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Sam Dobrow has been involved in photography as an art for over thirty years. In high school, he was influenced by a photography teacher who instilled the purist principles of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Sam developed advanced skills in visualizing the tonal range of a setting and capturing images with available light. In the darkroom he experimented with a variety of chemical and temperature techniques for both film and print processing. Early recognition of his photographic talent came when one of his high school still life photographs won second place in a University of Florida photography contest.
At the University of Florida, Sam's conservative and traditional perspective on photography as a visual medium was challenged by the thinking and works of Jerry Uelsmann, one of the early masters of photomontage, and by guest lecturers like Robert Heineken (UCLA). Sam recently updated his education in studio photography and digital image processing through classes at the Art Institute of Atlanta where his artistic style was influenced by Perry Dilbeck. Sam has also attended workshops and studied under renowned photographers William Albert Allard (documentary), David Alan Harvey (documentary), Elizabeth Opalenik (fine art), Ralph Lee Hopkins (natural history), and Rolando Gomez (glamour).
Sam's fine art photography portrays beauty, especially of people, the female form and nature. Some of Sam's images may seem highly manipulated; however, the level of manipulation is much less than might be expected due to his techniques of 'painting with the camera'. Sam's mastery of depth of field, shutter speed, lighting and how they affect images captured by a digital sensor allow him to create images that transcend time and space. Not only can Sam's images fascinate and deceive the eye but they convey ethereal moods and emotions. As Sam learned from Jerry Uelsmann, it is OK to break all the rules and experiment with the medium - digital photography offers many new ways to see and process images that bend or break the rules of traditional photography.
Sam Dobrow was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. He lives in Milton, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta with his wife, Janice, and two daughters, Shannon and Jordan.
