Melvin and Susie, by Joseph D. Lipka
Photographs by Joseph D. Lipka
Copyright 2001, All rights reserved
Melvin and Susie
Melvin is a life long bachelor of eighty plus
years. He has grown oats and hay on his land his entire life. Susie is a photographer and buys feed from Melvin for her horses. I have photographed at Melvin’s several times. This
time, a portrait of these two wonderful people seemed appropriate.
“No matter how well forms are arranged, the ultimate factor that determines the success of a photograph is light. The use of light transforms the photograph from a visual to an emotional experience. We not only see what the photographer saw, but experience the photographer's feelings at the instant of exposure.” --Joseph D. Lipka