In the last few weeks lots of little yet important questions have come up as regards the site. Mainly what mood and ethos should the site take, what should it say? I guess by now you know me well enough to know that I’m a heart on my sleeve kind of person and that I am quite happy to wax lyrical about why I love photography and how being in the moment when I’m taking pictures grounds me and helps me appreciate the countryside and subject. Yet does my customer need to know this? Does my customer even care?
If they know this will they buy more photos? Or will they turn tail and run? Hand on heart, I was going to go in this direction; this is me, this is why I do this and this is what the photos mean to me. I’m finding it hard to take a step back on this one, a friend and I have discussed this many times and although I understand and now agree with his opinion that it’s not important for people to understand why I take photos to buy one I still wonder if I’m being authentic by focusing totally on the commercial.
Sometimes I find it hard to come away from the passion of a picture and put my commercial hat on as when I surf the internet looking at other photography sites and I read the about pages well some are just beautiful and I know when I’m in an art shop I quite like knowing about the artist or photographer, but does it make me want to buy their work? Well no, not always. Read More→
Living in the beautiful rural county of Yorkshire it was perhaps natural for Ruth to have an affinity with the countryside and its wildlife. Creativity is Ruth’s driving force finding an outlet in television & radio she worked for many years as producer for BBC & ITV.
However a love of photography and for being surrounded by nature called her to go back to her photography training and bring pleasure and joy to people through her connection with our planet.
Staying in the moment when taking her images allows her to experience the natural magnificence unfolding before her eyes. It is this moment of mediation, of gratitude, that she evocatively conveys through her images.