Hello Friends! (If I still have any that is)

There is nothing worse then abandoning friends in their time of need, so if any of you needed me I am so sorry! Chances are though that my little bloggity blog blog probably wasn’t missed much (well by anyone other then me that is)… ha! But regardless I’m glad to be back! 

My time of absence started because of some major technical difficulties, most of which are still not resolved but I’ve rigged me a system to (temporarily at least) bridge the gap until a new computer comes a knocking. It was exacerbated however, by some frustrations, discoveries, learning curves and some new ventures. I can’t say that all is always well, but one thing I learned in the last few months is that adversity REALLY is the mother of invention and catalyst of creativity. And don’t ever discount the power of art as therapy!

OK ENOUGH pyscho babble, let’s get back on track here! You might notice a stark contrast in my upcoming pictures from the pre-hiatus ones. Two things can account for this:

1. I’m doing some experimenting shooting outside my comfort zone often times in situations I know are beyond the capabilities of my current equipment portfolio. I’m doing this to push myself and hopefully develop my creative eye. Technically they may be more flawed then some of past work but I hope that I can start to see creatively in a wider scope. I encourage you if you have ever found yourself saying “I would like to shoot (fill in the blank) if only I had (fill in the blank) or (fill in the blank).” just do it anyway. Give it a shot. See what you get. You might love it. You might not, BUT at least you’ve started down the path! 

*For the longest time I refused to shoot anything if it required me to bump my iso past 400 on my little rebel, why? Because I couldn’t take the grain!!!!!!!! It made me feel like a subpar photographer. But you know what I was missing out on so many opportunities to take great pictures. So if need be I pump that baby up as high as it will go. Yes I still HATE the grain and DROOL incessantly over the 5D MarkII, but I am taking the pictures anyway!

2. My poor poor poor dying computer! It’s holding on for dear life but really is just a shadow of it’s former self! For that reason running photoshop with any efficiency is next to impossible. What that means is very little is being done to my photos short of converting from raw and minor adjustments in lightroom. I have to say I was beyond scared to post the first batch to my facebook profile feeling a good reaming coming on, but not the case at all. I now feel quite liberated knowing that I have come full circle in my love for my pictures. I love the ones I have photoshopped to the hilt equally to the ones I resize and sharpen for web. It’s like going out without your makeup ladies, it doesn’t make you any less beautiful it just shows another side. And all sides have a place.

My biggest frustration of the moment I know have to spend the money that should have went to my shiny new camera on a new computer instead! BOO! HOO! The upside is that computer=blog so

Here’s a few shots from my hiatus… Enjoy!

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