Black & White
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Sisters in Spirit
Certainly, they look like sisters, don’t they? But they are cousins. We sure have a heavy Nordic strain running through our family. This image is of Courtney and her cousin Charlotte from about 15 years ago. I’m fascinated by how we value family images over time. When I’m going through my family images just after taking them,… Continue reading
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Not So Fast!
Can’t you just hear the conversation….. Oh, you want some? Too slow! The expression is everything to a portrait; sometimes it’s the hardest part of the session. Just think of all the discussion about da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and her smile. Why is her smile so compelling? Psychologists to Scientists have attempted to explain why. I… Continue reading
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Off to the Orland Park Hoedown!
A great time was had at the 1st annual Orland Park Hoedown held at Crescent Park. What a great fall event. A beautifully decorated with a western fall harvest feel. Live country music, line dancing, BBQ, and many fantastic local beers to try. I’m hoping that this will become an annual event. The next outdoor fall event… Continue reading
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A Sign
Numero Uno! My lucky day! Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955