Tara Minshull Cinematic Worlds Photography

Self taught Photographer and life-long Cinephile creating still worlds that exist in the space between photography and film.
Suffocation Ironically, this composition took hold of me far too strongly for comfort. I recently found out I had a rather tight time constriction in which to compose more cinegraphs and found myself rushing to shoot, edit and complete this piece. When we feel the iron weight of time and pressure against us, it feels as though the air we breathe is thicker, toxic even. That our bodies are tied up in the projects we aren’t able to tear ourselves away from. This dark, deathly image is a representation of the suffocating feeling we all too often suffer from. I hope it encourages you, as it has me, to give yourself a break and breathe again.

Suffocation

Ironically, this composition took hold of me far too strongly for comfort. I recently found out I had a rather tight time constriction in which to compose more cinegraphs and found myself rushing to shoot, edit and complete this piece.

When we feel the iron weight of time and pressure against us, it feels as though the air we breathe is thicker, toxic even. That our bodies are tied up in the projects we aren’t able to tear ourselves away from.

This dark, deathly image is a representation of the suffocating feeling we all too often suffer from. I hope it encourages you, as it has me, to give yourself a break and breathe again.

Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply it’s strength

—Ovid

Shock to the System This composition was quickly and haphazardly put together. It was only after working on the details of how I wanted it to develop, did I realize what the photograph was about.  This piece invites you to break out of your normal hum drum life and shock your system to life. All too often have we taken a step back to look at our week, month or year and realized that we haven’t really lived life. Being safe isn’t worth the numbness. Take a risk, reach out and shock your system to life. 

Shock to the System


This composition was quickly and haphazardly put together. It was only after working on the details of how I wanted it to develop, did I realize what the photograph was about.  

This piece invites you to break out of your normal hum drum life and shock your system to life. All too often have we taken a step back to look at our week, month or year and realized that we haven’t really lived life. 

Being safe isn’t worth the numbness. Take a risk, reach out and shock your system to life. 

Those who are easily shocked, should be shocked more often.

—Mae West

Gone with the Wind Have you ever had a thought, an idea that was so wonderful that you went to write it down and suddenly…gone. This composition is dedicated to the artistic souls who have stood frozen in an aura of despair while they watch the wind carry their ideas off to another thinker. This is my third cinegraphic composition which retains the romantic world of possibilities, but explores the idea that we can become frozen in the whirlwind of the world and lose pages of our artistic thought.

Gone with the Wind

Have you ever had a thought, an idea that was so wonderful that you went to write it down and suddenly…gone. This composition is dedicated to the artistic souls who have stood frozen in an aura of despair while they watch the wind carry their ideas off to another thinker.

This is my third cinegraphic composition which retains the romantic world of possibilities, but explores the idea that we can become frozen in the whirlwind of the world and lose pages of our artistic thought.

Most Ideas are born and lost in Isolation

—Scott Belsky

Strolling through Darkness I began creating this composition with one idea in mind, romantic darkness. Mostly we view darkness as a physical terror and a mental hole. But I have found that there can often be something wonderful that comes out of being submerged into the depths of panic, fear and loneliness. Strength and determination. If we can find ways to stroll through the darkness slowly and confidently it becomes a romantic journey in itself and one that has often fueled many poets, artists and thinkers.

Strolling through Darkness

I began creating this composition with one idea in mind, romantic darkness. Mostly we view darkness as a physical terror and a mental hole. But I have found that there can often be something wonderful that comes out of being submerged into the depths of panic, fear and loneliness. Strength and determination.

If we can find ways to stroll through the darkness slowly and confidently it becomes a romantic journey in itself and one that has often fueled many poets, artists and thinkers.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.

—Henry David Thoreau

Close your eyes…and believe it happen Many times we ask ourselves, ‘how am I going to do this?’ or ‘I can’t imagine how this is ever going to happen’. In a world that is becoming continuously accessible, we still feel overwhelmed by pressures and expectations and begin to doubt our ability to do things. It becomes hard to believe in ourselves and the power we have to make things happen. As my first ‘cinegraphic’ composition, I wanted to explore this very theme through a world where anything is possible. Where apples can fall from the sky by the power of our imagination.

Close your eyes…and believe it happen

Many times we ask ourselves, ‘how am I going to do this?’ or ‘I can’t imagine how this is ever going to happen’. In a world that is becoming continuously accessible, we still feel overwhelmed by pressures and expectations and begin to doubt our ability to do things. It becomes hard to believe in ourselves and the power we have to make things happen.

As my first ‘cinegraphic’ composition, I wanted to explore this very theme through a world where anything is possible. Where apples can fall from the sky by the power of our imagination.

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus

—Mark Twain