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Trend is slow to catch on here, but interest growingPublished: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 10:06 AMBy Andrea BoyarskyNo longer simply framed as is for hanging, photos today are available in different mediums — i.e., printed onaluminum panels or canvas — and can be manipulated by computer programs like Photoshop to form animage that stands out and adds an appealing element to a room’s decor.George Roos, one of the founders of the Island-based Creative PhotographersGuild, said professional photos still can be a hard sell, but believes consumerinterest is growing.“The main thing is to create an interesting and beautiful image,” Roos said.“People buy something they associate with.”The non-profit guild maintains a New Brighton gallery, where members’ worksare on display and may be purchased. The current exhibit, “Work,” which runsthrough Feb. 13, focuses on photos of people engaged in a variety of tasks.Other shows this year will highlight images revolving around themes including“Abandonment,” “Common Objects, Uncommon Views,” and “Poem.”Staten IslandAdvancePhotos/BillLyonsOn display at the CreativePhotographers Guild(CPG)in New Brighton: "BuranoScape 332," of Burano,Italy 2007," a digital photoon aluminum plate by Fritz(Steven) WeissThose interested in photographic art also can visit the Alice Austen House, where reprints of works by thereknowned Island photographer of Victorian New York, are for sale. Additionally, the Rosebank museumhosts photographic exhibits throughout the year and images often may be purchased from individualphotographers.“Whereas people used to see art [only] as oil paintings in frames, that’s no longer the case,” said CarlRutberg, the museum’s executive director, insisting, “A photograph can have the same aesthetic value asany other art form.”Alice Austen House has been host to a mix of local and well-known photo artists, including Donald Weber,Tim Hetherington, Jason Nocito and William Meyers.“Fire” is the theme of the museum’s current exhibit and features photos of fires in New York City around thePage 131 of 157