Re: Gallery review

[Kim Mosley <mrkimmosley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I love this story about Harry Callahan. When he was in his 50s or 60s, he had a ten year dry period. That isn't to say that he didn't work, but he disliked everything he did. Every day he'd go out to shoot... come home... develop his film... have lunch... and then print. And every day was a disaster. He thought it was all junk. Then, ten years later, good stuff started to happen.

And then there is the young poet who told Erza Pound he wanted to be a poet. Pound said that he should write 75 lines a day... every day. The young poet did that... and became quite good.

So congratulations Trevor on your path. Keep truckin'

Kim

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Trevor Cunningham <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Kim,

Trust me, these images seem to be all I'm shooting these days...if that isn't restating your point :) This particular leaf yielded three unique images, two of which I'm more happy with (each shared over the last two weeks and taking advantage of contrasting light capture), the third (not submitted to the gallery) seeming to be a greater favorite among friends is much softer and evenly lit. This particular treatment of the leaf is boldly different than the rest, almost to the point of it being more confident than I am.

This exploration has proven to be an emotionally rewarding experience for me. It's the closest I've come to a darkroom on the computer, apart from making alt prints. A regular post production routine has developed for these images that is every bit as detailed as growing moon-eyed under a red light. Every image is magical for me and requires considerable attention. I prefer to think of them as being found rather than being made. Even though the lights and tent have made this process much easier to control, I am continuously taken aback by what my eye is unable to see through the lens.

This is a growing study (and that's probably the most appropriate word for it) that's been in progress for the last year, and yesterday took a turn into the increased challenge of the animate world.

On 9/26/10 7:36 PM, Kim Mosley wrote:

Cunningham- This (like all subjects) need to be done over and over again. There are so many possible compositions. Why this one? You seem to be hesitating... like you are not quite sure of yourself.

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