Chris Keeney, a San Diego California based professional photographer, creates images with the highest of integrity and originality. Specializing in portraits (babies, children, families, couples, graduates), weddings (bridals and engagement), lifestyle, events (parties, corporate meetings, etc.) - as well as personal and fine art projects.
Primarily shooting digital, Chris Keeney constantly is refining his passion for traditional film and alternative film processes. Well known for his pinhole cameras and hand-made prints, distinguishes him as a one of the most unique photographers of his time and area. Bringing an unparalleled eclectic eye to the [viewfinder] of his camera (a marriage between his literal and intuitive eyes), he channels his style to reflect that of his clients’ vision and essence. Chris’ love for his family, children and friends has taught him the importance of time/timing; flaming his desire to preserve each moment as it unfolds. For him, knowing photographs he takes will touch lives, or simply bring a smile to someone’s face by visually recording a memorable moment that will be passed down through generations, fills him with gratitude and humility.
Portrait of Wayne by Ken Merfeld, 2008
“The tools I create and work with are pinhole cameras. With pinhole photography, the same air that touches my subject can pass through the pinhole and touch the photo emulsion on the film. There’s no barrier between the two. There are no lenses changing and manipulating light. There are no...
“I began shooting with a pinhole cameras because I wanted to simplify my photography approach as much as possible. I wanted to go back to the simple source, to the basis of the photographic image creation. A box, a hole and a piece of photosensible material.
This statement created needs of experimentation, of technical improvements and...
“I’m always drawn to pinhole imagery. With it’s simplistic capture of light and shadow. The ability to record a span of time, turning a busy sidewalk or any action into a translucent wave of motion. It’s inherently illustrative and ethereal image quality. Like a minds eye glance where, not all the information is there yet,...
“There is a beauty in the ancient principle of pinhole imaging which deserves to be embraced by timeless camera design – let art create art.”
Chamaeleon Panorama 6×6/2 // Ser. #102 – pinhole camera
Pinhole photo taken with Chamaeleon Panorama 6×6/2 Serial No. 111 – Baomo Garden
Pinhole photograph taken with Leica Pinhole pancake
Panoramic pinhole camera delivers 16...
“Arunas has studies art for 15 years, he has been a photographer, traveler, rebel, philosopher, poet and generally calls himself a “freely wandering soul”. In 1982, after completing his studies at the Art Academy Arunas joined the Art Photographers’ Union in Lithuania and starting practicing photography seriously. He traveled through the former Soviet Union, Siberia’s...
