The “clickless” orchid piece I present here is created from a hand-held wand scanner, an instrument designed to be used on books and flat materials. I used to think there was a “decisive moment”, Bresson’s coinage, when my photographer’s eye and brain signaled my hand to press the shutter. The silk adds to the ephemeral quality of the flowers. I hang the orchids away from the wall to catch the wind.
Barbara Vogel received her BFA and MFA from the Ohio State University. Her images are narrative and based in alternative photographic processes. She is a recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Excellence Award and awards from the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Vogel has been a member for decades at Spring Street Studios in Columbus, grew up in Granville, Ohio, and resides with her husband in Grandview Heights, a suburb of Columbus.