Artistic Thursday - The Creative Process.

Reed's 'Wooden Ore'

I've been asked why I have to bring the kids hiking to take pictures of leaves and trees. Short answer is, I don't.  Long answer is, that going to an area and immersing yourself in a subject feeds the creative process with inspiration.  It is a search for that perfect light on lens moment that evokes emotion.

Emily's 'Practicing Light'

The below three shots were taken by Emily, Lizzy and me. We didn't all plan on taking the same subject, it just happened. We were using very different equipment, angles and due to time, light. I like Emily's the best, she really loves the 50mm prime.

Emily's

Lizzy's

Reed's

The rest of these pictures were from the trip mentioned in 'Unintentional Life Lessons'. Unfortunately for Lizzy, her equipment is not quite at the level of Emily's and mine. In fact, The camera is relatively new  and even I am having trouble with consistency on it.  That being said, I ordered a new 4/3 camera for Lizzy to use.  We'll see how that works out.

Emily's 'Trail Marker'

Emily's 'Through the Looking Glass'

Emily's 'Spew'

Emily's 'Jaws of a Wooden Snake'

Emily's 'Another Bear in the Woods'

Lizzy's 'The Bat Cave'

Lizzy's 'Broken Land Dolphin' (Colors enhanced)

Lizzy's 'Remember the Fallen'

Lizzy's 'It Isn't Easy Being Green'

Lizzy's 'What a Tree Sees'

Reed's 'Stumped'

Reed's 'Jingle Berries'

Reed's 'Lean on Me'

Reed's 'Dangerous Candy Corn'