David Ohlshen

Photographer

David Ohlsen Photography Location: Beaverton, OR Camera: Canon Digital 1DS, 20D, and 5D Genre: Wildlife/ Landscape Photography Contact: Dave@ohlsenphotography.com URL: www.ohlsenphotography.com

Biography

Since the age of 10, photography has been an important part of my life. Starting with a Kodak Instamatic camera, I began a journey with my photography that was to become a life long passion. Over the years as I studied my craft and my skills developed, I moved from the Instamatic camera, to 35mm film, to medium format, and eventually to digital capture. Love of the outdoors and photography's unique integration of art and technology has made this the perfect medium for my artistic pursuits.

Nature is an ever-changing, powerful, and inspiring force. The beautiful scenes I attempt to photograph will take place whether I am there to observe them or not. It is always my goal to be there in the early light to capture that extraordinary moment, when lighting and subject combine to create the unusual, or the beautiful. I bring little to the party other than my patience, and a modest skill in coaxing out and framing what is already beautiful. As a spectator in this natural world, I approach my art from a "minimalist" perspective, feeling that less is often more when capturing the essence and subtleties of nature. I strive to let the natural lighting in my scenes speak for itself, setting the overall tone, and creating the underlying power of the images. Most of my images are taken during first or last light of the day where the shadows and the color temperature of the light creates a unique and compelling drama. I search for unique visions into my subject matter where the viewer can gain a sense for that extraordinary moment when lighting and subject were combined to create the unusual and less often seen expression of nature. Being there for that extraordinary moment is often humbling and is always enormously satisfying.

Over the past 4 years I have been fortunate to make 4 trips to Africa in the sole pursuit of fine art photographic images of the people, landscapes and wildlife of this exotic land. In July of 2006 I began for the first time sharing these images with the public, where I have been warmly received with multiple awards on both the local and international level. Recently, I have been honored by some unanticipated international acclaim by taking both gold and silver medals in major worldwide photographic competitions.

All of the images in this gallery have been taken with Canon digital equipment. My Canon optics provided a focal length range from 17mm to 1200mm for these images. I print my limited edition prints on quality acid free matte paper with large format Epson printers, using archival Epson UltraChrome inks. With proper care, these archival prints are rated by Epson to retain their original colors for 75 or more years.

I hope you will enjoy this display of my work as much as I have enjoyed brining it here for you to see.

Dave Ohlsen
www.ohlsenphotography.com