Monday, September 2, 2013
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...and then the other direction.
To show that there is some artistic skills going on in the photo editing, I created 'before' and 'after' photos:
View One Before |
View One After |
View Two Before |
View Two After |
After getting the photos up on the website, I searched for the article with this quote. I thought "Photography is all right" should take me right to it. It appears the artist who uttered this is quite famous for having uttered it, and this and other quotes by David Hockney came up easily. It appears his declaration isn't in favor of photography, for the entire quote is, "photography is all right if you don’t mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed cyclops—for a split second." ! Well! Hockney also said, " I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful." Perhaps he needs to look longer at good photos! Meanwhile, when I'm happily editing a photo, I look at it and edit it, thereby enhancing the beauty of the capture. Mere 'hobby' or more, I enjoy the process and its end result, and that is enough for me.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
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When I went back to Joliet for my mother's funeral, I could have rescued this painting. I don't know why I didn't.
So hopefully, it's still out there. I only signed it "JOAN", perhaps its current owner will search the net?
Fortunately, I at least have a photo of it...
I took a scan of Laura's signature, enlarging it greatly to illustrate Laura's graceful athleticism as revealed in her signature.
© Joan Ann Lansberry