about
LIZ SAMPLE
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I am an artist whose work includes thirty five years of portrait and art photography. Having been a commercial artist for many years I’ve done a bit of everything: illustration, animation, prop building, modeling for artists, costume design and writing -- but photography is my first love, including work as a motion picture still photographer.
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Making a photograph is an emotional experience. Creating a portrait is the deepest collaborative bond that a photographer and a subject can share. The goal is to show my subjects a timeless and transcendent side of themselves. Using a vintage Rolleiflex camera with medium-format negatives, all prints are created in the darkroom. Although most work is in black and white, I also enjoy the challenge of color photography.
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I am a member of The Spencertown Academy Arts Center in Spencertown, New York. I am available for portrait work within a one hundred mile radius of Columbia County, New York.
Thanks to The Snap Shop in Great Barrington, MA for their outstanding scans of my work.
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You can view my CV here and the portfolio is below.
Contact me at the bottom of the page for more information.
![Self1 LT xsm.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e8e85_4ce8c7650bde41f4a60feb13c650f933~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_211,h_215,al_c,q_80,usm_0.33_1.00_0.00,enc_auto/Self1%20LT%20xsm.jpg)
Liz in 1990
![Liz on 22 Feb.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4e8e85_acfd62938a8645b9966220ac69684462~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_198,h_209,al_c,q_80,usm_0.33_1.00_0.00,enc_auto/Liz%20on%2022%20Feb.jpg)