Artistic Concepts and Processes

We all know what an essay is, right? We've all had experience in school writing one or, at least, reading one--a short, opinionated writing about a specific subject. However, there is an alternative definition, one we often don't consider --an initial attempt or endeavor. It is vital for us to create without being afraid to fail, essayer as the French put it, to attempt. In doing so we become more familiar with a process or technique and eventually, with enough attempts, we can become experts.

Here is a sample of my attempts...

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Pleasant View Church

We drove out behind my house towards Marshfield to find the Webster County Observatory. It was closed off of course, but we found this church instead. Complete with graveyard and creepy creaky sign, this Pleasant View Church was established in 1804. Probably by vampires.

This image turned out a little dark, my camera's LCD screen fooled me.  It looked a lot brighter in the comparative darkness of my surroundings.  I suggesting shooting 30 second intervals between ISO 400 and 640 at your widest aperture.


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