As for sharing photos today.... hmmmm..... let's see something SKY oriented. Whatcha got? Sunrise, sunset, groovy clouds, the moon.... We all have them. let's share the SKY today!!!!

I'm not sure I'll have a free sunday anytime soon due to various events coming up through mid May. I'll try to hop on for updated challenges and join when I can!

Life's been a bit overwhelming and I've not been so great on here. I posted April and May challenges. I'm also planning on giving way more inspiration on here. Please feel free to add your own! Last week we discussed so many on the zoom....and I want to share them all here! We've talked about YouTube channels and people and all SORTS of artists....so share them all! I will, too!

A bit late and all together now! 1. Create an image by letting go of control. Ideas: - Shoot without looking - Random settings - Move the camera mid-shot - Let someone else press the shutter - Embrace blur, chaos, imperfection Rule:You must choose your favorite “mistake.” 2.Create a photograph that makes something small feel huge or cinematic. Ideas: - Toys staged like real life - Macro shots that feel like landscapes - Forced perspective - Everyday objects turned into “worlds” 3.Identify a photography “rule” you usually follow… and intentionally break it. Examples: - Rule of thirds → center everything - Sharp focus → blur it - Proper exposure → blow it out or crush it - Clean composition → clutter it 4.Take something designed for one purpose… and use it completely wrong in your photo. Ideas: - A fork as a tripod - A book as a reflector - A mirror facing the “wrong” direction - Clothes used as backdrop or filter - Kitchen tools as modifiers - Shoot through something not meant for photography 5.Create an image that feels like something is intentionally missing. Ideas: - Negative space doing the storytelling - Cropping out the obvious subject - An incomplete scene - A shadow without the object - Half of something - A story with a gap 6.Create an image inspired by another artist — but interpret it through your voice. You can channel: - A photographer - A painter - A filmmaker - A sculptor - Even a musician (translate sound → visual 👀) 7.Create a photograph that tells a complete story in a single image. Guidelines: - There should be a sense of before and after - Something should feel like it just happened… or is about to - Include clues for the viewer 8.Recreate or represent a memory you can’t physically revisit. Ideas: - Childhood feelings - A past home - A relationship - A version of yourself - Something lost or changed Twist:It doesn’t have to be literal — abstraction is welcome.

She just texted this so I’m sharing it! Ok Robin here are my notes/reflections of my quick day at the National Gallery: I thought the others may enjoy as well Some of favorites Cezane - love love love not in red vest Monet Van Gough Rembrandt Titian - women with a mirror so intriguing Definitely enjoyed the French impressionists Simplicity in portraits of background - expression and posture Love the emotion and light and shadow of Rembrandt Italians nice but only so many Madonna and child I can see Dutch - detail is photo like Spanish love the playful and bold Sargent - fabulous The last 100 or so years has shifted sooooo much. Art follows the mood of the time What we deem merit worthy often does not ‘fit’ the art world Oh and pretty sure Pablo Picasso did a lot of drugs. What I affirmed/confirmed/relearned about what I like that spills into my photography: Love light and shadow play Moody Do like some bold use of colors I need to connect to the story or be pulled in Too much abstract and I do not get along - but do like more abstract landscapes at times. The power of print - how many digitals will be around in 1000 years like some of the art