Carol Leadbetter

About the Artist

Education B.A. McGill University, Montreal Canada A.A. Photography, Montgomery College, Maryland Electronic Digital Photography Certificate, Montgomery College   Gallery Representation Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland   Honors and Awards Photographer Magazine Finalist "Colors of India" Second Place, The Art League of Alexandria, All Media Show,2012 Third Place, The Art League of Alexandria, All Media Show, 2011 Honorable Mentions The Art League of Alexandria 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 Honor Society and Awards of Merit in Photography, Montgomery College Honorable Mentions Washington School of Photography National Women's Shows 2003, 2005   Exhibitions Solo Juried Shows:           Botanica, The Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, Md. 2006           Africa, A Photographic Journey, 2008  Levine School of Music, Washington DC           Faces of the World    Frederick Chamber of Commerce, 2013          Floral Portraiture: A Photographic Study Of Form and Texture, Waverly Street Gallery 2014          An Impending Silence: Vanishing African Wildlife,    Waverly Street Gallery 2017             Group Juried Shows:           Studio Gallery, Washington DC Hats Off, 2017           Washington Arts Place , Simply Black and White ,2014           Rockville Arts Place, 2002           Washington School of Photography National Women's Show, 2003,2005           Photoworks at Glen Echo, Creative Digital Printmaking,2005           Bahati Tanzanian Women's Benefit, Washington, D.C. 2006           Light Street Gallery, Baltimore MD, "Small Works"    2008           Pelican Art League, Naples, Florida 2006 - 2017           Outdoor Photographer Magazine on-line Gallery 2006 -2007           Art League of Alexandria 2007-2014 Group Exhibits         Montgomery College  2000.2001         DC Arts Center Adams Morgan, DC  2002,2003         Snap To Grid Los Angeles ,2006         Pushing Boundaries, Madeira School, McLean,Va. 2008   Professional Associations Photographic Society of America Maryland Professional Photographers Association National Association of Photoshop Professionals   Professional Experience  Guest lecture : " iPhoneography: How to Wow ! " Pelican Bay Women's League, Naples Florida 2014                                “iPhoneography: How to get the most out of your cell phone camera, Waverly Street                                    Gallery 2016                             “Garden Photography How to Take Your Best Shot " Worman's Mill Garden Club 2010                               " Alternative Process in Digital Photography "   The Madeira School, McLean, VA. 2008 Teacher :             "Encaustics and Photography" The Muse ,Frederick, Md. 2009-2010                               " Encaustic Collage "  The Muse, Frederick, Md. 2010   Print and Media                             Elephant Cake Walk “African Poems by Andrew Oerke” (second edition 2018,                              Pgs.1,30,40,50,62)                            Voice of America interview  Vanishing African Wildlife 2017     Advanced Studies and Workshops Theresa Airy- Fine Art and The Digital Process Dan Burkholder- Using The Light and Digital HDR George DeWolfe- Crafting the Fine Art Print Andre Gallant- Dreamscapes and Photo Impression Dorothy Krause- Alternative Surfaces For The Digital Print David Lewis- Bromoil Process Karen Rosenthal- The Human Form in Landscapes Tony Sweet- Macro Photography Joyce Tennyson- Portraiture Joyce Wilson- Fine Art and Portraiture       Artist Contact Information   Address :        2646 Monocracy Ford Road ,Frederick, Maryland 21701  Phone :           301-980-6513  email:              carol@carolleadbetter.com website:           www.carolleadbetter.com                         

Artist's Statement

It has been said that "Art illuminates the soul of the artist". Photographic art is my chosen medium to communicate my personal inspirations and experiences.As a professional photographer with over 25 years experience I believe it is the photographer not the camera that is the instrument."Success is what happens when 10,000 hours of preparation meet one moment of opportunity". It is my photographic goal to make the not obvious.Through my use of fine art printing and alternative processes, my art form transcends the everyday photographic print.