“Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up” –Samuel Smiles Whenever I am out and about with my camera, I am always looking around. Up, down, left, right, front, behind. You never know what a change in perspective will reveal. That is especially true when inside old public buildings. …… Continue reading Fixture – Look Up
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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
Dizzy Moon
I call this one Dizzy Moon for what may or may not be obvious reasons. But the title came only as I was finishing up my processing. In actuality, I had no real goal in mind when I shot it outside of creating an abstract. Well, that is not entirely true. I guess I wanted to play…… Continue reading Dizzy Moon
Bubble Wrap Abstract
Ah, bubble wrap. I’ve got a ton of it sitting around the office, in the basement, and the garage. It’s great for packaging prints and such, and certainly hours of popping fun for my son (and me). My goal today was simple – to capture an abstract yet somewhat recognizable photograph of the plastic stuff.…… Continue reading Bubble Wrap Abstract
Grandma’s Buttons
Remember the old mason jar or coffee tin your grandma had filled with all sorts of buttons? Big ones, small ones, shiny ones, metal ones, round, square, and everything in between. There was one for every occasion or situation. This jumbled batch belonged to my wife’s Grandmother. She was a seamstress (among other things) and over…… Continue reading Grandma’s Buttons
Minimalist Pillars
Looking at my son’s wooden toy blocks and specifically the wooden columns, got me to thinking about the pillars of design for photography. (yeah, my mind is crazy that way) There are many thoughts on how many elements there are but in my mind there are seven – line, shape, form, texture, color, pattern, and space. Anyway, with…… Continue reading Minimalist Pillars
Zero Zilch Zip
My mind was a creative zero today. Nothing. Nil. Nada. Zilch. Zip. I had a few shots in mind, but nothing really worked and I never felt the inspiration. But that is OK. After 212 days – today is day 213 – it was bound to happen again. As they say in the movies,…… Continue reading Zero Zilch Zip
Three Seed Pods
These three seed pods are part of a collection of found objects my wife keeps in a little bowl in our bedroom. While I don’t really know where she found them, after an internet search, I believe they are from a London Plane tree, which is a hybrid of the Oriental Plane and American Sycamore trees.…… Continue reading Three Seed Pods
Spiral: Shape and Form
One of the reasons I decided to start a 365 Project was to simply shoot and/or process something new every day. I’ve been doing that now for 157 days and the journey so far has been fantastic. Something I did not think about when I started, was how the project would sharpen and expand my design…… Continue reading Spiral: Shape and Form
The Milwaukee Public Library
I’ve been meaning to get down to shoot at the Central location of the Milwaukee Public Library for quite a long time. Today I finally did. And wow! It was mostly a scouting trip – I just brought my camera with my trusty 24-85 and shot hand-held – but a full day of shooting will be coming in…… Continue reading The Milwaukee Public Library
Days 56 & 57 of My 365 Project
Throughout this 365 project, I will certainly have days where I won’t be able to get a proper shot with my camera and I will need to grab whatever I can with my cell phone. The two following images are prime examples. Shot with my Droid in my in-laws basement, I processed both using Snapseed.…… Continue reading Days 56 & 57 of My 365 Project