Archive of 2008 April

 

art for the eyes and ears

April 03, 2008  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 332  :  3 Comments   
In my last post, I ranted a bit about how artists are expected to be "deep", while musicians are allowed to just play. Zak commented that he thought this could be because of a key difference between visual art and music: "...music takes place over ... Read More

making it better

April 08, 2008  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 341  :  5 Comments   
I love it when I revisit an old photograph, and suddenly I see how to make it better. It always amazes me when this happens. A photograph that I've printed tons of times, and have been very happy with, will suddenly reveal new depths, new ... Read More

making it better, part 2

April 11, 2008  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 337  :  7 Comments   
I wanted to show an alterate version of the photograph of the Japanese maple leaf I had in my last post. This version shares the same balance between colors, and between sharp and soft focus. But in this one, the sharpness falls on the ... Read More

spring cleaning

April 29, 2008  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 285  :  9 Comments   
I have been working diligently for the past month on improving my website, making sure that all of the photographs I show on my site are ones I am proud of. I started doing this when an art buyer inquired about one of my photos, ... Read More

refining, editing and polishing

April 30, 2008  :  Being an Artist   :  Views 271  :  Add your Comment   
In my last post, Angela was curious about how I carefully refine and polish the photographs I take, as opposed to just trying to capture the 'decisive moment' in the camera. While I plan to write more about this, I stumbled across an article ... Read More