Biography:
Betty Dabney has been "serious" about photography for only five years, but has already been in juried shows, won awards, had one-person shows and sold to galleries. Her work can be found in Baltimore at Milagro at 1005 West 36th Street on The Avenue in Hampden, at Strictly BEmore at 1728 Thames Street in Fells Point, and at the Park Avenue Pharmacy at 1535 Park Avenue in Bolton Hill and in San Antonio at the Nueva Street Gallery.
Artist's Statement:
I strive to capture the essence of a subject using digital photography, sometimes with extensive enhancement. Most of my images are representational, but some are experimental and abstract. All are characterized by a strong sense of composition and color or contrast, with a painterly effect. I started out as a painter many years ago, and painting still informs my work. Sometimes I "paint" over every pixel numerous times to achieve the desired effect. This process may take many hours, but is a form of meditation and is very relaxing. Very few people would have the patience to do it, but I find it very rewarding. Earlier images were taken with Olympus equipment. I am currently shooting with a 10.2-megapixel Nikon D40X, which produces such good images that they seldom need to be modified except to convert to black-and-white.