Dreamscapes – Expressing my Creativity through Photography

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Sheryl Checkman

Riverscape

I received a new Olympus OM-D EM5 Mark II mirrorless camera for my birthday this year. Up until now, I’ve been using a Canon G11, higher end point and shoot camera. I liked that camera but felt limited creatively. My new Olympus however, is allowing me to tap into my creativity, while I am learning to use it! I am hoping to grow, not only as an artist and designer, but as a photographer as well.

I’ve started a series of photographs that are impressionistic in nature. I am calling this series my dreamscapes, because they are landscape photos with a very dream-like, painterly look. For the most part I am making these photos within the camera, only relying on the computer to enhance colors more to my liking and mood. The photo above, Riverscape, was taken looking at the East River in NYC from Carl Shurz Park on the Upper East Side. The photos below, Park Bench Dream and Park View were also taken from Carl Shurz Park, but the vantage points and subject matter produce much different photos.

This series is all about looking at things differently in order to create a unique work of art. The photos below are available for purchase at my Etsy Shop. You can click on each to go right to the listing. I welcome your thoughts and comments!

Park Bench Dream

Park View

Summer Days – A Photo Journal, Part 2 – Summer Sunsets

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Sheryl Checkman

Sunset at Punta Mita, Mexico

Nothing says summer better than watching the sun go down over the water, whether it is on vacation in a tropical locale or in my own backyard in NYC. In part 2 of my Summer Days photo journal, here are some of the spectacular sunsets that I have been enjoying this summer! Look for Part 3 featuring food and drink…

Sunset in Punta Mita on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit taken at the Four Seasons Resort.

The sun going down at Grace Bay, Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos

The sun about to disappear below the horizon in a tropical paradise.

Sunset and palm trees in the Turks & Caicos

The afterglow of the sunset as seen through a palm tree in the Turks& Caicos

The sun going down over New York Harbor next to the Statue of Liberty.

Lady Liberty holds the sun atop her torch in New York Harbor as seen from a tall ship.

Summer Days – A Photo Journal, Part 1: Beaches

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Sheryl Checkman

For me summer is that time of year that I love the most. Flip flops and sundresses, dining al fresco and basking in the sun by the shore. Lazy days, warm evenings and magical sunsets…bliss! For the next few posts, I am going to keep it simple and share with you some of my photos that reflect what summer means to me. First up: beaches! I was lucky enough to start my summer off with two trips to the tropics, first a business trip (yes I said business) to Punta Mita on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, and then a scuba trip to the Turks and Caicos! Follow that with New York’s beautiful Long Beach and I’ve been to some pretty special beaches so far this summer! Three very different beaches, each with their own personality!