cheshirkat's profile William Hackett / 58, Male / Member since October 2009 / Last seen 7 days ago
Bill received his first camera, a Kodak® Brownie Holiday Flash® (original list price $4.95), as a boy, and his love of photography has continued to grow. His father and grandfather were both avid amateur photographers. Bill's undergraduate and postgraduate education in the biological sciences gives him an insight into, and an appreciation of, the wonders of the natural world. His years spent as a professional with high-technology companies in the Mid-West and in Silicon Valley provided abundant opportunities to learn more about computers, the Internet, and rapidly evolving digital technology.
Digital photography involves much more than the capture of the "camera RAW" image. Bill's skill in the digital darkroom with such tools as Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Bridge, Adobe® Photoshop® LightroomTM, and the Apple® Macintosh® gives him artistic control over the making of the photograph, throughout the digital workflow. Philosophically, Bill prefers images with the colors that were present in the natural scene. Some customers prefer Photo Art images with altered colors, and these images contain an "e" in the filename.
Bill moved his family from the Mid-West to California in the early 1990's and fell in love with the natural beauty and diversity of his new state. Bill describes himself as "Naturally Californian."
Bill is a proud member of the Livermore Art Association (LAA), and the Pleasanton Art League (PAL).
In 2008, Bill participated in the LAA Spring Art Show, the Our Best Shots photography show, the fall "Bank on It" art show at US Bank in Livermore (where his fine art print of Dana Meadows won an Honorable Mention), and was a Team Captain of a photography team on the LAA Circuit (a "traveling exhibit' of art that circulates among Livermore businesses).
In 2009, Bill displayed his "California: Mountains to the Sea" collection of 17 fine art photographic prints in a "one-man show" at Café Garré at the Garré Winery. He Co-Chaired (with LAA's President) and showed fine art prints at the LAA Spring Art Show, which is the biggest event of the LAA calendar and which had record art submissions and sales in 2009. Bill participated in the Livermore Wine Country Festival, the photography "group show" at Windermere Welcome Home, and the June Bank Show at US Bank, where he won an Honorable Mention for his fine art print of a Stone Bridge in autumn in Yosemite Valley, the "Art Under the Oaks" show at Alden Lane Nursery, the "Our Best Shots" photography show at Livermore Library, "Art in Carnegie Park" show in Livermore, at the Garré Winery in Livermore during the Harvest Wine Celebration, and at the Livermore Art Walk. Bill remains an LAA Circuit Team Captain and was appointed to the position of LAA Show Liaison, which attends LAA Board meetings. Look for Bill and Cheshire Cat Photo™ at The Wild Vine in November and at Holiday in the Vineyards at the Garré Winery on December 5 and 6..
Bill is available for photographic services and has experience presenting to groups of all sizes. Bill can be reached at info@cheshirecatphoto.com and at +1 925-606-0812.
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