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Arches National Park

May 31, 2021January 24, 2023 waysidefilms

Arches National Park is an open window into our ancient past and symbolizes the prehistoric story of our natural world, but it’s also a disturbing

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Debra Lynn Shirley
By S.H. Johnson
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The Panoramic Collage
By S.H. Johnson
January 29, 2018
The Panoramic Collage is a simple and effective method of deconstructing an image, sharpening your point of view and enlarging the camera’s […]
The New Ektachrome
By S.H. Johnson
March 8, 2017
In a major development for film-shooters, Kodak announced that it would introduce a new version of it’s classic and beloved Ektachrome Reversal […]
Sandhill Cranes
By S.H. Johnson
April 6, 2021
The Cranes Alighting at Sunrise The Cranes Roosting in a Windy Cornfield Each spring during their annual migration, the Sandhill Cranes settle in for […]
Garden Mural Genesis
By S.H. Johnson
May 15, 2019
At Project Prepare’s Summer Arts Camp, I collaborated with a group of twenty young artists to create public artwork for our community gardens. […]
Arches National Park
By S.H. Johnson
May 31, 2021
Arches National Park is an open window into our ancient past and symbolizes the prehistoric story of our natural world, but it’s also a […]
The Photographic Collage
By S.H. Johnson
January 29, 2018
Part documentary photographic essay and part studio construction, the photographic collage is an interesting hybrid artifact. Particularly with the […]
Art for Public Art Projects
By S.H. Johnson
May 13, 2019
For several years as a guest artist for Jefferson County Schools, I worked with young kids in summer workshops and after school art clubs at Foster […]
Time-Lapse Cinematography
By S.H. Johnson
May 30, 2021
I recently traveled to Arches National Park in Southeastern Utah in an attempt to capture the dramatic rise of the Super Flower Moon in a time-lapse […]
Fish in a Barrel
By S.H. Johnson
May 1, 2017
Fish in a Barrel This animated short film was created using a hybrid animation approach, stitching together thousands of digitally processed stills […]