Brainstorm

Brainstorm

It’s brainstorm time for new photo ideas and directions.  After a full year of my photo a day project, I took a bit of time away from shooting.  However, that does not mean I wasn’t creating.  Or at least, trying to be creative.   Sometimes, when the photographic creative juices are not flowing, I turn…… Continue reading Brainstorm

Dust Off the Clock

Dust Off the Clock

“Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you – you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.” –Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn  Dust Off the Clock, a digital fractal painting.  Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  November 17, 2016 Looking for art for…… Continue reading Dust Off the Clock

Bright Ideas

Bright Ideas

The bright ideas have, for the most part, flowed freely during this 365 project.  Well, that fount of creative concepts dried up today.  Oh sure, I shot a few things.  I even went back through some older shots seeing if anything would jump out at me, saying “Yes, this is your image of the day!”  But…… Continue reading Bright Ideas

Rotunda 4-Ways

Rotunda 4-Ways

This is riff on the shot from yesterday of the Rotunda in the lobby of the Milwaukee Public Library downtown location.  I will often finish processing a shot and then see what crazy off-the-wall things I can do with it.  This is the dome from the foyer simply repeated 4 times in Photoshop.  Since I…… Continue reading Rotunda 4-Ways

Footprints

Footprints

“Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.” –Henry David Thoreau Coming and going.  Up and down and the sidewalk.  Who are they?  Where are they going?  They continue…… Continue reading Footprints

Feather

Feather

“You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed.” –Samuel Rutherford This image started as macro shot of a tiny feather on a plain white background.  It is amazing how something so small and insignificant can be so powerful.  Powerful enough, in sufficient numbers, to give a creature the ability…… Continue reading Feather

Think (Again)

Vintage Microphone Painted

“Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.” — Goethe As a photographer and artist, I’m always trying new things, new techniques, and new equipment so I can continue to improve on what I have done and perhaps create something not done before.  Or at least, create something…… Continue reading Think (Again)