Exposures: Unaltered Images at Valley Art Center Chagrin Falls

September 6 thru October 10, 2013 

Free & Open to the Public  

Gallery Hours:  M-F 10am-4pm, Sat   10am-2pm

Opening Reception – Friday, September 6, 2013, 6pm-8pm

Guest juror, Bill Pappas

As we relentlessly pursue the newest and greatest technologies we must remember that the golden rules of photography still apply.  The concept of this exhibition is to present photographs which have been enhanced to the extent that traditional darkroom techniques would have allowed: (i.e. white balance, color, exposure, contrast, saturation, sharpening, dodge and burn, cropping and sizing and conversion to black & white or sepia) without substantially altering the original image.  Simply stated: Using current tools to achieve what was previously achieved in the darkroom… but no more.

“I do not object to retouching, dodging or accentuation as long as they do not interfere with the natural qualities of photographic technique.”  Alfred Stieglitz 

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VAC thanks the Ohio Arts Council and the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.