My name is Rod Deutschmann, I’m an award-winning fine-art photographer, a San Diego photography instructor, 20-year newspaper editor and veteran Marine Combat Correspondent. I’ve spent my life exploring artistic expression — highlighting the difference between simply ‘taking’ a beautiful photograph and ‘creating’ a moving piece of art. The camera is my paintbrush. It has been my life. During the last few years I’ve shared my unique vision of ‘art with a camera’ with my San Diego students — trying to bring a little pride back into the lives of photographers. I’ve shown them that true expressionism comes from an understanding of who you are — not what you own. I’ve proved to them that with passion, drive and determination anything is possible and that Photoshop or any other type of after-the-fact manipulation isn’t really needed.I built this Web site to showcase the people who use photography to express themselves. To give them a voice and a sanctuary. My hope is that this Web site will inspire others to go manual in their camera, to give up after-the-fact manipulation and show people that there is more to photography than just taking pretty pictures.
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ReplyDeleteRod. My In focus I and II classes have helped me a lot to grow. I recently went to Carmel and Monterey, CA for a few days. It gave me a chance to practice my lessons, while feeling confident in my equipment. I reaaly enjoyed shooting both landscape, and doing blocks on stores. I showed a web album to a good friend, and got a heart warming response. He said the pictures were reaaly good, and that they were interesting,(not just vacation pictures of where I went) and made him want to explore what was in them.
ReplyDeleteThat did really give me pride in my work. Thank you Rod, and Robin.