Last night we were treated to the amazing works and life story of Pat and Rosemarie Keough! 

Pat and Rosemarie are a vibrant outgoing couple whose love for photography, wilderness and adventure brought them together. They are wonderfully entertaining speakers who managed to compress 30 odd years into two insightful hours.

They taught themselves the craft of photography (yes, there is hope for the rest of us), starting with a natural eye and an instinct for a good shot and have over the years also learning why their shots were good. The terminology of the elements such as line, colour and composition which were all second nature to them gave them the vocabulary so that they could explain why a shot worked. The Keoughs succeeded in every step of the process and love to teach what they learned.

They are hands on perfectionists being involved fully in absolutely every aspect of whatever they take on, with their current collector edition tomes "Antarctica" and "Labyrinth Sublime: The Inside Passage" (Seattle to Alaska) as prime examples. You can learn more about them and see some of their work at their website www.keough-art.com

We were so lucky to have had them come to speak to us - and thank you Curt for making it happen!  It was just too bad that so few of us could make it.

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Comment by Avril Kirby on September 26, 2013 at 2:12pm

Yes, thanks Rosemarie and Pat (and Curt). It was an enlightening and entertaining evening and wonderful to see your dedication to your craft.

Comment by Curt Firestone on September 26, 2013 at 6:57pm

You are all welcome.  I also found the evening to be very special.

Comment by Patricia Page on September 26, 2013 at 8:10pm

So sorry I had to miss it!

Comment by David Bartle on September 26, 2013 at 8:43pm

It was sure a pleasing show. I for one, though, am unable to come up with $5000 (US) for the book Antartica nor $2500 (US) for the book stand. Beautiful photos and excellent description of the process involved in choosing and placing etc of the photos and the creation of the books.

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