“Our world is a magical smoke screen.” –Catherine E. Coulson as The Log Lady, Twin Peaks One of the keys to becoming a better, more accomplished artist, is to explore new things, new techniques, new processes. Through playing, much like a child, we learn and grow.
Category: Thoughts and Musings
Think About What You Will Gain
In early 2013, my wife and I moved from Chicago to Milwaukee. In doing so, we moved away from an underwater condo, lots of friends, and 2 steady well-paying jobs not really knowing what was going to happen.
(Extra)Ordinary
There are days – many days actually – as an artist where I can’t seem to find the inspiration to create and everything seems quite ordinary.
Snapshot to Photograph
A lot goes into creating a photograph. Certainly knowing your equipment inside and out, making sure your settings are correct for the subject, getting what needs to be in focus IN focus, are big parts of making a photo. Then there is this from National Geographic photographer, Jim Richardson,
Thoughts for the New Year
At the start of each New Year, I invariably think about goals for the days, weeks and months ahead.
There is Only You and Your Camera
“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” -Ernst Haas