A Series of Photographs – Exploring the Creative Process

Palo Verde

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https://timlarison.com/thrive-book-review/ Lens: Jimmy
Film: Claunch 72 Monochrome

Often I am a slow photographer.

Order Diazepam Online I check the times of sunrise and sunset, and plan shooting times to take advantage of the golden light. I pack my camera bag with a combination of multiple lenses and diffusers and hoods, with dust protectors and extra batteries and memory cards. I attach a heavy tripod to the bag, too.

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https://timlarison.com/contact-tim/ And though it can be hard work, I find most of  the process passionately engaging. (I could do without the extra gear weight, especially when hiking in the desert, but…that’s part of the experience.)

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https://www.leoosborne.com/milkwood-studio/ Lens: Jane
Film: Blanko

But sometimes I am a spur of the moment photographer.

https://www.ontheballwalkies.com/cancellations-and-returns/ I grab my iPhone. I open the camera and I start shooting.

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Palo Verde

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go to site Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Film: Blanko

Yep. I open the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone and I take a photo.

Buy Valium Online Without Prescription Then I simply shake my cell phone. The app randomly changes lenses and film and I retake the photograph. I often shake and take a dozen photos of the same subject. Then I look at the photographs.

get link I’ll get a few duplicates – same lens and film combination – and choose which one I prefer. Otherwise, I simply take what pops up randomly.

I find it fascinating how the different combinations change a simple subject.

Palo Verde

Palo Verde © 2014 Bo Mackison

Lens: Jane
Film: Claunch 72 Monochrome

In this series, I took photos of a palo verde tree while in my car.

I was waiting for a friend and noticed the overhanging branches dangling over the car. I opened the window, aimed towards the sky, took a photo, shook the cell phone, and then repeated. A lot!

Happily, the app records the lens, film, and other data, so when I find a combination I am fond of, I can replicate it with different subjects.

Palo Verde

Palo Verde © 2014 Bo Mackison

Lens: Lucifer VI
Film: Blanko

There’s a lot to be said for a creative process that can change with my mood.

Slow and pensive, quick and experimental, metaphorical or playful. The many moods of the photographer and the resulting photos.

https://www.turtleopticians.com/about/ About Bo Mackison

I'm a photographer, book-artist, traveler, naturalist, and creator of the Contemplative Creatives Journey, An Online Workshop and Community and Order Alprazolam Desert Wisdom Cards and Workshops. Though often not well known, I find the desert a welcoming place - a healing space. Its mysteries and gifts transformed me several years ago. Since that first encounter, I return again and again to fill my well in what most people think of as a desolate region. I'd love to share my desert discoveries and wisdom with you. Please subscribe to receive my five part mini email course https://www.leoosborne.com/milkwood-studio/ The Gifts of the Desert. It's my gift to you.

Comments

  1. Very fun and intriguing. Multiple views of the same subject can create a number of perspectives and thoughts.

  2. I am a slow photographer, too, although with less gear. 🙂 This is a wonderful series. I’m amazed at what a cell phone can do these days. (I still have a dumb phone so no camera or apps for me.)

  3. What a wonderful series!

  4. Could’a sworn I left a comment earlier, but whatever….I LOVE the first image. So ethereal and dreamy! Great series, Bo!

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