CURRENT

*Current inspirations*

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Flim Noir
  
• Holga 135BC 35mm film cameras
• street art
• pop art portraits ( mixed mediums/collage)
• Colorado/mountains

YEAR 2011

To all my fans, friends, family, and to many more I want to take a moment and thank you for all your support in everything I have done these past year(s). It has been an amazing trip across country to start my new art career and life with my amazingly beautiful fiance. Everyday is a challenging unknown event that I try conquer within creating art/photography life.

I have creatively stumbled back into doing some pop art portrait paintings using Liquitex Acrylic paints, Chartpak AD Fine Tip Markers, and Terracotta paint markers. ( will have pics up soon )

For photography, I recently received a gift for Christmas which was a Holga 135BC 35mm film camera. With this old school low tech camera brings more creative ideas to the canvas. In which, I will fill with my own style of photography and design. ( thank you Lauren )
*pics up soon as I develop them*


Peace*Love*Photography*Design*
~ Getlex

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Freelance job

Four Seasons Hotel
Denver, CO
3 images
Concept: Breakfast.Lunch.Dinner.
high dynamic range photography
photoshop cs3

TOUR DE FAT

Thank you New Belgium Brewing Company for a great 2010 Tour De Fat Party !

Girl Portrait Power

Mini fun photo shoot with my great friend Aurora.

This represents the youthful
young deep inspiring teenage
girls. So much to deal with
so much to gossip about
so much to learn, listen, love,
about everything that comes
into there lives. As a teenage
girl lays around in her room
listening to her favorite music
she dreams of what she wants
to become. Sometimes you just
need to close your eyes and dream
your upcoming realities.

Oh to be young again and dream
of what you wanted to become.

with all my love & respect
Lex.

Portrait by Aurora

Cheers to my great friend Aurora for
taking pictures of me in a fun indoor
studio photo shoot while her stay in
Fort Collins, CO !

Thanks Aurora !
You're becoming
a great photographer
keep it up !

New photo shootin'

Fort Collins, Co
Old Town

Design Design Design

This is work I've done for my internship. Her new business card.

HELP US HELP YOU ! COLORADO

HARWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
new to COLORADO !

email us for all kinds of photography:

~Nature
~ Portraits
~ Kids
~ Babies
~ Families
~Senior portraits
~Weddings
~ Architecture
~ Fine Arts
~ Digital Art
~ HDR
~Photoshop help
~ Just for FUN shoots !

and MORE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

HARWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

She said.....

July 13th 2010
Colorado

She said yes !

Colorado Bound

As I am free of tests and projects forced by college teachers and mentors I have began to realize that I have to make up my own tests and projects for myself. A hard thing to kick into your own realization after college yet it's right there in front of you and if you don't pursue your own projects you'll be left last sort a speak in the art world. Coming from some artists that I know told me to draw or take a picture at least once a day. Cause if you don't you'll become lazy and unmotivated to do what you love. Also, when you dream while sleeping at night or even taking a nap, right when you wake up write down your dream and that may become a picture you can create through a drawing or photography.

After driving 1200 miles across the country I finally know where I may belong for while. With great friends, family, scenery, and with many creative people feels great. I hope all you artists feel something like I have wherever you end up and keep up your tests and projects.

*photos soon to come *

cheers to you my new town and home,
your new neighborhood artist/photographer,

Alex Harwood

May 15th Graduation

After almost 25 years I have finished school. That doesn't mean I have finished learning at any means. I owe these years to my parents that have been the biggest supporters I could ever have ask for. They drove me one way and that was just to succeed in whatever I wanted to for a career. I went to 3 different colleges within 6 years and finally graduated at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Digital Art and Photography Major. In short I got a BFA in studio Arts with a DAP Major. Now my girlfriend and I have decided to move to Colorado where I'll begin an internship with a digital art and photography studio while working part or full time at a custom framing shop ( where I have 2 yrs of experience in ).

I should also congratulate my fellow 1100 or so classmates in there success as well ! cheers to you ! and good luck in the future.

Infrared Photography

Infrared Photography
Nikon D40 camera
18mm - 55mm lens
Hoya R72 Infrared filter
post process:
mixing channel mixer-blue, green, red

Senior BFA Exhibit at the Tweed Museum of Art images

I've completed my first real life art show. Damn that feels amazing ! enjoy

~ there will be individual images of each piece soon







































































Title : FIND ME
( internal struggles/depression series)

~ Cyanotype Process
~ Installation
~ 30in x 30in rag dish cloth

Senior BFA Exhibit at the Tweed Museum of Art

Hi Everyone !

My Senior BFA exhibit student show is coming up.
It's in the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota- Duluth.

Tuesday March 23rd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm opening reception.
It's open from March 23rd to the 28th

Title of my show is called: "FIND ME"

One of the many images from my new work. More to see soon !

Close to the end

New works to come !
March 23 through the 28th
Tweed Museum of Art at the
University of Minnesota Duluth
For my Senior Exhibit Show.
Title is called " Find Me"

Everyone is more than welcome
to come to my show ! Tell your
friends... Link is below

http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/studentshows.html

Band : The Solen Brothers

2/6/2010
At the Rex Bar in Duluth, MN.
My first band "photo shoot"
It was a fun and great atmosphere
The band played a lot of new and old Rock
songs as well as some of there own songs.
These pictures aren't justice to the noise they
were really making while the crowd was dancing away.

Cheers to my buddy Keir ( the drummer ) and his new band!

Last semester at college !

The end is near.
The tunnel is getting clearer.
Opportunities are becoming a reality.
Concepts, Context, Content, are all coming together.
Create art for art sake and involve everyone you can.
I am art. Art is me. Therefore I am an artist in my own artistic world.
Believe. learn. dream. conquer. everything you step into.
Artists never quit.
The end is the new beginning.
Live art. Love art.

Alex Harwood

" UMD Science Building"

This image is for a typography project. ( adding text to it later )
High Dynamic Range photography ( stitched 5 exposures of same image)
The Science Building at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Photo by: Alex Harwood
Nov. 30th 2009

Lighthouse

Lighthouse
Canal Park
Duluth, Mn
November 2009
By: Alex Harwood
High Dynamic Range
( 3 merged images )

Stillwater, Mn

Nov 9th 2009
Famous Lift Bridge
Stillwater, MN
Photo by Alex Harwood
High Dynamic Range Photography

Wedding Day: Ring Man

Erik ( the ring holder )
Wedding Day 10/17/2009
lens: Nikkor 10.5 fisheye
Camera: Nikon D200
photo by: Alex Harwood

Wedding Day: Group shoot in Alley

The Wedding Group
camera: Nikon D200
lens: Tonkina 12mm to 24mm F4
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding Day: Tree scene

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"Tree Scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding day: Alley Scene

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"Alley scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding Day !

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"street scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

"Fall colors 2"

Alex Harwood
"no editing"

"Fall colors"

Oct 5th 2009
Hartley Nature Center
finally took out my AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D lens.
It was great for low light conditions and bumps the
colors out for a crisp sharp image.
"no editing"
Alex Harwood

"Everybody Jump"

3pm/Woodbury/MN
perfect angle/lighting situation
Great contrast between orange shirt, blue skies
and green grass.
shot about 20mm w 18mm to 55mm lens
Nikon D40.

"stream of reflection"

A stream of off the French River in
upper Duluth, MN.
Great lighting and great water that day.
"no editing"

Alex Harwood