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People ask me all the time to take photos of weddings, family reunions and even corporate portfolio shots but that’s not my cup of tea. I prefer environmental portraiture and absolutely love my subjects rumpled, dusty, a bit streaked with dirt and in natural light. The images here were taken with a Canon 5D Markll. I’ve recently switched to the smaller Olympus OMD EM1 which, I feel, narrows the psychological distance when doing street photography.

Thanks for taking a look!
Jo Ann Tomaselli

BUDDHIST MONK INITIATION

School Boys In India

Skylas’ Retreat

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All of my images are original work, copyrighted and as such, are protected by US and International Copyright laws.

No not entirely.  I could never do that!  I will continue to create new paintings and mixed media pieces until they pry the brush out of my gnarled hands!  New photography is also coming soon!

But I am R.E.T.I.R.I.N.G. my “Pure Water” and “Black Magic” styles….it’s been an amazing 10 years with these! I’ve sold over 1200 as originals and commissions! ONLY 11 “Pure Water” left…I sold 4 yesterday! 28 “Black Magic” remain…..All are O.R.I.G.I.N.A.L.S…..And S.I.G.N.E.D…..And they are ON SALE!! When they are gone, they are gone and no more will be created!

Pure Water is here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BuyArtSharonCummings?section_id=5536987

Black Magic is here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BuyArtSharonCummings?section_id=5536986

Prints are available for a handful of these works, but nothing beats an ORIGINAL!!  Get em while you can!

The setting sun casts a warm glow over the golden California hills, its last rays illuminating the tops of distant oak trees. A little used gravel winds its way in and out of the peaceful scene, and all seems right with the world on this tranquil evening in the mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area.

I’ve mentioned our severe drought in several recent blog posts, and here is an example of the current state of the land. I took this photo last week, as the sun began to set below the hills. We have a “Mediterranean climate” (mild winters, warm to hot dry summers) and are used to the grass drying up and many plants going dormant in the summertime. However, the vegetation is particularly parched this year, and many local reservoirs have turned to cracked depressions filled with grass and a bit of mud. While there is…

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 Portfolio @ Jo Ann Tomaselli ~ Fine Art Photography

Back in November my hip, young niece told me I had to start a gallery on Instagam. I did and then I panicked – I had no idea what I wanted to put in it.  I didn’t want to post personal stuff – my life isn’t that interesting. I did want it to hold together in some way photographically but I wasn’t sure how. So it sat there empty until I decided to shoot the same scene every morning and see what came of it.

I had a few ‘conditions’ for taking on a new Social Media site.
1. It had to be fun  2. It couldn’t take longer than the time it takes to drink my morning coffee  3. I wouldn’t leave my backyard. I happen to be blessed…

Short time lapse video of watching the storms and clouds move around in the Rabbit Mountain Open Space Area, Boulder County, Colorado.   Day in the life of a storm catcher, photographer Bo Insogna,  www.TheLightningMan.com

New Art Work.

“Blue Diamond”

by Sharon Cummings

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We all have them – don’t we? those photos that meet the criteria of a technically good image but lack the punch to stand alone? I don’t know about you, but I can’t throw these out and find triptychs a solution to my image hoarding. Many of the images within my triptychs were taken at different locations, on different days & sometimes in different countries but guided by design, color, movement, pattern and graphic elements, the end result is usually interesting.

You can see more of my work @  Jo Ann Tomaselli ~ Fine Art Photography
Thanks for taking a look!
Jo Ann Tomaselli

z-scape

cobalt-grey

a – frame

fencing

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