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What's outside of your picture window today?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: May 2 7:38pm | Replies (2367)Comment receiving replies
Thank you, Elizabeth. Oh golly, years ago I did enter a few photographs. For some reason it just didn’t appeal to me. The same with entering my quilts in shows. I’m not one for accepting accolades I guess. In truth, I prefer to ‘fly under the radar’ most of the time. But thank you for the encouragement.
I’m happy to share my photos on here with you and our fellow community members though. Obviously I didn’t need much prodding for that! LOL. Maybe because it’s not a competition?
Yes! Start taking photos. Of anything! It gets you in the practice of seeing ‘through a different lens’. Pun intended. Inspiration is everywhere. Artists see things differently. It comes with practice. Being inside doesn’t have to limit your photo creativity!
What’s your older camera? I have an old Canon AE-1. it’s a grand camera with all the extra lenses! I still love to shoot with film. But it’s getting so difficult to find any place to develop now. We used to have a large darkroom. My husband, daughter and I all were involved. We moved and never set it up again. I fought digital for years but finally caved and love it.
Whatever I can do to help inspire you to create, I’m you’re girl! On my work table this afternoon are 2 new journals I’m finishing. (I make the books, i don’t write in them!) Tomorrow I start baby blankets and bibs for one of my chemo nurses who became like family. She’s having a little girl in a month.
Enjoy your evening! Lori.
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Do you make the paper for the journals? and, hopefully, you do keep one for yourself as a good healing tool. I can't and don't anymore as it's such a challenge to write with a pen, so I sometimes write notes to myself chronicling my thoughts, emotions, etc. Since reading and conversing on Connect, I don't do so much of the personal journaling, as I don't have the time when I have the energy, yet. That will come as I get stronger and hopefully stay at a higher level of better.
Isn't it fun and feels so lovely to use your talents of others. That nurse will cherish those baby blankets and bibs, may even save one or two for her grandchildren! You have a very special life and heart, Lori. I'll get the camera out in the morning and ck it out. Let you know what I find.
Love hearing from you and seeing nature through your eyes. You know, that's why I want to take photos, because when I see the trees, I see the patterns of the limbs and shadows and the unusual sights. I want to catch those sights before they fade....
Blessings, my friend. Elizabeth