| Hello, and thanks for
stopping by Kert Kley Galleries. I hope you find the perfect image
for your needs. I personally inspect each and every
Signature Series print
before it is offered for sale and know you will be pleased with
your purchases. Kert Gary Kley - "KleyBones" |
| More about Kert... With a career covering four decades, Kert has had many titles which have helped him develop a great understanding of the photographic process and fine art in general. His love of nature, life and all that it holds are all seen in his art. His wildlife and landscape images speak for themselves. Much of Kert's abstract art has deep and hidden meaning with intriguing messages, albeit much of which is personal. The path of learning, employment history and achievements of Kert are listed below. |
| Kert Gary Kley (pronounced KLY) Kert's first official training was at UNLV in 1973 where he studied Basic Photography and Basic Darkroom Techniques. In 1976 Kert was chosen as one of four persons from the entire U.S. Navy to attend the Naval School of Biomedical Photography at the Bethesda Naval Hospital where he graduated as Class Honor Student. From there Kert went to the Long Beach Naval Hospital as the Staff Bio-Medical Photographer. While in Long Beach he was hired as Track Photographer for the Los Alamitos Race Track. In 1978 Kert was able to work as an apprentice for the world famous architectural photographer, Julius Schulman. In 1980, after his Naval obligation had ended, Kert moved to Las Vegas and started his own studio, A-Z Photographically Speaking. Product Photography, Architectural Photography and Unique Portraiture were the backbone of this studio. Wanting to be closer to his family Kert moved to Utah in 1982
opening Photo Productions which focused on Fashion Photography, Executive Portraiture and Large Event Coverage. 1986 - "Photographer of the Year" - Race Track Magazine. 1987 - "Photographer and Evenings Guest Speaker" - Miss USA Teen Pageant. Late in 1987 Kert was offered the position of Quality Control Manager for the Nimslo Corporation, a 3 Dimensional photography company, located back in Las Vegas. Excited to have a hands on opportunity with this rare form of photography he gladly excepted the invitation and enjoyed it immensely but the confinement was not for him so he moved on. Kert began experimenting with different medias; paints, tiles, clays, woods and metals, looking for inspiration. In 1993 Kert was introduced to Adobe's "Photoshop". He says that, "Photoshop changed my life or at least the "Undo Command" did. Before Photoshop I would copy a print for restoration then painstakingly use a '000' sable brush to restore areas or repair damage. If I made a mistake I would have to trash all I had done and start over. Photoshop changed all that. Now if I make a mistake I just undo it then continue from there!!! It's AWESOME. I use it a lot to manipulate my images and really can't say enough about it. All off my photographs go through Photoshop for final processing". Kert has been a freelance artist for the past couple of decades and is now offering "One Of A Kind" and "Limited Production" prints to the public. Don't miss the opportunity to own your favorite images in this fabulous collection! |