Winter Creativity Workshop

So, I have a secret. I have never really considered myself a photographer. (Myself being Heather.) Once upon a time I wanted to be an architect, then a nurse, then a painter, then a graphic designer, then an art therapist, then a graphic designer again and now, well, I’m a photographer. It is funny the directions that life can take you. A while back I posted about a creativity workshop that I was a part of this winter. Our latest assignment was to photograph in the style of an other photographer’s whom we admire and put our own spin on it. There are a lot of photographers whom I admire, but to be quite honest, the artist that inspires me most is Georgia O’Keefe. One of the  best classes that I ever took while in college was a Women in Art History Class. I love Georgia O’Keefe’s work for so many reason, but what I love most is the woman who created the art. She is fascinating in that she was terribly misunderstood, always trying new things and she was married to an amazing photographer, Alfred Stieglitz. See the connection? I could go on and on…

I’ve always wanted to do a flower study and used this as my excuse. I tried to create some compositions that were similar to works that Georgia O’Keefe has done. However the pieces that came out of this assignment that I love the most are the one’s where I broke away from my intentions. I love it when that happens.

:: thanks to Andrea from Fleurishes who supplies the flowers ::