Strong Is the New Pretty: A Photographic Journey

PSM: Do you come up with the themes/settings for your photos in advance, or capture them as they happen organically?

KTP: Great question. It is a combination of both. I always, always try to convey real emotion in my images though. Even if it is a manufactured scene, I want the emotion to be genuine. Most of the time, it is a real event that I happen to be there with my camera, and I will make small photo-stylistic changes to gain best advantage of the space, lighting, etc. However, I try to maintain the authenticity of whatever is happening. Too much meddling, and it is gone. I am mostly an observer. A bossy observer!

Source: Kate T. Parker Photography