To All the Artists Playing....Across the Universe

My friend quoted another photographer last night and said, "We don't take pictures; we make pictures." I agree. I find that I enjoy myself immensely when I simply play with photography.

The first photo in this series is taken still. Whenever I see a string of lights, I get inspired and play often with slow exposure and dragging the camera. So I thought I might see what happened with a movie showing in the background. The film was Across the Universe.

I think it's fitting that many images remind me of instruments and music- especially the third, as I see guitar frets, and the last, which brings to mind a saxophone. These were taken during the musical numbers. And yet others are like sea anemones, and those appeared during the credits where someone else has created abstract, water-like forms. That's my favorite part of abstraction, when something unintentional happens along and brings it all together.

I took these photos several months ago, but I happened upon them today after having a very creative afternoon. I thought about how as artists, we piggyback on each other all the time, drawing inspiration from all the various corners of our universe.

*Originally posted 3/26/09*

Energy: Illuminated

Energy: Illuminated was an incredible journey for me and my photography. Dance is one of my great passions, and to capture it with the abstracted form of light was a manifestation that existed previously only in my dreams. I enjoy the slow exposure process, and I learned a lot about the art of Photoshop.

Many of these photographs are available for purchase at http://kissblissphotography.imagekind.com, or by simply clicking on the image above. Five framed prints (Blue, Smear, Blossom, Passion, and Dip) are currently on display at Ophelia's restaurant in downtown Asheville.

I would also be happy to do commissions for photographs of this nature, in the form of dance, movement, or any other creative endeavor they inspire.

*Originally posted 1/28/09*