Lisa Dempski prefers to talk in first person so here she is:
My interest in photography began when I was about eight years old; my father gave me a point and shoot film camera with a flash cube sitting on top. I loved watching the cube rotate after the film advanced and to see the mushy mess that was left of the flash cube. My dad, who also had an interest in photography, took many photos of his air force family. This was the beginning of my #photographylife.
I was a self starter in photography, by reading a beginner's photography book over and over, until these camera techniques were memorized. I graduated college in international business, still longing to do photography. Eventually I met a man at the bank where I worked, who helped me with my photography skills in the wedding industry. I tagged along to his wedding shoots. I also assisted other photographers in their wedding jobs. Immediately after undergrad school, I took some photography classes at a local community college and learned about dark room skills. Later on in life, I continued taking more classes at the, learning digital techniques. My graphic design skills that I obtained at Savannah College of Art and Design came in handy when composing photographic images as if they were layouts.
My philosophy is capturing experiences through careful observation and and evoking an emotional response, whether it's portraits, documentaries, or landscape photography. I am inspired by these moments while hiking and running. I convey 'less is more' through my abstract photographs; the more simple the object is, the more receptive my audience is toward my artwork. Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe also mentioned that God is in the details, which I do agree that details do matter to the subject at hand. The very things that we walk on, whether it is stone or a tree root, consists of many details that I like to remember by photographing it.
My philosophy is capturing experiences through careful observation and and evoking an emotional response, whether it's portraits, documentaries, or landscape photography. I am inspired by these moments while hiking and running. I convey 'less is more' through my abstract photographs; the more simple the object is, the more receptive my audience is toward my artwork. Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe also mentioned that God is in the details, which I do agree that details do matter to the subject at hand. The very things that we walk on, whether it is stone or a tree root, consists of many details that I like to remember by photographing it.
My goal is to help viewers see things that they will not see otherwise when they look at the dirt or a phone pole, for example. Everyday objects has an opportunity of becoming art. My purpose in documentary photographs is to reflect how others see themselves. Does the camera reveal who someone actually is? Photo techniques, elements, texture, lighting and composition help shape these objects and people into social order…or not? Photography is a freeing process that brings me peace of mind.
Lisa is a freelance photographer living with her family in metropolitan Atlanta, GA.
Lisa is a freelance photographer living with her family in metropolitan Atlanta, GA.