Margarita Peak-Clewett

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When did you first become interested in art, in general?

My Dad is an antique collector. I grew up with all sorts of antiques in our home. My father is also a music lover. He doesn’t read music. He plays by ear.

My mom loves to work with her hands. She was always teaching us crafts and baking. Plus there are several artists in my family. So pretty much, I would have to say, I had a love for all kinds of art as a young girl.

I played Clarinet in junior high and high school.

I love to write. I wrote skits and plays for church groups. I published “Bountiful Blessings” A collection of poetry by Margarita Peak-Clewett in Dec. 2005. It has been printed twice.

I took a class at the Veronica Cass Academey of Photographic Arts in 1992.

I worked in a photo lab as a negative retoucher for a while. I enjoyed remaking photos and touching them up.

When did you first become interested in photography, specifically?

In 1987 I went to work for a local photo lab. My job was touching up photos for professional photographers. I have always enjoyed taking photos.

But looking at all the wonderful photos that came across my desk, really opened my eyes to a whole world of creativeness that can be done with a camera.

In what other forms of art do you also work, if any?

I enjoy sewing by hand. ( I draw pictures on white cloth and paint them with fabric paint then make a quilt top or a tote bag.) I make hand crafts. I also love writing poetry which I add to greeting cards I design.

On which style(s) of photography do you specialize?

I would have to say Scenery is my passion

Has your style changed from when you first began?

Yes. I have started noticing more things. Now even if its not something that I think is very appealing, I take the photo and edit it.

Normaly a drab, or plain photo can work into a beautiful art form.

What kind of equipment do you use (film, digital, cameras, lenses, PC, etc.)?

My faithful KODAK Digital Camera and my PC.

What made you choose that equipment?

To be honest, the camera was an aniversary present from my husband last year. Then he bought me a lap top computer a few months later. This year he upgraded the memory on my laptop.

How do you choose what youre going to photograph?

Pretty much its whatever grabs my attention