SPS Member: 2001 to Present
Elected to Hall of Fame in 2022
Eileen Donelan joined the Springfield Photographic Society in 2001 and has, thus, been a member of our club for 21 years.
Eileen provided us insight to her years in the club for a past newsletter profile … “My interest in photography started in the 1970s but became more serious when I joined the Springfield Photographic Society in 2001. Belonging to the club has given me the opportunity to learn from many skilled photographers and form friendships with people who share a common interest. Though I continue to like landscape, flower and travel photography, retirement has provided me the time to explore and challenge myself in other areas. My goal is to bring an artistic flavor to my style and to continue to feel excitement when I pick up my camera.”
We all get to enjoy Eileen’s photography on a regular basis, and it is perhaps her flower images that many of us find most remarkable. The precision of her photos might come from her lifelong interest in the sciences … from the time she got her first microscope, through her studies in medical technology, and her long career at Baystate Medical Center as Manager of Transfusion Medicine Services. But in those images, we also see a love for artistic expression. Her ability to utilize soft focus, and accentuate form and color, is extraordinary.
While all of Eileen’s photography is done at a very high level, many of us find her prints to be extra special. Eileen takes print photography to another level through the use of custom sizing, special papers and balanced coloring that bring out the best of each printed image.
Eileen is a two-time winner of Image of the Year. She has also served the club on the Board of Directors, has been a past Digital VP and Print VP, led workshop presentations and is a frequent participant on club field trips.
For all of Eileen’s contributions to our club over the past 21 years, we are happy to announce her election to the Springfield Photographic Society Hall of Fame.
Click the image below to see Eileen Donelan’s Gallery.
