Featured Artist - Heather Alexander
Featured Artist: Heather Alexander
I can remember far back thinking, “Hey, that would be a great photo,” but not saying anything because my dad would agree. Next, there would be my brother and I, holding hands on the cliff’s edge trying to grab some unhappy mountain goat by the antlers. If I heard, “You will be so happy to have these pictures when you were older,” one thousand million infinity times, I wouldn’t be lying.
Well, maybe I would be exaggerating, a little but you get the idea. Somehow, even considering this recall, even aware of saying that I would never do that to my kids, I have found myself yelling this at times. And not just to my kids. Strangers have plastered frightened smiles on their mugs. So I guess I have arrived, camera ever ready. Which happens to be the key I think. I see smart people taking care of their camera, keeping them all tidy and snug in those cases. Not me. In fact, the guy at the camera shop told me that I should put my digital canon EOS on a display shelf because he has never seen one so beat up. But, it is so important to have it accessible. I try not to have it in peoples faces constantly, or obnoxiously prestaging things but, at times, I am guilty. I find that in the end people are usually happy to have had that scary experience. But sometimes, I have lost friends. Aside from morphing into my dad and narrowing my social circle, I do have my own slant. I really love the candid shots that express movement. Happy, sad, mysterious, contemplative.These are adjectives that I try to capture in my shots. I don’t need the happy, sad, mysterious, contemplative subject to be centered either. In fact, I like an off center subject with a vast background. There is nothing wrong with the posed subject nicely centered, I have many of these of my daughters. But, it is the shots that I take from an uncommon angle that usually get the most attention. I also find great interest in contrasting colors and shades. These make the best photos, in my mind. Another part of photography I an keen on is the whimsical and the unexpected. Life is too short not to follow your silly impulses. Rest assured that I am there with my ever ready to capture that boneheaded idea that was so frickin’ hilarious at 2 a.m. For your information, that attempt on the splits on New Years was even more funny on photo then it was that night, even if your hamstring didn’t think so. For the record, more then not, I am the subject for the ridiculous. It is also too short to worry about what other people may or may not like in your photography. It is always best to follow your instincts. Thank you for taking the time to look, I hope you enjoy my work.
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