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Page 24 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com May 2019 Artist Spotlight: Eileen Nelson By J.D. O’Gara “Photography makes me happy. If I could, I’d do it fulltime.” Eileen Nelson, Millis photographer, is also a nurse, and a mother of three. A shy seventh child among eight children, with a Mom who was an artist herself, Eileen has always been more comfortable behind than in front of the camera, and she has always able to see through an artist’s eye. “I see things people walk by every day and not even notice the light, sunrise, sunset, and I see the colors. I just see things differently. Maybe that’s why I do what I do,” says Nelson. Self-taught save for one course she took in college, the artist first picked up a Pentex ME Super at age 15 in ninth grade. “I also had a Pentex K1000,” she says. In 2006, Nelson would trade in her Pentex for a digital camera, a Canon 50D, but in hindsight, she says, it would still be nice to have a film camera. Digital photography made it easier for her to share shots with friends and family, she says, but “when you used film, you had to know exactly what you were doing in order for it to come out. You had to learn to adjust your f-stop and shutter speed,” says Eileen. Although she could use Photoshop, the photographer prefers to “take the image to be the image. I don’t enhance it at all, or add,” she says, and she learns from each mistake. “I can laugh at myself,” she says. “It makes me better.” Nelson’s work has won some local awards, and she’s been a featured artist at Mass General Hospital show entitled “Illuminations.” Nelson says when she looks at landscapes, she’s drawn to the “lines, things that draw your attention to the center. You might never ever look at a picture the same way, you just see the patterns, the way the grass goes, the way the road turns. Also, shadows are different depending on the time of day. Late afternoon is very nice, or when the light is softer in morning, before the sun gets too high in the sky.” Eileen Nelson Nelson especially loves taking portraits, and she loves to zoom in, especially on eyes. ARTIST SPOTLIGHT continued on page 25 Roberts Mitchell Caruso Funeral Medfield 508-359-2000 www.robertsmitchellcaruso.com Millis 508-376-2000 FRAME CENTER 25% OFF MAP SALE Bring in any map to be custom framed or Any in store purchase from our extensive collection of 19th & 20th Century Maps including: Boston, Cambridge & Most Locations Birds Eye Views of Historic Locations Regional Maps, Nautical Maps & NOAA Maps In store purchases only. Not to be combined with other offers. Expires 5/31/19. Custom Framing 258 DEAN ST. NORWOOD, MA 02062 | HOURS Mon-Sat 9-5:30 Weds 9-7:30 www.FrameCenterNorwood.com | 781.762.2535 A lifestyle photographer, Nelson takes artistic images without enhancing them.
May 2019 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 25 Nelson is drawn to the lines of landscape and different shadows depending on the time of day. ARTIST SPOTLIGHT continued from page 24 The artist says how the photo comes out also depends on “the way you frame it – compose is another word for it, whether you zoom in or zoom out creates a whole new look.” A lover of details, Nelson prefers to zoom in, especially with her preferred subject – people. “I always like more of a close-up. I love eyes. Eyes sparkle; they tell you about people,” she says. Portrait photography, then, is her passion. Nelson describes herself as a lifestyle photographer, meaning she prefers to document events and milestones in an artistic and candid way from behind her camera lens. She enjoys finding great locations that are unique, and she likes it when her subjects are happy. Nelson plans to never stop taking pictures or working with people. “I feel like I take pictures to tell a story.” You can find out more about Eileen and see more of her work at www.eileennelsonphotography.com. Tri-County Stamp Collectors to Meet May 8 th The next monthly meeting of the Tri-County Stamp Collectors Club will be held on Wednesday, May 8 th , 2019 at the Medway Public Library, on High St. Please use the front entrance. The meeting will run from 6-8 p.m. Teenage as well as adult collectors of United States and foreign subjects are welcome to attend. The meeting is free to all.
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