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Getting All Jazzy
Making portraits with a vintage process is a deliberate and slow choice. Image creation that is measured in minutes per image, not images per second. See the link in the bio to see more of our blog post. Continue reading
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Spring Thing
Deep in February and a storm is approaching, I remind myself that April showers are coming… you know what that brings. Continue reading
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Stepping Up
I love visiting colleges. Their design can be so beautiful and weird all in one package. Like a time capsule with competing parts added who knows when. I found these stairs visually difficult to navigate given “the mirror” image presented outside. One set is an interior stairway to a dining center, the other is an… Continue reading
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The View
@artinstitutechi Is one of my favorite places in the city to visit. I’ve missed my regular trips to town. I must make a new habit. Continue reading
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I’ve Arrived!!!
But it looks like a few people have been here before me. Continue reading
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Making a House Call
Brooke and I took a short trip up to Garfield Park Conservatory today and what a nice break from the January chill. While everything outside is gray everything inside was sure green, except the fish. There were a lot of others that thought this was a good idea too. If it wasn’t for the required… Continue reading
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Visiting The Park
From Garfield Park Conservatory. What a great place to visit this time of year. So much green and little surprises. Continue reading
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Let Her Rip, Granny
What’s the story here? Any guesses? Continue reading
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That Little Doggie in the Window.
I’m not sure who is more entertained by the window. 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