By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity
My previous Dear Susan post (#1081) was about light and monochrome. Reading it, my friend Lash LaRue noted that minimalism is an apt subject for black and white images, and referred me to a video by Judy Hancock Holland, which piqued my interest. So now I’m writing about minimalism. But my musings will be out […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , How-To
We know from the previous episode that the 1.85:1 (ish) and 2.4:1 formats are favoured by filmmakers. That motion blur is used to soften the transition from frame to frame, and that lenses are chosen for a look that complements the desired mood of the film. What are the other aspects of movie photography that […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity
As fall foliage gave way to wintry scenes, I have increasingly gravitated toward black and white imagery; in the bleak midwinter, images apparently turn monochromatic. Naturally, given my bent, this tendency prompted reflection. I enjoy making black and white images, learning as I go, though I do not feel especially competent. I offer the following […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity
……. Sometimes Words Are Simply Superfluous
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , News
All good things come to an end, this will be our final challenge. But it’s been a good one, and things to come should be just as interesting and even more engaging! Storytelling gets a bad rap. Ask any film editor and they’ll tell you filmmaking is manipulation. Politicians wrap up facts and intentions in […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity
I spent nearly half a century learning and teaching philosophy, with a couple of detours into the wilderness of academic administration. The students were wonderful, the courses challenging, the friendships stimulating, and the research rewarding. You can learn a lot about the world—and yourself—by studying philosophy intensively, and I commend it to everyone. When I […]
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By Paul Barclay | Art & Creativity
This article is in response to Pascal’s call for photographic adventures in the time of Covid. Like many of us I have felt constrained and in need of something new photographically. As you can imagine this resulted in a serious case of GAS. The only problem with is was, due to Covid, every other photographer […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity , Opinion
In spite of Covid and mediatised conflict, life on Earth has never been as easy for as many people. And yet optimism and happiness surveys don’t reflect this. What if adventure was the missing ingredient? On French national radio, one early morning program is devoted to positive initiatives undertaken by individuals. Every day a new […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity , How-To
In the art world different mediums and techniques of paint are used. Most of the mediums are opaque and forgiving. Take oils for instance – should an artist make a mistake, he may wait for the oil to dry and apply another layer/layers of oils over it and correct his mistake, as the medium itself […]
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By John Wilson | Art & Creativity
For several years I lived in North Vancouver at the eastern end of the north shore of Vancouver Harbour. It is a beautiful area at the foot of Mount Seymour, replete with forests, plenty of wildlife, salmon spawning streams and rivers and a little gem called Deep Cove. To get to North Vancouver you must […]
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