In our Featured Photographer series, we highlight the work of our former and current students!
Your Name: Amy Tomlinson Gayle
Type of Camera: Canon EOS 1-D X Mark II. Also love tinkering with iPhone pics… not ashamed to admit!
What do you love to photograph the most?
People/animals that I love. I think love somehow comes through the lens.
What is one thing you have learned that has improved your photography? That taking photographs is a downright spiritual practice. It’s living in the moment. There is no way you can’t be fully immersed in the moment while taking a good photo. Slow down. Breathe. Snap.
Advice you’d give to others wanting to grow in their photography skills: If you ever have a chance to take photos on film and develop them in a darkroom, DO IT! My high school in Indiana had a photography program and a dark room (AMAZING, I know…). And it taught me two things, as a teen photographer: (1) Delayed pleasure. Taking photos and having to wait a week to see what was on my roll. (2) Having one chance to get a photo right. Without being able to tweak it post-processing, via Lightroom or Instagram. I never forgot those things. I still have an instinct to make sure to get the photo right in just one take.
