In my first job out of college, I became friends with a designer who had a knack for describing many things in the terms of how they "want to be." It was only our job of trying to figure out what that something wanted to be, whether it is a shape, a color, a...
Notes from the Woods
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Creativity is messy
In Issue 104 of Lenswork magazine, Brooks Jensen's comments for this issue really resonated with me. He goes into describing the process of doing any creative project, and how more often than not, things typically don't work out the first time around, or the second,...
Creative breaks
Shooting has been quite slow for me this summer, so again I find myself lacking words, and new images to share here. I don't know why I feel compelled to only sharing or writing about something new because I have so many images sitting on my hard drive that haven't...
Accumulations of self
As I was processing this image this morning, I couldn't help but think about all of the little decisions that went into why it looks the way it does. The tone, the composition, the angle, the use of elements, the subject matter, the processing, the lighting, the...
Washed ashore
Warning: Unfiltered, unorganized thoughts shall follow.... I am pretty surprised that I don't live closer to the ocean. For as much time as I could spend there, I am probably suited to live in a sea shell. Then again, how would one keep the inside of a sea shell...
Paths to Simplicity
An interesting thought popped into my head during this day walking in the woods and approaching this area. The woods around my home are pretty much a jumbled mess. Vines, scrubby bushes and snags, thorny plants everywhere. Long time readers may recall me mentioning...
Creative Restlessness
The winter thus far has me spending much more time indoors than out. My one time in the field photographing this winter resulted in images that I didn't quite connect with. So when I am not outside, I find myself wandering somewhat aimlessly through my archives. ...






