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.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

It's Hot Out There...

There is nothing more damaging to your camera's sensor than extreme weather conditions.  I have the blessing to have the choice of when to bring out my camera for work, but there are photographers who are not so fortunate.  They have to shoot in any condition presented to them, and when it comes to extremes in temperature, there is nothing more dangerous to the inner workings of your camera.  We know that when it is raining to shoot with a camera sleeve, but what about going from very hot to an air conditioned room and vice versa?  


The first piece of advice that I every got was to temper your camera to the temperature.  Meaning, keep the camera in the camera case which is insulated and still protecting the camera and after a couple of hours you can pull it out without a fear of condensation wrecking the inner components of the camera.  The best piece of advice I got was to put silicon packets in your camera bag.  These are the same packets that you get in a shoe box or brand new bags, because they are designed for that.  They prevent moisture from ruining those shoes and bags and in essence they do the same thing for your camera.


I recently visited the Washington DC area to visit my best friend and her husband and one of my goals was to shoot the monuments and have my creative fun with them.  Unfortunately due to the extreme heat and subsequent storms that wrecked havoc on the area, I was unable to put my camera to use in the way that I liked.  Hopefully, the next time I visit, the weather will cooperate in my best interest!


Not to leave you without any examples of my recent work, I decided to go with the image I call "Rocky." But today, with the majority of the nation under heat advisories I thought this image might provide a cool and refreshing escape.  Can't you just imagine your feet in the water of this piece?  I know I can!


"Rocky" (c) 2012
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