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Wahine
1 Wahine is the Hawaiian word for woman, and this black-eyed Susan reminded me of a hula dancer with the traditional Hawaiian headdress. Shot with studio strobe. OM Systems OM-1, Olympus 60mm f/1.8 macro, 1/100sec at f/13, ISO 200
Judy Hancock Holland,Vancouver Island, Canada
Judy is a retired health educator who lives in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada. Photography is, for her, a way to communicate her sense of wonder and awe at the world. See more at www.jhhphotography.com
When I started university, I learned how to process my own film and make prints, and I was hooked. Career and family intervened, but 12 years ago, in retirement, I launched back in wholeheartedly.
My two favourite subjects are flowers, especially calla lilies, and adobe architecture. I love curves and light, and both those subjects can really showcase those elements.
The way I practise photography is quite meditative and even spiritual. I’m drawn to the peace I experience, and the connection to something larger. I also love being able to share the miracles I see in ordinary things.
My biggest influence is the painter, Georgia O’Keeffe. But I’m also very drawn to the lighting and poses of Canadian portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, Robert Mapplethorpe’s floral work, and the exquisite forms in images by Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston.
A Kodak Instamatic when I was nine. My first ‘adult’ camera was a Praktica.
OM Systems OM-1 camera and a few Olympus and OM System lenses. Lighting is often key when I work with flowers, and I use a Godox MS300 studio light and Godox 685 speedlight with various modifiers.
The Olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro lens.
Lightroom for organisation and initial raw processing. For more specialised processing, Photoshop, Affinity Photo, On1 Photo RAW, and Nik Collection.
These photos are part of a new project I’m calling ‘digital etchings’, which are inspired by etchings on metal. All are made from photographs, many of them focus stacked.
Learn how to really see and compose first, then worry about learning the technical side.
Three Crones
3 I enjoy shooting in the Japanese wabi-sabi style, and these three dying daisies remi
