Reality vs the suspension of disbelief is a very strange phenomena in the Lego universe. It’s seemingly arbitrary rules continue to amaze me. Yesterday I posted this photo I received the following comment: “Great shot Shelly. The pink strat is upside down, unless the squid is a lefty, and plays
By popular demand (read one request) I was asked to review the basics of macro photography. If you don’t know what macro photography is…it is simply the art of taking pictures close up of small objects. The Basics 1) Use a tripod or equivalent: When you are focusing on such a
When I left town a few days ago, I packed a wonderful collection of Lego and all my camera gear with grand intentions. My family and I would be driving nearly 1800 miles (2824 km) across the US and we would be passing by some of my favorite places in
Congratulations! Like many people you might have the fantasy of quitting your mind numbing job and joining those carefree bohemien artists creating and selling their art. This is an admirable goal and I salute you. Before you embark on your dream I ask you this one question: do you support
I confess I’ve been watching documentaries again. This one was about Werner Herzog and his epic struggle to complete his movie Fitzcarraldo. The documentary, Burden of Dreams, concerns a movie maker on a seemingly Sisyphean task who’s main character is on a similar, nearly impossible task. As Werner Herzog is talking about his project, after hitting the umpteenth major snag, he
Have you seen Sting’s TED talk? I did and I was mildly amused by Sting and his talk. I think it is important to realize that every artist struggles with the artistic process. No matter if you are a multi platinum musician who makes enough off his royalties to live
I don’t think there is any skill harder to develop than the ability to stay motivated. No matter what you are doing, taking photographs, building your latest MOC or writing the next great novel, staying motivated is hard. It’s easy to get distracted by day to day obligations, or worse
I want to offer up a recommendation to one of my favorite books on creativity of all times: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles & Ted Orlando. I read this book many years ago and it was helpful when I hit a