Sweet Moments captured through my Phone

It isn't often that I post photos from my phone. Taking photos with my phone is almost like a vacation from my Big Mama camera....just point and shoot, delete, reshoot, send to someone, or when there is time actually manipulate the photograph into more than it is...hopefully. Phone photography has become such a huge new form of photography, especially when manipulated with an eye for individuality. Yes, to do it well, there is a bit of a steep learning curve, but that is the fun...that and working for an individual look.  I had so many photos from the beach and was a bit sad having them lost in the depths of my photo pool, that I fished them out (pun intended) and thought I would play a bit.

First the photo takes a trip through Snapseed a great photo editor...very easy to use. Then it is ready for a chosen app or two.  Right now I am working on "learning" Glaze......I love how others use it, but I am still fussing around.  Rather than be so "wordy" lets share a few fun summer beach pics.  The reasons for the duplicates is to show how one app can be worked in so many directions. Besides using Glaze, I have also used Repix and PhotoToaster. 

Add a little "sparkle" to your day.    

Thank you Funny Bunnies and Repix !

Working with photos and apps can become quite addicting.  I need to set a timer to not over-stay my welcome.

The Superfluous

Some may think that painting, sculpture, music, writing, photography, doodling, humming, ETC.

are superfluous.

"The superfluous, a very necessary thing."    Voltaire

That which brings joy to one's heart, is the "cherry on top" sending a sense of satisfaction, pleasure and happiness through out the day.

I am been making mention of how much photography and painting  have in common. 

As an example, today we call, it in the iPhoneography World: Street Photography,  capturing people, animals, circumstances, events in their EVERYDAYNESS.

Finding people fascinating, I was 
"capturing the off moment" before there was a name for it.  After awhile, some photos of these (usually people photos) just stood out....they were meant to be transferred to painting in whatever technique  I might choose. It is really one of my favorite ways to paint.  Get the general feel for the people, surroundings and abstract them with oil or acrylic....usually oil as it is so malleable.  

These are a few of my favorites.

Painted the cover of  a sketchbook...Girls in uniforms being marched in one straight line....reminds me of Madeline. 

Dog walking in Paris.  I added the Parisian architecture from photos and painted a woman and her dog from a separate capture.

Hindu women patiently waiting, watching the FireWalking procession.

Rockefeller Square where two young girls were eagerly exchanging the latest news. At first I only took photos from side and rear, finally got brave and took one from a front point of view.

I am missing this sloshy style of painting and have promised myself to get back to it.  This style of painting is usually on a small 8 x 10 canvas and in oil.  I don't always clean my brush but let the colors mix together...there is heavy texture and lots of "smooshing."

Being SUPERFLUOUS is great fun.