User:Cwzitzmann

Carl Zitzmann, Photographer Carl’s formal photographic education was at Palomar College in San Marcos, California from 1969 to 1972. His first professional job was Photographer/Public Relations Assistant with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority from 1973 through 1981 at which time he was selected to be the University Photographer at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, soon attaining the position of Assistant Director for Photography in the Office of University Relations. In 1988 he transitioned into video production with the startup of George Mason University Television, as a Producer/Director, later named the first Production Manager in 1993. Carl left George Mason to start a freelance photography business in 1998. While working at George Mason, he lived in Centreville, Va. and moved to Falls Church, Va. in 1999, eventually relocating to rural Rappahannock County, Va. in 2002 to experience a more relaxed and nature-oriented environment.

“My current work is centered mainly on natural subjects, emphasizing Simplicity in concept and execution. I have also created substantial abstract work using techniques such as “tossed camera” which incorporates intentional camera movement and blur to achieve artistic interpretation. I take my raw photographic images into the “Digital Darkroom” known as Photoshop and desktop printing to try and perfect my concepts beyond what the camera and human eye can see. I consider Digital Imaging to be a new medium dwelling outside of the boundaries of both photography and traditional drawing/painting. My current ambition is to immerse myself in this twenty-first century art form, assist in its evolution and create physical manifestations of images that only exist in the mind of the artist and adventurous beholder… then share those visions with an appreciative audience.”