Meet ViewBug community member Lisa Holloway, an internationally published, award winning fine art portrait photographer, Canon girl since day one. Lisa is completely self taught and works exclusively with natural light. You can follow Lisa on ViewBug to stay up to date and see her latest photos.
How do you maintain such a unique style?
Always stay true to yourself! It is easy to find someone's work that you love and try to emulate that when you are just starting out, but give yourself time and patience to develop your own, unique style. I think a person's photography is a window to how they see the world around them, and that is such a beautiful thing! Never be scared to try something new or experiment with a fun concept. I learn something new every time I take out my camera. Enjoy your journey!
I prefer to stay away from places frequented regularly by other photographers. I enjoy going for drives to find new nooks and crannies to use in my photography. Even though I reside in what is mostly a desert environment, you really wouldn't know that by looking at my portfolio.
Tell us a bit about yourself, how do you describe your photography style?
Hi! I'm Lisa - the mother of 10 great kids ( 7 boys and 3 girls aged 1 to 17) and a fine art portrait photographer residing in Northwestern Arizona. My photography style is emotive, peaceful, rich, and vibrant. I love truthful portraits that give you a glimpse into a person's soul. When I'm not busy with my family and photography, I love traveling, road trips, hiking, camping, and the great outdoors. We live in such a beautiful part of the country and I love spending my free time exploring it with my family.
Do you have a favorite subject to shoot?
I love working with children so much! Their innocence and truthfulness is beautiful to witness and capture.
Do you have a favorite location and time of the day to shoot?
I love working anywhere with trees, beautiful light, and nothing but nature for miles. Whether it be a field of yellow flowers or a forest blanketed in autumn leaves, the colors and textures in nature are so inspiring to me and an integral part of my work. Some of my favorite locations are the areas surrounding Sedona, Oak Creek, and Flagstaff.
What do you carry in your camera bag?
I carry 2 camera bodies (my 5D Mark III is my main and my 5D Mark II is my backup), my 200mm 2.0L, 85mm 1.2L, and my Sigma 50mm Art lens - I definitely prefer long primes! I also carry spare batteries, loads of memory cards, a lens cleaning cloth, and inadvertently, a few odds and ends that my kids have dropped into my bag along the way. Broken crayons or stale crackers, anyone? While I have dabbled with OCF, I am a natural light photographer and prefer to work with ambient light while shooting my sessions so I do not carry any strobes or lighting gear.
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