A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Sometimes I think it would be great if we got to know our neighbors better, and sometimes I’m just as glad that we don’t know them all that well. Last night was a case in point. A neighborhood meeting was held to discuss the county’s plan for flood abatement. There were more people here than … Read More “The Lake Fairfield Plan” »
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed During the morning’s photography class, Polly had mentioned that some of her photos were on display at the Snapshot Cafe and Art Bar. Several of our class decided that it would be our destination for either lunch or dinner today. Since Laura was grading lab notebooks, it was going … Read More “Snapshot Cafe and Art Bar” »
Today was the last session of my Portraiture class at the Museum of Art. Each our classmates presented their work from last week’s photosession, and we made comments. We have some excellent photographers in this group, and I was quite impressed with some of the images. Even though each of us was shooting the same … Read More “Portraiture, Part 3” »
Tonight I had planned to attend the monthly meeting of the Exposures group. This is a group of photographers that meets at the West End Dark Room the first Thursday of the month. According to the website, the group often picks a theme, and people bring either slides, digital images, or large prints of photos … Read More “Under Exposure” »
This is a recipe that we reverse-engineered for our Super Bowl Party at Paul’s. It was served to us at Bohemian Cafe on Friday night as an appetizer, and we decided that we could re-create it. We were served this with bruschetta, which was wonderful. The Stuff: 2 cups cherry tomatoes 2 cups pitted calamato … Read More “Tomato Olive – something” »
Yep, that’s OOBs – not OOPS!, or worse yet, BOOBS!. It stands for Out of Boundary, and is a photomanipulation technique that creates three-dimensional effect. A frame is created around part of the photo, then part of the image appears to break out of that frame. Creative use of a Gaussian Blur for shadow and … Read More “OOBs!” »
I finished up my portraiture class well after normal lunch time, and Laura haad already eaten and was out shopping. That meant I was on my on to try something new. Today it was Smoke on the Water at in the West End Shops. Atmosphere: The restaurant describes itself as "a saucy southern tavern." Blues … Read More “Smoke on the Water” »
This morning was the second session of our portraiture class at the Greenville Museum of Art. Today we were to spend the day posing and working with our model, Christy. Since it was incredibly cold outside, we started in the studio, with Polly discussing and demonstrating various posing techniques and lighting. Polly drove home several … Read More “Portraiture Class, Part 2” »
Every one of these headlines was on the front page of this morning’s Metro section of the Greenville News… Residents hope pedestrian plan has legs Easley transit plans face long road City’s paving request falls through the cracks Beavers gnaw at neighbors’ patience Give me a break! I feel like I’m reading a "Frank and … Read More “Corny Headlines” »
The following is an amalgam of actual phone calls received at our district office this morning… We’re on a two hour delay, right? What, exactly does that mean? Just add two hours to the start time. If my child’s school starts at 7:45, do I bring him at 10:00 or at 9:45? 9:45 Well, what … Read More “Delayed Math Skills” »