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Bela Dubby - Photographers

Two photographers at the same time. Two sets of black and white photographic styles. One artist’s approach is soft while the other outlines the theme of music. It was action vs. stillness. Both photographers pulled people into the dark and light composition to explore the details of the photographers vision.

Walking into the door of Bela dubby you will see Sarah Carmean’s black and white photographic work displayed on the right hand wall. If you want to know about what drives her photography, be sure to visit blir.net. She has worked featured there as well. Sarah has a good mix of themes. Interior, exterior, natural and semi abstract. Good scale and crisp presentation elevated the feeling of each piece to a higher level. Any person looking at Sarah’s work can see that she has the ability to create a gentle story around minimal objects and strong contrast. It would have been nice to see more of her work. I am curious to what she would present if she had the opportunity to show more pieces. Would it be more people, interiors? Personlay I would like to see more of her exterior shots. She presents some very strong angles with architectural elements. I also liked her “pictures within a picture” photo. Her photos of people are elegant and easy on the eye, but I feel like she understands the structure of rectilinear objects more. No matter what she decides to shoot I am sure it will be a sharp as the rest of her work.

Tony Derrick’s black and white work hung on the wall opposite Sarah’s work. Rock and Roll was the theme and it seemed to capture all views of music within a concert setting. Love, music, fatigue, energy, and performance were just a few central stories. All of Tony’s work was exciting to look at. Some pieces were begging to grow in scale though. Bold cropping presented strong directional movement for certain pieces, moving the eye to the experience. Good angles and attention to background elements defined the light and dark the captured event. Each shot felt like a shot from the 50’s even though the photos were taken in the 90’s. He even used an off white matt to further convey that aged look. hand written titles on the matt reminded me of my grandma's photo album. I hope it was the look he intended. Normally photographers are really particular about matt color and cutting of matts surronded good photographic work like Tony's.

I would have like to see some increase in the scale of Tony Derrick's photos. It’s rock and roll. Some of those fantastic images would be more exciting if the size was increased. Rather than feel like you are getting a glimpse of what was happening, it would have felt like you were actually there. In many of the photos, there is too much action to be small, so the size did take away some of the punch the photo should have produced. Either way the photos were well done. Anyone can enjoy these images.

Like their people and coffee, Bela Dubby had a good blend of photographic styles. It is a good way to enjoy breezy weekday nights after our storm in early April. Pop into the gallery, look around the room and see which story describes you best. Does the art remind you of a building you passed earlier today or does it remind you of the most fantastic concert you have ever seen? For some reason photos dig a little deeper when you notice the details.