May Gallery Hop to Feature Photographers Len Smith and Guilio Cappelletti

The popularity of Photography as a hobby has sky-rocketed since the introduction of the digital camera. Everyone can take a successful photo since the advent of “automatic”. But what happens when the novice ventures beyond the point-and-shoot world that we live in today? A mystery unfolds. A mystery that becomes less and less mysterious through the introduction of knowledge. When the novice obtains that knowledge, through study, research, experimentation and experience he or she rises above the mundane. The ordinary becomes extraordinary. The novice becomes an artist, able to control the camera to create the image that the mind sees. Having the ability to create what you envision and not be bound by the limitations of what the camera chooses to set for an exposure frees the artist to interpret a mood. When snapshots are elevated to images of art, the novice is no longer a hobbyist, but rather an artist. Photography, as a fine art, will be presented to the public at the “First Friday” gallery hop opening at Artworks Around Town on May 3rd. The works of fine art photographers Len Smith and Guilio Cappelletti will be displayed at Artworks Around Town in the Centre Market of Wheeling. The gallery hop opening is from 5:30 to 8:00 in the evening. Light refreshments will be served and the public is warmly invited to attend. Please join us to meet and talk with these two photographers as well as other Artworks artist members.