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a letter to strangers... of profound gratitudeMore Like This
unquestionably, so much of human experience is ineffable, yet we are sometimes irrestistibly driven by an unfathomable urge
to transfigure our thoughts into slightly more tangible forms - written words,
like trying to build wires that should somehow convey our inner electricity, the flickering light of our spirit.
there are people who briefly touch your soul without even knowing how vital they were at that particular moment in your existence;
caught in time and space, the memory of them returns in flashbacks.
in the middle of chaos, there's occasional clarity on the contour of a stranger's mouth.
strangers that read you openly from their first glance, who are able to see through you,
through your layers of secrets, through your disguise,
who take your blindfold off and let you see your own true essence;
strangers in whose eyes you spot a flare of reassurance that rekindles the nuances of your fading hope;
strangers who make loose ends meet or untie
iPhoneograpy and Dumbing Down of an ArtformThis is a wonderful conversation that started between me and Douglas Humphries http://douglashumphries.deviantart.com/ an amazing photographer who I admire greatly. Jump in on the conversation if you like……More Like This
DOUGLAS: I'm actually somewhat leery of this I-phone thing ( phenomena ) -
- every body and his sister is now an instant artist - take a pic - slap on a filter - send it to your friends and - viola - move over Ansell Adams and Picasso -- with Photoshop - you'll be sure to be roundly ignored if you just apply a standard filter to your photo ....and the I-phone end result won't print without being pixelated ( not that many print anymore ) ---- not to say that it won't spark the creativity in some to learn more about photography and the creative process -- -- some will be creative no matter what the tool is ( Lomo etc ) -- but in the main I think it kind of falls in line with the dumbing down of the masses to sell product ( that is the bottom line - make profit )
GERALD: I do agree
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