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Happily Lost in the Light
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2019/03 - March
For Susan Renfro, light defines life.
She cherishes it in Nature. She searches for it in a sea of faces. She waits for its shadowy edges to sharpen; its aura, tone or atmosphere to burst open and reveal an emotional flash. At the instant the light exposes that magical moment, she snaps the shutter, capturing a story, layers-deep, in a sliver of time.
Seeing the light comes naturally to Susan’s family. It’s practically genetic. Her dad retired from Kodak. Her parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were rarely cameraless. Brownies, SLRs, Instamatics, Polaroids, and movie cameras were forever at hand. Her great grandmother developed movie film in her bathtub. They captured family moments, things organic, or objects mechanical… it didn’t matter. What mattered was the thrill of confidently pocketing life’s memories, thus owning them forever.
Susan’s full-time job was raising four wonderful kids (who, yes, had the photo gene). But after a divorce, she had to shift gears. She fell back on what she
knew, photography.
She got a job and supplemented it with photo-shoot income, gradually building a client base. Today, with her children out of the nest, she has time to focus on the beauty of the Plateau. This issue’s Spring cover is a shining example.
She says, “I like being behind the camera. I get totally lost in the light and emotion.”
What’s on Susan’s visual horizon? Since there are so many photographers in her family, she is considering a family exhibition … five generations of shutterbugs.
Her latest joy is sharing space with like-minded creative spirits at Highlands
Studio 106.
“I look forward to working and growing together personally while promoting our joint business venture,” she says.
Studio 106’s address is 478 Dillard Road, Highlands Creek Village. As this month’s Laurel cover artist, Susan’s work will be featured in an artist reception, March 15th, starting at 5:30 P.M.
Contact Susan at suebphoto.com; her email address is [email protected]. You’ll also find her at Instagram.com/susan_b_photography/ and instagram.com/suebrenfro/.
