David R. Colbert, Photographer
Image Crafter Professional Photography is owned by award winning photographer David Colbert. David specializes in portraits of wild and scenic places such as New York's spectacular Adirondack Mountains and other natural wonders. Image Crafter Professional Photography also provides other photographic services such as wedding and portrait photography in the Adirondacks and the Central New York area.
David's photographs have been exhibited in the Central New York Area as well as in the Adirondacks, including the Old Forge Arts Center. His photos have also been published in magazines, such as Adirondack Life, regional newspapers, newsletters and brochures.
We hope that you have been able to see past exhibits or publications of David's photographs. If you would like to be informed of one of these events, please
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His photographs are even more beautiful in-person!
The photographs that you see in this web site were created with either a Hasselblad 500 CM or a Nikon F4 camera. A Bogen tripod with a ball head is often used due to long exposure times and the improvement in image quality that results from the use of a tripod. David uses very few filters in his photographs. Those used include polarizing, warming (81A or 81B to reduce blue cast), and graduated neutral density filters. Any spectacular colors that you see in the photographs are generally not the result of colored filters or computer manipulation (unless otherwise noted!).
To get the photos to you, scans were made of the original film. These are modified only slightly in Adobe Photoshop to add borders, copyright notice, and adjust color and brightness to look natural on your computer screen. Because of the variations in computer monitors, they may look better for some viewers than others. If you have any difficulty in viewing an image, please e-mail us.