decatur, AL.
April 22-24, 2005 - Participated in Huntsville's "Panoply Arts Festival" juried show,
produced by the Arts Council of Huntsville.
May, 2005 - Featured as the "Limelight"
artists at the Huntsville Art League. This includes a sizable area
of the gallery devoted just to our pictures, a reception, etc.
June, 2005 - Accepted to participate in the "Unique
Views of Huntsville" exhibit at the Huntsville
Museum of Art.
July, 2005 - Accepted to participate in the "Southern
Shutters" juried show at the Clay House Museum, Madison, AL.
July, 2005 - Solo show of 27 prints at the Executive Group
Realtors, Huntsville AL.
September, 2005 - Invited to participate in the annual Monte Sano Art Show.
Booth.
October, 2005 - Invited to participate in the "Unique
Views of Huntsville - Encore Presentation" at historic Harrison Brother's
store in downtown Huntsville.
October - December, 2005 - Featured artists at the Arts Council of Huntsville
office.
November, 2005 - Invited to hang prints at the opening of the Huntsville Museum of Art's Community
Gallery. |
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