Photography
Darlington County
My formal education was in education and counseling. It was not until my retirement that I had the time to pursue my passion for photography and at that time I enrolled and completed a four year course in New York School of Photography. I have also taken many other courses in photography and attended conferences and workshops on photography yearly.
I prefer nature photography which for me is a form of worship. There is beauty in the tiniest object in nature and that is why Macro/close-up photography has become a special interest for me. Colors, hues, patterns, textures, lines, etc. in nature are endless. The challenge for me is to follow the rules of photography, composition, clarity, detail, exposure, to name a few, as accurately as I can. Photoshop is a wonderful tool which I use to enhance the digital images. HDR photography also interest me. Photography has given me new eyes to see the beauty in nature and my joy is sharing what I see with others.
Membership in the Carolina Nature Photographers Association (CNPA) offers me endless opportunities to learn including yearly conferences with well-known photographers. The also offer a midyear opportunity to spend a weekend with other photographers shooting at different sites every year. I am also a member of Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail (ASCCT ), North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), Florence Art Alliance, and a local photography club.
