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THE WRITTEN RECORD
Tag: art
Do Androids Dream Of Creating Electric Sheep?
All my life, we've been told that computers were incapable of being intelligent, self-aware and creative. But here we are in 2023 partnering with Artifical Intelligence in creating works of art with photographs, paintings, music composing and even creative writing.…
ARTifical
I toyed around with DALL-E today and asked for a random but specific depiction of “a dark background oil painting of an intelligent looking fox smoking his tobacco pipe while working on his MacBook” And here are the results. I…
Photo Workflow
My current creative workflow is simple, on purpose. I’d rather be out there shooting than processing or organizing. I don’t have the time or desire to go out for that one shot that will make me famous. I want to…
Map Quest Pt 3
Over 260 images cataloged on a map with GPS coordinates and waypoints. According to my Lightroom software, I only have a little more than 200 to add. Then I’ll start a new map for geocaches I’ve logged followed by another…
Why Ask Why
“Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” Picasso, when asked what his paintings meant. Sometimes we create for the sake of creating and seeing what happens. There are times where…
Digital Contact Sheet
One of my favorite tools on the iPad is importing my images to the Photos app. The simple act of sorting, organizing these photos like I used to do on a contact sheet of film negatives. Find the keepers and…
Let’s Take This Outside
Due to a variety of interests, there has been less writing here in favor of being outdoors with a camera. I’ve been out and about capturing a variety of topics including urban art, neon signs and more. I’m thinking of…
How To Become The Great Urban Photographer
If you loosely apply Lomography’s ten golden rules, you’ll do just fine. Number 10 may be the most important. Don’t listen to others, stay true to yourself and your artistic endeavor. There are plenty of rules that can and should…
The Ideal Life
Lately, I’ve been thinking of the optimal lifestyle and how to get the best out of life. How can I better my existence? An ideal lifestyle is one you have to define for yourself. So if I wanted to focus…
Homework
“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” This quote could also be used for any hobby endeavor we choose such as photography, crochet, micro electronics, Ham radio, etc. A hobbyist is constantly…
A Few Thoughts On…
Creativity and imagination needs to be constantly fed. Reading is an anytime, anywhere pastimeSlow down. Excuses delay the inevitable. Make time for good conversation.Apply what you know. Chase the knowledge.Organize your desk. Make yourself so good that they don’t want…
Just Do It
“We learn by doing.” This is the way you master your hobby, by getting on and doing it. Learn, practice, re-learn and practice some more. This goes for writing, sketching, photography, painting, or everything else. You don’t get good without…
Beginner’s Mind
“It often happens that two students can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than the master can. The fellow-pupil can help because he knows less. The difficulty we want him to explain is one he has recently…
Exploring Creativity
What does it mean to be an explorer of art? To reach out and investigate out of curiosity. Right now I am curious about analog art, that which is done by hand and not digitally like I have been doing…