Photoscapes by Nmb
Capturing life as it unfolds has been my gift, my pleasure, my joy.
Hi, I’m Nickie and I have been taking Photographs since the early 70’s. I have used everything from a shoe box with photo paper taped to the back to large format cameras. Through the years I’ve developed my own film as well as black and white prints. Later, I was given my first digital camera and I loved the instant gratification but I still use film sometimes.
So, I’d like to share what I see through the view finder with you.
When I was in college I took every class they had on photography. A teacher told me out of hundreds of photos only one will be THE PHOTO. So I took my cameras and lots of film and someone to keep an eye on me so I didn’t step into traffic or walk off a cliff trying to find that perfect angle and started shooting in search of THE PHOTO. When my kids were in sports I would be the mom laying at the edge of the wrestling mat or hanging off the edge of the pool during swim meets. I haven’t stopped.
Every Photographer that looks at the same subject will want to shoot it their own way. That is what’s so exciting about Photography.
So as time went on I took photos at weddings, graduations, Bar Mitzvahs, sporting events, portraits and what ever else I found.
The photos that give me the most joy are not posed but captured at the right moment in time, frozen for all to see.
I started working with landscapes, or garden art as I liked to call it, because you really can’t pose nature. You can position your camera, watch the lighting and set up your camera. Then you wait and wait and wait until you see what you’re looking for.