MONICA HART ~ “Her; partially lit”
35mm, f/1.4, 1/2500, ISO 100
ASHLEY BROWN ~ “Oratile”
85mm 1.4, 1/200s, f2, ISO 320
DAVE BROSHA ~ “Azore”
24-70mm @70mm, f2.8, 1/6400s, ISO 1000
DEEDEE MORRIS ~ “Olive”
Canon 5D Mark 4, 35mm, f1/4, 1/5000s
HOLLY AWAAD ~ “Be Still”
35mm, ISO 250, f 2.2, 1/1000s
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Psyanky”
Canon 5D MIV, 50mm, f2.2, ISO 1000, 1/200s
HELEN WHITTLE ~ "Peace not war"
ISO 100, f/3.5, 1/125,
JONI BURTT ~ “Legacy”
35mm, f/2.8, ISO400, 1/500s
“Excuse me, isn’t this a portrait blog?! There are no people in most of these photos….”
If you find yourself questioning what you are seeing this month, I am here to tell you not to worry.
You are absolutely right.
There are (almost) no people in these portraits.
As artists, we are consumed with the curiosity of capturing the human form, expressions and connection with one another.
In our daily life we are surrounded by humans, so it can be really easy to lose sight that without them, there are no portraits.
“Well, that is a silly concept,” one might say. “There is always going to be people so there is always going to be portraits.”
Perhaps.
Until one day “that” person is gone. The person that makes the realization apparent that life, while beautiful, is fragile and fleeting.
This month’s blog is in honour of those lost.
The possessions they cherished, touched or marked with their own handwriting.
It is of the spaces and memories they occupied. Where we look for them still.
There are people missing from these portraits.
But these portraits do represent people.
Ones we miss very much.
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Two Weeks”
35mm, freelensed
HOLLY AWAAD ~ Love You”
Lensbaby Edge 35
DEVON HALL ~ “I Carry You With Me”
MONICA HART ~ “Grandma's Apple Pie”
35mm, f2.0, 1/5000, ISO 100
JONI BURTT ~ “ Grief in Layers”
35mm, ISO 250, f2.2, 1/320
HELEN WHITTLE ~ "Some People Can Stay In Your Heart But Not In Your Life"
f2.8 s1/640 ISO320
DEVON HALL ~ {Reeves Saylor; last portrait of 2021}
35mm, ISO 400, f/2.5, 1/800s
MONICA HART ~ {Her; Patterned}
35mm, f/1.4,1/8000, ISO 400
HOLLY AWAAD ~ {Sparkle}
85mm freelensed, f1.8 ISO 250, 1/1250s
DAVE BROSHA ~ {Till We Meet Again}
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ {Emergence}
Freelensed, ISO 125, 1/1250s
HELEN WHITTLE ~ First Day of Summer
ISO 125, f 4.0, 1/2000s
HOLLY AWAAD ~ “Up to no good”
85mm, ISO 200, f1.8, 1/250s
MONICA HART ~ Her; a skeleton
35mm, ISO 100, f2.2, 1/125s
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Weightless”
24-70@50mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/200s
KELLY SUTTON ~ “Ten years of the magic of Avett”
JONI BURTT ~ “Seeing me through”
50mm, ISO 160, f9, 1/200s
DEVON HALL-”Self Portrait”
HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Getting Corny”
Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1000s
MONICA HART ~ “Her; in an apple orchard”
35mm, f/2.0, 1/1000, ISO 100
HELEN WHITTLE ~ " Spring Chicken"
f 3.5, s 1/160, ISO 200
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ “Awakening”
35mm, ISO 320, f2.2, 1/250s
JONI BURTT ~ “Long Week”
50mm, ISO 125, f3.2, 1/400s
MIREIA VILAPLANA ~ “What face will you put on today?”
Lensbaby Edge 35, ISO 250, f4, 1/320s
DEVON HALL ~ “Portrait of Radley”
35mm, ISO 640, f2.8, 1/320
ERIN FALKENHAM - ”Viking Lore”
DEVON HALL-”Lost at the beach”
Joni Burtt - River Portraits
HOLLY AWWAD ~ “Summer Rain”
Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 100, f 1.8, 1/8000s
MONICA HART - Them; In the pool
35mm, ISO 800, f 2.2, 1/800
ASHLEY BROWN - Untitled
50mm, ISO 500, f 2.0, 1/2000
ERIN FALKENHAM - Shieldmaiden
50mm, freelensed
Joni Burtt - “Salt Water Hair”
35mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/250
HOLLY AWWAD - “In the Wind”
85mm, ISO 400, f 1.8, 1/1000s
ERIN FALKENHAM - “Class of 2021”
50mm, ISO 320, f 3.2, 1/250s
Deedee Morris
50mm, f1.8, 1/8000s
SUMMER KELLOGG
50mm, f/1.8, 1/200s
MIREIA VILAPLANA - “A Way of Her Own”
Canon 5D Mark IV
Lensbaby Edge 35, ISO 100, f/4, 1/80 sec
ERIN FALKENHAM - “When the Sky Opens“
Canon 5Dmiii
50mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/640s
Joni Burtt - “In the car”
35mm, 1/500, f/1.6, ISO 100
Devon Hall-”Show me your teeth”
35mm, 1/250, f/2.5, ISO 1600
KELLY SUTTON - “BFFs”
35mm, ISO250, f1.4, 1/50
Holly Awwad - “Hanging Out”
Lensbaby Edge 80, ISO 400, f 2.8, 1/1,250s
HOLLY AWWAD - “Passers By”
Lensbaby Sol45, ISO 100, f 3.5, 1/8000s
DEVON HALL-”Mother of Four”
35mm, ISO 640, f/2.8, 1/250s
KELLY SUTTON - “procrastination”
35mm, ISO 800, 1/640s, freelensed
ERIN FALKENHAM - “Nova”
100mm, f2.8, ISO 320, 1/250s
JONI BURTT - “preteen”
35mm, f/2.8, ISO160, 1/250
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Breathe”
35mm, f/1.6, 1SO 400, 1/5000
HOLLY AWWAD - “She Stirs My Soul”
Lensbaby Edge 35mm, ISO 400, f 3.5, 1/200s
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Unhurried”
50mm ISO 400, f 1.6, 1/250
JONI BURTT - “flying”
35mm, ISO100, f/2.5, 1/1000
ERIN FALKENHAM - Almost Eighteen
85mm F11 ISO 100 1/200sec
DEVON HALL-”A Portrait with Lyrik”
35mm, ISO 640, f/2.8, 1/320
HELEN WHITTLE - “Enjoying the transient beauty of flowers”
45mm ISO 320 f/2.8 1/4000
MIREIA VILAPLANA - 'After school'
Canon 5D Mark IV
24-70mm f/2.8
HOLLY AWWAD - “Don’t Laugh”
Lensbaby Edge 35mm, ISO 400, f 3.5, 1/200s
HELEN WHITTLE - Prickles in the Paddocks
66mm f/3.2 ISO 800 1/4000s
MIREIA VILAPLANA - Bubble Gum
Canon 5D MIV Lensbaby Edge 35
JONI BURTT - She shines
35mm f/2.2 ISO100 1/2000
ERIN FALKENHAM - The Red Door
35mm f/8 ISO200 1/800
MONICA HART - Her; in the snow
35mm f/2.2 ISO 100 1/1600
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Meadow”
50mm, f/1.6, ISO 200, 1/160
MONICA HART - Her; Frozen and Hiding
35mm, f/1.8, 1/320, ISO 125
ERIN FALKENHAM - Trickle
50mm, f1.2, 1/320, ISO 800
DEVON HALL-My Three Sons.
35mm, f/2.5, 1/200, ISO 1250
SUMMER KELLOGG - Left Hander Smudge
50mm, f/1.8, 1/200, ISO 250
MIREIA VILAPLANA - Reflect
Canon 5D Mark IV
Lensbaby Edge 80
HOLLY AWWAD - “Goodbye, Old Friend”
35mm, ISO 640, f 1.6, 1/1250s
JONI BURTT - “sunbeam”
35mm, f/2.5, 1/200, ISO 200
HELEN WHITTLE - 3rd born
48mm f/2.8 1/125 ISO600
KELLY SUTTON - “stinker”
35mm f/1.6, 1/250, ISO100
DEVON HALL- “Snowed In”
Multiple Exposure, 35mm
HELEN WHITTLE - “Head in the….cushion stuffing”
ISO 250 45mm f/2.8 1/1000s
JONI BURTT - “Ro and lace”
35mm, ISO100, f/2.0, 1/1000
AMY GRITTON
35mm, IS0 250, f/5.0, 1/200
Mireia Vilaplana - “Let It Rest”
Canon 5 D Mark IV
Lensbaby Edge 80
ERIN FALKENHAM - “Side Eye”
5D miii 35mm ISO 1000 F2.0 1/200
SUMMER KELLOGG - “December”
24-70mm ISO 500 f/2.8, 1/800
HOLLY AWWAD ~ ”Seven”
Lensbaby Burnside 35, ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/640s
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Windswept”
35mm, ISO 500, f/3.2, 1/5000
DEVON HALL-”Teething Fryer with his Dad”
35mm, ISO 250, f/6.3, 1/200
KELLY SUTTON - “breathing time machine”
35mm, ISO640, f/1.4, 1/3200
HELEN WHITTLE “Why fit in when you were born to stand out” - Dr Seuss
50mm ISO200 f3.5 1/160
MONICA HART - “Her; on the couch”
35mm, f1/6, 1/160, ISO 160
MIREIA VILAPLANA- “The Other Half”
Canon 5D Mark IV
24-70mm, f2.8, 1/250, ISO 1000
ERIN FALKENHAM- “Drawn by the Pull ”
Canon 5D Mark III
50mm, freelensed
MONICA HART - "Her; with lace”
35mm, f/1.8, 1/2500, ISO 100
AMY GRITTON- “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ISO 1600, f/4.0, 1/100, 35mm
SUMMER KELLOGG - “October”
ISO 400, f/2.2, 1/800, 50 mm
HOLLY AWWAD - “Growth”
Nikon Z6, Lensbaby Edge 35, f/3.5, 1/1600s, ISO 100
MIREIA VILAPLANA - “Light Seeker”
Canon 5D Mark IV 50mm 1.4
ERIN FALKENHAM - “Hush”
Canon 5D miii 35 mm F3.2 1/200 ISO 800
HELEN WHITTLE - ‘Shrouded’
ISO 160 32mm f/3.5 1/1250s
JONI BURTT - ‘Spooky Lunch’
ISO 250 24mm f/2.8 1/200
SUMMER KELLOGG - IN THE WEEDS
Canon 5D Mark IV, 50mm, ISO 400, f/1.3, 1/1000s
MONICA HART - Them; one frame
35mm, f/1.8, 1/100, ISO 250
KYLA EWERT- Caged in Covid
50mm 1.8 1/500 ISO 3200
MIREIA VILAPLANA - Summer Days
50mm f3.2 1/250 ISO 200
ERIN FALKENHAM - She Came Home
50mm f2.5 1/5000 ISO 250
JONI BURTT - Eight Going On Sixteen
35mm f/2.0, 1/800, ISO 160
DEVON HALL-All Three
35mm. f/2.5, 1/250, ISO 1250
HELEN WHITTLE - The Grass is greener where you water it.
28mm, f/3.5, 1/320, ISO160
HOLLY AWWAD ~ ”SIREN”
Nikon Z6, Sigma Art 35mm, ISO 100, f/2.2, 1/1000s
MIREIA VILAPLANA BANQUE ~ ”I See You”
Canon 5D Mark IV, 24-70mm, ISO 400, f/4.5, 1/200sec
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ ”Ocean Eyes”
Canon 5D Mark III, 50mm, ISO 400, f/2.2, 1/200sec
KELLY SUTTON - “all the treasures”
Canon 5D, Mark III, 35 mm, ISO 100, 1/8000, freelensed
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Days End”
Canon 5D, Mark iV, 35mm, ISO 800, 1/800
MONICA HART - “Her; On Her 14th Birthday”
35mm, f/1.4, 1/640, ISO 100
DEVON HALL “Summer Freckles”
35mm, f/2.5, 1/250, ISO 800
JONI BURTT - “Airplane”
35mm, f/2.2, 1/500, ISO100
We are all living in a foggy sort of place in our current world. Our heels caught between the memory of “normal”, and now—what is. For some, the fog has settled thickly. While others are left questioning how to help from afar. In a social climate where we are separated by masks, social distancing, and uncertainty, there are a few things we can continue to hold closely: Love. Gratitude. Compassion.
When fear troubles others, shine your light. When your loved ones are near, hold them tight. When a day seems like forever, it may be a gift. For, the fog rolling in will eventually lift.
Thank you, to our dear friend Erin, her daughter Abigail, (and family) for being such an amazing example of courage, strength and love. Love heals. Love breeds miracles. Love is the light that shines through the darkest of days. The love we have witnessed in your corner of the world, has been the brightest of lights.
We send all of our love, back to you.
-Your Ladies of The Portrait Collective
HOLLY AWWAD ~ ”Prayers for Strength”
Lensbaby Sol 45, ISO 320, f/13.5, 1/1250s
DEVON HALL ~”the dark; the light”
35mm, Multiple Exposure, ISO 200, f/2, 1/400s
KYLA EWERT-UNDONE
24MM, multiple exposure ISO 3200 f1.8 1/100
SUMMER KELLOGG- Shine
Lensbaby Sweet 35, ISO 400, f/2.5, 1/1600
MONICA HART - “Her; Wildflowers in Her Hair
35mm, f/1.4, 1/3000, ISO 100
AMY GRITTON - “BLOWING A LITTLE MAGIC YOUR WAY”
ISO 400, 55mm, f/4.0, 1/250
JONI BURTT - “SET YOUR MIND”
50mm, multiple exposure, ISO100, 1/4000, f/2.0
CHRISTINA MCLAUCHLIN - “PERHAPS I AM STRONGER THAN I THINK.”
50mm, f1.4, 1/125
HELEN WHITTLE - Hope and Love
50 mm f3.2 ISO 400 1/200
HOLLY AWWAD ~ ”Dog Days”
Nikon Z6, 85mm, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/2500
ERIN FALKENHAM ~ ”Tear It Down”
24mm, ISO 800, f/3.5, 1/200s
HELEN WHITTLE - “Natures imagination”
29mm ISO320 f/3.5 1/2500
SUMMER KELLOGG - “Her own drum beat”
85mm, ISO 400, f/1.2, 1/2000
KYLA EWERT- “Sparkle”
50mm ISO 5000 f2.8 1/200
MONICA HART - “Her; With Background Noise”
35mm, ISO 100, f/2.0, 1/160
JONI BURTT - The Little Room
35mm, ISO200, f/1.8, 1/320
Devon Hall-”Second & Fourth”
35mm, ISO500, f/2.5, 1/400