Feeding the creative muse
As a professional photographer in Wellington, I am often looking for ways to build my skills to better serve my client. Better lighting, posing etc.
But as a creative, I also need to feed my own passion for photography. And sometimes, this doesn't necessarily match with what clients are interested in having. But both are so important for me to be a better photographer.
Recently, I have attended two different creative workshops. The first was in Featherston at Lake Wairarapa focused on in camera movement - creating soft, slightly blurry images. After decades of trying to get pin-sharp images, intentionally capturing blurry images messed with my head a little! We also learned and practiced multiple exposures.
The second workshop was at Wellington's Begonia House (which I really do hope they save!). This workshop was a "challenge". We were tasked with capturing colour. Many of those doing the challenge focused on the stunning roses outside. But I stayed inside, meandering through the glasshouse.
What was really interesting is using the skills from the Featherston workshop while I was capturing colour at the Begonia house. So, in camera movement and multiple exposures. Basically, mixing it up to capture interesting images. Something that is visually fun.
While it might look all over the place, there was a guiding style. As you may know, I am an avid fan of the art nouveau period and impressionist artwork. At the Begonia House, I kept trying to think about Monet's water lily painting. How could I create something similar in camera?
Unfortunately, I don't think I got it quite right. But I will return to try again. And I had a lot of fun in the meantime!
Here are some of my images from the two different creative workshops. I hope you enjoy them like I did!
