Start to Finish

          I have learned that you needed to take your images from a start point to a completion point.  The completion point is at least matted, if not framed and up on the wall or a shelf for evaluation.  This evaluation can take days, months or longer depending on the individual...  If the image last a month, you may have a good image.  If it can last 6 months without you wanting to change it or remove it, you have a good image.  Subcounsiously you will become aware of any problems with the image during this viewing process.  Even if you can't figure out what is bothering you about the image, you will know that it bothers you.  That is the main reason to take images all the way to a completion point.

          I bring this up for another reason.  Two weeks ago I completed 4 new images, of which 2 may need some more work.  The other 2 are done, and at this time I am very happy with them.  Once these images were matted and on display here in the office I became really excited to get out and expose some more images...  So I have learned another lesson as to why you should always take your images to a completion point.  It energizes you to get out there and do more!!!  Sort of a positive reinforcement cycle that can help itself along.

          That was last Saturday, Sunday I had a great day and exposed 5 new images.  Yesterday, I got caught up on my film developing.  So today I have 6 new images to take a look at....

          Enjoy, it's all a work in progress.

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Welcome to May

          A lot has happened since my last entree, and it is a bit tougher keeping up with a blog than I  
thought.  Live and learn.  I am just finishing the teaching of my first class ( Film and Darkroom 1 )        with Working With Artists.  The second go around with this class starts May 16th, and I intend to   improve it all the way around.  I have also been asked to put together a Lighting Concepts class that  
will start June 9th, as well as a class on The Fine Print.  So this is keeping me a bit busy.

          I also helped to host theWorldwide Pinhole Photography Day on the 23rd of April here in    
Denver.  That turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone involved.  My image from that day is included  with this posting.  The exposure time was 1 hr and 45 mins.  It is of the face of the Grandfather Clock at the Zang Mansion.  I will need to try again as I didn't get what I had hoped for in the image.  Still it is a cool image.  The pinhole camera I used was a small box of matches I created to be able to expose 135mm film, one frame at a time.

          I have enjoyed the teaching and leading the workshops.  I do hope to continue this as I am
learning a lot myself while teaching.  Besides it is good to be back in the darkroom !