Daniel Ravel

My new 24 page photo book, BLOOMS! is now available at https://www.lulu.com/shop  

BLOOMS! is about sharing images of beautiful flowers. My book reveals a series of detailed, close-up photos of nature’s splendor.
Enjoy!

Here are some images from the Vernissage for my art exhinit on 7. 5. 2023 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. 

This is my new Godox SL60W continuous LED and a snoot with 30 degree grid.

These items allow me to backlight still life images, and provide a nice hair light for portraits.

This is a my new 48 inch Octabox, shown with an Art déco chaise. 

This large soft box provides very soft and diffused lighting.

It is perfect for still life and portraits photography.

I recently had another image of mine displayed in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. 

It was an orchid plant whose actual blooms were no bigger than my thumb. 

Thanks to a great macro lens, tripod, and  right lighting - the results were dramatic. 

Hopefully, many people will see and enjoy it.

Daniel Ravel

Above, we can see one of my sunflower images on display!

It "adorns" a traffic box on the corner of Gillespe and Franklin streets, in Fayetteville NC.

The original image is shown below.

Contact Information:
Daniel Ravel
513 Hilliard Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28311
danielravel@protonmail.com
https://www.artmajeur.com/danielravel


Education:
I was born in Zwevegem, Belgium, and am the oldest of five children. After moving to the U.S. with my parents and two brothers at age 7, I attended grammar and high school in Chicago. I later graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. in Biology. I received a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University Of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago in 1979. Then I completed my Pediatric Dentistry Residency in Fort Meade, Maryland, where I obtained my Pediatric Dentistry Certificate in 1992.

I served as a Dental Officer in the United States Army for 23 years, where I obtained the Order of Military Medical Merit.
I have held the following professional positions: Pediatric Dentistry Mentor for the Comprehensive Dentistry Residency Program in Fort Hood, Texas; and Pediatric Dentistry Mentor for the Comprehensive Dentistry Residency Program at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Exhibition Record:
2019 - I won honorable mention in a juried photography competition held at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Commissions:
2021 - One of my floral images was chosen by the Fayetteville Cool Spring District to decorate a large downtown traffic signal box.

Publications:
July 7, 2019 - Mittelbayerische Zeitung (a Bavarian newspaper) printed a full page color spread featuring eight of my garden and floral images.