John Sexton and Kim Weston Part IV Interviews

I received the Part IV of the Sexton / Weston interviews yesterday from Epson.  Just finished listening to both of them, which prompted me to immediately drag out my archival boxes of B&W prints that I have developed int he darkroom and review each one of them again!  I'm still not there - at least that's how I see it after looking at Sexton and Weston's prints.  My photography is mostly scenic - vast expanse of landscapes and cities.  I think I want to reign in on some of that vastness and possibly focus on getting closer to a subject.  I do that with people, so why not do that with scenes.  Pick one object to focus in on with the rest in the background.  Well, I guess I actually do that now.  But listening to those interviews re-inspire me to do better.  And I wouldn't mind taking a workshop from either one of them!  It's funny, they both love to go where I love to go - Point Lobos.  Not sure if I've been to Weston Beach??  Maybe I have and just didn't know it.  Now I want to go again and find out where it is!  Here's the link if you'd like to hear the last session:  http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Landing/black-and-white-printing-tutorials-expert-interviews.do?RMID=eml_pi_072413_BWPart4&RRID=3167862

I had the opportunity to paint with my granddaughter over the weekend.  That was a fun evening.  We both whipped out an acrylic painting.  I have to say hers was the best!  It's both celestial and oceanic looking.  Beautiful blues and purples.

Still contemplating whether to have another gallery wrap made for the Artstock Show coming up at the end of August.  I have time.  I should get busy on that project.

I was busy over the weekend working on photos I had taken at a friend's shower.  Everyone was asked to wear something 'yellow'.  The images came out really beautiful just for that reason.  Yellow is very warming!  Now I just need to put them on disk and send them out to her and I'll be finished with that project.  

Black and White Gallery Wraps

I finally made a decision to use one of my very own VIVID black and white images from Bodie Ghost Town Series instead of worrying about whether or not I had a vivid color shot!  I'm all about black and white, so I'm sticking to it!!  And that's it!  I'm actually the image I last posted of the small out building on a hill in Bodie with a sky full of vivid white clouds all across the top.  Once I decided on the image, I went online to Big Canvas and ordered a 2 x 3 ft canvas!  I have not ordered a black and white image from Big Canvas to date, the images ordered were always color.  So I'm anxious to see how it turns out!  I mentioned in an earlier post that I had ordered a black and white canvas wrap locally and it came back purple!  So, as far as I'm concerned, this project is done!

I received an email yesterday from Epson that the third interview sessions were now available online.  Again, here's the link if you were interested in listening to more photography info from John Sexton and Kim Weston.  http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Landing/black-and-white-printing-tutorials-expert-interviews.do?RMID=PI_20130710_BW_Part_3_N&RRID=3167862

Another site that I found interesting (I still wish I had been born at least a decade sooner for this) was in regards to a "Call to Photographers" contest from One Life.  Not only is it a contest, but it's a website that allows photographers, artists, musicians, much more, to showcase your work, your art, your passion.  I think you might want to check this one out:  http://www.onelifephotos.com/?f=ol2013_pdn2

Bodie Ghost Town 2012 Series

This heat has been so bad this past week - but this morning's coolness is a nice reprieve.  At least I can come into my studio and sit down for awhile at my PC.

I did complete my inventory for High Hand Gallery.  Haven't heard back from the administrator, so I'm assuming it was okay.  Next step is he will print out the labels and I will affix them to each piece of artwork.

Yesterday I finished matting and framing two new 8 1/2 x 11 (full frame) size images of Bodie Ghost Town.  These are for the Marketplace Gallery in Auburn.   I had planned on taking them down to the gallery, but I think it was closed for the holiday.

Last night I was trying find an image to match the theme "VIVID" for the Large Format Show coming up on the last day in August and runs thru October 6.  Vivid, I guess I don't really do vivid since I'm pretty much looking in black and white.  However, once in a while I shoot some colorful shots.  I need some opinions from some other people.  I asked my husband, but he didn't want to be the only person being asked.  I think I'll send out some images to a few artists and see what their opinion is -- eesh, do I really want to do that? ;)
Whatever I am going to do, I need to do it fast or I won't be in the show at all.

Here are the two images I just framed: