About Lana

As a teenager in Russia, I did know a little something about the arts. I went to museums and saw the works of Rubens, Watteau, Fragonard, and so on. And even though I had a great appreciation for all the art to which I was exposed, I cannot honestly say it "moved" me. Then, one day, I was at a magnificent eighteenth-century palace filled with paintings. As I was beginning to feel as if I had "seen it all before," one particular image suddenly caught my eyes. What was different about this one? It was in the same type of gold-colored frames as the rest of the works, but it seemed to be breathing... alive. Suddenly I realized that it was alive! It wasn't just another painting after all, but an actual framed window overlooking a nature park! The breathtaking vista before me was created by the greatest "old master" around: Mother Nature. The best part, I knew this particular image would continue to grow and change and evolve, offering something new every time I looked at it. Unlike those wonderful paintings set in canvas and oil, Nature is constantly creating new and exciting scenes to capture and challenge our imaginations. I have found that my favorite "art" can be found every time I open my back door, and I have dedicated myself to capturing the wonders of Nature and sharing them to you.

I would like to bring your attention to my panoramic images.The vista view can be so gorgeous, but too large to for a camera. I have to take several pictures of this view and later stitch them digitally on a computer. Panoramic images supposed to be printed in large size. The larger is a print, the more details you can see due to a high resolution of the image. Panoramic pictures are the great choice for the office, hallways or a large wall in your house. The best is to print images on canvas, or laminate them. This way you will not have to protect an image with a glass. No glass glare! If you would like to print panoramic pictures larger than sizes being offered at this site, please, contact me for special order.

Lana Smith, piano teacher

I have Masters Degree in Music. I teach in Colorado Springs studio, or anywhere in the world online via Skype. Here is my piano web site: www.lana-piano.com Come to visit me there!

I would like to share my vision of our beautiful world with you. I have been traveling to some unique places, and driving over dangerous mountain passes, visiting different parts of the world.

For many years I was dreaming about visiting Canyon de Chelly in AZ. I saw this place in an old movie, still living in Soviet Union. I would never think then that it can be possible to see this place in real life. But times have changed. Dreams come true! I have traveled to my dream canyon and many other canyons in US west. I hope there are many more to go!

Just as much as I like to capture the beauty of the Nature with my camera, I like to take photos of people in their natural environment; to show their passion for things they are doing, love to each other, their natural laugh and smile. I love taking photos of people playing sports, or dancing, pets playing, kids hugging their parents, all in natural setting. A nicely set up photo studio for portraits is great, but I do remember myself in such studios, being intimidated with blinding bright light, restricted room space, unnatural poses I had to take, and how hard was to make my son to follow the photographer's directions.