tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post6573522262010601819..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: Please, Have A SeatUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-82689519075404137082014-04-26T18:15:09.074-07:002014-04-26T18:15:09.074-07:00Adore your last photo! Wow! So unique and captured...Adore your last photo! Wow! So unique and captured beautifully! Great idea on doing this project! xo's!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042148214344308580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-58659636743922473212014-04-25T10:05:57.552-07:002014-04-25T10:05:57.552-07:00I have always loved to take pictures of benches! Y...I have always loved to take pictures of benches! You can find such unusual benches in such beautiful places! I love these and how you already found a variety of ways to photograph them! Looking forward to seeing more! I'll be finishing a project in June of my feet and where I stand, that I started on my 60th birthday. It will be fun to look over all the places I've been this year. I'm thinking on some new ideas for a new project.Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-70848138998617286882014-04-24T19:01:43.271-07:002014-04-24T19:01:43.271-07:00oh my goodness judy...what a brilliant idea. i lo...oh my goodness judy...what a brilliant idea. i love it! these shots are just beautiful and i can't wait to see how your project unfolds!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153095149911030832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-84826957196732203992014-04-24T15:45:31.412-07:002014-04-24T15:45:31.412-07:00Check out this professional photographer who has c...Check out this professional photographer who has committed to photograph the same tree for a year with his iPhone:<br /><br /> http://thephotobrigade.com/2012/08/that-tree-by-mark-hirsch/<br /><br />He was featured on CBS Sunday Morning (TV show) last summer while I was taking the phone photography class! <br />kybarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379309037143657000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-18020103866915002852014-04-24T15:26:12.995-07:002014-04-24T15:26:12.995-07:00Great reminder Judy! I took a class at BPC last su...Great reminder Judy! I took a class at BPC last summer called The Phone Photography Project and @jofabi (many of you know her from our previous BPC photography classes) was one of the teachers. Her challenge for the class was to create a series of photos and I remember writing down several ideas at the time. I need to go find that list and get to work! @jofabi's series of photos were of cats from her Italy and Greece travels, vintage Fiat cars, and photos from her trip to California. She pulled some of the photos into collages and used the same Instagram filter to give the photos a similar look. She suggested trying a series of your favorite things, favorite country, favorite color, etc. <br /><br />Such a great idea to work on a project whether it's for a whole year or the summer or whatever. I'll have to check out the book Judy mentions too. Looking forward to being inspired by you all as usual. Thanks so much for being here and inspiring us all! kybarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379309037143657000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-33101746348716116242014-04-24T12:28:32.157-07:002014-04-24T12:28:32.157-07:00This is a wonderful idea Judy! And so timely too. ...This is a wonderful idea Judy! And so timely too. After I was at the beach earlier this week, one of my favorite places on earth and took the shot of the snow fence with the water in the background. I definitely thought it would be fun to do more water/beach shots this year. I could aim for one shot per week to be realistic. Maybe title the project Near the Water or Beside the Water...hmmm...I will need to think on this now. Sarah Huizengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326211901751159368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-3184208517015427792014-04-24T10:20:26.820-07:002014-04-24T10:20:26.820-07:00Great photos!
I like your idea, of something to fo...Great photos!<br />I like your idea, of something to focus (pun intended) on. I like to photograph birds and flowers...plants in general. That's pretty broad. Might need to narrow it down to just a few.Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-9023200084085494122014-04-24T09:06:34.615-07:002014-04-24T09:06:34.615-07:00Hmm, what a great idea. There are so many things ...Hmm, what a great idea. There are so many things that I love to photograph that I may have trouble deciding on one subject, but narrowing it down to one certainly would help in the focusing issue that I seem to lack. And I agree with everyone, that last shot is undeniably brilliant!!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-69962869862090954122014-04-24T08:17:29.732-07:002014-04-24T08:17:29.732-07:00Oh I have a lot of things that have been projects ...Oh I have a lot of things that have been projects like this, doors, windows and sidewalks in Galveston are some of my favorites, and even though I don't photograph people very often, I have been mulling some things in my mind that I have seen come up in my photos. There is a statue at my favorite nursery (that no one can by or I will be very sad) that I photograph everytime I'm there and I use an occasional prop! And then I have my monarchs that I've been photographing for over a year now. Your images are great, love the vibrancy and shadow in the first one (oh yeah, shadows I do love shadows) and that last one is so dreamy! I love having projects to keep my focused...great post Judy!Kim Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765296400379609580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-62917272705636603132014-04-24T08:03:52.573-07:002014-04-24T08:03:52.573-07:00Love the idea of a photo project! I completely agr...Love the idea of a photo project! I completely agree that the more we shoot the more we improve and having something in mind to always be looking for will get us shooting more. I love old doors and windows but don't see them a lot. When I go down into the barrio area of Tucson, I could spend the day shooting nothing but doors and windows! But I would agree that some things are just to hard to shoot on a regular basis, like your mailboxes. I've also done a month long project of shooting cactus blooms but I want to find something that could last longer, like a year. Your photos are just amazingly beautiful! Looking forward to seeing all the benches you capture!terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-56106109319157386612014-04-24T07:54:50.513-07:002014-04-24T07:54:50.513-07:00I love this idea!!! That last photo- so perfect an...I love this idea!!! That last photo- so perfect and painterly! I am working on two projects right now- photos of the downtown of my NEW hometown in Arizona and a mini-project of a local mountain from different angles. Those should wrap up in a few months- your bench idea inspires me! Chairs, windows, mailboxes- what could it be???Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510700887169878456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-86905586697246567412014-04-24T06:00:41.220-07:002014-04-24T06:00:41.220-07:00This is a very cool idea, and i went back and like...This is a very cool idea, and i went back and like that Humans of New york project. I will look forward to seeing many of your creative bench shots and may work on thinking of a project of my own. very inspiring!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-24998126505610933392014-04-24T04:41:33.623-07:002014-04-24T04:41:33.623-07:00I love your benches and I love benches, too. The D...I love your benches and I love benches, too. The DoF in the last one, as Carol says, is fabulous. But, oh! The color in the uptop photo ... LOVE! I've always loved church steeples. One of my life list items {I dislike 'bucket' list} is to take a road trip through New England and photograph church steeples, they have such beautiful ones there. I can't wait to see your finished collection!! And this is a great idea, too, to keep our eyes fresh.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-69572903842906391292014-04-24T04:03:45.129-07:002014-04-24T04:03:45.129-07:00Hey Judy! Benches are one of my favorite subjects ...Hey Judy! Benches are one of my favorite subjects too.These images are beautiful and creative. I love the depth of focus on the one with the man. I have a project too -mantles. I'm interested in how they express the homeowners personality. It will take a while because I either have to ask people and have my gear there when I see them, or plan to go back. But I find that when I'm traveling the guest houses always have interesting ones.<br />As you said, it's fun to keep it in the back of your mind, and to play with the idea..it opens your eyes.have fun with your idea, and keep showing us!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.com