Today we’d like to introduce you to Jim Adolph.
Jim, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
Artist…. This is one word I think most people would not have associated with me throughout most of my life. Doing anything creative was not exactly something I was comfortable with. Then, a few years ago, I was asked to take some photos of a friend who was looking to expand her modeling career. I was awful! Thank goodness she was patient with me (mostly) and I found I could actually take photos that were surprisingly quite pretty. I enrolled in a local photography school, learned the basics of the camera, lighting, composure and took tons and tons of photos. Slowly I got better and more confident with the tools and the creative aspect of my art and my work has evolved to where it is today.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
My particular medium is photography. I shoot photos because it allows me a creative outlet not found in other aspects of my life. My goal in taking pictures is to capture a moment/story in time and preserve it for the viewing of anyone interested enough to look at my photos. I prefer landscape and portrait work. My landscape work is personal and leans toward things, moments, memories that invoke some kind of emotional response from me. My portrait work is quite the opposite. When I shoot someone else, I look to bring out a particular emotion from/for the subject of the photo itself. Sometimes that emotion is preconceived and the goal is to try to capture it with the photo. Ofttimes the emotion is hidden beneath the surface and photos themselves reveal the response. I usually find the latter produces to most desirable results.
With my work, I hope to convey that there is beauty all around us. Sometimes it shows itself in a blink of an eye. Fortunately, today’s modern photography equipment allows one to capture these blinks and preserve it for everyone to enjoy!
Do current events, local or global, affect your work and what you are focused on?
With everything going on in the world today, yes, unfortunately the roll of my art (photography) has changed dramatically. Today’s photography seems to be mostly focused on scandal, politically charged activity, or anything that can be posted on social media to attract the most likes or follows.
Gone are the days of photos being used to look back and reminisce. Photos that make one happy, tell a story, or evoke an emotion other than hate or rage seem to be a lost art. I refuse to let politics or international events affect what I shoot. I still love taking a photo of something pretty just to remember how wonderful it makes me or anyone else looking at it feel. I truly hope that never changes!
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
If you would like to see more of my work, the best place to go is Instagram. It is a new platform for me and I am attempting to post more and more of my work to it. @originallumosphotography
If you would like to support my work, contact me and schedule a shoot. I rarely charge for my work and always provide photos to the people I shoot with. Share our photos with your friends and enjoy the process. Who knows, SDVoyager might publish our photos on its site next!
Contact Info:
- Phone: 928-706-1155
- Email: originallumosphotography@yahoo.com
- Instagram: original lumos photography
Image Credit:
Melissa
Liza
Liza and Tony
BeccaBea
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