Perhaps these should be called Shadow Lites rather than shadowlets. Caused by sun randomly striking my kitchen countertop in the afternoon while some mehndi stencils were out for use. After the first one I set some up, some stencils worked better than others. I like how there is actually a shadow of the shadow working in this one in some spots. I’ve spoken about shadow play before and I urge you again to watch for opportunities to capture random patterns that occur anytime the sun is in the correct position and angle. Just the other day I captured Count Dracula on the paper supply in my printer. The sun came through and shadowed the paper holder in such a way as it looked like a vampire with a cape. I’ll show you that one if it came out, at a later date.
Posts Tagged ‘photography’
Shadowlet swirlies
Posted: February 10, 2012 in photographyTags: found, found images, photography, shadows, stencils, terry lee getz
the future’s so bright…
Posted: February 8, 2012 in photographyTags: ARTpool Gallery, mannaquins, new art work, photography, shop window, terry lee getz
This mannaquin is set up in front of ARTpool Gallery in honor of approaching St. Valentine’s Day and the MUSE show on Saturday. I call this manny “little girl lost” because she is quite waifish and vulnerable looking. I love the mix of the black and white polka dot hoodie and the pink sunglasses. Normally I turn my manny photos to black and white but sometimes the colors drive the image. I placed four mustachio’d lady portraits in the MUSE show that will run for the next three weeks, plus my wall space and cubby hole are chuck full of cool work, some of which sold last week.
Nonesuch moon, expressive painting
Posted: February 7, 2012 in expressive paintingTags: new art work, painted canvas, painting, photography, stencils, terry lee getz
Nonesuch Moon is an expressive painting using a paper plate for a template, worked on a stretched canvas. Like some of my expressive paintings, it exists no more as the desire to paint portraits of women with moustaches took over and this canvas got repurposed. In order to preserve the lineage of work I do like to take pictures of finished work, even if (or especially if) I think it may only have a short life span. I like this painting and will very likely use this image in my journal at some point if I ever again get a color printer that works. In this way, paintings that no longer exist, whether the canvas was repurposed or the image was sold, can live on for the artist in current work. Be sure to document all your work with either photos or scans, if the work is small enough. Shoot the work at least 300 dpi so that you could have a greeting card or print made, and do a separate image at 72 dpi for the web display. I always keep the original photo in case either “saved” copy (your altered copies) get destroyed. Another idea for photo use of artwork is having a book made. Not as expensive as you might think and great fun to have. Comes in handy when visiting a new gallery or going out on an art date with friends to keep them updated on your progress. Happy painting and happy shooting!
Vintage Vignettes make good journaling prompts
Posted: January 26, 2012 in photographyTags: art journaling, ARTpool Gallery, found images, journaling, photography, shop window
From the amazing January shop window at ARTpool Gallery comes this fun vignette of a vintage poodle sitting pretty on an etagere with a pair of gloves casually laid on the top shelf. I love the look on this poodles face and also his body posture. The only thing missing is the chain many of these knick knacks from the 50’s had around their necks. A photo like this can bring memories rushing back of our grandmothers or great aunts living rooms or vanity vignettes from back in the day. If that poodle could only talk? Why not look at old items in the thrift store, antique or retro shop and make a note of how many you remember, what houses you remember them from and who owned them. Were they favorites or despised gifts that had to be placed on show? Did they get passed around or passed down sacredly? My grandmother had a keychain bob that I called the purple horse, even though there was very little purple left on the figure and I can’t be sure if it was a horse or a seahorse at this date. But I remember it and several cool brass keys it held! Have a good time relating to these kitschy items and don’t forget your journal entries.
found shadowlet photo
Posted: January 24, 2012 in photographyTags: found, found images, photography, shadows, stencils
This shadowlet appeared on my working counter in the late afternoon one day. The patch of sun was quite small, just big enough to show through the stencils I was using at the time. I got probably half a dozen shots of different images as the sun moved before the opportunity was gone, likely no longer than 15 minutes or so.
There are times in my home during different seasons that shadows appear from the windows onto far walls. Sometimes the shadows are too faint to be picked up well in the photo. You need a pretty strong light source and the other problem capturing these images, as I said before regarding the found birdy, is that the sun moves so quickly that the prime image lasts only a little minute in some cases. Keep your camera handy and watch the walls for interesting shadows, act quickly and you can capture these illusive, fun shadowlets.
Guys don’t make passes at mannaquins wearing glasses
Posted: January 18, 2012 in photographyTags: ARTpool Gallery, mannaquins, photography, shop window, terry lee getz
or do they? She’ll never tell.
BTW, new content on the Pisces-Rising page. Under the photo gallery we now have Cigar Box Purse pix and there is a little DIY on making brown paper tape stickers under Fun Stuff. Enjoy!
Cigar box purse
Posted: January 17, 2012 in New Mixed Media artTags: ARTpool Gallery, bob getz, cigar box purse, mixed media, mixed media purse, new art work, photography
Bob and I attended ARTpool Gallery event I Love St. Pete this past Saturday and Bob took these shots of a fashion show model masquerading as Salvador Dali. I wish you could have seen her body paint that included a lobster on her back and the melted clock on her upper chest. I wanted this purse to look like an old circus broadside photo so I distressed the purse with gesso and sandpaper and the photo with matte medium and sanded it heavily as well. Ranger Old Soot Distress Ink™ was used on the sides of the photo. I love this model’s attitude. At the show, she really worked that cookie duster.
Photos by Bob Getz
Angel in the morning
Posted: January 12, 2012 in photographyTags: mannaquins, photography, shop window, umbrella
Another fantastic photo shoot image from the gifted Marina William’s surreal and beautiful January shop window at ARTpool Gallery in St. Pete. When I took this picture there was serious glare but I was able to reduce it in Elements 10 by adjusting levels and contrast. This is a gorgeous mannaquin to begin with, but the wings and the umbrella push her over the edge. I love the white tissue pom pom with the spotlight half hidden…creates the look of night turning to morning. One of my favorites from last Saturday’s shoot at ARTpool Gallery, which is having a show Saturday night feature moi and the DH, Bob with his nature photography.
Let your smile be your Pink Umbrella
Posted: January 10, 2012 in photographyTags: mannaquins, photography, shop window, umbrella
Another ARTpool Gallery shop window shot from Saturday. Normally I convert all my photos to black and white, with the exception of shots like this where the color becomes a statement. For some reason I am inordinately fond of umbrellas right now. I’ve bought some umbrella rubber stamps and always notice pictures that have umbrellas in them. The pink in this one is perfect, especially with the black and white polka dots which are a perennial favorite. Let your smile be your umbrella is a pretty good idea…I’ve heard worse. Have a happy one.
Modern shamaness with chandelier antlers and moon
Posted: January 9, 2012 in photographyTags: ARTpool Gallery, found images, katie hazzard, mannaquins, photography, shop window
I spent a very happy Saturday photographing the amazing shop window display at ARTpool Gallery on Central Avenue in St. Pete, FL. Marina Williams outdid herself with creative content spanning angel wings, the reindeer chandelier hat shown in the picture (I believe was made by the incredible Katie Hazzard who also is a resident artist of ARTpool), whimsical hats, jewelry and vintage fashion and shoes. The combo was a photographers dream. I love shooting evocative shop windows because I have a passion for reflection shots. This shot shows the massive tree that sits in front of the gallery, reflected in the window at the right height to turn Marina’s handmade tissue pompom into a gorgeous full moon to highlight our modern sunglass sportin’ shamaness. The whole thing is ethereal, surreal and wonderful all at the same time. I am a happy girl.
Crickyn 