photography – Compulsive Creation

Since I’ve been GOOOOOOOOONE! Pt. II

As promised, here is week two of my past few months of 2017 retrospective. You can read Part I, here. Here are some photographs from my various travels in 2017. Some of these shots are continuations of experiences that I documented, here. Other shots are essentially color redos of shots I’ve taken before. Still otherContinue reading “Since I’ve been GOOOOOOOOONE! Pt. II”

The World Through Watercolor Lenses

Since taking up watercolor, I’ve begun to see the world with fresh eyes. Textures, light, shapes, colors: they stand out in places where before I was blind. This always happens whenever I begin to explore some fresh ideology or creative endeavor. The world unfolds new possibilities and marvels with the expansion of my own self.Continue reading “The World Through Watercolor Lenses”

Edges

In his book Making it New, Henry Geldzahler (a big deal), echoing John Szarkowski (another big deal), states that, “The edge is the controlling aesthetic factor [in photography].” Here are three pictures of the same thing but with different edges. This first picture most represents what I wanted to take a picture of in thatContinue reading “Edges”

Getting out of the Funk by Looking Around

A couple weeks ago, I reflected on my creativity-less funk and created ACTION STEPS. One of my action steps was to use my phone to take pictures everyday. I am pleased to report that I have followed through on that! My phone pictures are mostly taken on my walks throughout the day (Shoutout to myContinue reading “Getting out of the Funk by Looking Around”

Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!

I have hit a wall, y’all. I am now in the place that Jessie so beautifully described here. My struggle with creativity for the past couple weeks has been primarily work related. A crazy work schedule combined with a general lack of inspiration/motivation results in nothing to share that I am excited about. Bleh. MyContinue reading “Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!”

Adventures in Photography Volume III

I did Lab 30 in the magical book, Creative Photography Lab: 52 Fun Exercises for Developing Self-Expression with Your Camera. Well, I kind of did it. The point of this lab was to “create a personal photo journal of your work or daily environment.” I chose this lab because I knew I would be goingContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume III”

Adventures in Photography Volume II

So, I got this book called Creative Photography Lab: 52 Fun Exercises for Developing Self-Expression with Your Camera. As the title suggests, this book contains a series of photography labs designed to develop both technical and creative skills in photography. The first lab in the book is to take thirty shots in thirty minutes onContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume II”

Adventures in Photography Volume I

I had to wait two weeks to get my first roll of black and white film back. I hadn’t taken a picture using a film camera since high school. I had forgotten how much I hate waiting to see how a roll of film turns out. I was particularly anxious to see this roll ofContinue reading “Adventures in Photography Volume I”