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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-08-04, Page 10News THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Aug. 4, 2004.10 Local photographer has some fine art By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff Ever since she was able to hold a camera, Flo Dyck has been an avid photographer. But it wasn't until six years ago when the RR2 Seaforth photographer became a professional. While Dyck still does traditional portraits of families and children, she specializes in the "middle of the road" artsy photography she is becoming known for. "When you come across a family who's actually interested in doing something a little different you get really excited," said Dyck. In her Fine Art Prints, Dyck makes her subjects look as if they are in a situation from 100 years ago, a period of photography she really enjoys. "The way they (photographers) could capture the emotion and the character of the people in photograph without the use of colour kind of fascinated me," said Dyck. A few years ago, the former school teacher, started to look for a way to capture the old "in the time look" that she saw in the old photography. The first time she tried capturing the old look, Dyck was asked to photograph two girls at a tea party. Dyck tried to gather all the clothing, jewelery and all of FIo Dyck the old things of that time. "1 was really excited with the results," said Dyck. Since then Dyck has experiemented with different situatations including little boy fishing. She has also tried to capture the old feel by using pastel colours in her black and white phtography. "I feel honoured when families come to me with a desire to try something new," said Dyck. "When most families want a photograph of their children they want it to look like their children." "What I'm doing is using present day technology, right up to the latest programs, to shoot something that can be interpreted as something from a 100 years ago," said Dyck. After taking the picture from her digital camera, Dyck uses a program called Photoshop to degrade the quality of the image. "If it's supposed to be an old photograph it shouldn't be complete, detailed and digital looking," said Dyck, who -makes the pictures grainy and faded. She said she also adds brush strokes to the image and prints the it out on canvas to make it look like a painting. "There is a small group of people who are interested in having their children look like they were shot 100 years ago," said Dyck. After a month-long display at the Goderich Co-op Gallery, Dyck was asked to become a resident artist there because of the. interest visitors had in her art work. "It's a new way of putting imagery and technology together," said Madeleine Roske, head of the space committee at the Goderich Co-op Gallery. "What Flo does it's so This is an example of 100 years ago. new,' said Roske. "But the thing is, artists through the years have always used new technology." As well as shooting the Fantasy Portraits, Dyck also enjoys shooting family portraits and actors FIo Dyck's Fine Art Prints which captures the style of photographs from portfolios. Her work has been seen in Maclean's magazine, catalogues and even in a bistro in Kincardine. In 2002, Dyck won the second highest merit award from the Professional Phtoographers of Ontario, an organization she is a member of. "I've guess I've been really lucky that I've found people that trust my vision and want to see what it looks like," said Dyck. SERVICE 8 WIXOVAL removal & clean-up t truck service chipping Grinding Rolling . . 519.482.3976 SINESS DIRECTORY To Place Your Ad Call -527-0240 AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING SPECIALISTS Bill Holman & Sons 527-0505 licensed for Sheet Metal Refrigeration. Gas R Plumbing Seaforth Agricultural Society • BANQUET & MEETING FACILITIES • 10,000 sq. feet of indoor show area See what we have to offer Call 527-1321 Today! 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