Laurie Klein has built an international reputation as a photographer and creativity educator. A student of the great landscape photographer Ansel Adams, Laurie has evolved a unique style that combines her love of photographing nature with her exceptional skills for capturing the loving essence of a relationship. She works closely with her clients to create unique and lasting impressions of their life's journey. Laurie's expertise, combined with the light spirit of the session, brings an added dimension of intimacy to her images.
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Discover Hal Tweedy - A Great Creative Coach
There are not words enough to express how Hal has influenced my life. Intuitively he amazes me all the time. With his experience, teaching gifts and compassion, we have been able to bring my art and my business to the next level. I understand myself better than I ever have. There is simply no one like him. To quote him, ‘No one succeeds in isolation’. So call him already! Call or email him and get his brochure: 203-743-7722 dreambiggercoaching.com hal@dreambiggercoaching.com
The other day, Laurie, her son Bryce, and I had a photo shoot; Laurie was going to photograph us, and I wanted to see what a model experiences when he or she is photographed for art. This would be different from portraiture because I hadn’t told Laurie what look I was after; it was more Laurie telling me how to fulfill her vision. But artists rarely have a vision without the materials in front of them. So when I asked Laurie what she had in mind, she didn’t have specifics formulated, but knew she was after something “edgy”. I realized that art simply starts with a general idea, and the models, props, etc. are transformed into making this idea work. Here, seaweed, sand, mud, and water became our natural props. Luckily nature can be transformed very easily, all depending on placement and amount. On the other hand, models are transformed through emotion, something a bit more difficult. So when Laurie wanted me to express anger, my immediate response was to laugh instead. After I had let go of myself, I was surprised by how in tune I got with feelings that weren’t existent before. The feelings weren’t necessarily anger because I need to work on this whole modeling bit, but I definitely noticed a difference in my attitude after visualizing what ambiance the photos needed to excrete. This experience showed me that when I photograph, I have the power to transform an environment into something completely different in order to express what I want. All I need are props and emotions. And before those two things, I just need one word, one adjective, to describe a vision: edgy.
Adeline de Leon
Visual Legacy
Professional Photographers of America Magazine published my article on Visual Legacy in the February 2007 issue. This photograph is of my son with his great-grandmother's hand. My son was 18 when his great-grandmother passed away in September 2006 at the glorious age of 98. To view the article visit http://www.ppmag.com
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