Jeffrey Conley

Jeffrey Conley is an amazingly talented black and white photographer. Originally from New York, Conley received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photographic Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology. He currently lives in Oregon’s Willamette Valley where he still creates marvelous black and white prints of a variety of subject matters.

Conley’s subject matter consists of urban landscapes and still-life’s to studies of the wilderness. His works’ consist of everyday objects that, with a little help from his creative techniques, draw people’s attention to those images he creates. He try’s to capture the spirit of the subjects he shoots and send a message of simplicity through his photographs.

Like his subject matters, Conley uses a variety of different types of lighting to emphasis the subjects in his photos. He mostly uses harsh light but there are a few other photos where he uses soft light as well. He uses techniques such as close-ups, far away subjects, motion, shape, contrast, space, line and balance in many of his compositions.

Conley describes in his own words what photography means to him:
“I consider the act of photographing to be a kind of meditation that widens the perception of the existing and evolving the world around us. As a two dimensional manifestation of a brief and fleeting instant, the static photographic image allows for lingering, prolonged contemplation. I seek refuge and simplicity through my photographs and find a personal resolution and fulfillment that I sincerely hope is communicated to others.”- Jeffrey Conley

Each black and white print Conley creates, is delicately made using traditional photographic processes. He uses the technique of dodging and burning to selective areas within his prints. This process makes each print distinctly original but still fits into the style of Jeffrey Conley’s inspirational work. I like Conley’s photographs because he uses simplicity and different types of lighting to illuminate the photographs, which catches my attention.

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