Welcome to the photographic world of Marc Sabatella!
- One of my ongoing projects is to document every single Denver
area jazz musician that I can.
- Here is a gallery of famous jazz musicians from around the world.
- I have created a site at Zenfolio with more galleries of my photographs.
- See even more of my photographs on Flickr!
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I maintain a blog that covers a variety of topics, but mostly centers around pictures.
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A few links to photo-related sites I enjoy:
I do not claim to be a professional, but I do take my picture-taking seriously. My interest in photography sprang from my involvement in art. I needed to shoot pictures of my paintings, and I also wanted to be able to take reference photos of the scenes I paint. This eventually turned into a love of photography for its own sake. I am also a professional musician, and one of my photographic obsessions has been shooting concerts by my fellow musicians.
I currently use a Pentax K200D, which is a digital SLR (single lens reflex), and a selection of different lenses. I like my photographs to look natural - to say something about the world as it is. When photographing people, I prefer candid shots over posed ones. When shooting indoors or at night, I tend to favor natural or ambient light over flash, although this can be a challenge. Ironically, although most of my paintings are landscapes and cityscapes, the photographs that bring me the most joy usually feature people. I suppose I see painting and photography as essentially different tools, but I think my concern for composition and color is common to both.