Blue Fountain Ice [Canon 10D]
December 28, 2003
(click in the image for a larger version)
For this edition of Time Machine Tuesday, we travel back exactly seven years ago today for a simple close-up shot of the frozen fountain in our garden.
One of the great joys of photography is searching for, and finding, images in the spaces that surround us everday. Because we are so familiar with these locations, it's easy to overlook them as places to turn to for photographic inspiration. But sometimes, all it takes is a new frame of mind (or a change in the weather) to see things that transform the familair into the new, the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Although the big photo project in my life for the past several years has involved conceptualizing, pre-visualizing, detailed planning, gathering props, and travel to specifc landscapes, I still enjoy the surprise of finding the unexpected image and I make a point of engaging in regular photo walkabouts in my backyard, or the area immediatly surrounding where I live. It's good exercise for the eyes and the mind's eye.
FOTOfusion in South Florida
In mid January I'll be teaching some hands-on classes and giving a presentation at FOTOfusion, the photography and imaging festival hosted by the Palm Beach Photographic Center. The dates are Jan 11 — 15. Here's a list of my sessions:
- Crafting the Multiple Image Composite
(3-hour computer lab) / Thursday Jan 13, 8:30 – 11:30am
- Creative Interpretations with Camera Raw
(90-minute computer lab) / Saturday Jan 15 2:30 – 4:00pm
- Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin
Lecture/Presentation
Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin 2011 Calendar
My 2011 calendar featuring 12 new pinhole photographs from the surreal and enigmatic Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin series is now available. Click here to see a preview of all of the images in the calendar or to place an order.
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