Shot in black and white. I passed by an old cow pasture this morning that some farmer had left to go to seed. It was full of dog fennel plants - some six, seven and eight feet tall. The light sweet powdery scent filled the air. It was nearly intoxicating. =)
I love when the weeds and grasses get so tall and bend and blow in the wind or just stand there all defiant and strong, almost proud.
I want to say you do not go underappreciated.
Even when no one says anything about anything you post you are seen and your artwork and photography is seen.
In response to your first bio paragraph,
If it is not fun, maybe it needs a break and or breather. If a challenge does not really intrigue you maybe don't do it, you know?
To your second bio paragraph,
What you are emotionally engaged in as your friend phrased it is true I think. It, being any art form and medium is often stronger if it hits home. This gets into a whole other matter of being true to your own passion, spirit, and style and being able to connect with viewers at the same time without losing what makes you you. From what I read (what it seems to a new reader) I think your friend was making a statement and not necessarily telling you to change your subject matter. I grew up in the woods and played and read in the woods and by the creek and climbed trees and had dogs and geese and cats. I take mostly architecture, observation, and landscape shots and even though during and after college I have mostly been in a city environment my roots and my learning stages of observation and really seeing what is around me has not changed(I believe this to be so). So if you want to expand into portraits and people on sidewalks feel more than free to try it and if you want to stick with woods and country Carolina that is awesome and amazing too.
People in general need artists of any medium from both backgrounds so in a way people from and in each background can experience the other's POV and lifestyle/worldview.
For the third bio paragraph,
I think sometimes artists don't give enough context especially with photography. In my own opinion I want to see a piece of art in this example photography and react to it and experience it and then after that I am most often wanting to know the story behind the moment of/within the photograph.
You mention researching what you SEE. You might like Phillip Juras' art paintings. He goes to a wildlife area that has history or has been ravaged by wildfires, or is endangered and researches and paints it(the subject) and then when he has a show he often does a lecture as well(in the opening reception, or closing) to explain what the concern or incident is about the subject(more often nature and environment related).
To the fourth bio paragraph,
What is 1-10 edit programming?
I agree I do not like to post edit. I try to avoid flash as much as possible(there are a few times it helps me though). Lately I have been experimenting(when it arises not religiously!) with portrait photography edit options on my smart phone on non portrait non animal subjects. My phone has three light tones that replicate real life- natural, studio, and contour lighting situations. I have noticed these three tones actually make a slight difference on the lighting of non animal non portrait subjects.
And on the fifth bio paragraph,
You mentioned years and years and years down the road maybe no one will care what you have done and created with your own hands at your own property and house in the Carolina woods.
I think that is one of the main problems with modern technology that the history of our lives is lost between the moments of generations. Hopefully though you will get someone with an interested head on a good set of shoulders that will take the time to see what the property, and house and land is like while you are here.
I will be honest that I do not always read artist's bios and information pages or back end pages. I have read several on 365 though and your bio caught my eye with the interesting bio portrait and the comment that you are still you regardless of what you post online.
I hope you continue to have an amazing experience in the Carolina woods. I think nature will always have something to show us if we choose to see.
Thank you for sharing your artwork and photography with us other artists and photographers.
@sutlivesam Oh my, my! You certainly are very kind, Sam. I appreciate your comments about my profile, the fav, and the follow. Honestly, not many have read it (or they haven't said so) and no one has responded to it as you have. I am happy to return the follow. How could I not? You must be a great writer as well as a photographer. =)
@monikozi Thank you, Monica.
This is Awesome Mags!
I love when the weeds and grasses get so tall and bend and blow in the wind or just stand there all defiant and strong, almost proud.
I want to say you do not go underappreciated.
Even when no one says anything about anything you post you are seen and your artwork and photography is seen.
In response to your first bio paragraph,
If it is not fun, maybe it needs a break and or breather. If a challenge does not really intrigue you maybe don't do it, you know?
To your second bio paragraph,
What you are emotionally engaged in as your friend phrased it is true I think. It, being any art form and medium is often stronger if it hits home. This gets into a whole other matter of being true to your own passion, spirit, and style and being able to connect with viewers at the same time without losing what makes you you. From what I read (what it seems to a new reader) I think your friend was making a statement and not necessarily telling you to change your subject matter. I grew up in the woods and played and read in the woods and by the creek and climbed trees and had dogs and geese and cats. I take mostly architecture, observation, and landscape shots and even though during and after college I have mostly been in a city environment my roots and my learning stages of observation and really seeing what is around me has not changed(I believe this to be so). So if you want to expand into portraits and people on sidewalks feel more than free to try it and if you want to stick with woods and country Carolina that is awesome and amazing too.
People in general need artists of any medium from both backgrounds so in a way people from and in each background can experience the other's POV and lifestyle/worldview.
For the third bio paragraph,
I think sometimes artists don't give enough context especially with photography. In my own opinion I want to see a piece of art in this example photography and react to it and experience it and then after that I am most often wanting to know the story behind the moment of/within the photograph.
You mention researching what you SEE. You might like Phillip Juras' art paintings. He goes to a wildlife area that has history or has been ravaged by wildfires, or is endangered and researches and paints it(the subject) and then when he has a show he often does a lecture as well(in the opening reception, or closing) to explain what the concern or incident is about the subject(more often nature and environment related).
To the fourth bio paragraph,
What is 1-10 edit programming?
I agree I do not like to post edit. I try to avoid flash as much as possible(there are a few times it helps me though). Lately I have been experimenting(when it arises not religiously!) with portrait photography edit options on my smart phone on non portrait non animal subjects. My phone has three light tones that replicate real life- natural, studio, and contour lighting situations. I have noticed these three tones actually make a slight difference on the lighting of non animal non portrait subjects.
And on the fifth bio paragraph,
You mentioned years and years and years down the road maybe no one will care what you have done and created with your own hands at your own property and house in the Carolina woods.
I think that is one of the main problems with modern technology that the history of our lives is lost between the moments of generations. Hopefully though you will get someone with an interested head on a good set of shoulders that will take the time to see what the property, and house and land is like while you are here.
I will be honest that I do not always read artist's bios and information pages or back end pages. I have read several on 365 though and your bio caught my eye with the interesting bio portrait and the comment that you are still you regardless of what you post online.
I hope you continue to have an amazing experience in the Carolina woods. I think nature will always have something to show us if we choose to see.
Thank you for sharing your artwork and photography with us other artists and photographers.
Sincerely,
Sam Sutlive.
I do like playing with word order and imagery.