{"id":646,"date":"2012-01-20T17:01:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T23:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/?p=646"},"modified":"2012-01-20T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T23:11:18","slug":"book-signings-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/book-signings-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Signings This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two book signings for my book, “Texas As I See It” are slated for what looks like a Perfect weekend to get out and explore.<\/p>\n

The first signing is at the very new Dallas Omni Hotel. \u00a0If you have not taken the opportunity to visit this amazing hotel, this is an excellent opportunity.<\/p>\n

Why is it so amazing?<\/p>\n

For starters, every room displays local art. \u00a0That’s right. \u00a0The Omni has taken an incredible position in support of local artists and has adorned every single room and common area with local original art.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the architecture. \u00a0One of the most beautiful hotels I’ve ever seen. \u00a0Clever spaces, custom lighting, a pool that is a stunning trapezoid, lined with dichroic blue glass mosaic tiles – and with an amazing view.<\/p>\n

The gift shop. \u00a0Wow! \u00a0This is a gift shop like you would expect in the Dallas Museum of Art. \u00a0Open, spacious, bright and airy — and they carry my book!<\/p>\n

And… If you have been living in a cave with no connection to the outside word — the entire exterior of the building lights up in stripes of variable colors that are computer controlled to produce designs, messages and just plain vibrant color over the surface of the hotel. \u00a0It is very simply the crown jewel in the already- stunning Dallas night skyline.<\/p>\n

Essentially, the Dallas Omni Hotel is more like a contemporary art museum where your are able to spend the night. \u00a0Seriously.<\/p>\n

So come on down:<\/p>\n

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The Dallas Omni Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n

Book Signing \u2013 Dallas Omni Hotel<\/p>\n

Frisco photographer Warren Paul Harris, in conjunction with the release of his first coffee table book,\u00a0Texas As I See It<\/em>, will be available to sign copies of the book at the Omni Hotel in Dallas on January 21 from 1-3pm. \u00a0This is an excellent opportunity to experience the newest crown jewel in the Dallas Skyline \u2013 the Omni Hotel.<\/div>\n
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Warren\u2019s view of the Lone Star State is evocative, compelling and insightful. Capturing everyday vignettes from our surroundings and processing them to enhance texture, color and detail, much of his work seems more illustrative than simply photographic.<\/p>\n

With a keen eye for composition, Harris brings us the mundane, as well as the unusual with compelling results. From the amusing to the poignant, his combinations of light and shadow, texture and relationships, evoke a visceral response in the viewer.<\/p>\n

As a long-time contributor to many local papers and magazines, Warren has captured some amazing events included in this book. But Warren\u2019s love for his adopted home comes from exploring the back roads and small towns of Texas on his Harley and by car, for no other reason than to see what he can discover. A Licensed Texas Investigator, his natural curiosity serves him well in ferreting out the unusual among Texas\u2019 hidden treasures. His experience as an architect, designing and building recording studios for 20 years, gives him a unique appreciation for line, light and shadow \u2013 and copious examples punctuate this volume.<\/p>\n

While Warren has been best known for his time-exposures taken from unusual locations in the middle of the night, this first volume of three books is entirely daylight-centric. \u201cAfter creating the prototype for this book in 2009, having the time-exposure work next to my daylight images seemed in conflict\u201d says Harris. \u201cAs a result of adding a lot of new material from my library, it seemed best to break up the work into three volumes, which keeps the production costs lower and allowed us to produce a higher quality product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spanning 158 pages with 204 images, the book is hardbound with dust jacket and sells for $34.95.<\/p>\n

One dollar from the sale of every book is donated to Big Thought, a non-profit organization benefiting Dallas Independent School District.<\/p>\n

Published by Brown Books in Dallas, Texas As I See It is endorsed by Ebby Halliday and Terry Box, the Sheriff of Collin County, among others.<\/p>\n

Texas As I See It website:
\nwww.texasasiseeit.net<\/p>\n

Warren Paul Harris Photography:
\nwww.warrenharris.net<\/p>\n

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