William Leirer

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I got interested in photography as a boy, when a close relative loaned me his beloved twin lens reflex camera and taught me how to process the film and make prints. I've been shooting ever since. My first college was as a photography major at the Cooper School of Art. I changed my major when I transferred to Cleveland State University but continued to take photography and art classes along with my major coursework. I ended up with a Master of Arts Degree in Education and a career as a teacher.

I gravitate toward scenes of nature - landscapes, water, mountains, wildlife, plants and flowers. My style leans toward photo-impressionism, abstraction, and abstract expressionism. 'Straight out of the camera' with minimal adjustments is often all that I need to get my message across, but I also use various techniques of both traditional photography and digital art. For example I might use in-camera approaches such as long exposure, depth compositing, selective focus, multiple exposure, or intentional camera movement to capture a particular moment or feeling.

Sometimes I make use of techniques of the digital darkroom, such as depth compositing, photo collage or image blending to emphasize a unique connection or an ...

Master of Arts Degree, Cleveland State University