San Francisco Bay Area photographic artist, Elizabeth Opalenik,
"paints with light" and is one of our Xtreme Process specialists.
Her innovative works in mordançage* and handpainted images
have been shown in over sixty exhibitions internationally
and are in museum, gallery and private collections throughout
the world...full
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As featured in our Winter 2005 School Catalog... Daylab...Feeds My Artistic Soul
Whether shooting for assignment or pleasure, I love the idea that the Daylab feeds my artistic soul. By letting me take my images one step further
in the creative process, I am comfortable knowing on location, that when I return home, I will have many other possibilities to extend my photographs,
As an artist still committed to one of a kind images, I love that each time I do a polaroid transfer or an emulsion lift, I know that I am creating
something unique. These special little ...full article
An Interview With Elizabeth Opalenik
Published in the Fall 2007 Freestylin' Quarterly Newsletter
A member of Freestyle's Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals, Ms. Elizabeth Opalenik of Oakland, California has had her work shown
at over 60 exhibitions internationally and in museum gallery and private collections throughout the world. A sought after figure in the
photographic world, Ms. Opalenik leads workshops in California, Provence, Tuscany, Mexico and France, and also conducts classes for some of
the most popular institutions in the world, including the Maine Photographic Workshops and Santa Fe Workshops and The British Guild of Portrait
Photographers. She has a particular affinity for black & white infrared photography, having been a practitioner and teacher of the subject
for nearly a quarter of a century.
Read The Full Interview...
If you wish to visit Ms. Opalenik's website, please visit:
http://www.opalenik.com/
To ask Ms. Opalenik a question please fill out the form below. The most popular questions
and answers will be posted on this page.
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QUESTION:
Elizabeth,
What camera are you referring to in freestyle, the Leica, and also what is a favorite medium format camera that you would suggest?
I am a new photographer and would like to get a medium format camera to capture more detail.
thanks
MS. OPALENIK'S ANSWER:
Dear Linda,
Thanks for your question about my Leica preference. I currently have both the M3 and the R6, but still prefer for most things my M3, which is the camera I was referring to in the Freestyle catalogue story. I was working under adverse...full answer
QUESTION:
Greetings,
Being interested in flower photography,I love the Poetic Grace series and wondered which paper and grade you used for them. Were they selectively toned or hand painted?
I like the combination of a little colour in a B&W print.
Roy
MS. OPALENIK'S ANSWER:
Dear Roy,
Thank you for your question regarding the "Poetic Grace" series. All the flowers have been printed on the Bergger Prestige VCNB Neutral tone glossy paper and selectively toned with Polytoner and then again, overall toned with a more dilu...full answer
Question:
What camera and equipment do you suggest if you love black and white
nudes, polaroid sx, and mordancage? Thank You, Mary
Answer:
Dear Mary Beth,Thank you for your question regarding cameras.
First if you love Polaroid SX, I suggest you find an old Polaroid
SX 70 camera and play with that. It is possible however to trick
some of the newer Polaroid 600 cameras...full
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Question:
You obviously move in a rarefied photographic atmosphere. What do
you do with a Holga and why do you bother with a piece of "junk"?
Answer:
Dear Craig,
Thank you for your question, although I beg to differ with you about
the Holga being a "piece of junk". It is a tool just like any other
form of making images from a pin hole to a view camera or today's
digital cameras. The art comes from you and what you make with the
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