My Photographic Journey

SUSAN HENDRICK FRPS

Sue has always had an interest in art and photography, especially inspired by the beautiful abstract flower paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe, but it was on her introduction to The Royal Photographic Society in 2010 that she began to take her photography more seriously. Combining her love of still life and macro photography, she sought to develop a personal style, discovering the excitement in making images from various objects, by combining their shapes, colours and textures.

How did you develop your personal style?

My work space is a small table in our conservatory which has plenty of light. It was here that I developed my macro and still life compositional skills, also experimenting in trying to get the light just right. I managed this with the aid of black and white cards, the use of the conservatory blinds, a mirror and a reflector. The vagaries of our English weather meant there were times when I would just sit in my chair, drinking copious amounts of coffee, waiting for the clouds to pass. It’s just part of the learning process.