Happy Holidays!

“Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.” ~ unknown

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Approximately a year ago I posted today’s blog image.  A lot has transpired with my photography since that original post — including having this image featured in the holiday issue of Paducah Life magazine.  Thank you Darlene Mazzone and Paducah Life!

As most blog readers are aware, we are about to move to the Nashville area.  Due to the holidays and the upcoming move, I am going to take a short break from blogging.  I plan to make my rounds to some of my favorite blogs as much as possible, but will get back in the full swing of things after we settle in a bit in our new home and city.  Oh, just think of how much fun it will be to explore a new city with my camera!

I’ll leave you, my friends, with a holiday special at SmugMug. Use the code “HenryHolidayPromo“  during check out and receive a 20% discount on all purchases though the end of this year.

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I happen to say “Merry Christmas,” but to those of you who celebrate in other ways, I’ll add “Happy Holidays!”  May your holiday season be blessed with family, health, happiness, and the many joys the season brings.

See you next year!

Passion

“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.”

~Amiel, Journal, 17 December 1856

December

Textured By Time — part two

(Continued from Textured By Time — Part One)

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Textured By Time – part one

 

The final project for my Digital II photography class was to begin building a “body of work.”   We were to photograph and print 8 to 10 pieces that were related or connected not only by theme but by style.  The pieces were to be newly photographed and taken during the semester.  Additionally, we were to select our theme following a writing exercise that was intended to help us think about ourselves as individuals.

After doing some “soul searching,” thinking about my photographic style, and what interested me most or defined my work, I selected “Textured By Time” as my overall theme.

It’s been very fascinating working with Alison in selecting which photographs to print for the final class presentation as well as discussing how pieces work together for “gallery display.”   Some of my favorites didn’t “make the cut.”

Learning the steps for print preparation has also been valuable lesson.  With Alison’s help, we are learning to make “fine art prints,” not just photographs.  The final class project is to display our work as 11 x 14 matted fine art prints in our classroom; the class will join Alison in a critiquing session.

(For those who might be interested, we are using Red River paper and Epson printers.  Quality you can see and feel!  Learning about these items has been a valuable lesson in itself.  WOW!)

In the next couple of posts I’ll share the images I am preparing for my final class project.

Part One — Abstracts from Rural Life

 

 

 

 

Just Be Happy

“All good men are happy when they choose to be their own authors. Those who choose to have others edit their pathways, must live on the edge of another man’s sword.” ~  Julie Arabi

Nature…

“Nature never goes out of style.”  ~unknown

Freedom Isn’t Free

“Freedom is never free.” ~Author Unknown

Gratitude

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” ~Cynthia Ozick

Hold On

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose”– from The Wonder Years