REBECCA PARKER portrait photographer ~ midterm

Please let me introduce to you an inspirational Portrait Photographer. Rebecca Parker is a Digital Photographer and Photoshop Artist who is self taught.

Image choice can be found at this site: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebecca-parker/2349116323/?deletedcomment=1

This balanced portrait of a beautiful woman is kneeling in a meadow of flowers embracing the sunlight. My eye is drawn to the center of the photograph from the S-curve of the position of her arms. The sky, trees and mountain hills, the field of long grass and wild flowers break the photograph into the rule of thirds. Understanding that Rebecca uses a variety of unique digital art techniques, I question if the scenery could be created by her talent or if it was taken in the real world. The photograph is realistic enough for my eyes to believe there is such a place.

Admiring this portrait the story tells me that this bare chested woman is free spirited, sitting strong and confident. Seems to be at peace with her surroundings. Since I do not know much about this portrait as far as who she is or Rebecca's title to this master piece I will name it “Mother Nature.”

I am inspired that Rebecca is self taught, I discovered her surfing the web looking for a subject to complete my midterm. My interest in photography has grown since I began the class. I enjoy seeing the results of my work and sharing what I captured with friends and family. I have always been creative and loved art. I think I just may have found my median which is digital photography. At first I think nature interested me the most, but after seeing Rebecca's work, I see the possibilities.

I contacted Rebecca and asked her for a link to her photograph. She was totaly flattered that I loved her work and wanted to share her work as my midterm assignment.

I would like to quote her comments from the e-mail.

I took the image in Studio. I took about ten images of a model at the end of a shoot she was doing for another photographer who was doing something completely different with her.
I liked the image so much, I decided to make it more dramatic so I added a new field and sky to get the results you see.
My work is very organic and not forced. I never have any clear idea of what I want to acheive. I just see what happens.
Let me know if you have any more specific questions.
Rebecca         http://www.rebecca-parker.co.uk/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebecca-parker/2349116323/?deletedcomment=1