Being a photographer, I guess the thing that has been the biggest pain is the blur. I get these en masse sometimes and it makes me feel like a complete fraud! I am like "Ok if these people really knew the truth!"
I guess as things have gotten better with cameras and my hand might be a bit more steady, the blurs have become less and less, and now I am mostly working on perfecting my lighting and framing, I kind of enjoy a good blur now and then. Not when its a picture I care about, of course, but the random surprise that comes out and is mostly color and texture, but possibly has the mood of the rest of the series. It occurred to me that real art sometimes is what you can't explain perfectly, or decipher right away. It leaves you with a feeling, a question, something that lasts longer than just the "its pretty" response.
My theory culminated in truth for me this weekend at the Mighty Tieton Juried Art show. So many things you couldn't just look at once. They drew me deeper, and I have been thinking about them ever since. It was inspiring to know that its ok to just make something out of nothing, and there is no real definition for art. No one can tell you really what is good or bad..you just have to do it for yourself, you can perfect a medium, or technique, but no one can really teach you to be artful, it is just inside you. That is what makes it so special when others are able to see what you see, or "get it". Its like letting people into your make- believe world for a second, and letting them play around. My favorite thing is when people see things in my work that haven't yet..and I agree with them!
Ok well- now I will just post up some pics of good blurs I have conjured up over the past year or so. Yes- I actually have a folder of "blurs".
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| Trees by Oregon coast. Nothing more beautiful at sunset. |
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| Something at a farmers market..something shiny, perhaps? |
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| I think this is my counter..could it be a wine bottle to the left? |
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| From a senior session. See what I mean about the mood? |
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| Bad framing led to a pretty happy little shot.. |
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| I have no idea where this came from..it just showed up. |
