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Brett Deering North Gallery May 26 - July 20, 2014[6/6/2014 11:40:08 AM] Brett Deering Moore May 22 by Brett Deering Brett Deering Oklahoma Editorial North Gallery - May 26 - July 20, 2014 "I've always been drawn to photographs and what they represent, as well as the excitement of getting prints back, holding slides up to light, peeling back the cover on a Polaroid and waving it around like my great-grandfather showed me, setting up the screen, shutting off the lights and watching the dust motes in the light of the projector, as my dad shared images of far-away places." This is how Oklahoma City photographer Brett Deering describes his attraction to the art form. Brett Deering was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and moved to Oklahoma as a teenager. Early in his career, Deering set out on a series of adventures that allowed him to explore a wide variety of professions. An eagerness to live fully and take advantage of diverse opportunities ultimately led to experiences in guitar-making, carpentry, construction, martial arts instruction, gymnastics coaching, cooking and more. It wasn't until the mid-2000s, a period Deering describes as "later in life," that he came back to photography. While attending the University of Central Oklahoma, he took a class with the esteemed professor and Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Famer Dr. Woody Gaddis. There he found that he could combine his execution of fine craftsmanship with his enjoyment of problem-solving through the exploration of photography processes. He said it was in that class setting that he began to learn the mysteries of capturing a good image and the magic of the darkroom. Deering explains that his attraction to the still image is his desire to present the viewer with "that fragment in time that tells a particular story at that exact moment." This moment was coined as "the decisive moment" by French photographer and father of photojournalism, Henri Carier-Bresson. Deering continues, "It may seem cliché, but it ['the decisive moment'] was the main draw for me, and still is." Much of his work these days is editorial and commercial location portraiture, along with architecture and journalism. Deering explains, "Each genre has its own unique challenges but I approach them with the same goal, which is to get a great photograph, at least the way I see it. Since photography is so ultimately subjective, I try to get the best shot I can from a given situation, whether that means building rapport with a subject, anticipating the right moment, looking for beautiful light, or convincing a farmer during harvest to sit for a few more frames." His desire to create the best photograph he can within each situation has gained him many clients. His editorial Brett Deering (Oklahoma City) May 26 - July 20, 2014 Mark Zimmerman (Edmond) July 28 - September 21, 2014 Eyakem Gulilat (Norman) About Us Our Programs Grants Arts in Schools Arts in Communities Art at the Capitol Art Networks Tweet 0 Like 0
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