Heath Cowart
photographer since: 1984
specialties: Adventure Sports photography from 2000 to 2006. Real Estate photography since May 2007.
photographic training: Heath has immersed himself in the art of photography using a self created method of study and working with 2 mentors. He worked extensively with 35mm film prior to making the switch to digital in 2003. Expertise in the use of Photoshop is an integral skill Heath has cultivated to maximize his ability to produce the highest quality images.
Recognizing that the internet was the future of real estate marketing, Heath developed a new strategy to bring his talents in photography to benefit brokers who were trying to use this medium without effective imagery. Heath's first inquiry into how to recognize and produce powerful real estate marketing images unleashed an intensively detailed study that continues to this day. Through this constant effort, Heath has developed specific techniques that allow him to achieve amazing results under a wide variety of conditions. Close collaboration with brokers and home sellers have confirmed the impact of his product. After photographing hundreds of homes and delivering thousands of images, Heath his still striving to find new ways to improve each image he produces.
clients: Many of the top Real Estate Brokers in Western North Carolina as well as custom Builders and Designers. As an Adventure Sports stock photographer Heath worked with dozens editorial and advertising clients. While Heath's photographic work has been primarily in the southeastern United States, it has also taken him to exotic locales such as Alaska and Spain.
Samples of Adventure Sport Photography Here is a sampling of the type of images Heath produced before he started Residential Photography. Many of these images have been published in editorial and advertising media.
trivia: Born in Atlanta, GA. Heath graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Environmental Geography and a passionate expertise in rock climbing, telemark skiing and whitewater kayaking. His passion for kayaking class 5 whitewater led Heath back to the southeast, making Brevard, NC home, where he started and operated a successful whitewater kayaking school before selling it in 2006. Heath's lifetime fascination with photography combined with a passion for great homes, beautiful places and a relentless work ethic has synthesized into the explosive growth of Residential Photography.