I have always liked taking pictures as a hobby– first
as a child with a little Kodak Brownie camera, moving on to my Dad’s hand-me-down Minolta SLR, going digital with my beloved Cannon
Powershot in recent years.
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| fungus on a downed limb out the road today |
And although
I enjoy shooting, photography never interested me much on gallery walls; at
least it never did until I shared studio space for a couple of years with a
class-A photographer friend, Brenda Kleinfelder. We were lucky enough to travel to Manhattan years
ago, where we spent many memorable hours museum-hopping together. There she introduced me to the likes of Weegee,
Sally Mann, and Diane
Arbus to name just a few.
One thing that attracted me to the idea of blogging was the
excuse it provided to take lots and lots of photographs. As you have probably noted, this blog is
(usually) heavy on images, light on text.
A picture is truly worth a thousand words as I see it. Just have a look at Denis Shelby’s outstanding street
photography, or the work of Rick White
in Japan, Christi on Lopez...
the list goes on and on!
Annton’s
recent post about her love affair with Instagram
resonated with me. I picked up the habit
a little over a year ago, posting photos taken on my phone-camera and following
a variety of other Instagramers. My
little Iphone camera actually takes better pix than my Cannon.
During these stressed out days of packing up both house and
studio, photography (plus drawing of course) is an effective way to maintain my
visual acuity until I can get back to my dyes and brushes again.
"The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way". -Diane Arbus
The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.
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so I am happy to meet you at instagram and in the next d.c. dear Sue!
ReplyDeletebonne courage these stressed days x Stefanie
Sus,
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck? Packing and moving? I've missed so much!
I always enjoy your photos. Maybe it's time for me to get an iphone just for instagram!
Have you figured out google+. It seems like another great way to post photos.
Now I'm heading to some of your older posts to catch up! xo Carole
Okay, now I have to find you on instagram.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a great way to maintain your creative energy during this shift, and I love that Diane Arbus quote!
ReplyDeleteWell goodness me, so swell of you, sus, thank you.
ReplyDeleteHave not ventured into Instagram myself but am with you in all other ways concerning our love of images. Shall follow your links now and I'll look forward to talking some more on this subject ;>]]
Christi
Sus: Your move (we sure hope it's not permanent) is going to leave a big hole in Petersburg. So, we're glad you at least have a camera and this blog to make it feel like you're a bit closer to us.
ReplyDeleteI love finding mushrooms
ReplyDeletenot the season here,
so much snow at the moment
and cold too
jelly mushrooms are so interesting!
Taking photos has become my addiction! I love how it journals moments in time!
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