Creative. Prolific. Often underdressed.
I’m Phil Perkins, a graphic artist living in Tennessee who enjoys hiking in the great outdoors, capturing the beauty of nature through photography & sharing pictures as home decor, gift & apparel items. Discover an eclectic collection of unusually imaginative designs and stunning landscapes – especially waterfalls!
Photography Galleries
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
– Ansel Adams
Camera
I shoot RAW with a full frame Nikon Z7ii mirrorless camera. To develop photographs, I use both Affinity Photo and DxO PureRaw 5. And, I also use Nik Collection 8 plugins for post processing purposes.
Lenses
My lenses include a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED Lens (with a Nikon FTZ II Mount Adapter), Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S Lens, Nikon Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens and Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro Lens.
Vintage
I have a lens mount adapter to experiment with older film-lenses, including: Vivitar Series 1 90mm f/2.5 Macro; Vivitar 100-200 f/4 Close Focusing Auto Zoom; and, RMC Tokina 28-85mm f/4 Zoom.
Fine prints are available for a variety of living spaces – for yourself, or to give as a gift for family & friends!
Graphic Art
With my art and graphic designs, I use Affinity V2 (Photo, Designer, Publisher), Bryce, Filter Forge and (sometimes) Adobe Photoshop creative software.
I operate several shops through various print on demand outlets, where my original pictures are applied to unique product lines. I’m also working with AI.
Poetry
I’ve had a poem published by Literary Revelations Publishing House, in the best selling Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (Editor: Gabriela Marie Milton). If you’d like to order a copy, it’s available through Amazon.
I’ve also had two poems published online at MasticadoresUSA, including Two Hearts and She’s a Good Witch.
Other Stuff
If you’re looking for more to read, look no further…
Awards
Hungry to compete, I took First Place in a pie eating contest circa 1974. Even today, locals reminisce about the speed with which I devoured deserts at a young age – “We’ve never seen anything like it!”
WordPress
My site is hosted through wordpress.com and I’m using a free theme called Indice, which supports full-site editing, global styles and block patterns. I have a Business Plan membership, also.
Miscellaneous
You can read disc golf stories, a close encounter with bears, an Irish riddle, an adventure at Paine Creek, a fitness flashback, my 1985 Grateful Dead road trip and also a mind reading trick.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Albert Einstein
Stock Photos & Images
As a contributor at Shutterstock, helping creative professionals produce their best work by providing quality content, I have many beautiful photographs and illustrations to share. Whether you’re interested in only 2-25 downloads per year, or utilizing 10-750 images on a regular basis per month, there’s lots to enjoy!
Resources
In music posts, I often utilize unsplash.com as a source to review a plethora of free photographs. Read about their license.
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