Fine Art Photographer
I rarely make the morning light but today out the door 7:05 coffee in my vest pocket, the air crisp with the warning of HOT to come soon.
What camera? For the camera is what makes the image great. D-3100 kit lens. It is the archer not the arrow Chaz told me in the 70’s or today.
Peace pjc
July Adventures and Tomatoes
July 18 just up the street. The 1.4 pound 70-300 zoom that I can hand hold and focus? Still not a clue why this Quantaray lens for a film camera gives me all the exposure info on the diggie screen and image file? The lens is much heavier then other Nikon lens I can’t focus. It helps for the subject to be higher contrast. On a crop censor Nikon D3100 effectively almost 500mm.
July 20th another short walk
Today the 21st a long walk out 10:30 prior to the real warmth of the day. A mile and 1/3 kit lens. The lungs working well this week. Out at Elza’s recently down through the field to the river wander and see but no images. Back up the very steep hill. Breathing near normal. Now the heat has arrived with sun resulting in tomatoes.
A couple of silly sniffers outside my door. The Fifth of July.
July 21st, about ten minutes ago. I had another image but in a world of immediacy well it is only a 20 step walk. Breaking New Image. These tomato landscapes these beauties and delivering daily and the other three varieties this week. Let the salads and sauce begin.
Peace pjc
“Art takes time, time is money, money scarce and that ain’t funny!”
Ray Davies and me
Sunday March 17th barely into my second cup of coffee I was the guest of Cristina Querrer for her yourartsygirl podcast
Cristina is a multi discipline verbal and visual artist I met at ArtSpace Norwich Ct. She adds some history to me and the process to becoming a Photographic Artist. During the interview a window kept opening telling me my connection was unstable I thought so what me to, perhaps why I sound…. Listen and decide how I sound.
Early spring temps soar to the 60’s on Saint Patrick’s Day to the eighties as the week progressed. I strolled around 1. 25 miles round the neighborhood. A very long walk for me these days.
March 17,2019
So now I’m ready for my for my close up. Wednesday March 20th I appeared in a video for Homes First my excellent landlord. The video was created by Media Marketing Solutions my apartment became a set. “Real Artists of Western Washington” A great biographical sketch of me and how I ended up here in Olympia and how much I like where I live. Brandon and his crew created a real, relaxed atmosphere. I’m looking forward to the finished video. Premiering soon Black Tie I’m sure, really it will be on Homes First site in a bit.
On the 20th it was a bad breathing day, as they set up I was making sauce is short bursts 5 minutes to sit down repeat. Stress is apparently quite a trigger for COPD. Stress not related to the video but sitting in my chair lights camera action I’m on. Those of you who know me and have been experienced [been subjected] to my story telling know we ran long. I look forward to seeing the finished project. If it isn’t raining I walk daily, not far on the 20th enough to see and create around the property where my apt. is located.
Patty’s garden is inspirational a painting of the Earth by Patty and the Earth.
Color and light a four season exhibit a few paces down the walk. A friend who sees.
Around by the garage by the back walk new life springs from old. This stump now a host for other new life.
A bit of slightly over saturated leaves in our sidewalk garden. They will be this rich in a month I couldn’t wait. Then there is the age old photographers problem. If there is bird shit on a leaf do you leave it or clean it and now with all the tech do you use a tissue with a bit of spit or photoshop?
peace pjc
Another Door Entered my second book
All the Usual Subjects a few copies left a review here.
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