Chiiz Volume 11 : Macro Photography

Night Owl
Canon T2i
Cecelia Webber was born in New Hampshire and received a BFA from University of Southern California in 2008. She
works primarily in digital photography and acrylic painting. Her aim is to explore how people understand themselves
in relation to their perceived realities, creating art as a means of heightening emotional experience through
manipulation of imagery and form. Webber works to make people aware of their link to nature and to inspire a
sense of responsibility to make environmentally friendly choices. Additionally, she hopes to help people realize a
positive self-image of their bodies and to have the ability to look at nudity and nakedness as comforting, vulnerable,
and beautiful. Her work has been published in numerous international publications and exhibited worldwide.
What brought a neuroscience graduate into
photography? And from where did the idea
of this beautiful style of composition arise?
I have been doing artwork since I was a very
young child, and I have always been curious
about nature. My curiosity about nature led
me to study science and philosophy, which
ended for me in the study of neuroscience.
The photos themselves came from a happy
accident: I took a photo of a woman’s back
against a black background and it looked like
a petal. Everything began with that one photo.
You regularly use yourself as the subject,
setting the camera on timer and then
orienting yourself for the desired
picture. What inspires you to create such
compositions?
To create such art that way I reach a state of
flow. The artwork comes fully from me. It also
gives me the greatest level of precision and
control.
Accurate composition of the picture
sometimes take a complete month or
two for the composition and approx. 700
layered variation, it is a time taking process
but what is the best and the most difficult
part of process following which you get the
perfect image?
The most difficult part is when for some
reason, the piece does not come together
the way I envision it and I have to start again
from a new series of photos. The best is when
I find a treasure in my photos that leads to the
creation of an entire new piece, for example
I’m trying to shoot a pose for a petal and
instead I find it looks like a perfect feather.
Your work is already published in numerous
international publications and exhibited
worldwide and of course, there is a long way
to go. What are your future plans?
I hope to work with models who are in their
later years, to show the beauty of the human
spirit both in young age and old age.
Any tips or message for those who are
inspired by your photography?
Never worry whether people will think your
art is good or not. So many brilliant people
have told me that worrying about this is
why they don’t get started making art. I only
think about how happy it makes me when I
am working on a new piece. The experience
is expressive and beautiful, and that is why I
pursue it. The feeling of flow.
Surbhi Sharma
surbhi@chiiz.com
An adventurous girl who has a great love
for street food. she is dedicated towards
her work and a self-inspired lady.she has
a dream to travel the world alone.