I started sketching more regularly later in the spring to challenge myself, but soon after, making sketches became a way to relax.
Read MoreSketching to Let the Mind Wander
Although simple, doing a sketch is hard work.
Read MoreDancing With The Light: A Photoshoot Narrative
Light is beautiful as it is intriguing. It takes well a lifetime to visualize light and manipulate it.
Read MoreRevisiting Fundamentals with the Sktchy App
I have been enjoying sketching a great deal lately, and in my next blog post, I will share some of my favorite April Sketches and will do a follow-up to my experience using the sktchy app.
Read MoreSplit Toning: An Alternative to a Default Workflow
With split toning, color becomes incredibly useful to create mood, and photography gives more leeway to design thinking.
Read MoreAdopting Constraints to Grow with Experience
When you realize your constraints, it's great to take risks and make adjustments to enrich the experience.
Read MoreFlash Gadgets: Essential or Just Hype?
I stray from all the noise on equipment brands, tips, and tricks about digital photography.
Read MoreResponding to the Light: A Photoshoot Narrative
A lot goes on when trying photography. Adjusting camera settings, responding to the subject, and framing are all essential, but knowing how to anticipate and be prepared makes a huge difference in getting a decent shot.
Read MoreSnowy Day in the Park: A Photoshoot Narrative
Besides the beautiful flat light snowy weather brings, the chance to get creative with accessories and garments also makes taking pictures in the snow a little extra fun.
Read MoreToning It down: Getting serious with underpainting
Having struggled with value control for so long, being open to experimenting with monochrome/underpainting techniques feels like the best thing to do.
Read MoreCreativity with no Inhibition: A Photoshoot Narrative
As the person with the camera, it's my job to decide what goes on the frame. However, most people nowadays are empowered to say how they want to be seen, so not fighting it allows more than I could wish for!
Read MoreMusic Venue: A Photoshoot Narrative
I value these opportunities and aspire to keep on doing more of these kinds of shoots.
Read MoreMinimal is not Boring: A Photoshoot Narrative
Monochromatic values create atmosphere and meditative images.
Read MoreDecluttering Brush Mileage
Not everything we do is worth keeping.
Read MoreSoulful Gestures: A Photoshoot Narrative
When taking someone’s portrait, I do my best to stimulate self-expression as I hold on to my basis of working with minimal equipment and laid back interaction
Read MoreMusic Soul Under Winter Skies: A Photoshoot Narrative
Winter is a tricky season, monotony lingers in the air and it’s tempting to be lazy.
Read MorePainting Process: A Labor of Learning
On this post, I’d like to discern things I’ve done on each painting, how they differ from each other and where I’d like to move next with my painting process
Read MoreProps Convey Emotion:A Photoshoot Narrative
Props add narrative elements to an image.
Read MoreA Lady With Her Guitar
As I build portrait photography experience, I continue reassuring myself how much I enjoy attaining authentic expressions through natural interactions,
Read MorePainting Process: Woman in Blue Stripes by the Ocean
Sometimes, the most challenging thing is not to care and just get things done. Going with whatever set of skills we’ve got at the time and not having a roadmap for success can lead us to enticing discoveries. In such cases, I can’t help wondering, is being good really important?
When working on a painting, I rarely work on sketches or preliminary studies, and the painting on this post is no exception. As I get older and have had the opportunity to grasp a few things over the years, I realize that workflow reflects my ignorance and laziness to push myself.
Before committing to complete this small board, I went for a long time without bringing any given painting to its final stage. I gave up in frustration, going over multiple canvases and boards, painting layer over layer; It felt like being entangled in a spiderweb.
Looking at this painting, I find a few qualities that turn my attention toward future pieces. Arranging the compositional elements more carefully through drawing would deliver a more precise definition, but more importantly, it invites me to explore deeper into why I must continue to paint.