Image Title: The Offering
Image Size: 6.75” x 9” printed on 8.5” x 11” paper
Created: 2000
Edition: Edition of 50 of this size
Medium: Photographed on 4x5 Polaroid Type 55 film. Printed digitally on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper

Price (includes shipping*): $250
* Free shipping included with any print purchase. (Offer limited to prints shipped within the USA)

About The Work

Much of my personal work is based on poetry, dreams and mythology. The 4&20 Blackbirds series, of which The Offering is a part, is a collection of images about eight years in the making. It includes images of birds or people with birds and bird-related objects such as wings, beaks, birdcages and the egg. This image, for me, represents birth and the possibilities that come with life. Most of this collection was created using a 4x5 camera and Polaroid Type 55 film and was photographed in Paris and Seattle. In the case of this image (and some of the others), I created my own lenses for the images, thus allowing an explosion of light or blur to take place. This collection, or parts of it, have been exhibited at various galleries.

About Rosanne Olson

Rosanne Olson has been a photographer, artist and educator for 30 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon where she also studied art. Over the past 25 years Rosanne has worked in various realms of photography including fine art, advertising and portraiture. In 2008 she authored a book titled This is Who I Am—our beauty in all shapes and sizes (Artisan Books) which features discreetly nude portraits of women accompanied by essays about the body. She and her book were featured on Good Morning America when the book was released. Rosanne also teaches lighting, portraiture and creativity workshops at conferences, colleges, universities, high schools and at her studio in Seattle. Her photography has been featured in Communication Arts, Photo District News, LensWork, View Camera and other publications. She is currently working on a textbook about lighting for photographers. Her fine art photographs are represented by Robin Rice Gallery in New York City and Iris Gallery in Boston. Her next solo exhibit is scheduled for 2013 at the Robin Rice Gallery.

www.RosanneOlson.com