I am very pleased to bring you a little behind the scenes from one of my favourite photographers Georgina Skinner. Georgina, an English girl living in rural New Zealand is inspired by her travel and lifestyle. Her images from her website Print by George are incredible, I am lucky enough to own one of them. Thank you for your time Georgina.
Tell us about Print by George. How and
why did it begin?
Who or what inspires you?
I was a bit tired of working for someone
else’s company which wasn’t in the slightest bit creative, when all I could
think about everyday was shooting my own photography and having the freedom to
take up photographic jobs when offered. Stuck in an office in an inspiring city
such as London was tough and especially when I knew that I wasn’t going to
continue in that job to make it my career.
Print By George began when I was asked
if I sold any of my work? I was also very keen to find an aspect of photography
that could make me my own boss.
It’s an online print store where I sell and rotate every 6months to a year, a selection of my own prints under a signed limited edition. I want photography to feel accessible to the everyday person. Having just started decorating my own home, the first thing I could think about was putting something up on the wall, but when you look about, it is such an expensive task! Photography is never going to be cheap because of the costs that goes into printing something up, but I want people to want to be able to put a picture on their walls which doesn’t involve them taking out a loan.
It’s an online print store where I sell and rotate every 6months to a year, a selection of my own prints under a signed limited edition. I want photography to feel accessible to the everyday person. Having just started decorating my own home, the first thing I could think about was putting something up on the wall, but when you look about, it is such an expensive task! Photography is never going to be cheap because of the costs that goes into printing something up, but I want people to want to be able to put a picture on their walls which doesn’t involve them taking out a loan.
Who or what inspires you?
Instagram/Pinterest; my day starts and
ends with Instagram or Pinterest! I was always a little anti social media until
I realized what a powerful tool it can be and how much inspiration I can gain
from it every single day! But I am still a firm believer in that you need to
switch off from online time to time. I forgot this rule when I was starting out
last year and I was online 24/7 trying to please Australasia in our daytime and
Europe over our nighttime…It’s only been in the last couple of months I realize
that to live in real time is crucial for resting up those fingers and eyes…
What websites/blogs are you currently
clicking on?
I have never been a girl to hit the
‘follow’ button on blogs or websites so much, but I find that I am always
keeping updated with new posts from certain people I like through their
Instagram or FB pages.
At the moment, I am going through my
foodie phase. In my spare time (not as much as I would like), when I am not
working on my photography, my guilty pleasure is to cook and bake for other
people. It separates my work life to home seeing as they are all based in the
same location!
How would you describe your style, both
fashion and interior?
Fashion-wise, I am sticking with the
greys, whites, blacks and a touch of leopard print! Interior-wise, I love the
whites, linens and greys with hints of faded colours. The two styles are very
similar and I like to keep things plain, effortless and clean. I hate mess!
This style comes through with my
photography having the light colours feature mostly. There are a lot of
predominantly white backgrounds with splashes of colour peeking through in
places. It’s what I see when I look into the camera and my space around me.
Any future plans that you can let us in
on?
My new website is about to launch and
that has been my main focus this year. All the redesigning of Print By George
is starting to come together as a whole and I adore it. It feels much more
sophisticated and cohesive with my style of work.
There are a couple of other plans in the
pipeline, which I am working on all the time, but keeping them quiet for the
time being until I can confirm things further.
