by mj on 11/5/2008 8:08:41 AM
 The red roan stallion, Blaze, runs freely in the badlands
This morning I am feeling stressed out and most of my stress
can be related to promoting a business where creative expression is the
product. Now creative expression
is a very personal and diverse element, so everyone sees it differently. Is it stressful to have a different
point of view? Being an artist
(photography?) I often wrestle
with a perspective that is unattainable, the light is not right, the hill is
unclimbable, or the background is not suitable. If I were a painter, I could have more control over these
elements of my images. So the
photographic challenge lies in processing the image so the bad elements are
minimized and improving the composition to match what I felt when I snapped the
image. This whole image of a wild
stallion was not exactly what I felt, so after cropping to the face only and
blurring the background, lightening the wild mane blowing in the wind, now I feel
that it exhibits the wildness that I felt when I captured his image. I feel that artistry is producing a 2
dimensional image that represents a feeling and with that definition,
photography is also art.
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6 Responses to Red roan stallion-Blaze
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Your photographs are beautiful. I'm glad you have been able to retire and do what you love.
You really captured the wildness in "Blaze"
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Our trips to TRNP are always inspirational, and in all our trips over the years, each new trip brings new insight.
Like the most recent article in one of our recent photo magazines, the professional photographer is trying to capture the essence of the light in Monet's garden. He was probably trying to catch the feelings that he felt while watching the special light.
As a painter, capturing the essence of the light requires great patience too, like photography no easy answers there either, so for me painting is learning, then sharing what I learn by painting.
I love you, your work, what it stands for, and not to worry about the stress of the business side. Yes, your photos are genuine, heart felt art. Love Jimmy
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Lovely work, MJ!