About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Beauty of Rain

As a photographer, a true overcast day can be the perfect shooting opportunity, you don't have to fight with the sun to get a great shot.  And an overcast day with misting drizzle mixed in with soft rain?  It creates a glow in nature like no other and we can not mimic.  Mother Nature is the only one who knows how to best present herself and she does it on many occasions.  And there is that magic moment when we are fortunate to capture it on film, in movies, digitally, etc.  I love the lush beauty and carpet that the greenery around us provides such a perfect backdrop or stands alone all by itself.  It was one of those days today and I happened to capture a couple of shots.  Below are some of the shots of a tree that I captured.  I purposely positioned myself to increase the depth of field for some of them (that blurred out portion).  The misting rain soaked the tree enough to bring out the colors, enhance the grain, highlight to moss and simply bring out all of the gorgeousness that this tree had to offer.  Will have such a great time creating new works from these images and I am certain you will see at least one of them posted on my blog.  So enjoy, I know I did!




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