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Bighorn Canyon Artist in Residence Video – Fall 2016 – Mary Aten

Bighorn Canyon Artist in Residence Video

Below is a video of my favorite photos from my time at Bighorn Canyon as an Artist in Residence in fall 2016.  They include landscapes, ghost towns, Pryor mountain wild mustangs, cowboys, night photography, and Northern Lights.  The video includes scenes from Bighorn Canyon and the Bighorn Mountains.

Purpose of Artist in Residence Program

The general purpose of Artist in Residence programs is for the artist to focus on their work, without the distractions of daily life; to share their knowledge with the public, and spread the word about the beauty of the parks (at least this is my interpretation).  While I was there, I presented a slide show depicting my grandparent’s 1921 camping trip across the country, which included journal entries and photos.  I also held two outdoor workshops on photo composition.

Other Benefits of Artist in Residence Program

In addition to learning the about the area and the history, I hung out out with a great bunch of rangers.  Special thanks to Christy Fleming and the National Park Service.  Also Thank You to Lynn Richardson and Marilyn Feather, former Artist in Residents, who gave me tours of the area along with capturing great photos together.

 

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Cyber Week Sale – 20 percent discount on web sales

Northern Lights and Tree

Cyber Week Sale – 20 percent friends discount on web sales through Dec 10, 2016

A few Friends have asked if I could sell some of my images through the web since I have been on the move recently.

Discount – use discount code 20percent at checkout

If you would like to buy any of my images, there will be 20 percent off plus I pay sales taxes through December 10, 2016.  All images come matted with acid free 4-ply mats and backboard in standard sizes, printed on premium luster paper.  Here is the link to the  Shop by Photo Category page.

Checkout – Option to pay by paypal or credit card

Once you have added your selections to the cart, and entered 20percent in the discount code box, at checkout, you have the option to pay via paypal, or when you click on the purple Paypal button, you have the option to also pay by debit or credit card.

Shipping / Timing

All orders should be shipped within a week and packaged for safe arrival.

Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas!!!

 

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Mary Aten Photography – Exhibition – South Palm Beach Town Hall – March 8, 2015 – 2:00 – 4:00pm

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Exhibition – Mary Aten Photography

I just finished setting up for the South Palm Beach, Florida exhibition of my photography.  The event is Sunday March 8, 2015 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.  I will have works from Florida and Michigan featuring nature photography.  There will be 30 framed and matted prints or canvases on display.  Thanks to my husband Dennis for his help and patience.  Also, thanks to the town of South Palm Beach!

The exhibition will be up through early April.  Matted prints will also be on sale on 3/8 during the reception.

Hope to see you there!

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Last art show of the fall season for me at Reeths Puffer High School 10/4 from 10-3 – 1545 Roberts Road

Reeths Puffer Art and Craft Show tomorrow

It has been a fun first summer/fall selling my photography.  Tomorrow is my last show of the fall season at Reeths Puffer High School  in Muskegon.  I have quite a few new photos, including a collection of night photography.  I’m also introducing photo tiles… we’ll see how that goes.  As usual, I’ll have my matted photos, note cards, and a few framed photos.  The image included with this post is a night photo of jetties on the beach at night….the same night that I was shooting star trails on the beach. This has been great fun, glad I did it when I did because the weather has turned.

My sister, Karen, will also be there with her beautiful stone/beach glass /drift wood mirrors and candles.

Hope to see you there and thanks for the business!  If I miss you, you can contact me through e-mail at mary@atenphoto.com.

 

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March of Dimes Fund Raisers at Weeses tomorrow in Montague from 9-2

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March of Dimes Fund Raiser at Weesees Greenhouse on Fruitvale Road in Montague just Just east of Rt 31 (exit 131).

I’ll be participating at a March of Dimes fund raiser selling my photos, note cards, and other photo products on 9/20 from 9-2:00.  The participation fee and 10% of my sales will be donated to March of Dimes.  Here’s a link to the post regarding the details https://www.facebook.com/MaryAtenPhotography/posts/846641232015687?notif_t=like.

Other local art and craft people will be participating as well.  There will be raffles of products produced by the local art and craft vendors.

The featured photography with this post is a photo of the night sky last night… I’m working on star trail photographs, so we’ll need to see how they turn out… stay tuned!

The night sky image was shot F4, 50 seconds, 18 mm at ISO 6400.

 

 

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New Prints – Muskegon Farmers Market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning

photo of ghost waves

New Prints – Farmers Market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning – Mary Aten Photography

I’ve matted up a lot of new prints for the Muskegon Farmers Market this week.  It has been a busy week taking pictures, printing with new paper, and matting.

Photo of Ghost Waves

It was fun taking photos last night after sunset with a slow shutter speed.  The result looks like ghost waves.  I’ve printed a sample on metallic paper and they look great.  One of my friends from Canton, Marion Krutty, named these “ghost waves”, so that is what I will call the series.  Stop over and take a look if you are at the market this week!  The print featured in this blog is a cropped sample.

 

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Schedule – Will be at Muskegon Farmers Market 9/5 and Sunday Art Market in Grand Haven 9/6

Grand Haven Lighthouse

Schedule – Will be at Muskegon Farmers Market 9/5 and Sunday Art Market in Grand Haven 9/6

Muskegon Farmers Market

The Muskegon Farmers Market was a bit slow this week due to the  and weather.  I’ll be there tomorrow, 9/5.  If I can’t get a regular spot, I’ll set up on the Morris Street Pad in the back of the stalls.

Sunday Art Market – Grand Haven

We’ll be at the Grand Haven Sunday Art Market on 9/7.  We’ll have photos of the Grand Haven pier along with many of the other photos that you can see on the Mary Aten Photography home page  – www.atenphoto.com .

My husband, Dennis, will be there with me along with my sister, Karen.  Karen makes picture frames and other home decor from Great Lakes stones, beach glass and drift wood.

 

Hope to see you on Saturday or Sunday!

 

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Sunset photo with Slow Shutter Speed and Waves – Muskegon Michigan

sunset photo slow shutter speed

The featured image is a photo of a sunset with slow shutter speed and waves in Muskegon Michigan this weekend.  We had a great time with family.  I hope that everybody enjoyed their Labor Day.  This image was taken after sunset with a slow shutter speed to give the waves a soft look.  I hope that you enjoy it.

See you at the Muskegon Farmers Market on Tuesday and Thursday!

 

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Muskegon Farmers Market – Tuesday and Thursday Mornings

Fox photography

I’ll be selling my photography Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Muskegon Farmers Market through mid-October.

I’ll have matted prints and a canvas print or two at the farmers market.  All prints can be ordered in different sizes of prints and canvas.  I’ll also have note cards that are all printed and cut by hand.  I will usually also have a few of my sister’s picture frames that are made from Great Lakes stones, beach glass, and drift wood.

It has been fun meeting people at the market.

The featured image for this post is a fox that seems to get a lot of attention from the farmer’s market customers.

Thanks to all who have stopped by for looking at my work and for the great feedback!

 

 

 

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At Muskegon Farmer’s Market most Tuesdays and Thursday mornings through early September

I will be at the Muskegon Farmer’s Market most Tuesdays and Thursday mornings through early September selling my photos and note cards.

We survived the local art fairs over the last two weekends.  My husband, Dennis, perfected the final touches on the tent.

The Muskegon farmer’s market is more relaxed and more fun.  It felt wonderful to spend the day doing what I love yesterday, making new images!

Hope to see you at the Muskegon Farmer’s Market or contact me at mary@atenphoto.com or 734-718-2311.  I have matted prints, framed prints, and images printed on canvas.

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Art Fair at Ross Park – Norton Shores – Muskegon 8-16-2014 – Mary Aten Photography

photos, matted, framed, canvas, note cards

Art Fair at Ross Park – Norton Shores – Muskegon 8-16-2014 – Mary …

We’ll be selling photo, note cards and frames Saturday 8-16-2014 at Ross Park in Norton Shores.  Most of the photos are from the Muskegon, Michigan area.  They are primarily nature scenes with some light houses from the area.  Prints are primarily  matted in 5×7, 8×10, and 11×14 mats.  There will also be 4 canvas prints mounted on 36×24 boards and framed art.  Picture frames made by my sister, Karen Brandel are made with great lakes stones, beach glass, and drift wood.

This has been an exciting first season of art markets and art fairs.  Hope to see you there!

Here is another sampling of Mary Aten Photography prints.

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Artisan Market

Artisan Market-

I started selling my printed art at the Muskegon Artisan Market.  I sold 5 prints tonight.  It was a start!  This is a new event for Muskegon at their new facility.  It is also a new experience for me.  I hope that it is successful for all!

I’ll be adding some new photos to my website!

 

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Dancing with Waves – Surfing Lake Michigan

Dancing with waves

I typically take nature photographs, but I also enjoy the interaction between man and nature.  On October 1, I could hear the waves roaring, so I went down to the break wall at Muskegon State Park.  I found people on surf boards, paddle boards and kite surfing boards.  They were having a glorious time!

Anyway, I sat on the wall and took pictures for over an hour.  I then went back to the car to find pen and paper so I could e-mail the pictures to some of the surfers.  I thought that I was almost done except for finding one of the surfers who left to go to work (I’ve got some good clues on finding him).  Anyway, one of the people who received my e-mailed photos asked about whether the photos were on a web-site so he could see others, so I thought that this was a good time to pick up on the web-site and blog.

The is a small sampling of the surfing photos in new surfing gallery.  Here is the link to the surfing gallery:  http://www.atenphoto.com/gallery/surfing/

I hope that you enjoy the photos.  Please feel free to share the link and comment on the blog!  Thanks for looking!

 

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Matting for Portfolio Show

Sunset over Snowy Corn Field

I’ve been working on matting for our May 1 portfolio show.  Mine will be 20″x 24″ white window mats.  Julia, at the school’s production center taught me how to use the wall-mounted window mat cutter….. what a great piece of equipment and what a great teacher Julia is!  I found that the matting really improves some images.  For example, the featured image looks great matted, although I didn’t care much for it on the screen.

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Added Abstract gallery to website in preparation for Portfolio Show

Monsoon in the Arizona Desert

I’ve added an abstract Landscape gallery to my website.  I’m updating the website with photos that I’ll be showing at the portfolio show coming up on May 1 at Washtenaw Community College at the Morris Lawrence Building from 5:00 to 7:00pm.  I’m pretty excited about the abstract photos, because generally these are Raw images taken in low light.  It is really fun to see what comes out of these photos that are pretty gray in color to begin with.  I hope that you like the Abstract Landscape gallery.  If you can make it to the portfolio show, all are welcome.  Here’s a link to the gallery.  http://www.atenphoto.com/gallery/abstract-landscape/

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Portfolio Show – May 1, 2013 – Washtenaw Community College – Mary Aten Photography

Waves around post

The graduating photography and graphic design students at Washtenaw Community College will be hosting a portfolio show on the evening May 1, 2013.  Additional details of the show will follow.  There are expected to be approximately 50 artists and 700 attendees.  My show will include approximately 20 photos of landscapes and bird window matted on 20” x24” boards.  The photography class will have a wide variety of styles and subjects including nature, extreme sports, wild animals, food, and portraits.

I’ll be posting galleries of my photos shortly.

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Arizona Photography

A good friend of mine just asked to see some of my photos from Arizona, so I added a page with landscape photographs from Sedona, Lake Powell and Grand Canyon.  There are also a few photos of a monsoon, which is wonderful to watch as long as you are in a car!  Here’s the link to the page of all of the Arizona photos on this website:  http://www.atenphoto.com/arizona-photos/.

Here’s one of my favorite photos of the monsoon.

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Winter Photography

I’m back in the North country.  Although it felt a bit like spring today, there is still some snow and ice.  Winter photography can be interesting if you look for shape contrast, angles and color.  You can see these aspects in the following photo.  This time of year offers opportunities for more unique photos.  Check out other winter photos on my winter photo page http://www.atenphoto.com/winter-photos/

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My Great Great Grandfather was a Photographer

My Great Great Grandfather was a professional photographer.  Below is a picture of my Great Grandfather, Great Grandmother, Grandfather and Aunt Margaret.  We believe that the photo was taken by my Great Great Grandfather.  My Grandfather was not a professional photographer, but he also took many great photographs.  More on my Grandfather in later posts….

Great Grandpa John's family