Week 19 - Storytelling: Aging

“I'm like a tree. My leaves might change color, but my roots are the same.” - Rose Namajunas

(Although if I’m being honest, my roots are the same due to a great colorist 🤣)

“Love it or hate it, aging is something we all experience. Tell a story of aging in a single photograph.” #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek19

“Love it or hate it, aging is something we all experience. Tell a story of aging in a single photograph.” #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek19

Week 18 - Inspiration: Weight or Mass

"Let me be light as a feather — strong, with purpose, yet light at heart; able to bend, and, tho I might become frayed, able to pull myself together again." - Anita Sams

Heavy as a stone or light as a feather: I love the gravity of the blocks of battered slippers juxtaposed with the ethereal tutu. #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek18

Heavy as a stone or light as a feather: I love the gravity of the blocks of battered slippers juxtaposed with the ethereal tutu. #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek18

Week 17 - Composition: Balance | Accidental Renaissance

“Just as Renaissance artists provided narratives for the era they lived in, so do I. I'm always looking beyond the surface. I've done that ever since I first picked up a camera.” - David LaChapelle

Shoot a balanced image in the Accidental Renaissance style. #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek17 #accidentalrenaissance

Shoot a balanced image in the Accidental Renaissance style. #2019dogwood52 #dogwood52 #dogwoodweek17 #accidentalrenaissance

Muguet de mai

« Un joli brin de muguet pour le bonheur toute l'année! » - Proverbe français

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May • Color of the Month

“Be different. Be original. Nobody will remember a specific flower in a garden filled with thousands of the same yellow flower, BUT they will remember the one that managed to change its color to purple.” - Suzy Kassem

You may have noticed that each month this year, I have featured hues of a particular color — blue in January, red in February, green in March, yellow in April, and now purple in May. It seems the logical choice as violets are popping up in the back …

You may have noticed that each month this year, I have featured hues of a particular color — blue in January, red in February, green in March, yellow in April, and now purple in May. It seems the logical choice as violets are popping up in the back yard, lilacs will soon be blooming, and sunsets become more and more vibrant. I spied these purple hepatica on a hike with Piper in Lapham Peak on Sunday.

April 2019 in Pictures

“April is a promise that May is bound to keep.” - Hal Borland 💛

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