Elizabeth Duncan

Profile

Elizabeth Duncan
Name
Elizabeth Duncan 
Age
17
City
Castle Hill
Country
Australia
Joined
Feb 2008

What is it about photography that interests me? In a word: beauty. I want to capture the beauty of the world we live in. That’s not to say that the subject needs to be beautiful or attractive. In fact sometimes I find it much more interesting when it isn’t. Boring and repulsive things are some of my favorite subjects. For it is you (the photographer) that makes them something of interest, that the eye finds pleasure in viewing. When you do that then you know you have done your job as a photographer. The secret to good photographs is light. Why do you think people love to take pictures of sunsets? Because people see sunrise and sunset as the time of day with the most interesting light. As famous Australian photographer Olive Cotton said, “Photography is painting with light”. So if you can make the light work for you, then you know to make the photograph work.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Photography is about showing the world what is beautiful to you, in such a way that it is beautiful to the viewer as well.

If there is an image that is not for sale that you would like to purchase please bubble mail me.

Journal Entries

Why photography?

Posted about 1 month ago, 8 comments so far.

My interview

Posted about 1 month ago, 5 comments so far.

First Sale!

Posted 3 months ago, 9 comments so far.

Addiction

Posted 3 months ago, 4 comments so far.

Framing shops?

Posted 4 months ago, 2 comments so far.

Thanks for your comments

Posted 4 months ago, 1 comment so far.

Writings

In Search of Shelter

This was the end of the road, but my dreams continued uncaring of the silent engine… As I wandered through darkness, faces swum in and out of my vision. The only face that I could keep in foc…

Tea?

“Come in and have some tea.” Tea? I thought, my dad never drinks tea and at a time like this? Yet I let this remark past without question.

A Picture of Words

I showed you my world, and illustrated each detail with colours bright and bold. I talked about the shades of vibrant yellow, the setting sun cast upon the green leaves. And how the reflection of the …

New eyes

I see the world in a way that makes it unique and special, / so much of it is new and undiscovered to me. / I wish to turn over every leaf, rock and pebble in my sight, / because I believe there is al…

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