It’s Share Six Blog Circle time again! Kathy has picked a fascinating theme for this month; we want to see your take on the theme {Collections}.
When I was young I collected stamps and pigs. Yep, pigs. Word.
It was a phase that lasted quite some time, but as I matured and became less of a hoarder that collection went on to pastures (or pig sty) new. As a photographer however, and I think this could be said by many if not all photographers, I am still a collector. I have phases of trying particular techniques or trying to capture the same thing in different ways, always with the unspoken idea of creating a collection for a wall or an album, or dare I hope, one day a gallery.
I’ve talked before (at some length) about how I took the leap into photography when we moved to Arizona almost exactly 3 years ago. One of my particular passions that grew out of having my steep learning curve in this particular place was using in-camera double exposures to capture the look, feel and heat of the desert. To an outsider the desert feels otherworldly so I embarked on a project to portray that essence.
From that initial series came continued love for the technique, a new opportunity to display some work and a new series. I went for a walk around our neighbourhood one evening with the express intention of capturing double exposures of cacti that would be displayed together. I was aiming for something more abstract than the original series but unified and pleasing to the casual observer’s eye. I came home with a collection of about 15 images of Opuntia Santa Rita, commonly known as the violet prickly pear.
This blog post is part of the Share Six Blog Circle. Please click HERE to see how the talented Katherine of Cobert Photography interpreted this month’s theme.
Join us for this month’s theme by posting your {collections} images on our Facebook page at Share Six and to our Instagram gallery, by tagging #sharesix and #sharesix_collections. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.
The colours are stunning. I love the close up pictures you’ve got of the cactus.
Thank you so much, Claire
Ceri – I am in love with your double exposures. I need to learn the in camera method. They are so beautiful. I also love how you have captured the prickly pears. The sliver of focus is amazing. Beautiful.
Beautiful images and approach to the theme, Ceri!!
Thank you <3
Ceri, I am ever-impressed with your talent, your vision, and the beauty and creativity with which you capture the world around you. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous collection!
I don’t feel deserving of such kind words. Thank you so much, Liz!
What beautiful and creative images, Ceri! And pig collecting..I love it! 😂
I even had special shelves for displaying all the pigs! Haha! Thank you, Aubrey <3