Quote DuJour

“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual."
-Edward Weston

Quote DuJour

Photography my passion, the search for truth, my obsession."
-Alfred Steiglitz

Friday ClixPix

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Grafitti Twist

Saturday ClixPix

Something to warm the eyes up on a winters day. Color!

Quote DuJour

“I’m thinking there may be a market in being the guy who helps to un-train you of all the ‘tips’ that the ‘experts’ teach you.”
-Patrick Rhone

29 Ways To Stay Creative

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Street Vendor

Press On

Press On

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not;
Nothing is more common than an unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not;
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education alone will not;
The world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Digital Photography & Pixels

Pixels are born to be punished!

Quotes DuJour

I don't want to create stuff,
I want to observe stuff.
–
If you're going to explore something,
don't start with a plan.

-Jay Maisel

Merry Christmas

Chalk Drawing

It's amazing what you can do with a stick of white chalk. As a kid, at best you did hop scotch or tic-tact-toe and called it quits. Dana Tanamachi take it to an interesting level using it in her graphic design. You can view more of her work at her web page here.

Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Quote DuJour

"The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
-Aristotle

Quote DuJour

"Computers are useless –
all they can give you are answers"

-Pablo Picasso

360 Degree Project

What do you get when you sync 48 Nikon D700 in a circle..... The 360 Degree Project. Photography meets stop action. The results are unique. Ryan Enn Hughes along with The Big Freeze came up with some spectacular results.

The 360 Project - Behind the Scenes from Ryan Enn Hughes on Vimeo.

Quote DuJour

“Our life is frittered away by detail…
simplify, simplify.”

– Henry David Thoreau

Quote DuJour

The quote I'm using crosses all creative paths. Whether your a writer, painter, photographer, sculptor it crosses all disciplines.

Writing Is Easy:
all you do is sit staring at a blank piece of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.
-Gene Fowler

Job Market Today

Friday ClixPix

Truth Hurts!

An open letter to Canon from safetyhammer on Vimeo.

Quote DuJour

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
-Albert Einstein

London 2012 Olympic Posters....Boring & Bland!

I must say the Olympics should be inspiring. The selection of posters for the 2012 London Olympics are just plain bad. No inspiration or creativity in these. The selection committee must have been a sleep when picking these or they just wanted to be politically correct and offend no one. You can view them here

It's part of me, it's part of my life

One of the greatest Formula 1 racing drivers Ayrton Senna once said; "Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else." This also applies to those of us in the creative fields. Never forget your passion no matter how low you feel. There are good days and bad days and it is up to you to create more good than bad.

Quote DuJour

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."
-Pablo Picasso

Fall Rust Never Sleeps

Quote DuJour

"Creativity is a drug I cannot live without"
-Cecil B. DeMille

Industral Window

Race Fans Mourn

Ask any auto racing fan and they will tell you the sport is dangerous. Race car driver Dan Wheldon unfortunately got caught in an accident that cost him his life. Things just went wrong. My prayers are with his wife Susie his two children and his family.
Now comes the time for the evaluate cars, speeds and tracks. Reports from the track had drivers uneasy about the amount of cars and the speeds they were traveling. IRL it's soul searching time. Maybe it's time to slow the cars down. I don't have the answers, but I do know something good has to be done to make Indy Car racing safer.

Pictured Dan Wheldon with his wife Susie.
Photo credit IRL