+ A branding test! If you are someone who… Makes art and has a business Makes art and doesn’t have a business …you have a brand. It doesn’t matter if you sell your art or if you don’t, you still have a sweet little package that contains your personality and art. You may never have labeled it. You may never have thought about it. But the word “brand” still applies. Why? Because the way you define your style makes up…
I debated if I would write this because I keep my personal life really personal. But this is one of those things that has provided me with so much change and inspiration in such a short time that it would be inauthentic to brush past it. I’m approaching 3 months of having my foster son in my home. December 18, 2019 is a date that will be forever etched in my mind and heart. It was the day that everything…
Night is such an interesting challenge. To shoot at night takes enormous skill, so that in itself is difficult. To conceive of art in darkness, dark spaces, or at night is not as common, so this should automatically force our brains into a different headspace. There is so much we could do here! Landscapes, conceptual, collage… No matter what you do, make sure you focus your efforts on the theme or visual of night, whatever that means to you. To…
I’ve been honored as a judge of photo competitions many times over in the past few years. I enter competitions from time to time myself, and have had my fair share of rejections, and a couple of successes. Through my years as both a contest entrant and a judge, I want to share some lessons on entering photo competitions – particularly from the fine art side of things. Don’t submit if you see flaws in your work. One of the…
From 1 to 100, put as many people or things in your images as you want! These are all manipulated so that each image features the same person, but yours doesn’t have to! Use multiples in your imagery and see how that can enhance the visuals (dramatically!) and the concept. Perhaps challenge yourself to put more than one person in the same image, or see if you can get creative with a certain prop that you stock up on! I’ll…