Enjoyable Photo Essay

When I take pictures of the world around me, I prefer to concentrate on creating images that I find enjoyable. Often my pictures are used as reference photographs for my sketches and other art projects, so I am compelled to create photographic compositions that sing to me. Although I may not be a singer by trade, photography and artwork is like music to me. However, I do wish I were more musically inclined as I love listening to great music while drawing, or editing photographs on my computer. Music is often a way to feel inspired, even if I am not playing an instrument or singing a song. Many writers such as myself also enjoy listening to music as they write and edit. So I always recommend listening to a CD you enjoy when deciding how to edit your photos. It will definitely get you in the mood for selecting a few enjoyable pictures to include in a art photography essay. Not every image is destined to end up in a museum, even though it would be nice to have a few there. What is most important about creating art is to let the camera speak to you. Stop focusing on what everyone else thinks about a particular photograph, and take pictures you will enjoy looking at. You have plenty of time to take pictures the way others dictate, but I have always enjoyed looking at photographs and artwork that are more personally inspired.

The patty pan squash and the acorn squash in the pictures above come from an organic garden, and these are beautiful to photograph. Also, I must say that patty pan squash tastes delicious when used in stir fry, or lightly sauteed with herbs and tomatoes.

I took several pictures I made with an arrangement of patty pan squash with a little acorn from the San Bernardino Mountains. Since I had displayed the patty pan squash with an acorn squash, I thought it might be interesting to create another arrangement with the patty pans circling an actual acorn.

The pictures from above document the pyrography project I am currently working on. Taking pictures of pyrography artwork is gratifying for me, and I also use these images for cards that I design.

The other day I was playing around with my camera, and I took a couple of self-portraits that came out blurry. One thing I like to do with blurry pictures is change these into black and white photographs, which gives the imagery more of an old fashion and nostalgic feel.

The picture above is one I took of the Pinnacles back in 1988. I scanned and used photo editing software to enhance the photograph. Actually, the scanned version of this photo looks better than the original. I used to love hiking to the top of the Pinnacles up in the San Bernardino Mountains and seeing the view of Mount Baldy in the distance, and Lake Silverwood below.

I am creating an artwork scrapbook, and I often take pictures of the progress I am making on this project. The picture above is of a sketch I made of flowers in a vase.

Taking pictures of the artwork in my scrapbook helps me to document my various projects. If you read my hubs on a frequent basis, you will see that I enjoy taking pictures. Stay tuned for my future photo essays!