Photo Anthems

There are several people on deviantART.com that I follow and one of those artists is Dave Ellis of the UK, who also goes by Dingodave. I began followind Dave because of his nude work. I liked the simplicity of his art, using natural lighting or his...

"Putting clothes on a model is akin to putting a parking lot over a field of flowers." - David Winge I'm bringing back Lorelei again for this one and maybe the next one too. Between her and Lissa, I have a ton of edits that I am still working on....

Talk about a rough week! Trouble has been stuck to me like a tick on a hound dog over the last week or so. But before I get into all that, let me get in a few points that I've made notes to cover for my next blog posting.1. I just had another great...

"My creative process begins when I get out with the camera and interact with the world. A camera is truly a license to explore. There are no uninteresting things. There are just uninterested people."- Jerry Uelsmann"All eyes can see 'how a country...

"This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock. "- Edward Weston" Why"Thought I'd bring back Lissa for an encore. Times are getting tougher every day it seems and she was on my mind today. I was supposed to have...

"Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.""True muses stay dreams forever unless artists connect them to exploratory work."- both quotes by Robert Genn"The Latest...

"How many Licks..." "Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be." -Edward Weston I'm starting to make some headway into this backlog of photo edits. I still have a...

"Lissa in Portraiture" I really love what I am doing in photo right now. I'm still behind on my editing. I'm getting the crap beat out of me working the night shift. I'm short of cash on hand. And I'm still transitioning from the lifestyle of one...

"Metalworks in back of the P.A.M."This weekend I am doing nothing but editing photos. I've got a nice backlog of material to pour through. Over the last month, things have really shaken up on my end. I'm having to get used to working a night shift....

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson"...all photographs are self-portraits." - Minor White"Go ahead. Post that baby!" - Unbearable LightnessI'm almost willing to guess that I am probably the only nude art photog posting images of himself. At least...

Last "Calvin and Hobbes" Comic Strip by Bill Watterson Eleven days... That's how long its been since my last post. I've been handling a few life changes lately that have been exhaustive to say the least. My works schedule has recently changed to a...