About Images by Cole Scott
Biography
Originally from California, Coleman Scott's journey began on the Pacific Coast and criss-crossed the country from the High Sierras, though the Uinta and Wasatch Mountains of Utah, the Cumberland and Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, until he finally made Northern New Hampshire his home. Surrounded by the magnificent White Mountains, Coleman Scott draws on nature as a canvas to portray the quiet and peaceful beauty of New England.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
Over the years, I've worked in film, video and digital imagery. I love the natural world and landscape photography is one of my favorite genres. I work in color and in black & white. Sometimes it is obvious which is best for the inherent esthetic of a particular image and other times, I struggle to figure that out. I also enjoy creating abstract and conceptual images. They can sometimes provide an extra bit of creative freedom and latitude.
WHAT IMPACT HAS DIGITAL EQUIPMENT HAD ON YOUR WORK?
Digital cameras and computer software have allowed me to broaden my view of photography. That said, I depend heavily on the techniques I leaned with film. Overall, I'd say the attempt to create an image I like and believe in supersedes any allegiance I have to a particular set of tools.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE?
"Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold its own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses."
---Arnold Newman
Originally from California, Coleman Scott's journey began on the Pacific Coast and criss-crossed the country from the High Sierras, though the Uinta and Wasatch Mountains of Utah, the Cumberland and Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, until he finally made Northern New Hampshire his home. Surrounded by the magnificent White Mountains, Coleman Scott draws on nature as a canvas to portray the quiet and peaceful beauty of New England.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
Over the years, I've worked in film, video and digital imagery. I love the natural world and landscape photography is one of my favorite genres. I work in color and in black & white. Sometimes it is obvious which is best for the inherent esthetic of a particular image and other times, I struggle to figure that out. I also enjoy creating abstract and conceptual images. They can sometimes provide an extra bit of creative freedom and latitude.
WHAT IMPACT HAS DIGITAL EQUIPMENT HAD ON YOUR WORK?
Digital cameras and computer software have allowed me to broaden my view of photography. That said, I depend heavily on the techniques I leaned with film. Overall, I'd say the attempt to create an image I like and believe in supersedes any allegiance I have to a particular set of tools.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE?
"Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold its own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses."
---Arnold Newman