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About Me

ROBERT FREAR

"Photography has been a part of my life since an early age, having set-up my first darkroom before age 14. Through the years, the processes and technology have changed, but my desire to create amazing imagery still remains strong."

Professionally, I have pursued opportunities that put me in position to collaborate and work with other photographers and artists. This included working in some of the top photographic labs in L.A. and throughout California. Both working directly with clients, as well as in the darkroom, mastering analog B&W, Type-C, and Type-R printing.

After my "digital conversion" in 2007, I open Fotostrations Studio in San Luis Obispo, Ca, where I provided full digital services to fellow artist, including large format Giclee printing, digital capture of original artwork, Flash websites, and desktop publishing for printed collateral materials.

In 2013, I moved north to the Bay area to further pursue creative endeavors, arriving as a graphic designer and project manager for several print shops before landing at Local Language Art. Local Language is an Art-Design-Fabrication studio that supplies original art work packages to various major hotels and corporate offices throughout the U.S., where I am employed as the Senior Production Artist.

Most of my collection is film based, medium format photography. With additional projects in 4x5, and 35mm film formats, and digital SLR capture projects now being created.



Inspiration

The history of Photography has cast of characters and unique individuals who saw their world thru a lens, and mastered the Art and Science of film photograhy.

Ansel Adams and Edward Weston taught me to see in Black and White, as well as the science behind it. William Eggleston and Joel Meyerowitz show me how  color can be the subject, and to communicate with the color of light. And Henri Cartier-Bresson, how to see and capture the moment.

Just as important...Those photographers who had "film disasters" at the film labs I worked, by giving me starting points to experiment and explore the boundaries and breaking points of analog film.

Techniques

First gaining a firm understanding and proper execution of film sensitometry and the tenets of the zone system photography from the relentless photography instructor, Bill Rauhauser. And applying that knowledge while working in the Black & White darkrooms of Chrysler Photographics in Detroit.

Soon after, working with a range of the top film photographers on the West Coast at A&I Annex and Icon L.A., prior to the digital revolution. During that time, I had mastered the art of "doing bad things to good film". Working outside of the film manufacture’s recommendations on proper exposure and processing of their professional color films.

Just the classic darkroom geek, still missing the golden days of film photography with endless amounts of different (and cheap) film to experiment with.

Career Highlights

While residing in Santa Barbara, CA, I began to work with the Archeologists from Los Padres National Forest, photo-documenting Chumash Rock Art found throughout the region.

In spring of 1997, the James Irvin Foundation awarded me an "Artist in Residency" grant, to continue documenting the remnant traces of the artwork of California's original artists.

I felt honored to be able to document these remaining hidden traces of visions untold, found in-situ in California's original art galleries, located in the mountains and canyons throughout Central California Coastal Range.

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