Haleakala Volcano Crater, Maui, Hawaii
Bob Friedenson Biography
A serious amateur for 30 years, his home is a photographic gallery of the people, animals, fauna, and structures he has found throughout the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Jordan, Thailand, and Cambodia. Numerous friends suggested that he share his work. Upon retirement from the telecommunications industry in October of 2002, he embarked on building his display portfolio.
His photograph In the Herd was included in the 2007 New England Photography Biennial at the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA. His photograph Raven at Bryce Canyon was selected for the For the Birds Exhibit at the Brush Gallery in Lowell, MA. He has shown at the Arsenal Arts Center in Watertown, MA, the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA. Andover, Massachusetts’ Art-in-the-Park, Art-on-the-Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Annual Christmas Craft Festival in the World Trade Center, Boston, the Deerfield Christmas Sampler, Meet The Artists & Artisans shows in Mystic and Milford, CT, the Crescent Dragon Gallery/Cafe in Haverhill, MA and the Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, MA.
In 2002, he converted from film to digital photography. He originally used a Sony 5.2 mega-pixel camera with additional lenses to give a 24mm to 350mm range. He converted to a Nikon single lens reflex digital cameras (D70s, D200, D3s, Nikon 1 V3). A user of Adobe Photoshop for many years, he completed a three-level Adobe Photoshop course given by the American Graphics Institute. He prints his photos on Epson Premium Photo Paper with an Epson Stylus (Photo R3000, Supercolor P600) printer (8 color ultracrome inks). He uses Crescent or Bainbridge acid free mats and acid free foam board for mounting. His standard prints range in size from 12x16 (16x20 matted) to 5x7 (8x10 matted). He also can have images printed on canvas, up to 56” wide.
He met his wife, of 56 years, Alice (a former mathematics teacher and now a potter/sculptor and community volunteer) at Cornell. Their three sons have brought three daughters and seven grandchildren into the family. He earned Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (with distinction), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Before retirement, he designed and managed the development of software and hardware systems at Bell Laboratories and had numerous outside publications and conference presentations. He has led Cornell and community volunteer organizations. He is a past member of the Andovers Artists Guild.
His photograph In the Herd was included in the 2007 New England Photography Biennial at the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA. His photograph Raven at Bryce Canyon was selected for the For the Birds Exhibit at the Brush Gallery in Lowell, MA. He has shown at the Arsenal Arts Center in Watertown, MA, the Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, MA. Andover, Massachusetts’ Art-in-the-Park, Art-on-the-Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Annual Christmas Craft Festival in the World Trade Center, Boston, the Deerfield Christmas Sampler, Meet The Artists & Artisans shows in Mystic and Milford, CT, the Crescent Dragon Gallery/Cafe in Haverhill, MA and the Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, MA.
In 2002, he converted from film to digital photography. He originally used a Sony 5.2 mega-pixel camera with additional lenses to give a 24mm to 350mm range. He converted to a Nikon single lens reflex digital cameras (D70s, D200, D3s, Nikon 1 V3). A user of Adobe Photoshop for many years, he completed a three-level Adobe Photoshop course given by the American Graphics Institute. He prints his photos on Epson Premium Photo Paper with an Epson Stylus (Photo R3000, Supercolor P600) printer (8 color ultracrome inks). He uses Crescent or Bainbridge acid free mats and acid free foam board for mounting. His standard prints range in size from 12x16 (16x20 matted) to 5x7 (8x10 matted). He also can have images printed on canvas, up to 56” wide.
He met his wife, of 56 years, Alice (a former mathematics teacher and now a potter/sculptor and community volunteer) at Cornell. Their three sons have brought three daughters and seven grandchildren into the family. He earned Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (with distinction), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Before retirement, he designed and managed the development of software and hardware systems at Bell Laboratories and had numerous outside publications and conference presentations. He has led Cornell and community volunteer organizations. He is a past member of the Andovers Artists Guild.