· How does a creative photographer observe ordinary, every day objects and perceive extraordinary compositions ?

· What disciplines a photographer's eye to quickly capture fleeting moments of illuminated beauty ?

One set of answers can be found by considering the photography of Stephen R. Adams

Steve is a professional architect and an emerging photographer with the passion and ability to perceive the extraordinary in the ordinary. As his architectural career wound down into retirement, he decided to enhance his technical abilities developed over a life time of interest in photography. He sharpened his dark room skills with several college photography courses. He then received valuable critiques in classes and work shops at The Smithsonian Institution and The Maine Photographic Workshops.

These technical photography skills, along with Steve's refined architectural aesthetics, enable him to create stimulating photographic art. And since his eye is trained to evaluate architectural details under varying ambient light conditions, he observes extraordinary artistic opportunities in ordinary subjects. He perceives fine art in abstract patterns and has a special interest in shadow patterns that show intriguing changes with the passage of time and changing angles of sun light. His high sensitivity to spatial compositions, light / shadow patterns, rich color combinations and textural contrasts in the everyday built and natural environment has resulted in critical recognition with competition awards. Now you too can enjoy his photographs and, hopefully, enhance your ability to perceive every day encounters as more beautiful experiences.