joined on 12/17/07
last updated 06/20/08
December 20, 2007
I will never know or be able to duplicate this man's talent for being a good distance off, at a moment you don't even realize he is around, and catch such a clear, real, beautiful picture. This is surprising to a guy who has a sixth sense about when a camera is around and can rarely find an unposed picture. And luckily, for those of us that have had a chance to share even a few moments with Gar, this is merely one of his better traits.
Gar is a great friend, a quiet wit, and an adventurous soul, and i count myself very lucky to know him and call him my friend.
December 17, 2007
Gar is an amazing man and an amazing talent, and we are very fortunate that he comes and practices his art and shares it with us. I look forward to many more shared seasons and events. He is a truly amazing and wonderful artist.
Darien / October 10, 2007
not only the vehicle for exquisite moments locked in memory, but a good man. i've really enjoyed getting to know Gar these past few weeks. thanks for capturing time and being a friend. you sure you don't want a pom-pom hat? =P okay, you can have a scarf. :)
Jim / October 1, 2007
I really do enjoy meeting fellow photographers, and let me tell you what qualifies as a "photographer" covers a whole spectrum of "levels" of photographers. Gar stands out as an expemplary example of the quality and consistency provided by a true photographer (with out the attitude). I always look forward to seeing him, and his work.
Dennis/ September 25, 2007
You can buy the equipment. You can learn the skills. But you either have a good eye or you don't. Gar has a great eye, a superb sense of timing, a talent for seeing his subject's whole story in an instant. He's also a hell of a good fellow, which is something else you can't buy. No matter where you are or what you are doing at Faire, you may well be posing for Gar. Consider yourself lucky.
Steve / May 24, 2007
I'll jump on the bandwagon here to sing Gar's praise's; he's a terrific photographer and a hell of a nice guy. Talking with him has been very productive in regards to developing my own skills behind a camera; he's always open to discussion and very forthcoming with advice and technical tips. As I commented in one of my own blogs (in reference to his work) "I want to get that good." Thanks for the help and inspiration, Gar. Now pardon me while I mug you and swipe your lenses; nothin' personnal you understand. ;-)
Clare / May 22, 2007
I watched Gar at work last year.... his words about not taking pictures of people deliberately looking at him, resonated for months...
This year I had the chutzpah to talk to him.. I am so glad I did! He makes me strive to be a better photographer.
Dan / May 15, 2007
When things first started off, I wasn't all that pleased with how I looked in photographs taken at faire. It always seemed like the same picture, the same expression, the same moment. Gar has captured not only a sense of the moment, but often emotion and mood that no one else has ever caught. His photos are an amazing testiment to the work being done this season at RPFS. I've gotten to know him, and he's just as charming as the photos he takes. Thank you for giving me moments I'd normaly never see.
Roxanne / May 8, 2007
My grandfather was a photographer. He absoluely loved doing B&W photos. He said that a really good photographer could capture the inner soul and beauty of the subject. What I love most about Gar's photos is that it not only captures the soul of the subject, but the soul of faire. In a unique way, you have been able to capture the story of us, the reasons we do faire, and the magic that keeps us coming back. Gar uses light , shadow and color to tell a beautiful story.
Joseph / May 7, 2007
Gar,
I never thought I wanted to have wrinkles till
now. The defender is awesome, and so is
Ralegh's arms. I have to get you in touch with
our Sir Henry Lee, he gets some great
photographs as well, and I know he would love to
see your work. I know he got some of his
submissions to Renn Fair magazine accepted....
not to say that is the end all be all, but it is
another venue for people to see your work, which
is awesome. I am so pleased to be a part of
some of these photographs.
Joseph
(Ralegh)
"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events."
- Arthur Erickson
" We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective."
- Irving Babbitt
"I feel, sometimes, as the Renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every
point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn."
- Polykarp Kusch
"No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece."
- Walter Pater
"There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."
- James Thurber
"My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare."
- Mike Myers
"I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it."
"Why is it that brain cells die and yet fat cells live forever?"
"If it goes without saying, let it."
"No sense being pessimistic, it probably won't work anyway."
"Punctual people have nothing better to do."
"Doesn't 'expect the unexpected' make the unexpected expected?"
"The amount of sleep required by the average person is always five minutes more."
"Never wrestle with a pig. You both get all dirty and the pig likes it."
"If you get to thinking you're a person of influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around."
"Diplomacy is the ability to tell someone to get lost in such a way that they look forward to the trip."
"Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups."
"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast."
"Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again."
"I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out."
"May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down."
Wed, May 21, 2008 - 5:18 PM
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Photographs of the Faire for April 27th and May 10th are now posted to my web site. Images that were on my ImageShack will now no longer appear for public view. Any images from there that were copied or links are ok to keep.
These images are best viewed with your monitor set to Full Screen.
www.garphoto.com/faire2008...index.html
Tue, May 13, 2008 - 9:51 PM
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The Virginian pioneer and English colonist in America, sailed with Richard Grenville in 1585, and returned with Sir Francis Drake in 1586 White was sent by Sir Walter Ralegh as Sir Richard Grenville's artist-illustrator on his first voyage to the New World (1585-6). During this journey he made numerous famous sketches of the landscape and native peoples they encountered. These works are significant as they pre-date the first body of "discovery voyage art" created in the late eighteenth century by the artists who sailed with Captain James Cook.
White, "Gentleman of London," later became governor of the newly-established Roanoke Colony. In 1587 he led a band of settlers sent out by Sir Walter Ralegh. White, as Governor, with thirteen others, were incorporated under the name of “The Governor and Assistants of the Citie of Ralegh of Virginia”. He was the father of Eleanor Dare (née White), by whom the first English baby was born in the New World, White's granddaughter Virginia Dare. However, when the colony ran low on supplies the colonists requested that White return to England for provisions. His return to Roanoke was delayed by England's conflict with Spain and the Spanish Armada, and when he at last returned to Roanoke in August of 1590 he found it deserted. Forced by bad weather to abandon the search of adjacent islands for the colonists, he returned to Plymouth, England on October 24 of that year. An Indian he brought back from Virginia, was left in Bideford.
Little is known of White's life after the failure of the Roanoke Colony. He lived in Plymouth, and also owned a house at Newtowne, Kylmore (Kilmore, County Cork), Ireland. He appears to have been in Ireland living on the estates of Sir Walter Raleigh, making maps of land for Ralegh's tenants. The last surviving document related to White is a letter he wrote from Ireland in 1593 to the publisher of his Roanoke drawings.
Mon, December 17, 2007 - 2:17 PM
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share my photography with RPFS, NCRF and GCDF participants. (...and for the Squirrels)
This is my tentative photography (and generally where I will be). If you notice I have nothing planned and you have suggestions, I'm willing to consider such from viewers.
06/21 - 06/22 33rd Annual Irish Fair, Irvine Meadows , Irvine (Photo / I'll be there Sunday)
www.irishfair.org
08/30 - 08/31 Civil War Days, Huntington Beach (Photo / Both days)
09/06 - 10/12 North California Renaissance Faire, Casa de Fruta, Hollister
(photo) (selected weekends) www.norcalrenfaire.org/
10/04 - 10/05 18th Annual Bucaneers Day, On the American Pride (photo)
www.americanpride.org
Gar: Thank you for joining
Friend: I'm still gonna mug you for a piece of glass or two.
Gar: looking forward to the challenge....
Friend: Challenge? No challenge. gonna put a pretty photogenic girl in front of you, and while you are distracted while shooting hit you from behind and take a lens while you are unconcious!
about me
I am a 1978 graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and United States Coast Guard Veteran. I served as a numismatic research consultant for more than fifteen years in North Carolina following my enlistment. I have dabbled in film photography and I was an early experimentalist in the field of digital numismatic photography.
I moved to California in 2004 to assume a position with an internationally known numismatic auction house as a cataloger / photographer, and I brought with me a love of photography and my cameras.
In addition to my many business and hobby interests, I am the Chief of Photography of UltraFlight magazine, Ship's Photographer for the gaffe rigged schooner American Pride of the Children's Maritime Foundation of which I am also an Advisor to the board and a contributing editor to The Numismatist magazine.
I have written and photo-illustrated my first book; Cyprus Coins, which was published in 2006 by the Cyprus Museum. The book offers a numismatic chronology of Cyprus and features coins housed in the museum.
Seen at Escadrille Lafayette near Luxeuil-les-Bains
Canon EOS 5D - BG-E4
12.8 Megapixels
Canon EOS 30D - BG-E2
8.2 Megapixels
Canon EOS 20D - BG-2E
8.2 Megapixels
Canon EOS 10D - BG-ED3
6.3 Megapixels
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Canon EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II Autofocus
Tamron AF18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
Sigma Telephoto 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro
The title is not only used by Muslims; it is also used by Druze for religious men and used by Arab Christians for elder men of stature, showing that it is independent of religion.
Please note that my photography is not for sale. I do not photograph weddings, funerals or other occasions, though I may show up if you invite me and take a few photographs.
I give my photography to non-profit organizations for free - so if your guild is a non-profit or you are associated with a non-profit, I am your photographer. By advertising my services I must say that again I do not sell my photography and I am not doing what I do to encroach on other professional photographers who make money by offering their services.
If you see a photograph you would like to place in your Tribe album, by all means please do - those from my Tribe Album or from my web site. If you want to place them on another web site - just let me know where so I can see. You are welcome to say where it came from, but the copyright emblem © lets others know that the photograph is owned.
Also you may print a photo for your personal use - those which are posted should be of satisfactory quality for 5x7 or 8x10.
If there are guilds or groups which would like photographs, meaning those associated with the Southern California Renaissance Pleasure Faire or the Northern California Renaissance Faire, it would be my pleasure to capture the moment. Though I will not take payment for such, it would be greatly appreciated if a donation in the name of your guild or group could be made to R.E.S.C.U.
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