Tipton Place Cades Cove Metal Print

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William Tipton became a homesteader under the Tennessee Land Grant Program sometime in the 1820's. He soon obtained other land grants and convinced family and friends to buy from him at a profit and further develop the area. Sometime around 1870 Civil War Veteran Colonel Hamp Tipton built the two story cabin. His two daughters Miss Lizzie and Miss Lucy were schoolmarms in Cades Cove. Over the years more relatives bought land from the Colonel and the community grew. More of my work from this area of The Great Smoky Mountains can be seen in my collection of the same name here in FAA.

My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...