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DIGITAL ART

Playing

October 07, 2015

One of my goals for this year is to learn more about putting two or more photographs together or compositing.  Lately I have been waking up in the middle of the night unable to go back to sleep for awhile.  One such night instead of doing sudoko, I decided to reread two books by Andre Gallant Dreamscapts and Inspirations.  They inspired me to play with some of the images I had recently made.

This image is one of my favorites from that time of play.  I duplicated the original [of antlers] and rotated the copy ninety degrees.  Then I moved the copy onto the original and reduced the opacity.  I've named it "Prayer for Stability and Healing".  The layers speak to me of added strength.  The cracks remind me of my own bone broken from a fall several weeks ago and the transparency of the top layer, of the mysterious power in our bodies which inclines us toward healing.

May you find that which invites you to play and perhaps to find deeper healing.

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My images invite viewers to go beneath the surface, to feel and think more deeply, to wander inside their own souls, and to touch the Mystery.


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Spend a moment looking at this photograph before reading the following paragraphs.  What do you see in it?  What if any meaning does it have for you?  

Naming a photograph is an interesting process.  Names can direct the way viewers see and understand an image and thus be helpful in directing attention to certain elements. Of course sometimes the photographer may want the viewer to view and be moved (or not) by the image through their own eyes exclusively without help from the photographer.

The name of today's image is "Inner Landscape".  For me it reminds me of a peaceful time on sand with a rosy sky in the background, and it speaks of calm and serenity.  Is it an actual beach?  No, I shot it in an antique mall. 

Do you feel differently about it now that you have seen the name and know something of my take on it?  What is in a name anyway?