Uncommon Depth - Roberta Murray, ASA: Alberta Fine Art Photography

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A quarter horse in a corral during a cold Canadian winter.

An abandoned house sits on top of a hill in the middle of a wheat field on the Canadian prairie's.

Cowboys branding spring calves in a ranch corral.
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A soft romantic floral impressionist image of garden Cosmos. Watermarks will not appear on prints

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About Me : About
It is such a cliche to say that I’ve been taking photographs since I was a child, but I’ve been taking photographs since I was a child. I took my first one when I was two, with an old Kodak Brownie camera that belonged to my dad. I remember taking photographs with a Polaroid, and many other cameras belonging to my parents when I was very little.

By the time I was eleven or twelve I had my own simple 126 format camera and progressed from there. I spent my teens working in camera stores and developing labs trying to learn as much as possible about photography. It was rare to see me without a camera or sketchbook.

My other great love as a child was horses, and I spent much of my free time with relatives in the ranching areas of southwestern Alberta. If I wasn’t taking pictures, sketching, or painting, I was trying to convince someone to take me riding. That love of western living still plays a prominent roll in my life.

Today, I live in the country near Rocky Mountain House with my husband and a poodle that runs the place (as poodles are known to do). Our land is surrounded by wilderness and the wildlife that I love so much (except when it’s big, carnivorous, and the poodle is chasing after it!).
Process
I work mainly with digital imaging in creating my images. With great debates still going in regards to purist film media vs digital, I can say that digital is chosen for the freedom and creativity it affords me. Many of my images are heavily manipulated using multiple images to create a unique texture and depth.

I look at the camera as a tool for making an image and am less concerned with the technical aspects of photography as I am with the end result. One of my favorite quotes comes from Henri Cartier-Bresson: "They asked me: “How do you make your pictures?” I was puzzled . . . I said, “I don’t know, it’s not important.”

Florals : Fine art photography and composite images of flowers, floral arrangements, and wildflowers. Images are perfect for interior decorating of homes and offices.

Frost and snow can (and often do) occur any month of the year in western Alberta, Canada. Gardening is challenging, but we have an abundance of wildflowers to make up for it.

Impressionist Landscapes : Posse Ad Esse: from being able to being; from possibility to reality. Impressionist Landscapes looks at the dream world. The images seen only in our subconscious, dreams or nightmares. It is a landscape that is at once familiar but foreign; ethereal yet grounded in the everyday.

Impressionist Landscapes

Landscapes : Images of land and sea. I believe every place has its own unique beauty if only a person is willing to see it. The majority of images are photographs of the Canadian landscape. Featuring prairie landscapes, mountain landscapes, and coastal land and seascapes by Alberta photographer, Roberta Murray, ASA.

Man Made : Fine art photography by Alberta photographer, Roberta Murray, ASA. Images where the hand of man is present include urban scenes, people, and still life images. Prints are perfect for any home decorating projects.

Nature : Birds are the ultimate symbol of freedom. Their graceful flight captives me, while their social interaction can easily be used as a metaphor for the relationships of people. Fine art bird photography is the perfect gift for the birdwatcher, or bird lover.

Western Heritage : Western art that celebrates the western and Native American history of North America by Alberta photographer, Roberta Murray, ASA. Scenes of rural farming and ranching, horses, cattle, cowboys, First Nations, and other iconic symbols of the west are included.

Western Heritage

Rocky Pro Rodeo : B&W photos from the Rocky Rodeo: Pro's Out West.

Rocky Pro Rodeo

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