Photographers a DEAD breed?

These days, everyone is a photographer, right? Not so fast.

Photographers need not head to the unemployment office to sign up for job training. Despite the outrageous pontifications (BS) from those individuals who are certain that the prosumer point-and-shoot is turning anyone who owns one into a master of photography, not EVERYone who shoots wants to be a master and not everyone who shoots has what it takes to BE a master. What's more, not everyone who shoots has what it takes to master the art and the science (marketing and sales, for example) of professional photography.

I'll be back in a bit to finish these thoughts ...

Creative Souls

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More than two years ... for this altered book ... and I am not certain the last spread is done. The book is recessed and mounted onto a hand-cut frame, which I painted. Why so long to finish, or almost finish? I don't have a definitive answer. I just know it happens. Not with all pieces, but with some. So, this "board book" sat on a shelf,its first spread partially completed, for a long time. Last week, I removed it from the shelf, paged through the prepared spreads (sanded and gessoed) and decided the time had come to work with the piece. The book, rescued from a dumpster abd re-purposed, contains original photography, handmade paper, rice paper, acrylic paints - layered and textured and various embellishments.

Gearing up for the New Year

With Laura Mustio coming in to our gallery to show "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," I pulled out the portable walls and set them up to accomodate my art in the studio. It's fun to re-arrange work. I always notice how different light sets off elements in a photograph or painting and I find this exciting. It also helps to be able to tell customers how light plays with specific pieces of my work and to be able to recommend lighting situations for the work.