Vibrant and lively is Laurie McCormick’s home in the Coronado Cays.
Every photograph tells 1,000 words and the astounding collection of miniatures is captivating.
McCormick has always had an interest in photography and has collected miniatures for as long as she can remember.
College days in Boston
During the early 1970s, she lived in a basement apartment in Boston, Mass., where she attended Boston College.
Her kitchen was windowless, and she had taken a photo class at Massachusetts College of Art and Design that consisted of developing black and white photos in which you need a pitch black room, she said.
“ I started then, I was doing all black and white, using my camera, different lenses and developing,” McCormick said.
Right after college ended, she started a career in financial planning, but was always taking pictures.
Cameras and lighting
In 1988, she moved to California from the East Coast.
McCormick said she then took an evening class called The Next Step, which prepared her to create a portfolio, present her work in front of others, go into galleries, and offer her work for magazines and newsletters.
Meanwhile, McCormick was also taking adult education classes at Santa Monica College where she learned more specifics about cameras and lighting.
In 2005, McCormick started going on photo workshop trips and went all over the United States and loved meeting new people, she said.
Worldwide travels
Soon after she started going to Iceland, Antarctica, Italy, Romania, Cuba and many other places, and she executed her skills and figured out the type of photos she enjoyed taking.
McCormick started her own website where she started selling her work.
Today, she is most well known for her photograph, Cuban Cool, which won an international photography award, and has been in many magazines including National Geographic.
Viewers can see more of her work at lauriemccormick.com.
She’s also made a name for herself through her Miniature Appetite Series.
The series consists of miniatures creating a scene while incorporating foods to set the setting.
McCormick’s photography and miniatures are unique, dynamic and exemplify creativity.
“I need to get out and travel with people with the same like mindedness.”
-Laurie McCormick
“You can have interior work through my miniatures, but I need to get out and travel with people with the same like mindedness,” she said “I am independent, it’s an independent hobby, but it’s more than a hobby for me.”
McCormick is now retired from financial advising and is eager to get more involved in photography which makes her happy and allows her to share her work with people.
McCormick is very thankful to get back in touch with her miniatures and capture what she truly loves.
