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| Photography Week Features: Erica Kuschel Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:47 AM PDT
We continue Photography week, our look at photography to celebrate the launch of Bethany Salvon’s awesome ebook, Getting Out of Auto. Today we hear from Erica Kuschel, an awesome chica we first met at Burning Man last year, months before she was to set off on a trip through Central and South America, where she currently finds herself. After graduating from the University of Austin with a Radio, TV, and Film degree, she turned to photography & never looked back. With another eight months to go on their trip, she has been steadily working on her travel photography. She is also co-author of OverYonderLust.com.
Photography has a very personal meaning to me. As a child I always had a wild imagination that no one could really grasp. Photography has allowed me to express myself and how I experience the world around me. I know it sounds incredibly corny but photography is a window into another person’s experiences. What do they see that I did not?
My favorite artist is Shepard Fairey (the Obey artist). The detail that he puts into his work has made me reevaluate how I take pictures. After much needed inspiration, I realized that I needed to focus a little more on detail and texture in my photography. I’ve really been working on it so many of my pictures lately have been capturing textures and details of the locations we have been visiting.
I think people tend to be a little more fearless when it comes to getting the pictures they want. I am deathly afraid of heights but I found myself half hanging off a makeshift wooden bench over a gorge. You would not believe what experiences you purposely put yourself in. It definitely makes you push not only the boundaries of your talents but your personal ones as well. In regards to changing your perceptions, I think that you can capture a piece of the place you are photographing that sometimes you do not notice. It can be a detail in the background that gives clues to a culture or a sorrow in someone’s eyes that you never noticed. I’ve learned so much about different locations by reviewing pictures. You can gain insight in the nuances. Thanks Erica! This has been a part of Photography Week at Almost Fearless, a week long look at photography to go along with our announcement of Getting Out of Auto, by Bethany Salvon of Beers and Beans. With a BFA in photography, a 10+ year career as a professional photographer, and an awesome portfolio of photos from around the world, there is a lot you can learn about getting the most out of your camera with Getting Out of Auto. Thanks for reading!
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