A Fresh Approach and New Perspective<\/strong><\/h1>\nI 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 \u2018playing\u2019 with an object completely engrossing and will happily spend many hours investigating new and different ways of presentation and interpretation.<\/p>\n
Creativity is in my blood. Before I began my photographic career, I was a musician \u2013 I still am. I\u2019ve played the piano since my early childhood and this love of music has developed into a successful teaching practice of over 20 years. I\u2019ve also had five books of children\u2019s piano music published by Willis Music, one of the world\u2019s leading music education specialists.<\/p>\n
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 \u2018aural\u2019 world, something \u2018visual\u2019 fitted the bill perfectly. In fact, much to my delight, I\u2019ve discovered there is a considerable amount of creative overlay.<\/p>\n
Joining both the Dunedin Photographic Society and Dunedin Camera Club, I quickly discovered my passion for abstract photography. I was hooked! I\u2019ve since used a selection of these abstract images to gain my APSNZ (Associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand).<\/p>\n
\u2018Abstracted Reality\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nJane with a selection of household items she\u2019s used as subject matter for her photography<\/p>\n
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 \u2018aural\u2019 world, something \u2018visual\u2019 fitted the bill perfectly. In fact, much to my delight, I\u2019ve discovered there is a considerable amount of creative overlay.<\/p>\n
Joining both the Dunedin Photographic Society and Dunedin Camera Club, I quickly discovered my passion for abstract photography.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nJane with a selection of household items she\u2019s used as subject matter for her photography<\/p>\n
If you\u2019d like to know a little more about my photographic style and philosophy, please read my Artist Statement<\/a> or visit “Behind the Lens”<\/a> where the sections “Personal Perspective”, “Thinking Abstract” and “In Harmony” have articles that may be of interest.<\/p>\nI was hooked! I\u2019ve since used a selection of these abstract images to gain my APSNZ (Associate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand).<\/p>\n
\u2018Abstracted Reality\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019d 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.<\/p>\n
Matheson Beaumont<\/p>\n
ONZM, Hon FPSNZ, FRPS, FPSA<\/p>\n
A mind unfettered by boundaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n“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\u2019s oeuvre is highly rewarding.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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