John Woodward of Stoughton featured some of his photographs at the local library the evening of April 7th.
The display featured a wide variety of works from scenery, landscape, andflowers, to people. Some were matted and framed, somemounted on foam board and some done on canvas.His subjects are mostly from the prairies, but has some B.C. work too.Fromthe past five years he has compiled some of his favourite photos into a tabletop book for sale.
Woodward told his audience thathe has been taking pictures since he was 11 years old and as a young boy he remembers his Dad with an old Browning camera. At a young age he himselfwas captivated by images he saw and wanted to preserve.
All of his work is digital and he does black and white as well as color. All of his printing inks and papers are archival quality.
Recently he has begun offering his wedding pictures compiled into a bound book to bridal parties, a departure from the traditional wedding photograph album.
In addition to taking and printing his own pictures he also does some restoration work on old photos.
He enjoys taking pictures of a wide variety of subjects and keeps busy with his business since he retired from teaching several years ago.
He can be reached at his residence phone number or thru his e-mail: jm.woodward@sasktel.net. he is currently working on a web page for his business.
His photographs are on display in the library until the end of April. The beautiful work with vivid colors, interesting subject matter and high definition iswell worth your time to take in.
