Michael Iwasaki Fine Art Landscape Photography - Vancouver

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Michael Iwasaki – Fine Art Photographer, Artist Statement

My goal is to create Fine Art Photographs for the enjoyment of others in their homes and offices. A Fine Art Photograph is defined as an image that is created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. This includes using only the best materials for not only print, but framing as well. For myself, a work of art i

s primarily the product of a person, not a machine. For this reason, an image printed straight from the original capture is unsatisfying. Such an image represents the output of the camera and not the expression of my own emotions and feeling I had when the image was originally captured in the environment as I remember it. As a photographer, I have the ability to select lighting conditions, photographic equipment (camera body, lenses etc.) One aspect I do not have much control over during the image capture process is the artistic component. There are limitations that any equipment, on its own, simply cannot capture. As an artist, part of my satisfaction is working on the image after it has been captured, to a state that I want my audience to feel, just as if they were there at that exact moment. This means the creativity begins after the moment has been captured. It is to this end that I do to the image everything that I feel is necessary to re-create the moment and time as I saw it. A few of my adjustments include color balance, contrast and enhancing of shadow and highlight details. I try to portray the feeling of open, glowing light rich in color, or mysterious shadows. Another aspect of my creativity includes the capturing of multiple exposures to increase the range of light captured closer to what the human eye can see, rather than a single limited exposure. On occasion I will remove elements that I feel are unaesthetic to the image. Such elements may include stray branches, or human influences that should not be in nature to begin with (trash, etc.). The goal behind my work is to create believability and not create reality. In other words, create an image that represents something that is believable, that one can consider possible, even though one may not quite find this exact same image in nature. My image sizes are purposely large, using only the best of materials available. This is to make a statement and to be the center conversational piece in one’s home or office. I like my art to be considered as a piece of furniture in the home or office.

02/18/2023

For those following me, I am hoping to have a new website up shortly. - Thank you!

10/10/2021

Hoping for some new gallery editions coming soon, as long as the full format images turn out from the big camera. These are a small single shot taken on my iPhone of hopefully what will be to come….

10/30/2020

An image that I have not shot because it always seemed ‘so obvious’. But not in an eight foot wide print in aluminum. I waited until Fall for this pic - it really is a beautiful spot that everyone should recognize. After all - so many people take pictures at this location. The Whistler bridge that connects the lower part of the village to the upper part. 60 images. This picture is not yet in my website.

07/30/2019

It has been a while since my last panorama. Here is a dusk shot of Deep Cove....

It took patience to get the timing of the shot, however, after a couple of months of patiently waiting for some nice clouds to reflect the sunset, I was finally able to get a decent shot of the cove... Thank you Don Dobie for coming out and being my wing man!!

07/29/2019

An absolutely stunning night in the cove this evening where I am hoping I got ‘The shot’ of the cove. I’ll be able to tell tomorrow. 3 panoramas at nearly 100 pics per panorama- we’ll see how they turned out.... attached is what I shot on my phone about a month ago as a “test scout shot”

03/06/2019

Such a wonderful day.... Proud to have been a part of it...

11/21/2018

I've always wanted to shoot Deep Cove from Quary Rock. I have been hesitant just because of where the light is. If shooting at sunset, you are exposing for a sun meaning that anything in the foreground will be black or your sky will be washed out (unless you do some photoshop work and drop in a new sky). If I shot it at sunrise, there wouldn’t be a lot of color in the sky because I am shooting in the wrong direction and again, because Deep Cove is below the horizon, it would be very dark. Plus I would also have to get up real early – especially if it was in the summer, and I don’t like getting up early. At least not 4:30am early. This was shot just after sunset. I attempted to pull out as much detail in the trees as possible, however, some detail was lost. The second image is a 50% zoom of the first image. The image is nearly 8 feet by 4 feet - Approx. 100 shots (25 per row) stitched into one.

11/14/2018

Ok - With the raising of a couple of munchkins, photography had taken a little bit of a back seat. As they are becoming more independent, it has given me the ability to pickup the camera and get out shooting again, updating my gallery / website and blog.

I am proud to have officially just added two new images to my gallery - details may be found through my blog at: https://michaeliwasaki.wordpress.com/2018/11/13/new-image-available/

10/24/2018

** NEW GALLERY PICTURE ALERT **

For those who follow my photography page, I have just added my latest print from Watersprite Lake. The hike was just over 17km round trip with an elevation gain of approx. 2,700 feet. The trip started out at 5:30 in the morning, with a 20km drive down a forest service road where the trailhead started. Luckily there were no bears, although we were well prepared. The hike included amazing views of the Squamish area mountains with one view looking down into the valley to the city of Squamish.

This print has not yet been posted to my official website, however will be shortly. The image is 8' x 44 inches wide and will be limited to 8 copies.

Enjoy....

08/22/2018

It has been awhile since I have posted a picture i've shot - And after a couple of years of humming and hawing over a shot that took me nearly 3 years to capture, I finally decided to post the pic.

I was in search of a sunset shot behind Mount Seymour (1st peak), however the conditions 'had to be just right'. This meant waiting for a good dump of snow (in the range of 3 feet) to get my 'snow ghosts' in the foreground, (when trees are completely covered in snow and you cannot see the branches and they are bent over). This then needed to be followed by a clearing, but not a totally clear sky, I required some clouds in the sky to reflect the sunset light.

The trip included carrying 45lbs of gear (pano gear can be heavy), through the snow with an elevation gain of approximately 1,000 feet when the temperature was -7. I took both snow shoes and crampons (for the last part of the hike). The wind was also blowing fairly good at the top and the sun was setting quickly. It can be a grueling hike. In this 10 foot x 41" pano, made up of 72 images (3 rows of 24 images per row), there are a couple of frames that are not completely tack sharp clear as I would like, but nonetheless, I am happy with the results. The hike down in the dark with just a headlamp ended us (that would be you Lance Phillips) down on the runs of Mt. Seymour and having to follow a couple of runs down the mountain, which the staff were not too impressed about.

You be the judge...

12/13/2016

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics

My goal is to create Fine Art Photographs for the enjoyment of others in their homes and offices. A Fine Art Photograph is defined as an image that is created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. To only have one medium is not enough. This includes using only the b...

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