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work as I'm sure it did for most other photographers. I no longer had to wait days, and sometimes weeks, to get back the film from a photo shoot and see what I had captured. I could now instantly see what I was getting on the back of the camera! This superpower allowed me to create images in a whole new way and take artistic risks I would have never taken with film. In 2015, iPhone photography surpassed more "traditional" digital SLR photography, and the era of Instagram had begun to dominate the photography market. The mass consumption of imagery, as well as the exceptional new video capabilities of DSLR cameras prompted me to shift my traditional still photography to incorporate video, time-lapse photography and 3-D modeling. About this same time, I created my first augmented reality book of interactive photographs. It was one of the first books of its kind, and I was using a mobile app developed by HP to power the augmented reality aspect. After that book was released, I realized I needed to learn to develop my own applications. I spent the next few years learning to code and develop my own augmented and virtual reality applications. 3-D modeling has now become an important part of my creative process. Many of the models I create use a technique called photogrammetry in which you take thousands of photographs around an object or scene to create a photo- realistic 3-D representation. I'm excited to see where this next chapter of photography and image-making takes me! Q: Do you have any advice for a creative just starting out? A: My advice, stay true to yourself. Create what YOU want to create, not what others want you to create. You can be inspired by others' work, but then go on to create something unique with your own spin or take. Don't be afraid to experiment, and try things that haven't been done before. Your work represents you, so put passion and soul into everything you create and always make the best work you can! Go to: facebook.com/BestBranson Like The Best of Branson on Facebook for a chance to win some Really Great Prizes! This week's prize: New contest each week! facebook.com/BestBranson Like our Facebook page before 11:59 pm this Tuesday, July 7, to be entered to win... 2 Passes for a "Two-Race Package" at Xtreme Racing Center of Branson Located at 3600 West 76 Country Blvd. in Branson 1-888-270-1720 | XtremeRacingCenter.com PRESIDENT Brent Powers EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jocelyn Murphy 479-872-5176 jmurphy@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAJocelyn DESIGNER Deb Harvell 479-872-5029 REPORTER Lara Hightower 479-365-2913 lhightower@nwadg.com WHAT'S What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. ON THE COVER When the collecting bug bit Johnny Morris of Bass Pro Shops fame, he was 16 years old and had just found his first arrowhead. Many of the artifacts he's accumulated since then are housed in a museum at Top of the Rock in Branson. COURTESY PHOTO 40 WHAT'S UP! JULY 5-11, 2020 Makers Continued From Page 9 FEATURE