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Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Roses for Valentines Day – California
February 14, 2012Suzhou
February 2, 2012
Away from jet airplanes,
computers, and CNN
is a garden in Suzhou.
A child waits there,
quiet and pure as a peach.
Sunrise over San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
January 27, 2012
This was the view we had from our apartment. We looked at a picture that was always changing. Besides making drawings and paintings for my Artists Book, I made photographs. This photograph was taken at 5:34 in the morning.1.3 sec at f/4.0 The focal length was 28mm ISO 200. I didn’t have a tripod so I set up my Canon EOS Digital rebel XTI on a pile of books on a table. Then, I put the camera on timer and experimented with different settings. A bit crazy, too, it was dark, I’m trying to see the dials with a flashlight – I have to remember where they are on the camera! I’m trying to be quiet so I don’t wake up my husband, then of course when I do try that, I usually crash something.There’s not a lot of time to fiddle around because the light changes rapidly.
I’m working on how to show bigger images on my WordPress site here but so far all I can say it click on the image to see it bigger. It makes a difference. If anyone has a suggestion on a better layout for my blog, I’d love to hear about it.
BetterPhoto publishes a book which includes my photographs – 2011
January 16, 2012
There are two photographs of mine in the newly published book, ‘BetterPhoto Guide to Creative Digital Photography’ by Jim Moitke and Kerry Draper. The above image,’ Your Tax Dollars at Work,’ illustrates Rule of Thirds. Another one of my images in the book illustrates high-key photographs, http://www.photopoly.net/how-to-take-high-key-photos/. Go to Amazon http://www.amazon.com/BetterPhoto-Guide-Creative-Digital-Photography/dp/0817424997/ref=pd_sim_b_4 Where it says, Search Inside this book, type in Carla Saunders. You’ll be able to see both photographs. Computer technology is so amazing to me.
The book came out just in time for the Christmas season. Besides being able to give the book as a present, I think it is a really good book. Composition, color and design - no mater if you paint, draw, make photographs, this book reminds you of all the classic principles of art.
What do you look like?
November 23, 2011
Two months after Radiation
Self Portrait with Orange, last year
Three months after radiation
Two weeks before surgery
One month before Surgery
The beginning of the year
A year ago
Hey, vanity is stepping in around here. What do you look like? How do others see you? When they say you look great in a picture. do you? Do you even think about it? What is your perception of yourself? Recently, I’ve seen a lot of pictures of me that should all be deleted. Has the surgery changed my face? Will it take time to go back? Or will it go back? Or does the animation of real life make up an image of someone? How long does it take to repair what stress has done to your body? Does the camera take an accurate image of a person? Is a painting a better representation of a person? What about your imagination? Is that a better representation of yourself or your friend? Who am I? Who are you? What do you look like?
Photo Shoot
November 1, 2011
His hands
His feet
The equipment
The artist
