My Evangeline
My Evangeline
A Journey in Photography
“Something at least there was in the friendly streets of the city, Something that spake to her heart, and made her no longer a stranger”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline
Evangeline is the seminal poetic work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow chronicling the Acadian peoples’ journey from Nova Scotia to Louisiana. The heroine, Evangeline searches for her love, Gabriel, after the displacement. She settles in St. Martinville, and finds her comfort there until she is reunited with Gabriel.
I’ve wanted a space lately; one that is my own—not tied down to a platform. A space where I can chronicle my photographic journey—showing my personal projects, my successes, and my failures. So, I'm including it here, on its own blog, “My Evangeline,” at Bee & Bear.
Part of my reason is that I would like to show and share some of my efforts. As you can see from the main picture, there is a lot that goes into photography other than the final image. Here, I am practicing posing with art models on my table while my son keeps me company. This is something so many photographers do, yet it is unseen. Not just the practice, but the practice of balancing love for the art with family. Not just the creation of something good, but the reasons behind it.
There is more to a beautiful image than just the final result. I want to share the effort and explain it. I want to talk about my gear. I want to share projects that don’t fit anywhere else. I want a space for my family keepsakes. Most of all, I want to share the efforts that go into making a picture—the unsung struggles of photography. Some projects that I am working on—a history of my garden, miniatures on the little farm, practicing portraiture with art models, and documenting my grandmother’s daylilies. I would also like to start a portrait project of volunteers in Acadiana. In this space, those things will have a home.
My Evangeline is about my journey as a photographer in Louisiana.
When I am behind the lens, I feel that I am no longer a stranger.
It is what speaks to my heart.
