I am tired and will be taking a nice long weekend for relaxation and peacefulness. I have seen more and heard more than I can bear right now. Death and ugliness have circled my camp. The virtual wolves and lions are watching the vultures overhead and hoping for my eventual demise.
But I do have energy for photography. Getting behind the camera will give me new energy. It will give me renewed purpose and reasons to be again. See you when I get back.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Pansy
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. I had not noticed how drab my photos had become this most recent winter until the splendiferous array of color assaulted my viewfinder. Reds, orange, yellows. Even the grays look brighter. Go out and enjoy the sun. It is here to stay. Study it - there is morning sun...the many variants of mid-day sun that we think of as harsh and evening and twilight sun. Each period of the day carries its own wonderful kind of opportunities to shoot and experience the light.
My son's baseball team played in the "harsh" light of mid-day. I could have avoided taking photos or worked my brain a bit and used the sun to my best advantage. That however is another post.
My son's baseball team played in the "harsh" light of mid-day. I could have avoided taking photos or worked my brain a bit and used the sun to my best advantage. That however is another post.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Drought
So very much has happened.
Too much to try to recover. You read the newspapers!
Summer is approaching us here in the norther latitudes. Warm days, yet cool evenings. No bugs yet. Life is good. We joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) after I finished a book by Jane Goodall on the horrors of our food sources here.
I am still in the studio. It is almost paying for itself.
Have to think about charging. Weddings booked almost for the summer.
See you all soon!
Too much to try to recover. You read the newspapers!
Summer is approaching us here in the norther latitudes. Warm days, yet cool evenings. No bugs yet. Life is good. We joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) after I finished a book by Jane Goodall on the horrors of our food sources here.
I am still in the studio. It is almost paying for itself.
Have to think about charging. Weddings booked almost for the summer.
See you all soon!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Lauren
She called me one day out of the blue asking if I could shoot together with her soon. Thing was that she was planning to go to London the following day. We managed to squeeze a few great shots into a couple of hours. This is one of my favorites.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Outside Looking In
The story of the times. Man drinking alone in a bar...sort of inside a glass house. Hope that he is not throwing stones anyplace else.
Portrait as Still Life
Here is the meta photographic image. A still life photo of a group of people looking back at the camera in a mirror. Fun, fun, fun!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Going Someplace
The election has now been over one month. People are still fuming about the outcome. I am shocked by the vitriol spewed in net letters and editorial comments. Some people simply do not seem to understand that we have a new president elect. Come 1/21/09 he will have completed his first full day in office and there are bound to be some changes.
As a nation we can choose to wallow in what we perceive to be defeats or we can pull together to tackle the problems that got us here. In mental health circles we call this being solution-focused. Think about asking the drowning man how he came to be in his position rather than focusing on assisting him to safety.
Yes, we do have problems. And addressing those problems will not be easy. Let's try to go back to being The United States of America rather than the Blue or the Red States that are in proximity to each other. You have to be the one that makes the first move. We have to be willing to get our hands dirty. We have to be willing to add value to what we produce. We have to be willing to not buy from seedy producers or contractors. We have to be willing to pay our neighbor a living wage. We have to be willing to not buy convenient or cheap and purchase quality. We have to be willing to forego the quick buck and support all those other ideas. Think crystal versus plastic. Diamonds versus fakes.
As a nation we can choose to wallow in what we perceive to be defeats or we can pull together to tackle the problems that got us here. In mental health circles we call this being solution-focused. Think about asking the drowning man how he came to be in his position rather than focusing on assisting him to safety.
Yes, we do have problems. And addressing those problems will not be easy. Let's try to go back to being The United States of America rather than the Blue or the Red States that are in proximity to each other. You have to be the one that makes the first move. We have to be willing to get our hands dirty. We have to be willing to add value to what we produce. We have to be willing to not buy from seedy producers or contractors. We have to be willing to pay our neighbor a living wage. We have to be willing to not buy convenient or cheap and purchase quality. We have to be willing to forego the quick buck and support all those other ideas. Think crystal versus plastic. Diamonds versus fakes.
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