Jane Trotter
"I want to infuse my photography with a fresh approach and new perspective, encouraging others to see the inherent beauty and mysteries of the commonplace and everyday."
Jane Trotter
"I want to infuse my photography with a fresh approach and new perspective, encouraging others to see the inherent beauty and mysteries of the commonplace and everyday."
A Fresh Approach and New Perspective
I love making abstract photographs. Exploring everyday objects, re-imagining their appearance and uncovering hidden possibilities has always given me great pleasure. I find the process of ‘playing’ with an object completely engrossing and will happily spend many hours investigating new and different ways of presentation and interpretation.
Creativity is in my blood. Before I began my photographic career, I was a musician – I still am. I’ve played the piano since my early childhood and this love of music has developed into a successful teaching practice of over 20 years. I’ve also had five books of children’s piano music published by Willis Music, one of the world’s leading music education specialists.
My journey into photography came about from a desire to try complementary artistic avenues which I could pursue alongside of my music. Having lived in an ‘aural’ world, something ‘visual’ fitted the bill perfectly. In fact, much to my delight, I’ve discovered there is a considerable amount of creative overlay.
Joining both the Dunedin Photographic Society and Dunedin Camera Club, I quickly discovered my passion for abstract photography. I was hooked! I’ve since used a selection of these abstract images to gain my APSNZ (Associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand).
‘Abstracted Reality’ is my interpretation and transmutation of my immediate, domestic surroundings. With the goal of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, I want to infuse my photography with a fresh approach and new perspective, encouraging others to see the inherent beauty and mysteries of the commonplace and everyday.
Jane with a selection of household items she’s used as subject matter for her photography
My journey into photography came about from a desire to try complementary artistic avenues which I could pursue alongside of my music. Having lived in an ‘aural’ world, something ‘visual’ fitted the bill perfectly. In fact, much to my delight, I’ve discovered there is a considerable amount of creative overlay.
Joining both the Dunedin Photographic Society and Dunedin Camera Club, I quickly discovered my passion for abstract photography.
Jane with a selection of household items she’s used as subject matter for her photography
If you’d like to know a little more about my photographic style and philosophy, please read my Artist Statement or visit "Behind the Lens" where the sections "Personal Perspective", "Thinking Abstract" and "In Harmony" have articles that may be of interest.
I was hooked! I’ve since used a selection of these abstract images to gain my APSNZ (Associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand).
‘Abstracted Reality’ is my interpretation and transmutation of my immediate, domestic surroundings. With the goal of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, I want to infuse my photography with a fresh approach and new perspective, encouraging others to see the inherent beauty and mysteries of the commonplace and everyday.
If you’d like to know a little more about my photographic style and philosophy, please read my Artist Statement or visit "Behind the Lens" where the sections "Personal Perspective", "Thinking Abstract" and "In Harmony" have articles that may be of interest.
Matheson Beaumont
ONZM, Hon FPSNZ, FRPS, FPSA
A mind unfettered by boundaries
"Jane Trotter brings to the Photographic spectrum a vitality and freshness of which most photographers are unaware. Her Abstract compositions are a product of a fertile mind and an acute awareness of what is possible to create with the camera lens and a mind unfettered by boundaries. Her pictures are marked by an acute visual intelligence and a sensitivity to the nuance of light, colour and form. Her compositions show us the commonplace as a gateway to the mysterious and are both fresh and exciting. A study of Jane’s oeuvre is highly rewarding."