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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.

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.

Seeing Red

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

This shiny, glossy red against the rust made for an interesting combination. Red always catches my eye, but this red in particular made me want to not only photograph it but reach out and touch it too.

I’ve added a watermark and copyright that would not be found in the original print.

These Days Are Made of Rust

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

I love rust, texture, peeling paint and general urban decay.  The undulating curves in this piece make it all the more appealing to me.

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt

Fresh Donuts

Diner/ATM
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV

I was shooting with a group one night in the Fountain Square area of Indianapolis and came upon this reflection in a plate glass window. I loved the juxtiposition of the old diner sign vs. the new ATM sign.