I Received A Gift Tonight

From time to time, I get a gift from out of nowhere.  Some extra synapses fire off in my skull causing a refraction of vision, where I begin to see things in a new light.  This evening, my birthday present to myself was a couple weeks early, and in the form of a creative epiphany.

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I'm not sure what I'm onto, or just plain "on", but it's something!  When I was little, I was never fond of abstract paintings and abstract photography, claiming that they were the so-called artist's poor attempt at a masterpiece.  My, how my love for the arts has grown.

I'm seeming lately to stray a bit, at least in this current phase of my life, from the super crisp, edgier photographs, to a softer-focused, merely suggested feel.  This only pertains to my personal body of work, mind you.  I continue to enjoy commercial food photography, lifestyle photography, and just about all the rest of 'em too!  I'm sure after I've had sufficient in this foray of modern hotel-like wall art, the two styles will begin to twist and morph into an unstoppable rebel force, extinguishing all that is bad on this earth: like murderers, and potholes, and Lean Pockets, and, and..  Oh no, another synapses thingy blew up. 

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"So, how can I join in on all the excitement in your world, Adam?" 

It's funny you should ask, Italic Type!  As I further this newly discovered "I-don't-know-where-this-is-going" abstract photography style, I encourage YOU to throw your glass out of focus at different f-stops and shutter speeds, and explore the world around you, a bit..well..differently!

So, go on, pick it up!  Grab your camera and shoot a couple frames of whatever is in front of you, out of focus.  Turn those creative valves on in yo' head, man!  I'm sure you've got a digital camera, right?  What have you got to lose?  Film?  NOT!  Make the shot, then send me a low-res image.  I'll post it right here for web wanderers to wonder what you were thinking when you took the shot!  And don't look at the date of this blog entry if it's a few months old and think that you're released from this simple, yet powerful suggested self-assignment.  Because you're not!

O--oh, you've got an excuse?  Not enough light in your room, is that it?  I've got a solution to your problem!  Simply roll your settings on over to "M", set your ISO to the highest it will go, and open your aperture to the lowest number.  With the amount of light coming off your computer monitor, you'll be able to capture something!  Shooting something, anything everyday will strengthen your artistic eye.  I speak from experience, and from old instructors' words.  They were right!  

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