Art of Intuitive Photography: Find Your True Self Through Your Own Lens

By Mindy Veissid

Photography is often expected to be thought based and technically perfect. Art of Intuitive Photography is the opposite. Written for beginners and pros alike, this book guides the reader to pay attention to feelings, be mindful of the present moment, and experience rather than do photography.

Mindy Vissids approach is thoughtful, compassionate, light, and playful. With specific tools and exercises, she will guide you to tap into your intuition to find your true self and your own voice. The knowledge and self-confidence you will gain from reading this book can be applied not only to photography, but at work, in relationships, and with your health. Its a must read for anyone who wants to improve their photography and their life.

Art of Intuitive Photography is a wonderful guide for learning to trust your intuition and making photographs from your heart. This book will help you take the leap from generic photos to images that spring from imagination and personal experience with courage and grace.

Douglas Beasley, Fine Art Photographer and

Founder/Director, Vision Quest Photo Workshops

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: May 3, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504354660

Mindy Veissid

Mindy Véissid is a photographer and creator of Art of Intuitive Photography. Teaching adults and children, Mindy shares how to become aware of, and follow, our intuitive nudges. Before becoming a photographer, Mindy worked in the corporate world. She lived in Luxembourg, and obtained her MBA and worked in Switzerland. www.mindyveissid.com www.artofintuitivephotography.com

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Art of Intuitive Photography

"Art of Intuitive Photography is an honest and deeply considered road map on how to create photography that has personal meaning and connection. Author Mindy Véissid shares her own journey so that we can learn from her insights and experience and the result is an enthusiastic guidebook into using our intuition to construct better photographs. She lays out easy-to-follow suggestions to change our approach behind the camera. Photographers will finish the book inspired by the recommendations, the personal stories, and the range of concrete advice that she offers."

– Aline Smithson, Photographer, Educator, and Founder of Lenscratch

Intuition is a good thing to listen to in art. Call it good vibrations or muscle testing. It can be a good way to measure whether something serves your core. To see with an eye that is open to a new point of view is a gift. Mindy Véissid has such an eye.

– Ted Quinn, Musician/Writer

"I read Mindy Véissid’s Art of Intuitive Photography book just as I finished five weeks of taking my students through the technical aspects of the camera. Her book was a welcome reminder that the heart drives the tools, and it made me wish I had read the book before I began the class. Mindy’s book is a joyful look at how to improve your photographs, but even more importantly, it shows how to live in and see the world in the present moment."

– Sean Cassidy, Professor at Lewis-Clark State College

"The Art of Intuitive Photography handbook is a crucial study on a seldom discussed aspect of photography that relies not on the technical, but on the part of creative self that resides deeply in our subconscious. Using example, exercise and personal exploration Mindy Véissid simply and concisely unlocks thought processes that allow the seeker to see with a purity of action. Part self help and part transformational, the book lends itself to those who wish to explore the uncharted aspect of soulful image making. Following Mindy’s lead will dispel photographer’s picture block and help invigorate one to reach inside and pull out compelling images that resonate in a satisfying manner. Art of Intuitive Photography is a much needed lexicon that will enrich the medium of photography and find its way to a cherished place in the photographer’s library."

– David Brommer, Director of Events B&H Photo Video Pro-Audio

"Mindy’s Art of Intuitive Photography book can educate, liberate, and have you explore your most innate talent, ideas, fantasies, and dreams. It is an uncomplicated way to learn, develop, and master your photography."

– Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Fine Art Photographer, Collector, and Curator

Mindy Véissid’s book on Intuitive Photography resonates with a very special magic. She bares her own vulnerability and shares some of the challenges, pain, and frustrations in her life that led her to her intuitive awareness. She impels us to look inward and ask what is important, what makes our hearts and souls soar. Mindy delineates how to use our inherent intuition to maximize the beauty and power in our own photography. I can’t wait to take my camera out and start exploring with a whole new way of seeing. I know Mindy’s book and her spiritual clarity will help me immensely to overcome those dry moments in my own photography. Thank you, Mindy, for sharing your radiant insights with us!

– Jennifer Justice, Executive Director, Galveston Arts Center

Art of Intuitive

PHOTOGRAPHY

FIND YOUR TRUE SELF THROUGH YOUR OWN LENS

Mindy Véissid

A CREATIVE AND MEDITATIVE APPROACH TO PHOTOGRAPHY

Copyright © 2016 Mindy Véissid

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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ISBN: 978-1-5043-5465-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5043-5466-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016905557

Balboa Press rev. date: 5/3/2016

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Books also published by Mindy Véissid

Photographers Squared: The Great American Shoot-out (with RA Friedman)

With heartfelt gratitude, this book is dedicated to:

My family – your love and encouragement helped me follow my heart

My associate teachers – for believing in Intuitive Photography

My students – for your curiosity

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1 - This Thing Called Intuitive Photography

1. My story: techie geek → intuitive photographer

2. What exactly is Intuitive Photography?

3.