Picture perfect timeGlover set to close photography studio
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Though she is closing her studio, Glover says she is not giving up the vocation entirely, and plans to stay active in photography, perhaps even getting back to portraiture on a limited basis in the future.
?I?m going a different direction with my art,? Glover said, noting she has enjoyed working with the public, but now plans to devote more time to her own photography. Initially, Glover says she plans to move all her equipment to her home and work from there.
?I?m always going to do photography,? Glover said. ?I may do some portraits still, but on a more freelance level. Also, I?ve got three dogs, and I love to photograph animals, so I do want to do some of that.?
Glover was an art major in high school and for two years at the University of Tennessee, but, like many artists, began to worry about her choice of career.
?I figured I would not have a job when I finished, so I transferred to the School of Nursing,? Glover said, ?and worked as an RN for 15 years.?
She then spent several years at home dedicating herself to being a mother, but eventually decided to explore her first love again and began working with a local photographer.
?I decided to go back into art and did an apprenticeship with Joe Beasley,? Glover said. ?We did all of our own processing and printing.?
It was during that time Glover learned traditional photographic methods, skills which she still maintains, but like most photographers in this new century, she eventually moved into the digital age and begin working with computers and digital cameras.
Glover says her goal has always been to keep the art of traditional portraiture alive with her work, which takes a certain commitment and dedication to the craft. She says there are several things required to create a lasting image.
?I think it?s a combination of getting to know your subject,? Glover said. ?I think you really have to research a bit, get to know how they think and what their personality is like. The second thing is lighting, and third is composition. Those three things are what makes a fine portrait.?
Her customers obviously agree, having come back to her again and again over the years. Chitra Mukherji and her late husband Dr. Barun Mukherji, also a noted photographer, shared a long friendship with Glover.
?She has been a wonderful friend,? Chitra said, ?working with Barun, sharing their experiences, discussing their work, she?s just been a great friend to us.?
Christina Himelwright, wife of dentist Brian Himelwright, says Glover has been documenting her family for some years now, even photographing her newborn son.
?My favorite picture that she has taken is a picture of my little boy when he was about an hour old with my mother, my husband?s mother and my husband, all looking down at my son,? Christina said. ?It?s the most priceless picture ever.?
Though Glover plans to take several months off, she does say she will be available for freelance work at some point. Glover also wanted to point out all her display prints are for sale.
Those interested may contact her at her home at 668-2544.