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Dave Montgomery has been interested in photography since 1955. He has been a vacation photographer while educating himself by observing work of other artists. In 2000 he began to experiment with the digital enhancement and manipulation of images scanned from slides and photos. His purchase of a digital camera in 2002 converted him to pixels. Since the computer has become a new tool for the artist, to find enhancements of color or detail in a digital photograph should not be surprising; but the particular choice of changes, additions, and combinations is as much an art as the choice of color by an oil painter. As the degree of "enhancement" of a digital photograph increases, at some level there is a new medium, which I call digital composition. In this medium, my creative process is different from the process in my straight photography. For digital composition, I start with an idea. The idea may be prompted by a photograph, but it is also possible for the stimulus to be an independent observation or thought. At an early stage, I look through my portfolio of previously-captured photographic images to see whether I already have some of the elements necessary to transform the idea into the digital file that can be printed. As often as not, I must go forth with my digital camera to capture additional elements that are needed. On the other hand, there will always be a place for the discipline of straight (single-source) photography. The point is not that either path is superior but that both paths are legitimate. Digital composition increases my freedom and opportunity for creativity relative to straight photography, while straight photography presents a different kind of challenge in finding and capturing the right, existing image. Juried shows that have exhibited Dave's work include: | |
| Strathmore Hall Arts Center (North Bethesda, MD) Five Artist Membership Annual Exhibitions, 2004-08 "honorable mention" in the 2007 Exhibition, "Food for Thought" "Art You My Valentine," February 2004, 2005, 2006 "Beasts and Bugs," July & August 2004 "Symphony of Art," March 2005 "Rhythm and Motion," October 2005 The Campagna Center and the Durant Center (Alexandria, VA) "Young at Art," six years, July/August 2004-09 Friendship Heights Village Center (Chevy Chase, MD) "Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue," five years, July 2004-08 Washington Gallery of Photography (Bethesda, MD) Two National Juried Gallery Shows, October - November 2005 and 2007 Light Street Gallery (Baltimore, MD) "American Icons," April - June, 2007 "Box Show," August - November, 2007 "Small Works," November, 2007 - February, 2008 Touchstone Gallery (Washington, DC) "Photo Focus," August - September, 2007 City Hall, Alexandria, VA "Art in City Hall," April - September, 2007 Cooper Carry Art Exhibit (Alexandria, VA) "Architectural Treasures," October 2007 Montpelier Arts Center (Laurel, MD) Patuxent Art League Show, December 2007 |
The Art League (Alexandria, VA) Seven members' shows, August 2006 through June 2007. Six members' shows, August 2007 through May 2008 , "honorable mention" in the show of August 2007 Seven members' shows, August 2008 through May 2009 Three members' shows, August through November 2009 SlideLuck PotShow (Washington, DC) "Reflections" digital slide show with music, February 16, 2008 VisArts (Rockville, MD) "Farm to Market," June 2008 Kentlands Mansion Gallery (Gaithersburg, MD) "Scenes from Another City ... Somewhere Else," July - September 2008 "FotoWeek DC at The Art League," November 2008 "FotoWeek DC at The Art League," November 2009 (online) Orchard Gallery (Bethesda, MD) (solo show) "The Shutter Clicks More than Once," February & March 2009 Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Invitational Gallery (North Bethesda, MD) (solo show) "Two Paths: Photography and Digital Composition" August 2009 Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore, MD) "Un(bound): An Altered Books Competition," October 2009 |
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The March 2008 cover of Applause, the magazine of the Music Center at Strathmore, featured Dave's composition. Another work won first place in two Montgomery County photo competitions in 2004. His "single-source" photo won second place in the County's 2007 Public Works competition. Five works of his were displayed at Café Café (Washington, DC) August & September 2004. ZigZag (The Plains, VA) displayed some pieces February 2005. He and Gwen Lewis had a joint show, "Perceptions of Reality," at the Art Gallery Grille (Washington, DC) December 2004 through March 2005. The Kensington Park Library (Kensington, MD) showed a few works during July 2005. He had a solo show, "On the Verge," at the Left Bank Bakery Café (Washington, DC) December 2005 March 2006 brought his small show at the Kensington Park Library (Kensington, MD). He exhibited digital composition and photography in his show, "Alternatives," at the Café Monet Gallery (Kensington, MD) September & October, 2006 His 'mini-show' at RRUUC in Bethesda, MD, May - August, 2007, was "Tall or Wide." The Silver Spring Library (Silver Spring, MD) displayed a major solo show, Safari in Tanzania, during April 2008 ("single-source" photos). Please check his work in the "bins" of Strathmore Hall (10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD) and The Art League (105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA). At each, he is an artist member. He is in the Artists' Registry of the Maryland State Arts Council. | |
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