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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 |
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 Darren Mahuron sees things from a different angle. While peering through his camera, he takes glimpses of reality and later introduces them to slices of fantasy.
The 34-year-old dabbled in various careers including filmmaking, TV graphics production and music before turning to his long standing hobby of photography. He started with portrait photography as a side job and taught himself how to use Photoshop.
“When I was living in Florida, I was very concerned with making sure I did things the way other photographers do things,” he said.
 Then, in January 2005, Mahuron and his wife Lisa moved to Fort Collins to open their own photography business. This time though, Mahuron was going to do things his way.
“It was going to be a risk anyway, either a success or a failure, but I would know right away,” he said. “I started doing things the way I wanted to do them, and luckily people liked that. It frees me up as an artist.”
 In January 2006, Summit Studios opened in its new location in The Avery Building above Beau Jo’s Pizza. Mahuron describes himself as a lifestyle photographer with a commercial art edge. His work appears in national magazines like Vice, Juxtapozed and Alternative Press.
Though many of his portfolio pieces carry a defining style with almost a retro feel, Mahuron is careful to not limit himself.
“I try not to pigeonhole myself into a specific style,” he said. “I don’t want to create something I’m not happy with.”
From the more absurd to traditional wedding pictures, Mahuron will do just about anything, he said. He attracts a good percentage of business through the use of myspace.com and his own Web site. He enjoys framing and focusing much of his work on Fort Collins and Old Town in particular.
“Part of what I want to do is document the amazing characters who live and work in Old Town,” he said. “I very much feel Old Town is a big family and has embraced  us. An ultimate goal would be to print a book of art, not only to showcase my artwork, but the personalities of Old Town as well.”
While sitting in his studio surrounded by his work, Mahuron looks at a picture of his wife, Lisa. He is reminded of the quote, “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”
“There couldn’t be a more clear case of that,” he said. “She keeps me motivated and inspired.”
She is also actively involved in the business, helping with e-mails, paper work, printing and more.
“We just love to take pictures — that’s what we do,” Mahuron said.
SHOWS AROUND TOWN
Check out Darren Mahuron’s work at Alley Cat Café and Cafe Ardour throughout October.
His work will also be displayed at The Vault, with a gala opening event at 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Visit his Web sites at www.summitstyle.com and www.myspace.com/summit_studios for updates. | Only registered users can write comments.
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