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Lisa Hale Photography bio picture

“One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind.”- Dorthea Lange


As a child I often worried that I'd suddenly become blind. I went around
trying to commit everything to memory, just in case it would all be
taken away from me. Photography became a positive outcome of that
long-ago fear. I look at my world and see hidden beauty in the
everyday. This site is designed to share some of that vision with you.

I'm Lisa Hale, a fine art photographer from Indianapolis, Indiana. My
tools of the trade include my Canon 30D. I'll include some of my EXIF
data for my fellow photogs. If you have any questions or would like to
purchase a print you can email me at lisa@lisahalephotography.com

I've added a watermark to my photos on this site that would not be
found in the original hi-resolution print.

Metamorphosis

I’m honored to be a part of the Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner this year. The beautiful graphic design is the handiwork of the multi-talented LeAnn Locher.  It’s a wonderful cause and I ask that you support it in any way that you are able.

“Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives.”

Going Blind

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100

“She followed slowly, taking a long time,

as thought there were some obstacles in the way;

and yet: as though it was overcome,

she would be beyond all walking, and would fly.”

- Rainer Maria Rilke

Cosmos

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 320
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

“Keep your face to the sun and you cannot see the shadows”

This image makes me feel peaceful. It’s one of my very favorites. There’s warmth and healing to be found here. It’s as if the flower has turned toward the sun.

Update: I’ve added a photo album page.

Fierce Delicacy

If you prefer to live in a places with flowers, you are more likely to find yourself in a place with lots of food sources…. So a brain that takes pleasure in looking at flowers is a brain that’s going to soak up ecologically useful information, and have a survival advantage over brains that just like to look at rocks or dirt or sand or sky. Photography is a way of pressing that pleasure button.