jbirkemeierphoto's Profile

Bio

I have always liked focusing on the pieces of a whole. There is something very intriguing about exploring one aspect of a person, plant, thing, or place and coming to know it perfectly, but still know absolutely nothing about the rest of the subject. I cut away a little section of my specimen and study it under the microscope: my camera.

Unlike other artists who may use their medium for escapism, photography is my realism. I believe if I didn't use my camera, much of what I come across in the world would go ignored. I rarely plan what I am going to photograph. I just start shooting to see what I can find. Rather, to shoot is to really study something that I probably see every day: the sincere look in an eye, the shadow in the underbelly of a petal, the texture of a wall.

My work has certainly matured over the past couple of years. I used to have no direction. Now, while I still don't always know what I am going to shoot, my work has a commonality. It carries a look of simplicity and is gracefully distinct. My work is complete when I no longer feel the need to touch it, when I only want to look at it. My photographs give me a sense of satisfaction, and when I look at them I feel like I am learning something.

I am a proud member of the following Etsy Teams:
EtsyVeg--http://etsyveg.blogspot.com/
POE--http://photographersofetsy.blogspot.com/
Etsy OWLS--http://etsyoffthewall.blogspot.com/
ShowMe Etsy--www.showmeetsy.org/

I am also a proud member of the St. Louis Craft Mafia family. Check us out at:
www.craftmafia.com and www.stlouiscraftmafia.com

Now I have a blog! http://www.jbirkemeierphoto.blogspot.com
And a Flickr page! http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliebirkemeierphotography/
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/juliebirkemeier
Check me out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Birkemeier-Photography/64853242540?ref=ts


Thank you.

Female, Born on March 15

Favorite Materials

Camera, Photoshop, mod podge, tile, cork, acrylic paint