Deborah teaches Photoshop – Enhancing Images and Creating Works of Art and Digital Infrared Photography online at BetterPhoto.com. She is the author of Digital Infrared Photography published by Wiley.

Following her formal study of art and photography at the University of South Florida, she began dedicating her time to the art of digital photography, establishing a name for herself as a leading infrared photographer. Residing in Oviedo, Florida, allows Deborah easy access to her favorite photography subjects, Florida’s birds and other wildlife, as well as its landscapes. Her travels, however, have not been limited to Florida’s fascinating beauty; they have taken her from border to border of America and beyond to yield photography that stretches the imagination. She has had the joy and privilege of photographing areas ranging from Namibia, Africa, with its stunning dunes, primitive tribal villages, beautiful people, and sweeping coastlines, to the cities and towns of Switzerland, Germany, and France with their rich history, majestic mountains, tiny churches, soaring cathedrals, and captivating night scenes.

Deborah’s passion is not only capturing images of people, places, and things with her digital cameras, but also in the enhancing, creative work she does in the digital darkroom. She considers Photoshop her "artist's palette".

Deborah’s tutorials have been published in Photoshop Creative Magazine and in Digital Close-up Photography. Her photography has been published in Nikon World Magazine, Nikon World Calendar, and in various Nikon publications and at photography events including PhotoPlus Expo, PMA and Macworld. An interview on her photography is published online at DoubleExposure, and her images are included in articles in Fotoaldia.

Deborah was a featured photographer at the Orange County Administration Building in Orlando, Florida. Her creative digital image, Cormorant Conversation, along with photos from the Orlando Camera Club, earned Best Nature Portfolio by Nature’s Best magazine for the prestigious Windland Smith Rice International Award 2008, which was exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. Deborah’s work is represented by Danita Delimont, Positive Images, and Novastock.

Artist's Statement
I think of my photography as an opportunity to share things we encounter every day in a graphic, vibrant, and creative manner. I enjoy bold contrasts and rely on the warmth of natural lighting to emphasize color, shape, detail, and to accentuate character in an image. Creating silhouettes with strong lines and color is one of my favorite ways of allowing others to connect with the subject. I feel that silhouettes intrigue and leave something to be imagined by the viewer. It’s my desire to present a view that is fresh and vivid, through multiple exposures and layered images, as well as creative work aided by the digital darkroom. I am most inspired by what I see in nature’s endless and changing opportunities. I hope to evoke a response that allows one to have a greater appreciation for the distinctive beauty in nature - which is the motivation behind my photography.

Deborah's book is available at local bookstores and on Amazon Digital Infrared Photography (Photo Workshop)

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