“Group Hug” Let me start by saying that this IS NOT the photo I was going for today! My intention was to photograph a hug. We do have a habit of starting and ending each day with a hug and by saying “I love you.” I am a firm believer in never saying anything that you wouldn’t want your last words to be. That said, the dog photo was a photo bomber. She quickly made herself comfortable between us, as…
“Welcome Home!” As is evidenced by the fact that it is now Saturday and this is Friday;s post, I was short on time, as well as inspiration and creativity, yesterday. There wasn’t anything really major going on, just a lot of little things that managed to eat away at t my time – mentoring, conference calls, a few chores, playing for a service last night. It is one of those cases where the sum of the parts seems greater than…
“The Write Stuff” By education and profession I am a musician (clarinetist and professor of music theory and composition). And obviously photography is a much loved hobby. But it is really the pencil that is the most important piece of gear I own. I use it to write music, to make performance markings, to take notes of all kinds, to journal, to underline important things in photography books and manuals. That pencil is truly the key to my success in…
“Circles of Quiet” I am an only child. Only children, at least those few that I have known, are content with solitude for the most part. When I was little, I remember spending countless hours creating with my Spirograph, often when there were no neighborhood kids around with whom to play. Its possibilities were endless, always a new design. In all those hours, I bet I never even came close to creating the same design twice. It was like magic…
“Where I Stand Sit – January 2015″ I’m still trying to heal from my pre-Christmas “photography” injury so I am supposed to be taking it easy on my leg. Yesterday I took down the Christmas decorations and this there was not much resting so today was a day off of me feet…except for a little vacuuming.
“A Duo of Duos” It’s bad enough when people start looking like their dogs, or couples start looking like each other…but when a couple starts looking like Lego mini figures???? Scary stuff.
“Give and Take” I am see to be in my introspective period…
“Possibilities” We had a great day with friends today. We went to see Into the Woods. I thought it was well adapted to the big screen. Despite its basis on fairytales, it is not a children’s movie. Oh wait, fairytales were never really intended for children. Someone forgot to tell this to the family in the back row with the screaming baby. They did finally take the unhappy little person out to the lobby. And then there was the pre-schooler…
“Don’t Think. Just Be.” The left-brained academic in me often overpowers the creative free-spirit that also resides within but only occasionally is set free to come out for recess. I am always thinking, planning, trying to learn, hoping to improve whatever I think needs improvement, which often feels like almost everything. For Christmas I was given the book Photography as Meditation by Torsten Hoffman. I picked it up early today just to take a peek. I was sitting near a…
“Thanks and Possibilities” Welcome 2015! What better way to start a new year than with a warm cup of coffee in a mug given to me for my birthday by an awesome friend.; the wisdom on the mug is a perfect mantra to take into the new year. And, by looking back at all that 2014 gave to me. For Christmas, Erin collected my photos from the year and had them printed in a book. On the cover is my…