Ok, folks… I’ve moved to a new site. It’s Michael Thorpe Photography… I decided to be a bit more out-front with my photography… as a way to go more “pro” and a way to sell some of my prints in an online store. Stop by and take a look. Over time, I’ll minimize this site and probably move some of my content over there. AND… if your interested, have a look at my “fine art” prints available online at my imagekind.com store. The quality of the prints are very nice, with a multitude of options like gallery wraps and framed glossy or matte prints. I’m pretty happy with the results.
If you see something you’re interested, either here on see-dream or at my pbase galleries, send me an e-mail with the name and/or date of the image and I’ll see about adding it to the store. Thanks everyone!
Taken today in Morro Bay today.
A wet and dreary day, but oh so good for a photo of the power station stacks…
I’ve been participating (along with a lot of other folks) in an ongoing project called Photo A Day. I started back in mid 2004 when I got my first DSLR. Sometimes it’s been great fun and other times it’s been a chore that I’ve had to push through… but the discipline has well been worth it, I can look back and see that I’ve improved my chops by shooting daily. I took a break for a bit in 2008 and after a rest I started up again that following January. All of that work is over at my pbase galleries…
So, why mention this? Well, I’m thinking of taking a break again at the end of this year. Take some time to recharge the batteries and think about where I want to go, where I need to go with my photography. And one of the things I’m thinking about is archiving those pbase galleries and in the future only posting over here. Certainly that would mean a lot less traffic looking at my photos and less interaction with folks (pbase has a great user base, very involved and interactive) but I could also build this blog into something and perhaps see it grow.
My photo for today. I caught Frank the cat asleep at Michael’s. Stopped for a visit and to give a hand tinkering on a Mac problem. Seems his cd-burner is dying in the laptop. And I got to try out his Grado headphones… damned nice! Everything sounded good through them.
Well, it’s been almost a year. The server swap went well, apparently. Not that I did anything else with this since then. But I haven’t neglected my pbase Photo A Day…
Well, let’s start writing again, shall we?
I’m moving this site to a new server and there might be some disruptions… check back later!
I finished a roll of Fuji Provia last Thursday and dropped it off for processing on Friday. Too bad it’ll take a week and has to leave town for the job to be done, but oh well. What can you expect for E6 processing in this digital age? Anyway, I have quite a few PAD’s on that roll, all shot around town using the Olympus Trip 35. I can’t wait to see how the shots turned out. I’ll post a few after I get them scanned…
Been busy at work and at home of late, so I’ve neglected this blog…
I loaded some film into the Olympus Trip 35 this morning; Fuji Provia 100. David has been shooting some in a new camera he found on eb*y and it gave me the itch. I had a batch in the fridge from a few months ago so I loaded it up this morning and stopped on my way to work for a couple shots.
I’m in a quandary when shooting film these days. I find myself trying to change the way I shoot and my subject matter. I don’t know why, but when I’m shooting color, I start looking for bright colorful scenes; when shooting b/w I look for contrast-y scenes. I completely avoid my usual thinking and I shoot like I have someone watching over my shoulder. I think I see some style surfacing from my last few years of shooting digital, but when that film camera gets in my hands I lose my perspective. Hmm… They say you should dance like no one is watching, I say you should shoot that same way, too. I’ll try to keep this in check.
Here’s a few of my favs from my PAD since my last post:
It’s been a while since my last post. I guess I got caught up in the holidays and the hullabaloo of the election. But it’s a new year and I’m trying to get back to posting on a regular basis. Likewise, I decided to return to Photo-A-Day, or PAD, after a nine month break. In case you don’t know about PAD, it’s where you commit to taking a picture and posting it every day. At least, that’s how I practice it, others are a little more loose with those rules, sometimes banking shots or skipping days. I like shooting and posting each day and composing in camera. It’s not always easy to follow through with with the daily grind but it’s good for the discipline of picking up your camera every day and shooting. The results aren’t always pretty, either, but that’s not the point. The saying is “Dance like no one is watching” and sometimes PAD has to be approached the same way.
Anyway, here’s a few of my favs so far:
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