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COURTESY MARINA MILLER "Shut Up and Kiss Me" was taken while Marina Miller was shooting pictures of a family. "I could tell the couple was really in love, so I took a few shots of them without the kids," she says. "We found this really cool alley and an old car, then I posed them there and told them to kiss. Then the woman threw up her leg and it was a magical moment! This picture reflects their personalities." CLICK FOR LARGE |
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Everyday stuff, just different
Marina Miller's photography offers a fresh take on real life
A YEAR AGO, Marina Miller, stay-at-home mom to three boys, wanted to find something to do besides chase the children. Then she realized she was taking pictures all the time, and that people were always complimenting her work.
And more than that, she realized photography "was my vision."
So Miller opened Red Heart Photography and made a business out of something she's loved dearly since she picked up a camera seven years ago.
Miller's work chronicles the ordinary and kicks it up a few notches, with natural settings and poses, enhanced color, cool crops and a knack for capturing the magic in a moment.
"When I put a camera in front of my face, my brain thinks differently," she says. "I like to take pictures that are creative, fun and edgy.
"I love to shoot little tiny moments that have universal themes."
COURTESY MARINA MILLER Marina Miller's son Luke played around with his crayons, and Mom produced "X-Men," in which she enhanced the colors of the shot in her computer. CLICK FOR LARGE |
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COURTESY MARINA MILLER This first-time mother moved here from Kansas, with her husband and their beloved VW van. Miller included it in the portrait, titled "VW Love," for its vintage look and sentimental value. The woman gave birth the next day. CLICK FOR LARGE |
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COURTESY MARINA MILLER Miller and her family enjoyed a trip to the Big Island, and after a day of sightseeing and ice cream, the children got together to give Mom a chance to document the day. Miller says the photograph, titled "Hanabata Days," "encapsulates who they were at that age." CLICK FOR LARGE |
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COURTESY MARINA MILLER Miller says she thinks you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their shoes. "People bronze shoes all the time. You can capture the stages in their lives, too," she says. "You can tell who's the youngest by seeing how the feet hang down." This portrait, "Little Brother," is from Miller's images of two sisters and a brother. CLICK FOR LARGE |
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