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Images by Tammy Winand
Sweeping landscapes, architectural images, still lifes offering commentary on our world... you will find these and more at CrypticFragments Photography.
This page is an introduction to my work and my perspective on photography.
I pursue this passion as a portion of my life's work. I believe my images capture scenes which need to be shared, which have something to say about the condition of our world...what we have, what we have lost. I hope you will enjoy browsing around. Please visit the links below which lead you to so much more of my online "portfolio".
Enjoy!
My Passion for Photography
how I got started
I'm not exactly sure how it started. Perhaps all the slide shows my parents made of my sisters and I as children. Perhaps looking through my grandma's collection of family photo albums. All, I know is, by the time I was in high school, I was already obsessed with taking pictures of my environment.
My first cameras were tiny and flimsy, used 110 film, and were often lost or broken. I begged my mother for rolls of film at the grocery store. More than half of the images I shot in those days never even got developed!
I remember the joy of my first instant camera. The fun of waving the developing image around in the air thinking it would get done faster that way.
When I acquired my first digital camera, I was in heaven! No more waiting! No more film developing costs! And what had already been a hobby turned into a virtual obsession. In fact, a travel companion once told me I was so busy framing and taking pictures that I wasn't really enjoying the trip! (I disagree, but that's another story...)
My first cameras were tiny and flimsy, used 110 film, and were often lost or broken. I begged my mother for rolls of film at the grocery store. More than half of the images I shot in those days never even got developed!
I remember the joy of my first instant camera. The fun of waving the developing image around in the air thinking it would get done faster that way.
When I acquired my first digital camera, I was in heaven! No more waiting! No more film developing costs! And what had already been a hobby turned into a virtual obsession. In fact, a travel companion once told me I was so busy framing and taking pictures that I wasn't really enjoying the trip! (I disagree, but that's another story...)
Notre Dame... I was awed by the Gothic details.
Subjects Which Inspire Me
I have a preference for imagery which conveys some aspect of the history or culture of place. This may mean an architectural detail of a ruin or a blurred image of a passing subway train. It may mean a selection of tea pots for sale at a street stall in an English market, or a gate to a ranch in the middle of the New Mexico wilderness.A good photograph evokes emotions in the viewer.
When I am awed by a place or scene, I want to try to capture that sensation to share with my viewers.
I confess to having a passion for photo-editing tools as well. I like seeing my images made to look like an oil painting or a vivid abstract, as you can see to the left of this section.
Places to View My Photography
CrypticFragments Digital Photography Home
Cryptic Fragments' Flickr
CrypticFragments MySpace
All images on the above sites are the copyrighted work of Tammy Winand and may not be copied, reproduced, or otherwise used without her express written consent.">
Digital Photography Guides
Scenes Which Move Me
I have eclectic tastes when it comes to choice of subject but most of my work falls into the following categories:landscapes, architectural shots, abstracts, and still lifes.
I shoot a lot of churches/cathedrals and ruins from different cultures.
When viewing the work of other photographers, I gravitate to images of wild rugged sweeping landscapes, exotic travel locations including ancient and unique architecture, anything which captures the history of a place, unusual views of abandoned and ruined buildings, or that capture the colors and FEEL of a destination.
Cabin Below Cathedral Rock near Sedona, Arizona
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