exposure buffalo dereliction photography

My new obsession is finding new inspiration for dereliction photography, I have seen many good sites but this one has to be one of the best I have seen so far.

www.exposure-buffalo.com showcases Caroline Bronckers work who is an acclaimed photographer and digital artist. Her professional portfolio is an expressive collection of various subject matter comprised of architectural and industrial perspectives, scenic views, and unique infrared imagery – all of which emphasize color, texture, and detail. Caroline has been passionate about photography for many years.

Go to http://www.exposure-buffalo.com/photos/?openfolder=Atrophy/ to see these great photos of dereliction. If anyone has any other great sites focusing on dereliction please let me know, especially any in Europe as most of the best sites I have seen are from the USA.

A multi-discipline artist, Troy needed to find a new medium to create personal art while he worked in a heavily art directed graphic design job. Sitting in on a few night photography classes, he had a revelation when the subject of light-painting came up. Here were techniques that would be perfect for capturing the atmosphere and mystery of the modern ghost towns and epic junkyards he was already exploring.

After years of development, Troy’s early vision has been fully realized through his unique style and technique. The colored lighting is done with a flashlight or strobe flash masked with theatrical lighting gels. It’s effect reanimates these dead places, turning them into mutant tableaus of some vaguely familiar parallel universe. The minutes-long exposures allow the stars to spiral around Polaris and the moving clouds to smear ethereally across the sky. Many of these subjects are already gone; bulldozed, burned down, subdivided, melted for scrap or simply vanished beneath the shifting desert sand.

While there are minor digital adjustments to some of the photographs, the lighting effects are all done “in-camera” during the exposure. These images are not Photoshop creations.

Since 1998 This Lost America site has been online in one form or another, and Troy’s low cost / high impact lighting techniques have been adopted by amateur and professional photographers all over the world.

View Troy’s amazing portfolio here www.lostamerica.com