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Galveston • Dickinson
Galveston • Dickinson
Photographer Sharon
Jones has been focusing
― pardon the pun ―
on her medium since her
teens. She has won Best
of Show, People’s Choice,
first-and third-place, and
several honorable mention
awards in local competitions.
Jones also has had
photographs accepted into
juried international shows
and in contests around
Texas.
She belongs to the
Galveston Art League,
Professional Photographers
of America, and
Texas Photographic Society.
Jones says these
memberships “help me to
grow in my craft by learning
from the workshops
the organizations provide
and/or by networking with
others in photography. It’s
also a great way to see
what others are doing in
photography and to keep
updated on new products
in the industry.”
Jones, who organizes
juried competitions for the
Galveston Art League, has
taught smartphone photography
workshops for
the Galveston Art League
Gallery in Texas City and
for the Texas City Art Festival.
She also has led two
photo walks in Texas City
that were selected as the
Mayor’s Choice exhibit at
the Texas City festival.
A Galveston resident,
Jones sells her photos at
online at SharonJones-
Photo.com and at Galveston
Art League galleries at
611 6th St. N. in Texas City
and 2117A Postoffice St.
in Galveston (The Texas
City gallery will be open
bonus hours of 5:00pm to
9:00pm for the September
22 Art Walk). Interestingly,
her mother, Susan Douglass
Moody, is also a busy
volunteer in the Galveston
Art League and sells her
silk paintings through the
league.
Below, Jones opens up
about her photography.
Q: When did you discover
your passion for photography?
A: I started learning
about film and cameras
in high school. I have always
taken photographs.
Perhaps my passion really
became clear when I
bought my first digital SLR
in 2008.
Q: What is your educational
background in photography?
A: Self-taught and workshops.
Q: How do you improve
your skills?
A: I am constantly looking
for workshops to attend
and for tutorials on
the web. I do my best to
get out and photograph
every week, if not every
day. With the advances of
cellphone cameras, you
can photograph and edit
just about anywhere and
anytime.
Q: How significantly has
computer technology affected
your work?
A: Since I shoot mainly
with a digital camera or
phone, the computer is a
big part of the editing process
for me.
Q: You have a flamingo
photo that, through computer
modification, resembles a
painting. How much does technology figure into your finished
artwork?
A: It depends on the piece and how I will be displaying
it. Sometimes very little and sometimes a lot of manipulation
will be done to a photograph. The flamingo
picture was photographed with the forethought of what
I want it to look like in the end. I had wanted to create
an artistic painterly like image with the flamingo and I
think I achieved that effect.
Q: What programs do you use?
A: I use these three mostly: Lightroom, Photoshop,
and Topaz Labs. I use iColorama, Snapseed, Stackables,
and Mextures, just to name a few, on the iPhone
and iPad.
Q: Where do you find inspiration for your artwork?
A: I find inspiration in the places I love to visit. I love
the beach, to travel, and animals. People can find inspiration
everywhere if they look.
Q: Is there a certain subject that is your specialty?
A: I would probably have to say landscapes and animals.
Q: What is your biggest challenge artistically?
A: Posing people for portrait photography and to not
be so hard on my own work.
Q: What is your biggest challenge in terms of time management?
A: Organizing my time between work, volunteering,
and photographing.
Q: Do you often enter competitions?
A: When I have the time. I think it helps me to become
a better photographer.
Q: What’s the most rewarding aspect of creating art?
A: Making people smile and finding out if they see
the same or different things in my work.
Q: If you won $5,000 to spend on your art, what would
you do with it?
A: I would love
to photograph the
Camargue horses
in France.
Q: Do you have
any tips for aspiring
photographers?
A: Shoot as
much as you
can. And when
you think you are
done, shoot some
more. Ask a lot
of questions and
read your manual
that came with
your camera.