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Winchester,
Kentucky Indoor Photography, Outdoor Portraits,
Senior Portraits, Pet Photos, and
more by Denise Yates
Artist
Statement
 When
I was 15 years old, my dad won a
Minolta SLR camera, and that is when
I became very interested in
photography. I took most of the
photos during our family vacations.
Trips to various locations
throughout the United States honed
my interest in photographing nature
and wildlife. A three year stint in
a photo-developing lab gave me
invaluable insights into the world
of photography.
I
now have over 17 years of
professional photography experience.
I photographed my first wedding at
age 19 and continued until 2002,
when I decided to concentrate on
wildlife and scenic photography. In
1997, I started my own business. My
extensive travels across the United
States offered photographic
opportunities from the East Coast to
the Grand Canyon.
My
vision is to preserve history
through my photography. I enjoy
riding the back roads of Kentucky
and surrounding states seeking
historical structures and unique
scenery that goes unnoticed by every
day travelers. I take pleasure in
the fact that my photography
captures the current conditions of
the scenery and/or historical
structure. I strive to capture their
beauty and essence; and seek to tell
its unique story of days gone by
through photographic expression.
My
photography has been displayed at
the Central Bank Gallery, the
Kentucky Room in the Singletary
Center for the Arts on the
University of Kentucky campus, the
KY Human Resources Building in
Frankfort and the Lexington Opera
House. It also has been displayed at
numerous Lexington Art League shows
in the Loudon House and at the
offices of the Kentucky Guild for
Artists and Craftsman.
I
have tempered my skills through a
?#8364;œhands on?#8364;? approach to the world of
photography. I typically use manual
and automatic Minolta cameras. I use
35mm color and B/W films. My
photographs are not digitally
altered or enhanced in any way. I
use a tripod and a circular
polarizer filter for most of my
work.
As
my business grew, so did my personal
life. In 1999 I married Gregory G.
Yates. Greg is originally from
Mayfield, KY. Greg is a US Army
retiree having served for more than
24 years. He and our son Grissom and
daughter Ainsley are vital
components of my current photography
excursions. We currently reside in
Winchester, KY.
Denise
is a Member of:
KY Crafted Market Visual Artist
and
Lexington Art League |
