"Ahrabella, I love the first photograph of you with the Olympus Trip! Who took that shot? Is that the only film camera you took in the end?
Of the others my favourites are the group of four boys with the little boy holding a bottle, and the man…"
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[ABCY] Learning To Shun The Shoulds
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Most of the time I create exactly what and how I want to, revelling in the freedom and opportunities for…Continue
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WCT2013 #8 - What part does encouragement from other artists play in your creative life?
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Welcome to a new WCT. This week's question for discussion - What part does encouragement from other artists…Continue
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[ABCY] Cast Out Every Map And Clutch A Compass To Your Heart
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In a recent conversation in our tribe here on CCS, I was asked if I had any plan or pattern to…Continue
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[ABCY] 24 Lost Photographs (Experience Trumps Results)
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Recently I shot a roll of 24 photographs.Rewinding the film, I discovered it hadn't moved past the…Continue
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[ABCY] Losing Count Of Creativity
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Recently I talked about my attempt at 1000 consecutive days of yoga falling short at …Continue
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Dan James replied to Ahrabella Heabe Lewis's discussion Ahrabella Heabe's- Marvelous May in the group Thirty Days of Creating
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"The 928 is almost the definitive compact... However the 24EW with its wider lens, more detailed focusing system, smaller, cuter looks, and neat timed bulb/long exposure modes I've just discovered, beats it in a few areas... Now if the…"
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"You're welcome, I knew you'd appreciate it! There are something like 300 pages on that Tokyo blog!! Before you even look at some of the other city ones...
I think because there must be so so many cameras floating around in Japan, there…"
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"Oh thank you Dan for all this vintage camera eye candy which is perfect to browse through and add more cameras to my ever expanding wish list ! Isn't it Interesting how many people use film in Tokyo ..maybe it is a reaction to the…"
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"Thought you'd appreciate the vintage eye candy here - http://tokyocamerastyle.com/
There are versions for other cities too - http://nameisisfilm.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/camera-style-pages/
(...as if you needed more encouragement to…"
Nancy replied to Dan James's discussion Spring Textures ATC Swap - Share Your Treasures in the group ATC Swap
"Donna, can you type out the web address from Ravo as I am finding it really difficult to read and have been unable to get to the content.
It looks like you got some fun companions for your road trip.....
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donna replied to Dan James's discussion Spring Textures ATC Swap - Share Your Treasures in the group ATC Swap
"It is obvious I did not read the length "how-to" on posting ATCs to this feed. I have been swamped with the production of NUNSENSE. Our show was invited to travel to a big city as well so it was extended longer than expected. I want to say…"
donna replied to Dan James's discussion Spring Textures ATC Swap - Share Your Treasures in the group ATC Swap
"No, I didn't do the doodle on the back. Some of my favorite paper though. It just makes me happy when I use it. Glad you liked it."
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- What's Your Favourite Way To Create?
- Mainly writing. And photography. Also dabble(d) in dancing, graphic design, painting, composing music, singing, acting, short films.
- Favourite Artists (in ANY creative medium)
- Writers/ poets: Jack Kerouac, Thomas Wolfe, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas.
Lyrics: Morrissey, Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, Kate Bush.
Music Heroes: Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Bowie, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Marvin Gaye, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Grant Lee Buffalo, Emmylou Harris, Billie Holiday, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Labradford, Lambchop, kd lang, M83, Takagi Masakatsu, Mercury Rev, Mogwai, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Pixies, Prince, Radiohead, REM, Roxy Music, Six By Seven, Slint, The Smiths, Suede, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tindersticks, Underworld, Windy & Carl, Stevie Wonder, Susumu Yokota, Neil Young... and a few dozen others!
Art: Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman
Filmmakers: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Ang Lee
Designers: Jonathan Ive, principal designer of the iMac, iPod and the iPhone.
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- Probably years ago finishing a poem called "Ours Is Always Restless" that was the first piece of writing when I really thought "Hey I'm actually pretty good at this!"...
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- To be able to help 1000s of people become the creative person they know they can be, see the fulfillment that brings them and those around them, and the positive difference it makes to the world.
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Learning To Shun The Shoulds
Most of the time I create exactly what and how I want to, revelling in the freedom and opportunities for experimentation that creative approach brings. Occasionally though, I find my thoughts around creating stumble up against what I think I “should” be creating. When I say “stumble”, I actually mean “smash headlong into a seventeen foot thick concrete wall with the force of a rocket fuelled juggernaut”. Maybe you can relate. So let’s talk about [...]Cast Out Every Map And Clutch A Compass To Your Heart
In a recent conversation in our tribe, I was asked if I had any plan or pattern to how I photograph, such as which camera and film combination to use when and where. My first response was that I have no plan whatsoever. I don’t have a carefully pre-plotted timetable of the next 12 months, indicating which camera to take out when, and where, and which film to load in it. I don’t have set [...]24 Lost Photographs (Experience Trumps Results)
Recently I shot a roll of 24 photographs. Rewinding the film, I discovered it hadn’t moved past the first frame. None of the photographs I’d carefully composed had been captured. At least not by the camera. In my mind, each had been captured before I pressed the shutter release button. And because of this, those 24 photographs aren’t lost, because I had that experiencing of making them. Experience trumps results. True in this example, and [...]Losing Count Of Creativity
Recently I talked about my attempt at 1000 consecutive days of yoga falling short at 902 days, and how this reminded me of my fallibility, and freed my occasional obsession with numbers and counting. Giving it further thought, there’s more behind counting I wanted to explore and share. When we create – when we’re truly fully immersed in that experiencing of pouring every fibre of ourselves out on to that page, that canvas, that microphone, [...]Ten Percent Everything
What if, today, you gave away all but ten percent of your art supplies, tools and materials? What if by honing down to just this ten percent, your creative mind was suddenly able to breathe in the glorious, wide open space where the other ninety percent of “stuff” once was? In addition, what if this radical reduction in overwhelming options, allowed your creativity and artistry to come alive and get focused for the first time [...]Dan James's Photos
Comment Wall (273 comments)
- At 10:18 on May 22, 2013,
Ahrabella Heabe Lewis said… Oh thank you Dan for all this vintage camera eye candy which is perfect to browse through and add more cameras to my ever expanding wish list ! Isn't it Interesting how many people use film in Tokyo ..maybe it is a reaction to the extensive use of modern technology ...
- At 15:59 on April 28, 2013,
Camille Caggiano said… Ahh, Dan, it was my pleasure!...such passion for decay! There must be many more photos left for you to create! England is filled with such treasures...ancient, old, abandoned beauty...and wow, you sure know how to transform these places into places others, might just walk by w/o a glance
- At 9:21 on April 21, 2013, Ahrabella Heabe Lewis said…
Exactly what is the point of having a camera if it can't be used- where is the fun in that! I have always liked that quote from William Morris and our house is named Kelmscott in Morris's honor.
- At 8:48 on April 20, 2013, Ahrabella Heabe Lewis said…
Wow Dan 500 cameras that sure puts our modest camera collections in perspective!! Noticed the seller was careful to say that not all of the cameras were in working order make s me wonder how many would actually work ....
- At 13:40 on April 13, 2013,
silvia gudehus said… hahahaha... wanted to say "moody"!!! But moosy seems to be a nice thing too...I'm sure!! ;-)
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