Janet Jeffers presents “Frame of Mind: Creativity, Perception, and Mental Focus”
May 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Possibilities for creative photographs are everywhere, but we have to open our eyes — and more importantly, our minds — to see them. Relaxing our beliefs, and tapping into our right-brain activity, can help us stretch our creativity. In this presentation, I’ll share some photographs I’ve created and discuss how I make my images. This presentation is not about technical details like f-stops and lens choices — I’ll be talking about my mental approach to exploring with a camera; I’ll be talking about frame of mind and how that applies to a mindful, contemplative practice of photography, and how that can help us explore our creativity and our individual vision more deeply.
About Janet
Website: https://www.janetjeffers.com
Janet Jeffers is a visual artist using photography to explore intimate and abstract details in the natural and built worlds. Her photographic process is based on a practice of mindful exploration and discovery. Jeffers received her BA from Towson University and MA in Publications Design from University of Baltimore, and worked in the fields of graphic design, interior design, and broadcasting, before committing to a full-time career as a visual artist. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions, including the Baltimore World Trade Center, the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, and the Hoffberger Gallery, as well as group exhibitions at PhotoPlace Gallery in Burlington, Vermont; Maryland Hall for the Arts; Jo Fleming Contemporary in Annapolis, Maryland; Y:Art in Baltimore, Maryland; and Baltimore Clayworks, amongst others. She has been featured in print and online publications, including Décor Magazine and UpstArt Magazine. Permanent installations of her work include large-scale installations such as wall and window murals, and are installed in organizations and spaces such as Pharmaceutics International, Inc., University of Maryland Medical Systems, Catholic University, Addison Row in Washington, DC, and The Juniper in Columbia, Maryland.