Today we’d like to introduce you to Lisa Kimberly.
Lisa, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I was a late bloomer to photography; even though I loved to draw and doodle growing up, I never seriously pursued the arts in high school or college. I wanted to study biology and eventually got my degree in radiologic technology. When I was 27 years old, my husband gifted me my first DSLR camera with a macro lens, and I quickly became addicted to shooting flowers and water drops. Anything small.
I joined Flickr in those days (Instagram wasn’t even a thing yet) and embraced this online community of photographers with whom I could learn from and share my work. I noticed at the time that “365 projects” were popular on Flickr, so I decided to start my own 365. One photo a day, for an entire year. I used that project to better my skills with my camera, experiment with light sources (I had an entire album of photos lit with only household lamps), and learn how to use photo-editing software.
Cut to a few years later, and my interest in portraiture was growing. I used any excuse to photograph my friends and family, whether it was a silly staged scene, or pregnancy and family portrait sessions. Eventually my portrait work evolved into more of my signature look and feel – a bit surreal, a bit moody, a bit whimsical.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I make fine art and portrait photographs, but besides that, I never quite know how to best describe my work. I don’t usually make my art with some grand end goal in mind. It’s the entire process of creating; the shooting, the editing, the sharing of my work that brings me joy and fulfills me creatively.
A lot of my work is deeply personal and introspective, hence the self-portraiture. For example, I went through a hard time four years ago when I was trying to become pregnant, but I created self-portraits along the way as a therapeutic way to deal with my depression. I didn’t even realize I was creating a series until I noticed the common themes and similarities between the images.
I think I’m always afraid of my work staying the same. That’s why I love to experiment, such as with nude portraiture, or using mundane shots of car-wash soap on a windshield and merging it with a portrait to create a cosmos-y feel. Lately, I’ve been making colorful abstract images using strictly my iPhone and minimal editing, and I absolutely love how they’ve been coming out.
I hope that people can find a bit of themselves in my work, or at the very least, can enjoy it on a visual level. Everything else is just a bonus.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
You can find my work here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisakimberly11photography/
Ello: https://ello.co/lisakimberly
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisakimberlyphotography/
I also sell prints and other products at my online shop: https://society6.com/lisakimberly
Contact Info:
- Website: https://ello.co/lisakimberly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisakimberly11photography/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisakimberlyphotography/
Image Credit:
Lisa Kimberly
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