Art & Life with Lisa Streib

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lisa Streib.

Lisa, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
My love of photography started in high school, when I took my first class as an elective. At that time, I was attracted to old buildings that I would see throughout South Georgia and most anything with an interesting texture. I was hooked! I continued to study photography as my minor at the University of Florida. At that time, I started to focus more on portraits. I fell in love with alternative print processes and went crazy experimenting. That was way before digital photography existed. In those days I would shoot, develop my film and print everything in the darkroom. I did a lot of manipulation in the darkroom but would also often continue working the prints in a myriad of ways after they had dried.

Today I shoot digitally and edit in Photoshop as a first step. I frequently like to give my prints a more textural and one of a kind feel by printing on alternative materials and finishing with an encaustic or resin finish. I am always looking for new ways to add a uniqueness to each piece. I am drawn to organic shapes and forms found in nature and design. I particularly like the forms found in old architecture and frequently incorporate those forms in my images.

Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I see many of my images as a narrative. Not so much a hit you over the head story but one that each viewer will interpret in their own way. Frequently I am trying to convey a feeling or mood more than a specific message. The one consistent theme in my work is to try and create something beautiful. Some images are very simple, and others have many layers of complexity. Some pieces come easily, and others remain unfinished for a long time before everything falls into place for me. In some cases, I start out with a specific idea in mind and execute almost as planned but more often my process is an exploration that builds upon itself until I feel like I have something.

What would you recommend to an artist new to the city, or to art, in terms of meeting and connecting with other artists and creatives?
I have made many friends through my art. I belong to Women in Focus and Women’s Caucus for the Art of Georgia which are great organizations. These organizations offer opportunities to exhibit, join in art activism and other group activities. I also belong to quite a few Meetup photography groups including The Decatur Digital Photography Meetup, The Photographers Studio, and Atlanta Photo Workshops. These groups provide great ways to join other photographers to shoot at interesting locations and learn new processes and techniques. I have also met a great many friends at the galleries that I have shown in.

What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
People can see my work at www.listreibphotography.com, lisa.streib on Instagram and lisaalexanderstreibart on Facebook. I have been participating in Atlanta Celebrates Photography since 2015 and will continue to do so. I have been in several galleries around Atlanta but am not in any galleries at the moment. I have a studio in Kirkwood and if anyone would like to purchase any of my pieces or commission work, I can be reached at lisastreibphotography@gmail.com.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://lisastreibphotography.com/
• Email: lisastreibphotography@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.streib/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisasalexanderstreibart/

  Image Credit:
Lisa Alexander Streib

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