Artistic Vision
Like listening to music, which expresses what words cannot, our photographs come from a unique and personal visual expression of all that Italy is to us.
Biography
Craig, a life-long photographer, grew up in Wilmette, IL and studied traditional photography for many years with mentors Richard Olderman, Kevin Dole and Anthony Jones. Having developed an early appreciation for how the computer was changing the photographic medium, he became interested in digital photographic printing processes and he has continued to evolve his technical knowledge of digital image capture and fine art photographic printing methodologies over the years through a series of professional workshops and continual self-study.
Jane grew up in Evanston, IL and her artistic background includes living in Vicenza,Italy for five years. There she began her lifelong study of the fine arts including classical voice and visual arts while developing her creative mind and eye. She later began applying her artistic vision to photography and her images clearly convey her keen sense of composition and artistic abilities.
The Loves have spent the past 12 years developing an extensive body of work, focused on italy. Since their first solo exhibition in 2000, the loves have been exhibiting in juried fine art shows and they have received many awards including “Best of Show.” Their company, FotoAmore Photography, also markets their limited edition fine art photographs through their website, fotoamore.com. This has also led to commercial work in the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Sweden. The Loves are residents of Arlington Heights, IL.
Technical
Our goal is to produce photographs of the highest quality. Our artistic integrity is embedded in our desire to convey what the photographer witnessed when the image was originally exposed and not in an artifically enhanced or manipulated
manner. Images have been produced with film-based and, more recently, digital cameras. Finished prints are made archivally on an Epson Professional Wide Format Printer utilizing Ultrachrome Inks on Premium Luster Paper and Artists’ Canvas. Digital
darkroom image adjustments are made by the hands of the photographers and are similar to those made historically with a color enlarger in a wet darkroom. All printing, matting and framing is done personally by the photographers.
Media
PRIMO MAGAZINE (Jan/Feb 2007):
"PHOTOGRAPHING ITALY - Reviewing The Basic Steps to Quality Travel Photography with Fine Art Photographers Craig and Jane Love" by Dominic Rosario"
Corporate Installations
rosso pizzeria & wine bar, Santa Rosa, CA
FIORENTINA LLC, New York, NY
The Italian Club, Tavola Calda and Italian Market, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Serafina Waterfront Bistro, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ventoso Restaurant, Chicago Downtown Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, Chicago, IL
Vintner's Celler Winery, Libertyville, IL
Success National Bank (nka BankFinancial), Lincolnshire, IL
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, IL
Schaumburg Municipal Center, Schaumburg, IL
Art Show and Exhibit Schedule
Visit Art Shows for our current art show and exhibit schedule.
Awards
2006 "Merit Award", Promenade of Art, Arlington Heights, Illinois, IL
2005 "Merit Award", Buffalo Grove Fine Art Festival, Buffalo Grove, IL
2005 "Merit Award", Yorktown Festival of Art, Lombard, IL
2004 "Merit Award", Promenade of Art, Arlington Heights, IL
2003 "Merit Award", Promenade of Art, Arlington Heights, IL
2003 "Purchase Awards", Prairie Arts Festival, Schaumburg, IL
2002 "Best of Show", Prairie Arts Festival, Schaumburg, IL
Viaggi in Italia - Chronology of Photographic Studies of Italy
April-May 2007 - COSTIERA AMALFITANA
Positano, Ravello, Scala, Amalfi, Paestum, Sorrento, Capri
October 2006 - VENETO, LOMBARDIA & PIEMONTE
Vicenza, Marostica, Bassano del Grappa, Venezia, Riviera del Brenta, Piombino Dese, Asolo, Possagno; Maser, San Vito d'Altivole, Treviso, Castelfranco Veneto, Verona, Sirmione; Mantova; Le LanGhe: Neive, Monforte d'Alba, Barolo, Grizane Cavour, Serralunga d'Alba, Castiglione Faletto, Alba, Cherasco, Dogliani, Casale Monferrato
September 2005 - TOSCANA
Cortona, Castiglione Fiorentino, Arezzo, Impruneta, Radda in Chianti, Greve in Chianti,
Villa Vignamaggio, Volterra, Volpaia, Panzano di Chianti, Montefiorale, Castelina in Chianti,
Colle Val d'Elsa, Montereggioni, Badia a Coltibuono, Montepulciano, Pienza, Sant'Anna in Camprena,
Cappella di Vitaleta, San Quirico d'Orcia, Bagno Vignoni, Abbazia di Monte Olveto Maggiore, Le Crete,
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, Montalcino, Sorano, Pitigliano
April 2004 - SICILIA
Erice, Trapani, Marsala, Monreale, Segesta, Cefalu, Palermo, Corleone, Agrigento,
Taormina, Linguaglossa, Randazzo, Siracusa, Noto, Modica, Catania
September 2003 - NAPOLI
Napoli, Capri, Amalfi
June 2002 - ABRUZZO
L'Aquilana and Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso:
L'Aquila, Sulmona, Ocre, Celano, Scanno, Barisciano, S. Stefano di Sessanio,
Calascio, Castel del Monte, Capestrano, Navelli, Fontecchio
Chicago Master Singers Concert Tour (yes...we sing, too!)
Roma, Orvieto, Siena, Firenze, Pisa, Padova, Venezia, Bergamo, Pavia
December 2001 - January 2002 - ROMA
Celebrated Cappodanno (New Year's) and the new Euro currency inaguration in Roma
September 2001 - LAKES REGIONS - PIEMONTE & LOMBARDIA
Lago Maggiore: Arona, Baveno, Bee, Belgirate, Cannobio, Ghiffa, Stresa, Verbania/Pallanza, Isole Borromee
Ticino: Axcona, Losone, Centovalli
Lago di Orta: Orta S. Guillio, Sacro Monte di S. Francesco
Lago di Como: Bellagio, Bergamo
May 2001 - PIEMONTE
Le Langhe: Castiglione Falletto, Grizane Cavour, Serralunga d’Alba, Barolo, La Morra, Barbaresco, Nieve, Alba;
Torino, Staffarda, Aviglina, Sacra di S. Michele
May 2000 - LAZIO, UMBRIA, TOSCANA, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, LIGURIA, PIEMONTE
Roma, Orvieto, San Gimignano, Siena, Montecatini Terma, Firenze, Parma, Modena, Genova,
Santa Margherita Ligura, Portofino, Stresa
May 1999 - VENEZIA
September - October 1998 - TOSCANA & UMBRIA
Lucca, Pisa, Viareggio, Torre del Lago, San Gimignano, Sinalunga, Siena, Pienza, Montepulciano, Gubbio,
Perugia, Assisi, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Cremona
April 1997 - ROMA & CAMPAGNA
Roma, Napoli, Pompeii, Sorrento
April 1996 - FIRENZE
March 1995 - VENETO, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, ALTO ADIGE,
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA, LOMBARDIA
Vicenza, Asolo, Bassano del Grappa, Marostica, Venezia, Padova, Ferrara, Bologna, Mantova, Verona, Bressanone,
Udine, Brenta Canale, Bergamo, Milano
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