Personal - Reflections of Loss.

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man. ~Edward Steichen


A photograph captures a thousand words and can express deeper than words sometimes. 

Photography and Cooking? - Tuesday's Gotta be "Triple Chocolate Cookie" Day.

As an artist and creative, I am never limited to creativity just with the camera. In fact one goal I have this year is to stretch beyond any creativity I may already possess in the photographic arena and to blow into something new. Typically, when thinking creatively I revert into cooking brain and I think I can whip up a cooking analogy for almost anything possible! Having spent years in the kitchen and enjoying the cuisines of several different nations I am familiar with spices, herbs, vegetables, meats, flours, fruits....and on and on. I love stretching out of the bounds of conventional cooking to create everyday gourmet with simplicity and love. Once upon a time "pastry chef" was a vocation calling my name but I have chosen to simply do this out of my home. 

Photography is a lot like cooking (so here is my analogy). There's a timing about everything. One minute to long and you have a dunker, one minute too less and the soft melt-in-your-mouth cookie becomes a doughy mess. To each their own, but I love the cookie that is golden and crisp around the edges and gooey soft (but not underdone) on the inside. So the timing of photography is the very similar. One second to slow your image is blurred - the underdone doughy mess. One second to fast and your image is under exposed - the dunker. Better yet, one second too slow on that candid shot and rather than capturing a heart felt laugh, you get the awkward talking face and if you've ever had to shoot speeches of any sort you know what I mean. I am pretty sure everyone of us has "untagged" those unflattering candid shots that our pals thought would be hilarious to post for the world to see

So timing is everything? I shall continue to navigate these waters, with grace (?), good timing (?) Well I believe so. May you enjoy my treasured cookie recipe that will have them coming back for more and a candid shot that I am particularly fond of. 

Stay tuned for next Tuesday's "Photography and Cooking?"!