Hello everybody !
I was asked to write a blog post about myself and my passion . So here we go!
My name is Evelyne Erni. I'm turning 18 in a couple of days and I live in beautiful, beautiful Switzerland, which is located in the centre of Europe. Growing up, I was surrounded by mountains and lakes, and was constantly adventuring through the forests and exploring the world. I never thought of myself as a creative mind. My parents aren't artists, so Art never played a big role in my daily life. But when I entered puberty, I discovered that I could get completely lost whilst drawing. I drew all night, trance like, listening to Edith Piaf's <<La vie en rose>> for hours and hours. I created my own world with the characters I drew and finally felt I could <<make>> something entirely from scratch. It was the first time I connected so well with a form of art. This was in 2011. At around the same time, I downloaded Instagram. And that was the beginning of everything. I discovered all of these amazing fine art photographers who created mindblowing, out of this world images.
I would have never believed such masterpieces could even be created ! Even though I had no idea how, I instantly knew that this is what I wanted to do. My iPhone was the only device I owned that I could take photos with. This is an image I took (and edited) with my phone at that time !
A few months later I bought myself with all my savings a Canon EOS 600D, my first DSLR.
I photographed even more and eventually got photoshop from my parents as a Christmas gift. I finally felt like I could create anything that was in my mind. One of my earliest (and favorite) images is this one.
It is called <<Ready To Take Off>>, because it symbolizes how badly I want to explore this world, even if my future is uncertain. I am so ready to experience to the fullest, may it be good or bad. With every experience, we grow and become stronger.
Some months after I've taken this, I decided to start a 365-project, which meant taking a portrait every day for a whole year. I started it on 1st of January 2014. It was a very special feeling: having to learn how to <<force>> my creativity, trying to express everyday through a new image, trying to find the time to shoot and edit besides school and studying. But I could also see how I've improved over a short period of time. And this is what motivated me even more to keep going and giving my best. Until at one point, I was so exhausted, lacked motivation and inspiration and even damaged my physical health, that i had to stop it. I hope to finish it though, just not right now. Because it taught me so much and I've gained more than I could ever express in words. Here are some images that I created which I think represent me the best.
49/365 - Relief
76/365 - Deathly Blossom
103/365 - Sand Born
128/365 - Endless Echoes
I often try to portray bad things in a not so obvious way, making them more beautiful with a little melancholic note. Fear and anger and sadness are what makes me go out and shoot, so photography is a very theraputical way for me to deal with negative things. but I don't want people who look at my images feel all of this negativity, I want them to see the positive side of it. All of this makes me sound as if I'm a very depressed person, but in fact, I'm the far opposite of it !
I have a very positive attitude towards life and I enjoy every single second of it. Photography is just an outlet for all of my hidden emotions, I guess. I therefore hope I never lose my love for it. I don't know what the future holds for me, but what I know for sure is that photography will always be a part of it, just because it makes me so very happy.
Evelyne Erni
I would have never believed such masterpieces could even be created ! Even though I had no idea how, I instantly knew that this is what I wanted to do. My iPhone was the only device I owned that I could take photos with. This is an image I took (and edited) with my phone at that time !
A few months later I bought myself with all my savings a Canon EOS 600D, my first DSLR.
I photographed even more and eventually got photoshop from my parents as a Christmas gift. I finally felt like I could create anything that was in my mind. One of my earliest (and favorite) images is this one.
Ready To Take-Off
It is called <<Ready To Take Off>>, because it symbolizes how badly I want to explore this world, even if my future is uncertain. I am so ready to experience to the fullest, may it be good or bad. With every experience, we grow and become stronger.
Some months after I've taken this, I decided to start a 365-project, which meant taking a portrait every day for a whole year. I started it on 1st of January 2014. It was a very special feeling: having to learn how to <<force>> my creativity, trying to express everyday through a new image, trying to find the time to shoot and edit besides school and studying. But I could also see how I've improved over a short period of time. And this is what motivated me even more to keep going and giving my best. Until at one point, I was so exhausted, lacked motivation and inspiration and even damaged my physical health, that i had to stop it. I hope to finish it though, just not right now. Because it taught me so much and I've gained more than I could ever express in words. Here are some images that I created which I think represent me the best.
12/365 - Sleeping Innocence
Photography serves me as a way to express my feelings and tell stories that I think are important for me to be told. It gives me this feeling again that i first experienced when drawing. This feeling of making something out of nothing, just with my imagination. It's providing me with an identity, kind of. I don't know how to explain it, but because I create something, I feel like I am someone. It's an unbelievably good feeling and gives me a lot of confidence.
I often try to portray bad things in a not so obvious way, making them more beautiful with a little melancholic note. Fear and anger and sadness are what makes me go out and shoot, so photography is a very theraputical way for me to deal with negative things. but I don't want people who look at my images feel all of this negativity, I want them to see the positive side of it. All of this makes me sound as if I'm a very depressed person, but in fact, I'm the far opposite of it !
I have a very positive attitude towards life and I enjoy every single second of it. Photography is just an outlet for all of my hidden emotions, I guess. I therefore hope I never lose my love for it. I don't know what the future holds for me, but what I know for sure is that photography will always be a part of it, just because it makes me so very happy.
Evelyne Erni
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