“What would you do if you were not afraid?” “What would you do if you know you can not fail?” Taking risks is not our human nature, our instinct is to protect ourself from danger. But only if we take risks and try, things will change and you will change and gain experience. I’m an…
I always get a bit emotional when I see my work in prints. I love to have them in my hands, I can touch them, I can see the details, they are so beautiful that they take my breath away. That the moment I feel my work is so meaningful, bring beautiful portraits to people’s…
I first picked up a camera when I was 19, the funny thing is I don’t have many photographs of myself in my 20s and early 30s. I didn’t like how I look in front of the camera. If there is someone taking photographs, I have a highly sensitive radar for cameras, I would have…
Years ago, I used to hate being photographed. Now I don’t hate it but it is still an effort to put myself in front of the camera. It’s a journey and self-growth, I challenge myself to do something I fear and on the way, I learn a lot about myself. I’m good at posing people…
Having photographs taken professionally is vanity? Through a conversation I had with a friend, I realized some people think having photographs taken professionally is a kind of vanity. My friend is a modest person who doesn’t post many of her photos in public. I never thought of that and It’s interesting to hear people’s thoughts….
When I talk to people and show them my portrait work on my phone, I often hear people say “oh, she is so photogenic, not like me, I’m not photogenic at all.”, “Is she a model? She looks good in front of the camera, not like me, I hate to have my photo taken.”, “oh…
It was real fun to photograph four artists and all of them utilize different media to express their art. I think artists are the most playful, they were like children in my studio. I photograph babies and young children and babies every week, so I’m well trained. I often get the compliments, “Amanda, you are…
Thanks so much for the Associazione fotografi Iblei for inviting me as a special guest photographer in the workshop in Ragusa. I was happy to have the opportunity to share my work with fellow photographers. I talked about my fine art self-portrait project “Her” and receive many good responses. I talked about how I…