tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post1461686754736455672..comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00Comments on There's a Dragon in my Art Room: UPDATED POST: Camera exploration & the superb paintings of Janet FishPhylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-11346205024048664502013-03-04T22:17:21.300-05:002013-03-04T22:17:21.300-05:00Beth, you are too funny!! Ironically, just today ...Beth, you are too funny!! Ironically, just today I was ordering several 8x10 prints (actually 8x11, but who's counting) of photos taken with my Canon PowerShot point&shoot, to replace faded old photos shot decades ago, that were on my kitchen wall. We repainted the kitchen, replaced the curtains with the ones I made from fabric purchased at Mood, and the photo wall is the final touch!<br /><br />As for the new photos, I'd love to make those giant prints - eventually!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-86981546599185866672013-03-04T22:06:20.830-05:002013-03-04T22:06:20.830-05:00Love the last few. Let your camera eat batteries. ...Love the last few. Let your camera eat batteries. The results are great.Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-18548651343406235152013-03-04T22:00:21.160-05:002013-03-04T22:00:21.160-05:00I think they're amazingly cool. I think you sh...I think they're amazingly cool. I think you should get four huge copies made of your favorites. Have them in gicleé, and then hang them on a large, open wall. They'd be awesome. (Then get new furniture, etc. to match. How fun is that? Art and shopping.)<br /><br />Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-2240009495773062472013-02-27T22:51:38.495-05:002013-02-27T22:51:38.495-05:00Thank you, Darcy! These are some of my favorites a...Thank you, Darcy! These are some of my favorites as well, and #1 definitely will be translated into paint. As for being stuck in psychedelia, you are right, and I am quite happy with the vibrant colors, but, um... that was the late 60's, not the 50's! I know, because I graduated from high school in 1970!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-2754583002439567122013-02-27T22:36:19.760-05:002013-02-27T22:36:19.760-05:00Loved the finger puppets and am going to do them w...Loved the finger puppets and am going to do them with either my 4th or 5th graders. Thanks! As far as your photos go, I like Images #1, #13, #20, #21 and #33. I like #1 and #33 for their color and think they'd be great for painting inspiration. So what if you are stuck in 50's psychedelia! The composition and warm colors are rich in #13; there is also something nice about the color and balance of #20; and #21 has wonderful olive tones that always appeal to my organic side. So there you go! One persons opinion on your photos and edits! darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953140770829838129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-77059194373673650322013-02-26T09:55:06.119-05:002013-02-26T09:55:06.119-05:00The class is really nothing special. The big thin...The class is really nothing special. The big thing is spending time with the camera, and keeping track of what does what, so you'll remember. I'm finding that to be a real challenge. I'm actually a little frustrated about what she is NOT covering in the class. I wanted to learn how to handle the less obvious, more advanced camera features, Nd she's just sticking to the basics. She did talk a bit about forcing the flash, but I find that any of my camera settings will not allow you to do that anyhow. Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-51685106631594471832013-02-26T07:59:22.507-05:002013-02-26T07:59:22.507-05:00WOW! Those are amazing.
I need to find a class ...WOW! Those are amazing.<br /><br />I need to find a class like that. My poor camera is highly underutilized. <br /><br />jjSnippety Gibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271129879408530904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-20774834811438741852013-02-25T16:57:23.712-05:002013-02-25T16:57:23.712-05:00Thanks, Christie. The only bad thing about the vi...Thanks, Christie. The only bad thing about the vivid sketch feature is that those special creative features on the camera seem to eat batteries, partially, I guess because you need to use the 'live view' screen instead of the viewfinder, and then it takes a moment to process I guess. <br /><br />The selective color feature is also really cool, but I haven't figured out how to change the color yet, and really, I should be spending more time figuring out how to set the exposure than getting crazy!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-34633159343721286342013-02-25T10:46:37.235-05:002013-02-25T10:46:37.235-05:00What fun!! I hadn't thought about using all th...What fun!! I hadn't thought about using all the settings on one still life to see the results. I do try to use various settings when I am out and about in what I think are the appropriate conditions. I will have to try this. I've had my new camera a whole year and still am just a novice with the settings. I love your vivid sketch photos and I tend to like the others that have strong highlights on the glass ( like the 4 right under where you say, "How am I suppose to remember what does what?") above.Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.com