What is it that makes a woman, a person, an individual? We define ourselves by what we do, how we live our lives, and the heritage that we carry with us. We also define ourselves in pictures, snapshots, images of ourselves and of those who surround us. In this sense, life is really a series of snapshots, a collage of images that flash through one’s mind, triggering memories of years gone by.
MoreWhat is it that makes a woman, a person, an individual? We define ourselves by what we do, how we live our lives, and the heritage that we carry with us. We also define ourselves in pictures, snapshots, images of ourselves and of those who surround us. In this sense, life is really a series of snapshots, a collage of images that flash through one’s mind, triggering memories of years gone by.
For one very creative individual, life was an image, a collection of images, captured through the lens of a camera, images adjusted, and, at times, manipulated, by the F-Stop. Jean Hills, born Jean Downer, was, among many other things, a photographer. A creative individual, she captured life’s fleeting moments on film: black-and-white, colour slide, colour print and 8 mm movie film. Jean’s life was a series of F-Stops, an adjustment of the lens to allow or disallow more light to illuminate the subject. F-Stop: A Life in Pictures is one woman’s story, Jean’s story, a creative journey through life.
Award winning Ottawa author and historian, Emily-Jane Hills Orford, is proud of Jean Hills’ accomplishments and her creative energies. Jean Hills was, after all, the author’s mother. Not a day goes by that she isn’t thankful for the ideas and inspirations that her mother shared with her. Jean Hills is, by the author’s definition, a shining example of a truly extra-ordinary person.
Here’s what the reviews are saying:
“F-Stop: A Life in Pictures is a very personal and intimate look into Jean Downer Hills’ life. The stories deal with love, life and loss from young and old perspectives, through pictures and words. The family pictures included with the stories pull the reader in closer, so that, by the last page, the reader feels part of the family.” Lisa Haselton, Allbooks Reviews, www.allbooksreviewint.com
Contact information: Emily-Jane Hills Orford: E-mail:
[email protected]; Tel: 613-489-1768; 6994 Gallagher Road, North Gower, Ontario K0A 2T0
Website: www3.sympatico.ca/mistymo
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