Lindy Fullarton
photographic artist
I fell in love with photography rather late in life. About 10 years ago. I dabbled a bit when I was young. Pre- digital days. But life got in the way. And I didn't dabble again until my mid 50's. I've been a horse rider for most of my life. With dressage being my discipline of choice. But sadly I'm unable to ride now, so my retired horse and I just get to hang out. He keeps me grounded. Thankfully. And I'm also a farmer. My husband and I have a lovely old home on acreage. We run Angus cattle, tend to a heritage orchard, and spend hours in the garden. So life can get quite busy at times. But I've now got time to indulge my passion. Photographic art. And I'm in love!
My photographic genre of choice is known as Still Life. It's a creative form of photography. And can be done from home. And doesn't require too much gear. It's also very well suited to my vent characters. I refer to them as vents, or vent characters, as it sits better with me. And many folk who own them refer to them as such. I'm not a fan of the term dummies or figures or dolls. To me they're characters. With loads of character. And names. And I give life to them. Through my work.
My foray into photographic art started in 2015. With an image of Pinocchio, a marionette from my vintage toy collection. But what started out then, as a bit of fun for a camera club competition, now has me here. At this point in my life. With a website. Customers. Followers. And people who love my work. And I couldn't be more proud. It's unbelievable! And I'm having so much fun. Too much fun, some would say!
I'm very hands on with my images. I write the short story first. Then I research and locate the props required. Style the set. Sew any costume needs. And dress the characters. Next comes the set up. Which can take a few hours, depending on the degree of difficulty. This is then followed by the photo shoot. Which can also take a while depending on what the natural light is doing at the time. And then it's pack up. Which is an arduous task. Because I'm usually pretty tired by now. The editing can take days. I'll leave it and then come back to it. Many times. Before I'm happy with it. And then I print the image. So as you can see, it can take quite a while to produce each image. I think I average about 8-10 images per year.
I create my images for that inner child in us all. To evoke a childhood memory. Or a smile. Though a laugh would be really good. We all need to laugh more.
My photographic genre of choice is known as Still Life. It's a creative form of photography. And can be done from home. And doesn't require too much gear. It's also very well suited to my vent characters. I refer to them as vents, or vent characters, as it sits better with me. And many folk who own them refer to them as such. I'm not a fan of the term dummies or figures or dolls. To me they're characters. With loads of character. And names. And I give life to them. Through my work.
My foray into photographic art started in 2015. With an image of Pinocchio, a marionette from my vintage toy collection. But what started out then, as a bit of fun for a camera club competition, now has me here. At this point in my life. With a website. Customers. Followers. And people who love my work. And I couldn't be more proud. It's unbelievable! And I'm having so much fun. Too much fun, some would say!
I'm very hands on with my images. I write the short story first. Then I research and locate the props required. Style the set. Sew any costume needs. And dress the characters. Next comes the set up. Which can take a few hours, depending on the degree of difficulty. This is then followed by the photo shoot. Which can also take a while depending on what the natural light is doing at the time. And then it's pack up. Which is an arduous task. Because I'm usually pretty tired by now. The editing can take days. I'll leave it and then come back to it. Many times. Before I'm happy with it. And then I print the image. So as you can see, it can take quite a while to produce each image. I think I average about 8-10 images per year.
I create my images for that inner child in us all. To evoke a childhood memory. Or a smile. Though a laugh would be really good. We all need to laugh more.
Lindy
