“Use the magic feather,” Timothy the mouse guides Dumbo, who is afraid to open his ears and fly. He puts the feather in Dumbo’s trunk and says with absolute conviction, if you hold this, you will have the power to fly; just open your “wings.”
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Spontaneous Clarity
It seems to me that sometimes after months and months of meandering aimlessly in one’s own thoughts, suddenly clarity comes as if spontaneously out of nowhere. And one might think, “Whoa, where did that come from?” But upon further reflection, it had obviously been building up very carefully through obsessive, relentless self-inquiry.
Tonight, speaking with a dear friend, I had an epiphany.
New Year’s Intentions
The term “New Year’s Resolutions,” has been used for a long time, and recently, I have noticed that people are shying away from it. I told my friends I was setting “New Year’s Intentions” this year, and they liked that better than “resolutions.” That made me wonder a little bit…
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Flashback – Top of the Rock Field Trip
Recently, tucked safely within my Voigtlander, I came upon a roll of undeveloped film from an excursion I took with my parents to the top of Rockefeller Center back in September. I have been to the Top of Rock on a couple of occasions, and it never ceases to thrill me – it certainly provides the best view of the Empire State building from within the city – and something about the giant towering antennae hovering overhead and projecting television signals up to satellites that broadcast to millions, always makes me feel like I’m really at the heart of something.
I wanted to share a few of the shots I took this time around – trying to see the Top of the Rock from a slightly different perspective. There is something uniquely fun about developing a forgotten roll of film, and suddenly recalling what one was thinking about and experiencing at the time that one shot it.
Holiday Card Designs
This year, I decided to offer my clients original holiday card designs – in adherence with the trend of sending cute photos of one’s kids for family and friends nationwide to post on refrigerators.
Non-Dominant Eye Experiments – Part 1
It was recently brought to my attention that we humans have a dominant eye – the eye our visual center defaults to, with the other creating our 3-dimensional sense around the first. This seems like common sense, if you’ve ever laid in bed staring at a pillow up close, closing one eye, and then the other. One eye gives a perspective that seems utterly disorienting from when you had both open – the other is just about what you expected.
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Fall Kids’ Portraits – Part 3
One final set of kids’ fall portraits!
This one was particularly fun because of the angle of the sun during the shoot. Once again, this little one found a twig – it had leaves and an encased nut attached, but it was a twig nonetheless.
I’ll let the photos speak for themselves about how much fun this shoot was!
I am honored to have had the pleasure of serving my clients by photographing their beautiful children this fall – and want to thank them for allowing me to share the results with you. Continue reading “Fall Kids’ Portraits – Part 3”
Fall Kids’ Portraits – Part 2
Prospect Park was simply beautiful this fall – full of color and light – and with some mild November days, it was the perfect setting for these portraits of an energetic little guy and his parents. (Click on any of the photos for a larger view, and hit back to return here.)
Fall Kids’ Portraits – Part 1
Autumnal Moments
This year in New York City, autumn has been gorgeous!
