Hello world! My name is Elspeth Summersgill and I am a sophomore at Douglas High School and am thrilled to be a part of Redbarn Photography. The art is my passion and know that it is what I am meant to do. I am truly honored to be part of such a great team. I think art is the only thing that keeps the world partly sane and I love to contribute to it. :D
I surround myself with creativity as much as possible. I play the guitar and am in love with music. I am an oldies type of girl. I mean, my favorite band is The Beatles! I listen to music constantly. It inspires my photography greatly. I try and draw my inspiration from my surroundings and what ever ideas pops into my head.
Recently, I received a Silver Key award in photography for the Scholastic competition for Northern Nevada for my piece Walking Through the Valley. They got over a thousand entries for all the art categories. To be honest I was really surprised but super excited. It was really awesome to be recognized for something that I love so much. I am definitely going to do it again next year. I am also the reporter for my school's chapter of SkillsUSA. I have a few competitions coming up and I am looking forward to seeing how I do. In the summer of 2007 I traveled to Europe as a student ambassador and was amazed at what I saw. It really opened my eyes to a world beyond the small Carson Valley. I believe that the moment I stepped out of the plane into the airport I was determined to make a difference in this world and I really think that photography is going to be my way of doing it.
I am really looking forward to the many days ahead of working with Redbarn Photography. I am sure that many great things are going to come out of it and not to mention it is going to be a blast! I am really excited for everything to come.
