“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.”

I was deeply inspired my Sally Mann’s photography. The way she captured her children’s powerful expressions and expressed nudity as a beautiful thing and not something to be frightened of was brilliant. I’ve now found myself studying her pictures, looking at her use of lighting and the way she frames shots. I like how she developed themes throughout her work and how these themes came from something she was inspired by. The way she portrayed death as something beautiful was magnificent, for death is usually a feared thing that our culture doesn’t want to acknowledge. The following are some of the photographs that especially caught my eye and inspired me.