NZPhotographer Issue 53, March 2022

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connection they share. Personally, I love receiving meaningful and artistic photos that capture the love I have for my pets and hope I can share that with others. I also enjoy taking photos of flowers, insects and other often missed aspects of nature as I love the colour and details I can play with. As well as photography, I am working to improve my skills in the digital art space - I create custom digital portraits from a photo as another way to appreciate the importance of animals in life. I believe the connection we create with the animals we meet is an extremely important part of our lives. I think we should celebrate this bond that enriches the human experience. My goal through my art is to be able to create something that will serve as a reminder for an individual of a current or past meaningful creature that played a part in their life. I hope to improve my skills in this area and eventually offer framed prints. TELL US ABOUT A COUPLE OF YOUR FAVOURITE PHOTOS… Some of my recent favourite shoots have been with local equestrians and their horses. I have especially enjoyed playing with the environment and background of the image by shooting in the autumn leaves or spring flowers. I think these unique settings create results that are more original and eye-catching than a cliche photo. Most of my work with riders and horses is done incamera – I’ll spend between 30-60minutes with them, playing with different angles and focusing on capturing their partnership. For the double exposure shot on the previous page, I used Photoshop to create the effect which took about 1 hour to create and play around with until I was happy with the result. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY? I’ve mostly been learning through practise as well as picking up skills and inspiration online. Having another photographer in the household has taught me a lot as well as having incredible role models in our local community. I have especially taken inspiration from local horse event photographers in the ways they have framed shots of riders and their horses and the editing styles used to best produce a clear and clean shot. I find a lot of inspiration from other young photographers who are trying new and original ideas and taking images their own creative way too but a lot of my learning has been behind the camera as I have played around with settings and the results I get from that. WHAT HAVE YOU STRUGGLED WITH THE MOST IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THAT? I have struggled with finding my unique style for shooting and editing - It’s easy to get inspired by people with very niche styles when they don’t reflect the photography you want to achieve. It has also taken me a long time to pick up editing and I am still very new to this. I have overcome this by spending lots of time playing around with new ideas and styles before committing to any particular one. I make sure I limit the time I spend comparing my work with others online. When I do look at other people’s work I make sure to assess what it is that I like about their image and what I can take into my own work. Slowly, I am discovering the different tools in Photoshop and the results I can get from them to create a certain feel to my work. I also struggle with the accessibility of photography as I know many young people do. It can be extremely hard to get the use of suitable equipment and software. I have been extremely lucky to have the use of equipment recently but feel the accessibility held me back originally and made photography feel more daunting. WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU - WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DO YOU THINK PHOTOGRAPHY WILL PLAY A ROLE IN YOUR CAREER CHOICES? In the future, I hope to develop my skills and become more creative with shoots and post-processing with Photoshop. I aim to gain more experience and knowledge whilst having fun with this creative outlet. I would love to create a broader repertoire and capture new locations as I go to new places. I would hope my future career is creative and ideally includes aspects of photography or the skills I have learned from it. Even if my career is not photography based, I’m sure I will continue it as a hobby. 10 March 2022 NZPhotographer
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