Favorite Sunsets

 

Here are a few photos I took for my book project. 

  

     

     

Sunset

Just another beautiful sunset I captured a few weeks ago

San Elijo Hills

Rita

MEMORY IS YOUR IMAGE OF PERFECTION

 I previewed many photographs relating to real-life aspects of personal situations and issues; some influential, some not so. Eleanor Antin black and white photos were inspiring, representing life with the use of 100 boots. These images left me thinking about the importance of the theme in each image, what the significance of the boots lie within, leaving the message open ended: you decide, why 100?

 

100 Boots on Vacation, Antin

  

 

 

Leland Forester

 

I enjoyed the water images from his collection. Especially the Salt Flats where you can visual see how scarce

the water supply is and in need of restoration. At first glance, this piece looks like a painting but as you look closer, the image comes to life, representing again the beauty of its worth. Another great photo is that of the Imperial Dam, where Forester utilizes the time of day and the significance of environmental issues that revolve around society: to put importance and priority where needed.

Art Wolfe

Truly amazing photographs! Art Wolfe’s images depict the beauty that lies in nature and how nature can only determine the perseverance of its beauty. I like his work not only for its essence of color and naturalistic settings, my photographs relate to such aspects. My nature and sunset images are untouched or enhanced with technology, nor the work of these suggestive realms, similar to most of Art Wolfe’s images. This is why I can relate to his photographs, a feeling like you are there spiritually.

My favorite images from Art Wolfe are from his Asia collection which were featured at the Ordover Gallery in Solana Beach. It was such a great experience, up close to the works of one of the greates National Geographic Photographers ever. Here are a few images I viewed during my visit to the Ordover Gallery, in return offered such inspiration within my own images, to capture nature the way it is, for what its worth, and to admire every waking hour of its beauty. 

Kyoto Spring: Kyoto, Japan

"The Night Fisherman," China, 2004.

Spiritual Journey, Ganges River, Banares, India

Sally Mann

Sally Mann’s photography processes were amazing. She continues to make her own filters by dying glass platelets similar to the works of Ansel Adams. Although I am not a fan of her images, her exposure techniques are quite interesting. I think it is mostly from my experience of the digital world of photography or maybe just the inexperience with these type of hands-on techniques, without technology doing most of the work. I believe that if photography is a passion, like it is for me,  rethinking the structure within photography and the uniqueness of each image should be allow one to grasp these wonderful ideas brought on by old school photographical techniques not relying solely on the new world of the true photographic image.

Chased by the Light Continued…

Another one of my favorite photographs from Jim Brandenburg’s 90 Day (North Woods) collection captured on Day 51 titled, Lichen- Covered Cliff with Quartz. This image signifies the beauty of color that only nature can provide. Brandenburg allows us to see how life on earth can look like a hand-painted piece of art. This image adds great contrast of color; orange and red lichen with background of charcoal rock formation. Also, we can view the fractures within the rock, reflecting possible age, affects from weather, and/or geographical movement.

Lonely Moon_Sunset

 

I captured this cool pic in Sept 2008 above my home…

San Elijo Hills, Ca

RL

Chased by the Light

A Photographic Journey with Jim Brandenburg

Jim Brandenburg’s amazing journey enables photographers to find purpose for each image they capture. In Chased by the Light, Brandenburg speaks of taking risks and finding the most valuable essences while preserving images of natural settings. Although his life has taken many turns, this 90 day project has been the most enduring and challenging in his career. With only capturing one photograph a day, Brandenburg’s true talent was a phenomenon. 

One of my favorite photos was captured on Day 40 titled, Frosty Sedge Meadow. This photo reveals great compositions of texture, color, and depth. When looking from bottom to top of the photograph, the change is so drastic from one part of nature to the next, all in one setting.

FLESH: Portraits by Gary Schneider

FLESH: Portraits by Gary Schneider

As I walked into the ‘Flesh’ section of the MOPA gallery, a feeling came over me as if I was walking through a room of x-rays, possibly in a hospital or medical conservatory. I couldn’t fathom that these were actual photographs, realizing my inexperience of developmental processes of photography. As I viewed each photograph, one by one came alive.

The most amazing photograph categorized in the Genetic Self Portrait section of the collection was that of a strand of hair (Hair, 1997). This image offers many views of texture with twisted fibers; bringing a threadlike object into an enlarged powerful connection into reality, close up and personal.

Another photograph I enjoyed viewing in Schneider’s collection was the family tree of handprints. Each handprint had its own characteristics featuring family members born from 1925 to 2002: mothers, daughters, fathers, sons, sisters, brothers, and spouses. This is where Schneider’s talent came alive, also mirroring so many similarities within each handprint, even similarities amongst complete strangers. (Family Tree: Hands, 1925-2002).

Gary Schneider’s artistic talent unveils, connecting human characteristics of commonality, put into a visual perspective with his unique procedures of photography. From rendering of platinum prints to gelatin silver prints, Schneider’s collection will fascinate many. 

Rita Lizcano

 

Gary Schneider: Hair, 1997 (Gelatin Silver Print)