Viewing The World From A Different Perspective

Creating is a reflective process. It often begins with inspiration and ends in a new appreciation of the process. Sometimes creating is emotional and leaves one feeling empowered or drained depending on the type of impact creating that work had. It is through the creative process that artists share a little piece of themselves. Viewing the creation often asks others to look at things from a different perspective. Sometimes we view the piece and resonate quite loudly with acceptance and approval. There are also pieces that engage us to really think about the artist's perspective and how it relates to our own sense of reality and life. Sometimes we are looking for something to simply take our cares away and offer a smile. JV photography offers to open your mind and have you view his images through a different perspective. Enjoy.

JV Photography

Be sure to visit http://www.jvphotographyonline.etsy.com

I'm a photographer that lives in Miami. I had studied photography when I was in school, but it kind of lost focus for me as time went by. A couple of months ago I was able to attend several gallery showings and art gallery debuts and my interest was immediately sparked. I decided to get back into photography and have slowly been building up my collection.

Why did I choose photography? Well, when I'm out taking pictures I am able to slow down and relax while having the ability to share my thoughts, ideas and emotions with people, and this is all accomplished through a simple photograph. It also allows me to open the minds of people so that they can view the world from a different perspective, one that is unique and interesting.

Meet Michelle

Meet Michelle

Hi! My name is Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes and I’m a photographer. I work mainly in black and white…no matter how hard I try to shoot color images, I never really stray from my love for strong contrast and the stunning simplicity of pure black and white. I’ll photograph anything that doesn’t move! I love to capture architecture, light, small details: the beauty in every-day things that we often overlook. I always have my batteries charged for my digital camera…there’s nothing worse that seeing something lovely and finding out you can’t shoot it! I have two young boys and I try to see from their point of view – they love to investigate things, so I find myself shooting in macro, picking up the small details, rather than standing back and taking a longer view. Recently I’ve started experimenting with an old Kodak Duaflex viewfinder – I love the grainy quality it gives my pictures! Everything inspires me – I just have to be sure I don’t rush through my day – when I’m taking in my surroundings, the photographs tend to find me, rather than the other way around. I also love to do commissioned work - making someone happy with a piece of art that I created just for them is a fantastic feeling.I’ve just started a blog: “The Stories Behind the Pictures.” There are so many funny things going on when I work, I just had to share them! I post a different image and story every week – I enjoy sharing the process with everyone just as much as I love sharing my artistic point of view.

Visit Michelle and her extraordinary work at http://www.mkcphotography.etsy.com/

Michelle's Blog www.mkcphotographybymichelleciarlo-hayes.blogspot.com/