Dave Robinson
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Digital Media/Visual Arts
Photography of all kinds; landscape, the natural world, close ups, fine art, people and portraiture, families, weddings and functions. Just about anything and always happy to try something new.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I love photography. I love capturing moments in time, whether it be landscapes and nature or people just where they are at, right here right now. I love using my camera and lenses to isolate, to focus on, to highlight, to hone in on something from a scene or person that may not be evident to a casual observer. I love capturing people in candid moments where some of their true self can be glimpsed. I love trying to capture the real essence of someone, their moods, their feelings, who they really are and how they interact with those around them, their connections and connectivity. I love trying to create an image that allows the viewer to feel as if they are there, in that place, in that moment or part of what the people pictured are experiencing. I love capturing live music and often do so to help promote the artists performing and music in general. Always looking to see what catches my eye and how can I capture something that will mean something, appeal to someone, to move them in a world swamped and bombarded in billions of images everywhere. I love creative problem solving, “How can I capture this scene/person/occasion in this light, in this situation?” And then there is also, “What can I learn from this? How can I do it better? What’s next?”
BIO
I have a trades and engineering background, being an automotive mechanic running my own workshop in a small country town last century, where I learnt a lot about people and dealing with and connecting with them. I have a tendency towards perfectionism, doing whatever I do properly and to the best of my ability. I have been called ‘meticulous’. I have worked on the land and in shearing sheds, in offices and in customer service. Construction, carpentry and other skills I have also collected along the way. I am a father to five with the associated life experience that brings. I am self-taught in numerous skills, being fortunate to be able to turn my hands and eyes to just about anything. I came to photography 17 years ago as an outlet, then a hobby that became more serious, devouring just about anything I could read on the subject and trying a vast range of techniques to see what worked and didn’t work. Early on, I was mentored by a full-time professional who specialised in weddings and then branched out on my own. I have covered just about every genre of photography to some degree and learnt much along the way. My trades and technical background has enabled me to gain a good grasp of the technical aspects of photography and my life experience and being willing to experiment and learn has me more latterly trying to capture images that move or touch people or at least get them to take a second look. I continue to learn and hone the skills of my artform guided by my own curiosity and also my subjects and the world around me.
CONTACT
0435 171 509
dave@daverobinsonphotography.com
www.daverobinsonphotography.com