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Beauty knows beauty

Quote of the day: “Only if there is beauty in us can we recognize beauty elsewhere: beauty knows beauty. In this way beauty can be a mirror that manifests our own beauty. This has little to do with narcissism or self-absorption. To achieve a glimpse of inner beauty strengthens our sense of dignity and grace. The glimpse ennobles us; it helps awaken and refine our reverence for the intimate eternal that dwells in us.” — John O’Donohue I feel as if I’ve made a leap of understanding in my photography, seeing and experiencing simplicity in my photos. It’s still hard work to distill the Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Simplicity and Photography

Quote of the day: “It’s often about the simple things, isn’t it? Painting and photography are first about seeing, they say. Writing is about observing. Technique is secondary. Sometimes the simple is the most difficult.” ― Linda Olsson Today has been a gray November day, complete with a little drizzle and fog this morning. In search of some brightness, I headed out to Como Park to make photos in the Conservatory. Stepping into the moist warm air was like stepping into another world. Even though the cloudy skies made it a little less bright in the conservatory today, I felt almost as if Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Gratitude for Fleeting Beauty

Quote of the day: “Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson Gazing through my fall photos from less than a month ago, the world outside my window today looks like a totally different world. The gray days of November have arrived. Gone are the flashes of vivid color and the trees that look as if they are on fire. Now is the in-between time, not yet winter, but bare of the glories of autumn. Most of the trees have dropped Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

November’s Free Photo Downloads

Subscribers to my mailing list get Free Photo Downloads—New Photos Available Each Month Each month I make a gallery of 50-100 new low resolution photos available free for download. If you have not already subscribed, subscribe now. Once a month I send out an email with a link to a new photo download gallery, a suggested photography assignment, news about my Etsy shop and classes. You can use the photos in blog posts, on your website, on your desktop, or to make small prints for yourself. Please do not re-sell my photos or use them in artwork for resale. My copyright Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Photo-Heart Connection – Simplify, Simplify

Quote of the day: “What’s really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer. ” ― William Albert Allard October is a month of vivid autumn colors. So it would make sense that my photo-heart connection for October would be bright and colorful, right? Not so! It came as a total surprise to me when my favorite photos of the month were all black and white. Ah—simplicity—my heart sang. Simplify! Simplify! That message came Read more…

By Marilyn, ago