Oddities Artist Dawn Marshall | Blow My Mind

As with most of my photos I attempt to use the -real thing-. With the photo “Blow My Mind” I practiced getting the shot using playdoh and fire crackers. It took several attempts of placing the firecracker in different locations for the best results, getting the approximate timing of the fuse to burn down and the right angle for the camera. When I thought I finally had everything just right, I placed the firecracker in the lamb brain, set up my camera accordingly, started counting as I lit the fuse and held my breath as I pressed the shutter button. I was thrilled when I saw that I got the shot. Mainly because I wouldn-t have to order another lamb brain and wait for its arrival to try it again.

I-ve been intrigued with photography as long as I can remember. I bought my first camera using green stamps when I was about 10 years old. I wanted to show others the different views of the world around them. It’s not on opinion or a description, it’s real, and the photo proves it. Opinions are formed from the perception of each individual viewer. It’s those perceptions that can open up a different world if we allow them. They are opinions. You don-t have to accept them, just acknowledge their existence. My attempt to create the literal from the figurative may not be exactly as another may envision, but it allows for a sense of reality. It allows for the recognition of experiences and feelings, and renders them real.

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