About

Sydney Schardt began photographing ten years ago when inspired during a workshop with Jim Friedman, an internationally-renown photographer residing in Columbus.

She was immediately drawn to macro photography of botanicals and reflections. Developing a hyper-macro perspective to photographing flowers in her perennial garden, she keeps a very small segment of the subject in focus and lets the background become a blur (bokeh) of color and form. Through the macro lens a spectrum of emotions – serenity, energy, reflection, action, mystery - is offered to the viewer with the resulting images often described as “delicate abstract realism”. The viewer is invited to observe from a different vantage point, to wonder what’s underneath, what’s beyond, what’s inside.

Sydney Schardt was awarded First Place in Photography in The Ohio Show, Zanesville Art Center, 2008. Her work was also featured in pre-exhibit publicity in The Columbus Dispatch. She has exhibited in both group and solo exhibits in greater Columbus.

Current exhibits in January-February, 2009
Changes Salon and Day Spa - solo exhibit of macro plus canvas and interactive work. Exhibit venue at 2054 Polaris Parkway, 9a-8p daily except Sunday.

Roy G Biv - group photography show juried by executive director/curator of Griffin Museum of Photography. Exhibit gallery: Shot Tower Gallery on Fort Hayes campus, 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus Ohio.

Jung Association of Central Ohio, Jung Haus - group photography show. Exhibit gallery located at The Jung Haus, 59 W. 3rd Ave, Columbus, Ohio.

Converting to digital a year ago, Sydney photographs with a Nikon D80 using a Tamron 90mm lens; none of the images is digitally-enhanced.   REPRODUCTION OF THE IMAGES IN ANY FORM IS FORBIDDEN.

In addition to photographing, Sydney hosts an annual Gallery in the Garden at her garden and residence in Sunbury, Ohio. The next Gallery will be on July 26, 2009. Photos of last year's event are posted on the website; email Sydney for details on attending or exhibiting at next year's event.

Please enjoy the View 'through the lens' ...  and send your thoughts to:
                       sydney-schardt@columbus.rr.com.