~ PHOTOGRAPHY ~

Cathy L. Gregg has been interested in photography ever since she picked up her first Kodak Instamatic camera when she was a child. Most of her knowledge in photography has been self-taught but she did study some photography at Allan Hancock College. Her most inspirational teacher was Dibblee Hoyt who helped her hone her skills and develop her potential. Now armed with a Canon EOS 5D she shoots away at anything that catches her eye.

For the second year in a row Cathy has won the Peoples Choice Award for 2007 & 2008 at the Autumn Arts Grapes & Grains Festival in Santa Maria. Her image Morro Bay Maelstrom won in 2008 and Bolt Brothers won in 2007. Her image Lighthouse Parlor was chosen for the "Best of the Best" for Santa Barbara County in 2008.

Her specialty is vineyard photography. Her Vineyard Portfolio is probably one of the most extensive viticulture and enology portfolios on the Central Coast of California. It covers vineyard development (from the ground up), grapevine phenology (the growth of the grape), viticulture (taking care of a vineyard), harvest, crush and enology (making of the wine). Just click here to see this incredible portfolio!

She also enjoys photographing the outdoors. Cathy Gregg is a lover of light and how light brings life to a photograph. She is constantly pushing her camera to its full extent to try and capture exactly what nature is trying to show her.

In 2008 she photographed the Lompoc Relay for Life. Contributing her time to the Relay to document and make a movie of the entire event which is now published on YouTube.

Cathy Gregg was chosen by the Santa Barabara County Arts Commission to be one of ten photographers that photographed "The Essential Worker". This show ran for a whole year in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria, CA.

Her photographs continue to win awards and recognition, winning many awards at the Santa Barbara County Fair, the Autumn Arts Grapes & Grains Festival and the Santa Maria Camera Club.

Cathy Gregg was one of the photographers & the graphic designer of the 2008 Central Coast Firefighter Calendar. All proceeds went to two charities, the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation & the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

Cathy Gregg was front page news in the August 1, 2008 Entertainment section of the Santa Maria Times and was featured on the front cover of the August 9, 2007 issue of the Santa Maria SUN! You can read the Times article by clicking here. Her photographs of the historic "Santa Maria Lightning Storm" on October 12, 2006 have been recognized and published by SLOweather.com, Ambientweather.com, the National Weather Service and the Australian Severe Storms Laboratory and an international hit on YouTube.

Cathy caught the attention of an editor for National Geographics "Everday Explorers". She was sent a personal invitation to upload her movie to the National Geographic site! A made for television DVD, with a music score by Brian Williams of Genervox, is now available for sale. You can purchase a copy by contacting Cathy at info@rhinoconcepts.com

She was chosen as the "Featured Artist" on the Town Center Gallery website for the month of March 2007. Cathy was also chosen as the "Featured Artist" for the 2006 edition of Mindprints-A Literary Journal (over 25 of her photographs throughout the entire book) by Allan Hancock College and as a "Featured Artist" for November-December 2006 by the Santa Maria Arts Council.

Cathy Gregg is a member of the Lompoc Photographers Guild as Vice President, the Los Padres Artist Guild and is on the Board of Directors as Publicity Chairman for the Town Center Gallery.

All photographs on her website are available for personal purchase or One-time Use Only stock photography. Please go to Purchase Info for more information and details.

She is now offering t-shirts and canvas prints for sale at Redbubble. Just click here.
 
~ GRAPHIC DESIGN ~

Cathy L. Gregg is not only a lover of photography but art as well. She studied Graphic Design at Allan Hancock College and decided to incorporate both photography and design into one company called Rhino Concepts. Rhino Concepts designs logos, business cards, calendars, marketing collateral, product packaging, web graphics, books, posters, wine labels and more!

She recently designed the logo for the Interior Alaska Building Association and YNOT wine label for YNOT wines.

Her most accomplished project was the designing of the entire " 2008 Central Cost Firefighters Calendar". Cathy Gregg donated her services to photograph, design, market and publicize the calendar.

She also designed a book called “2004 - 2005 Viticultural Survey of Santa Barbara County”. One of the most widely used books for many vineyard growers and managers in Santa Barbara County.

Cathy Gregg designs for the Town Center Gallery in Santa Maria. She designs their business cards, postcards, marketing material, newsletter and Member Directory.

Cathy was also the co-organizer in gathering artists to donate hers and their time to paint a mural in the Children's Ward at Marian Medical Center. You should see the happy faces of the children when they look at the mural. It is fantastic! To see photographs of the mural follow this link Marian Mural.
 
~ PHOTOGRAPH RESTORATION ~

Restoring photographs takes patience and know-how. Cathy L. Gregg has extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and is able to take an old worn out photograph and turn it into a family treasure. Not only can she restore your photograph she will also put it onto digital media. This not only ensures safer storage but also allows future generations to enjoy these priceless memories for years to come.

Cathy’s favorite part of restoring photographs is the joy and smile that it brings to peoples faces when they see the finished product. It brings happiness to both the customer & Cathy.

If you have many photographs she can make a DVD movie for you! Complete with music, titles and graphics. Imagine having family or friends over and being able to watch your priceless photographs right on your television or computer.