Rachel Steely : Indianapolis Fine Art Artist : Art Class Instructor for Painting, Photography » flowers

Knowing the Camera

Rachel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:10:51 +0000

This week, one of my students came in and needed hands-on practice using her camera. I grabbed a vase of flowers that I had sitting around, shone a strong light on them and walked her through how to use her camera. We took a lot of pictures, so that hopefully she will feel more confidence with her camera. The following are two photographs that I snapped.

Captured Through a Lens: XII

Rachel — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:00:22 +0000

Captured Through a Lens: IX

Rachel — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:00:51 +0000

Captured through a lens: V, Macro Flowers

Rachel — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:48:16 +0000

Foreshadowing: A study of Asian Lillies

Rachel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:30:03 +0000

As I leave behind the subject of bones, I am investigating several other venues of interest. One idea is not new, but a continuation of the flower series that I keep coming back to. I have posted two new works Foreshadowing and Three Stages. In Foreshadowing, instead of using the animation to capture the flowers in movement, I use the animation to capture the life stages of the flower. The flower is pictured clearly in the bud stage of life and becomes fainter toward the wilting phase. Three Stages has three different flowers that each represents a point in the flower’s development.