The Ohio Art Etch A Sketch with the “magic screen”. First sold in the 1960s, I believe, it was (and still should be) in just about every kid’s toy box. It was hours of fun, turning the knobs left and right, tongue stuck out in extreme concentration, trying so hard to create a masterpiece.…… Continue reading Magic Screen Duet
Tag: self portrait
Pursued by Tired
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald It’s toward the end of the day, I need a shot for my 365 Project, and I’m exhausted and feeling a bit sick. I wanted to do more for today and I actually did get out and shoot a few things. But in…… Continue reading Pursued by Tired
Abyss
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” –Friedrich Nietzsche The stare, a self-portrait. This image started as a simple exercise to test my old Vivitar 283 flash. My goal…… Continue reading Abyss
Framed II – Helping Hand
“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.’ ” –Sam Levenson Five helping hands (all my own) holding an empty wooden picture frame with yours truly standing behind…… Continue reading Framed II – Helping Hand
Two Wild and Crazy Guys
This is what a tired son with a cold and a tired Dad (both with very little sleep) do when left to their own devices. Two wild and crazy guys – with apologies to Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd. Shot with my Droid cell phone. Day 133 of my 365 photo a day project. If…… Continue reading Two Wild and Crazy Guys
Framed by Hands
Self-portrait – framed by my hands. This is not a dance move – I am not “vogue-ing”. I actually do this on occasion to visualize a shot if I don’t have a camera to look through. Think of it as a poor man’s camera obscura. Day 113 of my 365 photo a day project. If you…… Continue reading Framed by Hands
Worry – Self-Portrait
“Pull me under Pull me under Pull me under I’m not afraid All that I feel is honor and spite All I can do is to set it right Dust fills my eyes Clouds roll by and I roll with them Centuries cry Orders fly and I fall again This world is spinning inside me…… Continue reading Worry – Self-Portrait
Madness
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” –Robin Williams A self-portrait. Day 98 of my 365 photo-a-day project.
3-Way Mirror Selfie
There is a cool wall of convex mirrors at Discovery World along the lakefront in Milwaukee. I was there with the family (we have an annual pass, SO worth it). Anyway, the mirror wall. I’d love to set up my camera with a tripod and get a cool HDR pano of the whole thing…… Continue reading 3-Way Mirror Selfie
What is the Question
“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.” –Marilyn Ferguson When I look up at the top of the staircase that is my life’s journey, I see a dark figure looking down at me. That dark figure is me. It is the inner voice that says be afraid, quit, you…… Continue reading What is the Question
Star Wars Selfie
I love Star Wars. I was 9 years old when the original film was released in 1977. I had all the toys. (man, do I wish I had them now, in their original boxes. Cha-ching!) So yeah, I’m just a bit excited, delighted, overjoyed, and thrilled about the imminent release of “The Force Awakens”. I’m…… Continue reading Star Wars Selfie
With Open Eyes
“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.” –T. E. Lawrence Another…… Continue reading With Open Eyes