PHOTOGRAPHY

My photography journey began in 1990, after my graduation from the Journalism School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  I was working at a restaurant and saving up for a cross-country exploration. I quickly realized that I needed way more in my life than temporary restaurant work could provide, and began taking photography classes at a local community college. I never looked back.  I documented my cross-country trip and quickly found a photography mentor and job when I returned home four months later.  

 

I began working in this industry in 1991 and opened my own studio in May of 1995.   

 

To this day, I have a thriving commercial-based photography business that I truly enjoy.

 

After exploring many different types of work in this industry, what truly interests me lies in the realm of people, nature, quirks within our reality, and anything that awakens us more deeply.  A feeling or a message that shows up in plain view or is hiding right under the surface.

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My latest project is a Tarot Deck that I am producing through the lens of photography. The Tarot has gifted me new perspectives and allowed me to break through some of my conditioning regarding photography and my journey in this life. The deck has an edge of hyperrealism that offers insights from this larger-than-life view.

 

Creating this deck has certainly taught me patience in a myriad of ways. Tarot has asked me to wait and allow the subject of my photography to show me the aspect they wish to present at this time. This could be a person, a leaf, or a trash can. My practice is to set aside my assumptions and intentions and simply allow information to come my way. This is a beautiful lesson that continues to be integrated in higher ways.

 

Not only do I bring my Esoteric Art practices into my photography sessions, but I am also booking sessions that intentionally combine these modalities.  Photography collaborations that capture your essence along with the music, poetry, stories, humor, heartbreaks, longings, love, and powerful expression that live within you.  I call these Soul Portraits.  

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Please feel free to contact me if you would like to explore a vision or create within this realm.

 

* Visit www.stephaniechesson.com to learn more about my photography business.