Photobooth Fun

Having a bit too much fun with the photobooth application!



This was done in the comic book filter, so I thought I would play a little and add that dramatic feel that I always saw in the comics of my youth!

If anyone dares to write a short story on the above image, I would definitely post the most creative story with the image in a future posting!

Have a great night!

*Bubble*Bubble*

One of the values that I have fully instilled in my children is that READING is essential!

I read many a good book(s) to my oldest and now I am passing that tradition onto my youngest as well! We have to record the books for her class that I read or what she reads to me in order for her to reach goals of receiving a pawprint for every 10 books that are read (she is now on 2 pawprints)!

Tonight's selection came from her older brother's collection that he had passed onto her a few years ago.....the chosen book "Bubble Bubble" by Mercer Mayer is a cherished classic!

"Bubble Bubble" reminded me of a photo session that I had done with my muse last October shortly after Halloween!



This is one of the aspects of photography that I love to be a part of.......the spectator capturing the joys of everyday life!



The above image is one of my favorites, especially due to the method of which I obtained the shot!

I just wanted to share a few moments of what I experienced reading the book and the images that I had remembered capturing.....the loving fun spirit of a child enjoying a simple pleasure of blowing bubbles on a crisp, fall day!

Old Negatives

My Great-Aunt passed away this July and left my mother's family with quite a history of her life. This woman still drove her own car up her death at the ripe age of 88 (one month shy of 89). Aunt Velva was quite the character and always kept her appearance up, complete with a head bright red styled hair!

The day that we laid her to rest alongside her third husband, the family went to her house and proceeded to go through her life. I was along for the occasion, and came across several boxes of 2.5x4 negatives and decided to see what the scans of these negatives would produce.

Several such images struck a chord in my mind the photos reminded me of Elliott Erwitt's style of photography:

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The photo is a little out of focus on the man in the image, but the image speaks volumes to me....the shadows of the person taking the image, the way the man is kneeling and concentrating on what is in his hand, the automobile, the lake all tells quite a story behind just a simple snapshot!

I have major plans for this image along with the other negatives that I have been entrusted!

Here is another image of a couple that are unknown to me at this time, but I believe this to be my Aunt's first husband!

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This image is just a simple snapshot of a couple, but the style and the background speak so much of how images were handled back in the days of film! I think that my Aunt in some way was quite the photographer herself!

Enjoy these images, but do not copy them, these are a part of our family history!

Have a great evening!

Art Show

The Studio where I work at is having another Art Show on October 9, 2009. Please see the link below to view for more information:

http://www.rhd-mo.org/PRESS_RELEASE.html

We have been preparing our artist for this show for the last few months and this would explain my lack of posting.

Please be patient with me as I get through this next week and give all my efforts to the artists that I work with.....their art is important and I am excited to be a part of their art!

In the meantime, I will leave you with another TTVF image that is part of a series that I call "Alien Anya"



Have a great evening!

I did not go away...was just out playing!

Wow...it is hard to believe that it has been at least a month since I last posted...shame---shame!

I have been out playing and enjoying the beautiful weather as well as taking care of family and hanging out with my friends!

Here is some images that I have been working on:

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I still need to work on these images, but these are in the stages of getting tweaked!

I am going to try and keep up with the posting, but we have another art show coming up at work in the first part of October and we are going to be busy!

Have a great evening!

New Art

Hello All...I am sorry that it has been a few weeks since I last posted, but there is too much going on and time has just flown by so quickly that I have not had a chance to post or work on anything until today.

So, here is a scan of a collage painting that I have started working on:

"One Hundred Differences"

I incorporated images from a magazine onto the canvas along with acrylic and glue in the above image, but I feel that there is something more that I can add, so I will post the final image after I complete this project.

In addition, I have shot some more images, but need to upload them and edit before I can post anything new.

At work I have been trying photo transfer pieces with the artists and so far have only had two successful pieces come through. I have discovered that the only thing that works well so far for photo transfers are the slick thicker magazines such as National Geographic and W magazine.

Have a great afternoon.

Photobooth

My little one and I visited the local "City Museum" and had a bit of fun in an original photo booth.  The cost of the image was $3.00, but it was worth the price we paid.  We could not tell when it was going to start taking pictures and the first image is a classic.  I will post more digital images that I shot of the museum in another posting.

Have a great afternoon.....