Artist Carl Kravats presents a collection of fascinating digital imagery that translates floral photography into bold, dynamic design. Find more of his portfolio on his website.
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“Trophy” digital photography, various sizes
I went to The School of Visual Arts in New York City after graduating from high school in Danbury, Connecticut. Originally I went to become a fine artist, but after attending only a short time, I realized that wasn’t going to happen.
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“Demon” digital photography, various sizes
I muddled through my first year and then decided on a new direction. I went on to attend The Film School and The Photography School, both at The School of Visual Arts.
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“Red Yellow Red Tulips” digital photography, various sizes
After graduating, I worked as an assistant and darkroom specialist until I opened my own studio. I did mostly still life, magazine and book cover art, model and actor portfolios, bands, musicians—anything anyone wanted to hire me for.
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“White Wedding” digital photography, various sizes
I also worked on a number of personal projects like parades, county fairs, New York City street photography and protest marches.
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“Justify Revisited” digital photography, various sizes
Eighteen years ago, I realized that I couldn’t take the cold and snow anymore. I decided to leave the east coast and start out anew in southern California. Once I moved to California, I got involved with photographing the car culture, folks who made their own instruments (like luthiers) and children’s photography. I even dabbled in pet photography for a short time—very short. (I couldn’t make them smile or stay!)
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“Rainbow Tulip” digital photography, various sizes
In 2007, someone hired me to photograph the food in a new restaurant in Temecula where I lived. They happened to like what I did, and it just snowballed after that.
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“Enigmatic” digital photography, various sizes
I’ve been doing just that for all this time, and have worked on eight cookbooks so far. Meanwhile, at the same time, I started to travel. I have been to India twice, Romania, Ethiopia, Myanmar and all throughout Mexico. Covid put a stop to that for now.
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“Sometimes” digital photography, various sizes
I have a close friend who came out to California about the same time who has a beautiful market garden. Her flower garden looks just like a storybook garden, the kind you see in movies. I started to photograph her flowers and have done so for about the last ten years.
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“SunFlower Yours” digital photography, various sizes
A lot of people photograph flowers, and there are many beautiful images out there. I felt I needed to do something different with this subject. I started to experiment in Photoshop by flipping, mirroring, creating multiple imagery, changing colors and using my limited graphic knowledge to create something different.
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“Love Swan Reflection” digital photography, various sizes
What you see here is what I’ve been creating. I’m having the time of my life. I can’t stop; I’m having wayyyy to much fun!
Artist Carl Kravats invites you to follow him on Facebook and his Food, Musicman and Professional Headshots website.
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