So I’m back in my city…and I bet you thought a New York City street scene would be showcased, ha! Actually, instead of hitting the streets, I’ve been heavy into getting my travel photos all loaded, backed up, organized, you name it. As a photographer, I experienced something often read about…and that’s to return to your photos a few months later and take another look. And look what I found. This photo never even hit my radar screen back in December/early January when I was working through them, but oh how it takes me back to that very moment of excitement when dusk took over…creating a silvery golden cast on the water and a blue glow from the low hanging smoke that floated across the villages at Inle Lake in Myanmar. This image takes me right back to that very moment.
So this experience (and a couple in the villages of Nicaragua) really got me thinking about when I have that feeling…that feeling when my heart starts racing and I’m so excited about getting “the” shot. How I often think I need to s-l-o-w down…feel it…smell it…and let my intuition guide me. That’s the difference in taking a photograph and making one, I think. And that’s exactly what I’m learning now with Eva Polak’s on-line course. To slow down.
But let me back up…for a number of years I’ve been enamored with impressionist photography. This type of photography continues to surface in my library of images and when it does…I fall even more in love with the soft, dreamy, painterly feel of the scene. I’m only into week one of Eva’s course, but already I know this is exactly what I needed to continue on the path of unraveling my vision for my photography. For the first time, I’m recording my thoughts and reflections from my photoshoots…visual journaling as she calls it.
But, that doesn’t mean I won’t be hitting the streets! But, before I go there…I’ll give you a peek at a series of Arizona sunsets I’m putting together…and will continue to work on as I return several times to the desert during the remainder of this year. This is all such a journey…and one that I’ll continue to share as it moves along…
Dreamy and wistful, Robin. i love going on this journey with you. I do know that feeling of going back to look at images from awhile back…and need to take time to do that more often!
And I so love that you follow my journey! Thank you!
So thrilled that you are sharing this journey. You know how much in love with your images I have always been. Sounds like this course is perfect for you right now … keep having fun!
It is SO perfect! Thanks so much…summer in the city equals FUN!
These are beautiful and they are so YOU! Your passion just keeps shining through… thanks for taking us along on your photography journey. XoXo
Thanks my dear…so so much!! xoxoxo
such a dreamy quality. I love them…quiet solitude.
Thanks Pat! Appreciate your visit and comments!
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Thanks!
Robin, I rarely get time to read blogs these days but I can never resist coming to yours. Thanks for the little visits and reminders. Now I am fascinated by your thoughts and how you are developing as a photographic artist, what a wonderful journey. I will follow with delight and see where you take us nest wheeeeeee. xx
Oh…how nice! Thanks! Wheeeeee is right! I’m so enjoying your journey too!
Your skills as a photographer are evident in the fact that you have mastered a variety of shots–from street photography to impressionist. Be proud that you’re a multi-faceted photographer. Love this shot.
Oh wow Julia! What a beautiful compliment! Thanks so much!
I think I know what you mean by impressionist photography, and, as you know, I am a great fan of your work. Even with writing, going back to look at what you’ve done after a gap can reveal perspectives you never noticed at the first pass. Funnily enough, the sun shone through the window the other day, through the leaves on a pant-pot standing on the table and onto the front of a white chair. I used the result on my FB page, which I am bold enough to copy here. Nothing to do with my, but it is amazing what the combination of nature and chance can throw up
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Oh yes…I remember when you posted that! And I so agree…nature sure has a way! Thanks for stopping in…wow, two books under your belt! Congrats!!
So curious to see more of your photographic journey and the many different approaches you dare to take. Wonderful dreamy and moody images.
Now I have to look up Eva Polak!
Thanks Karen! I have no idea where this journey is taking me…but all I know for now is that I enjoy continuing to load up with all kinds of different takes on photography. For the life of me…I enjoy it all!