Christopher Ryan
@ckryanco.bsky.social
Boulder, Colorado, programmer for media companies and photographer / digital artist -- I love the intersection of art and tech.
Panoramic view of it from Gunbarrel. It was worth a few pixels.
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Panoramic view of it from Gunbarrel. It was worth a few pixels.
Here is the original image. It's a real model photographed twice in the studio, composited together with hand created 3D digital objects. Not AI.
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Here is the original image. It's a real model photographed twice in the studio, composited together with hand created 3D digital objects. Not AI.
Let's try this again. Bluesky is automatically placing "Explicit Sexual" labels on images like this, even though they have been self-labeled as artistic/non-sexual nudes. Not AI. #art #digitalart #photography
#compositeart #3Dart
#monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude
#compositeart #3Dart
#monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Let's try this again. Bluesky is automatically placing "Explicit Sexual" labels on images like this, even though they have been self-labeled as artistic/non-sexual nudes. Not AI. #art #digitalart #photography
#compositeart #3Dart
#monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude
#compositeart #3Dart
#monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude
Prison of the Mind series I. Not AI. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model
#modelphotography #cgi
#artnude #fineartnude
#modelphotography #cgi
#artnude #fineartnude
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Prison of the Mind series I. Not AI. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model
#modelphotography #cgi
#artnude #fineartnude
#modelphotography #cgi
#artnude #fineartnude
A better photo of the encaustic painting from Open Studios in Boulder
October 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A better photo of the encaustic painting from Open Studios in Boulder
A bit of fun at #Boulder, #Colorado, Open Studios tour. Encaustic isn't my usual medium, but Charli Ornett had wax and small boards available at her studio -- so I gave it a try. I love the sculptural quality of wax. #Encaustic #OpenStudios #art #painting #monochrome #blackandwhite
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A bit of fun at #Boulder, #Colorado, Open Studios tour. Encaustic isn't my usual medium, but Charli Ornett had wax and small boards available at her studio -- so I gave it a try. I love the sculptural quality of wax. #Encaustic #OpenStudios #art #painting #monochrome #blackandwhite
I took a fish tank to a night photo shoot at a swimming pool. Not bad results for a first trial. #art #photography #model #blackandwhite #bnw #underwater #swimmingpool #abstract
July 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I took a fish tank to a night photo shoot at a swimming pool. Not bad results for a first trial. #art #photography #model #blackandwhite #bnw #underwater #swimmingpool #abstract
The Gun series (2 of 4 planned images that the NRA will *not* like. Model Pam S in cgi-generated worlds. No AI. #art #photography #digitalart #model #cgi #compositeart #studiophotography #guncontrol
July 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Gun series (2 of 4 planned images that the NRA will *not* like. Model Pam S in cgi-generated worlds. No AI. #art #photography #digitalart #model #cgi #compositeart #studiophotography #guncontrol
Dark Angel series - complete. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dark Angel series - complete. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
Dark Angel series 2. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
June 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dark Angel series 2. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
Dark Angel series 1. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
June 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dark Angel series 1. An early experiment with compositing a real model into a cgi/digital scene. #art #model #photography #digitalart #cgi #scifi #compositeart
Ice fragments in Boulder Creek. For #BlueSkyArtShow -- which has a theme of #Lines today
#ice #winter #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmonochrome #bnw #naturephotography
#ice #winter #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmonochrome #bnw #naturephotography
May 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Ice fragments in Boulder Creek. For #BlueSkyArtShow -- which has a theme of #Lines today
#ice #winter #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmonochrome #bnw #naturephotography
#ice #winter #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmonochrome #bnw #naturephotography
Shapes series (Dominos). Model M composited into a digital world, from a new shoot. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #classicmono #bnw #blackandwhite #model #modelphotography #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #shapes #dominos
May 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Shapes series (Dominos). Model M composited into a digital world, from a new shoot. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #classicmono #bnw #blackandwhite #model #modelphotography #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #shapes #dominos
For #BlueSkyArtShow #Earth theme. Somewhere between Denver and LA. I normally get an aisle seat. But with late-afternoon sunlight, the window was magical. #art #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #blackandwhite #bnw #classicmono #monochrome #aerial
April 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For #BlueSkyArtShow #Earth theme. Somewhere between Denver and LA. I normally get an aisle seat. But with late-afternoon sunlight, the window was magical. #art #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #blackandwhite #bnw #classicmono #monochrome #aerial
Shapes series (Spheres). Model M composited into a digital world, from a new shoot. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #classicmono #bnw #blackandwhite #model #modelphotography #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #shapes #spheres
April 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Shapes series (Spheres). Model M composited into a digital world, from a new shoot. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #3Dart #monochrome #classicmono #bnw #blackandwhite #model #modelphotography #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #shapes #spheres
The Book of Dreams for #BlueSkyArtShow which has a #Dream theme. A real model composited into a digital world. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #3dart
April 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Book of Dreams for #BlueSkyArtShow which has a #Dream theme. A real model composited into a digital world. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #model #cgi #artnude #fineartnude #3dart
Sandalwood dreams. For #BlueskyArtShow -- #Peaceful One of my first #composite pieces. #art #photography #digitalart #dream #dreams #dreaming #meditation
April 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sandalwood dreams. For #BlueskyArtShow -- #Peaceful One of my first #composite pieces. #art #photography #digitalart #dream #dreams #dreaming #meditation
Light painting with Sara 2. All illumination was from a hand-held flashlight in a dark studio. #art #photography #model #portrait #fashionshoot #longexposure #studiophotography #modelphotography #coloradomodel
April 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Light painting with Sara 2. All illumination was from a hand-held flashlight in a dark studio. #art #photography #model #portrait #fashionshoot #longexposure #studiophotography #modelphotography #coloradomodel
Ahna in the studio. For #BlueSkyArtShow #Silhouette
#art #photography #studio #model #coloradomodel #monochrome #classicmono #blackandwhite #bnw
#art #photography #studio #model #coloradomodel #monochrome #classicmono #blackandwhite #bnw
April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ahna in the studio. For #BlueSkyArtShow #Silhouette
#art #photography #studio #model #coloradomodel #monochrome #classicmono #blackandwhite #bnw
#art #photography #studio #model #coloradomodel #monochrome #classicmono #blackandwhite #bnw
Light painting with Sara. All illumination was from a hand-held flashlight in a dark studio. #art #photography #model #portrait #fashionshoot #longexposure #studiophotography #modelphotography #coloradomodel
April 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Light painting with Sara. All illumination was from a hand-held flashlight in a dark studio. #art #photography #model #portrait #fashionshoot #longexposure #studiophotography #modelphotography #coloradomodel
Model C in multiple poses.
#photography #art #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #modelart #compositeart #artnude #fineartnude #digitalart #nudeinnature
#photography #art #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #modelart #compositeart #artnude #fineartnude #digitalart #nudeinnature
March 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Model C in multiple poses.
#photography #art #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #modelart #compositeart #artnude #fineartnude #digitalart #nudeinnature
#photography #art #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #modelart #compositeart #artnude #fineartnude #digitalart #nudeinnature
The Journey. #art #digitalart #photography #compositeart #photomanipulation #landscape #landscapephotography #travel #BlueskyArtShow #TheJourney #Journey #desert #southwest
March 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Saving the World. (Full series). The new Atlas. Real models composited into a digital world. Men rule, and the world burns. Women rebuild and take over -- paradise. #art #photography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #nude #fineartnude #modelphotography #cgi #3dart #classicbnw #classicmono
March 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Saving the World. (Full series). The new Atlas. Real models composited into a digital world. Men rule, and the world burns. Women rebuild and take over -- paradise. #art #photography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #model #nude #fineartnude #modelphotography #cgi #3dart #classicbnw #classicmono
Model S. Long exposure in studio. #art #photography #portrait #model #blur #blurry #bnw #blackandwhite #classicbnw #monochrome #coloradomodel
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Model S. Long exposure in studio. #art #photography #portrait #model #blur #blurry #bnw #blackandwhite #classicbnw #monochrome #coloradomodel