By: Harvey Spaven and Dennis Nikols. Images are by Spaven.
Lady & Sculpture — public art and the public
In this second street photography essay we thought a narrative about image narratives might stimulate others to try their hand at this art form. Modern cell phones and pocket point and shoot cameras seem designed for such applications. Continue reading
By: Harvey Spaven & Dennis Nikols. The images shown here are by Spaven
Two “ladies of a certain age” chatting, Casares, Andalusia, Spain
Street photography is a type of photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions and other settings and public gatherings. This essay is largely based on the Wikipedia article Street Photography, The operative word here is candid. These are truly As I Found It images.
Street photography uses the techniques of straight photography, in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. This is largely achieved by the inherent narrative nature of candid photographic images. Continue reading
Note from Dennis: I know this essay is late, sorry about that but I have been having some physical issues that make sitting impossible and you just can edit stuff on your laptop while trying to hold it up above your head.
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What I mean by simple is well illustrated by this image of two Maple leaves against a dark background. This is one of those serendipitous discoveries. Continue reading
Pumpkin Patch
Mid January and winter is here. This is a real old fashioned winter from my youth. I never thought I would be writing something like this. Time has been relatively kind to me and my memories have only faded for the better I am sure. I never thought I would be writing when I was a kid….. but here it is. Continue reading
Image of a Gicclée print on Canvas
Here we will examine canvas as a medium for Fine Photographic Art or for Decorative Photographic Art.
Hoar Frost & Snow in Calgary
Calgary had a snow in early December. It was not major, about 10 cm (4″) accumulated. This event was different then the normal snow falls in Calgary. For all of its duration the wind was essentially absent. Calgary is normally a breeze place. This lack of wind allowed the snow to accumulate on any more or less horizontal surface and a lot that weren’t. Continue reading
Pentafied Calling, Geometric Photo Art by Nikols 2012
Decorative arts, is historically a term applied to the design and manufacture of functional objects. Continue reading
A solstice, be it winter or summer, is one of those events that speaks to all of us. It transcends any cultural or other differences that exists between us. Solstices hold meaning for all humans regardless of place or time, they have a universality. Images are a universal language and the narrative they tell, holds a true and deep universality. Combining an event of significance with the narrative of strong images I think results in a powerful message.
See a brief update at the end of the essay posted today 12/21/12
Calling 1
In my essay Fine Art Photography — FAP I approached this descriptive phrase as just that, a descriptive or adjective phrase. Here I want to look a little more philosophically into the name, term or noun pair, fine art. Continue reading
Here is one way of making your own holiday or seasonal greeting card or letter. Please read my example carefully. ( I’ll reproduce the small text below so it is easier to read.) This example is As I Found It’s Blog’s greeting to all of you, the readers. Let me say again: thank you for your support and I look forward to writing another 20 or so essays over the coming year. Continue reading
Welcome
Up Dated 1/30/2013
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Welcome Sui Generis Images to our photographic family.
Sui Generis Images is our new sister site. I am more then proud to be are part of SGI which is dedicated to limited editions of fine photographic art.
New Northern Saskatchewan YouTube slide show also are some 32 images from Northern Saskatchewan Here is a link to 20 new Air Show images Calgary Stampede Fireworks 1 Video Fireworks Over Glenmore Reservoir slides not at youtube.
Hi there, Dennis here, good of you to stop by. Your resident story teller and in-house sage, that’s me, is at your service. I will post or try to, short articles about making and enjoying and utilizing, images, on a weekly basis. I hope you enjoy, finding them interesting and stimulating. Most of the articles will have images attached to them but you will need to look inside for the complete display. Should that stimulation lead to discussion and question, by all means participate. If you see an image here or in any of the galleries at As I Fount It, Sui Generis Images or Ideal Totem and wish to know more about it or have some artistic or technical comments, please feel free to express yourself. If you want to share any of them with anyone else, please do. Dennis
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