Thank you for visiting my web portfolio.

I am a "project solver" and promotional professional who has incorporated digital photography into my skill set. I started with the Nikon CoolPix 880 at 3.4 mega-pixels (mpx) in 2001 and advanced to the 8800 at 8 mpx in 2005. The CoolPix series are basically "point and shoot" cameras, although the 8800 is the highest level of that category, effectively combining the features of the DSLR with the fully automatic point and shoot. My focus, if you will, is a well-composed photo rather than a technically complex act of photography.

As to subject matter found at this site, my favorite images come from the American Southwest and in US National Parks. I shoot "all things great and small"...from vast landscapes to the smallest insect, flower, or texture. Subject matter also includes: hot-air balloons, trains, leaves, reflections, sunsets, lighthouses, butterflies, waterfalls, and trees. I notice contrast, balance, patterns, and shapes. I have a series of photographs depicting heart shapes I discovered in nature such as heart-shaped rocks, leaves, cactus, flower petals, ice holes, and log cuts, to name a few. I consider this my "Heartwork," and it really reflects my love of nature and the environment.

All of these photographs are available for sale. I do outdoor and indoor shows periodically around the country. A gallery that has featured my work is MAC WORTHINGTON in the Short North of Columbus, Ohio. My Heartwork was featured in a special Valentine's Day exhibit at Starbucks in Dublin, Ohio. A full artist bio, as of 2005, can be found on Westerville's Gallery 202 website: http://www.gallery202online.com/linkpages/scottshellabargerbio.html

E-mail me at shellnbars@aol.com to get more information or to be added to my mailing list. Thank you again for your interest in my work.

Shellnbars Publishing/Photo...where the art is in the details...

SPECIAL NOTE: Thank you to everyone who welcomed me to my first Florida art show. The intimate venue allowed me to communicate my love of the environment to a wide range of customers and art patrons. I also met some very creative crafters who I look forward to seeing again at the next show.

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