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Image Interpretation

It's funny to see how a magazine can use images to convey their story. This photo of mine that you've probably seen before just ran in the September issue of Seventeen magazine and just hit the news stands. The story is on everyone having humiliating moments... not even close to how I saw it when I shot it. The cliché quote "A photo is more than 1000 words" still rings true, and the beauty of it is, everyone can imagine their own story behind a good photograph.

The War of Art: Thought

Just read a quote from the War of Art. There will probably be a few of these coming as I read through this book. It's a great book for any artist.

Steven Pressfield says "When we see others begining to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own. Individuals who are realized in their own lives almost never criticize others. If they speak at all, it is to offer encouragement."

Such a great realization. Do you find yourself criticizing others? I think it's part of the artistic journey.

Nobody is as beautiful as you.

Watch this transformation of an ordinary looking girl transformed into a supermodel. It's pretty amazing what we do today in advertising. The magic of hair/makeup and photoshop. Our perception of beauty is so fictitious. The video by Ogilvy and Mather, a world renoun advertising agency shows us how our perception of beauty is founded on people who don't even exist. We as photographers participate in creating this pretend perception. Is it art or deception?