I was thrilled to find out that two of my photographs were chosen to be included in this year’s Works On Paper exhibit at the Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, https://www.playkettering.org/current_exhibition/. Bing Davis was the juror for the show. These two photographs are from my new series Latitude and Longitude. The two photographs are of the …
Today 118 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made four successful powered flights, 120 feet, 175 feet, 200 feet, and 852 feet. Unfortunately, after the fourth flight, a gust of wind overturned their machine, and it was damaged beyond repair. But they had created a lighter-than-air machine that flew under its own power. They packed …
I had the good fortune to have an article written about my Wright Brothers photography project at Plane & Pilot magazine. It was a terrific article written by Isabel Hawk, the editor-in-chief. She wrote, “Dan Cleary created a gallery of photographs that reach into the past to show the importance and relevance of the pioneering …
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Art On The Commons outdoor art festival in Kettering, Ohio, didn’t happen this year because of the ongoing pandemic. Instead, they asked ten artists to showcase their work at the Rosewood Art Center. I was fortunate to be the first person to show their work. I am showing 12 framed photographs from my Wright …
Frank Cleary’s WWII Service To Our Country Happy Memorial Day to everyone. This is the story of my Dad’s service during WWII. Frank Cleary was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1919. After graduating from Purcell Catholic High School, he took up photography. He cleaned out the old coal room in the family home and converted …
I made a series of short videos about how I created my Wright Brothers: Then and Now photographs. The six videos are from The Bike Shop, Kite Flying, Flight #41, Speed Test At Fort Myer, Horse drawn Carriages, and A New Kind Of Gull In New York Harbor. The video I’ve included here is Kite …
I haven’t talked lately about the progress of my book Wright Brothers: Then and Now. Can I say, there are many details in producing a book! I’ve written the copy, had a copywriter rewrite the copy, rewrote the manuscript a few times again, had an editor go over the document, and maybe that part of …
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This week I’ve been working with a local company to update their website with photographs from the Dayton region. The two photos that they requested are my night photograph of the Miami River with the Dayton Art Institute, the Masonic Temple, and Grandview Hospital in the background. They also wanted this photograph of a couple …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZUTlEzJVY&t=463s Here is my latest, Cleary Creative Photography, YouTube PhotoShop tutorial. In this video, I will go through all the steps I took to create this photograph of a couple sitting enjoying the fall landscape at Taylorsville Metro Park, part of Five Rivers Metro Parks. I liked the picture of the couple sitting on the …
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Huffman Prairie is the location where the Wright Brother’s perfected flight. In 1904 and 1905 they made hundreds of test flights perfecting their machine. By 1909 this area was called Simms Station and was the worlds first It is now a national park located next to Wright-Patterson Air Force base. Huffman Prairie is on the …