by Julie | Apr 12, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
I found a call for entry for a photography show with the theme of “Like a Mother.” I said to myself, Ooh, that’s such a rich topic, ripe for so many possibilities! I didn’t have any existing work that felt like it worked, so I put out a model call in a local Facebook...
by Julie | Jul 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
Death, life, nature. How do they interact and intersect? What happens after ‘life’ is over? How much a part of nature are we humans? Flowers are lovely, and their blooms and scents are enjoyed by many. Once the petals begin to wither, droop, and drop, however, the...
by Julie | Apr 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
A book can shape you, infuriate you, make you laugh, make you think, change your life. Who hasn’t gotten lost in a good book? Who hasn’t wished that they could be engulfed in their favorite novel? Who hasn’t dreamed about forgetting everything else and just reading...
by Julie | Sep 3, 2018 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
In late August, I took a class about street portraiture! I love taking classes and workshops, I’m interested in street photography, and of course I always love portraits. I was surprised at how nervous I was, though! I’m plenty used to going out and about...
by Julie | Oct 3, 2014 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
Earlier this year, Zack Arias announced a new project, dedpxl. It’s a series of photographic assignments, with a critique by Zack and his wife at the end of each one. The critiques are really interesting, mostly because Zack is so no-nonsense and doesn’t...
by Julie | Sep 2, 2011 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
Utata is a photography group. It was the first one I joined on flickr, back in 2005 or so. They host projects constantly–Iron Photographer, Thursday Walk, Weekend Project. A few years ago, they started a Big Project. I was too intimidated to attempt any previous...
by Julie | Feb 20, 2010 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
It’s now the fourth week of the photography class. (I have a few previous assignments that I’ll post soon.) We have to choose our own project to work on for the next four weeks. The photo above is from the second assignment, though I kind of cheated about...
