Tag Archives: Photography

Imagine

December 18, 2010 marked the date of the first LadyBudd post.  It was short, and simply welcomed one and all to my Photo Blog! I have over 10,000 photos – some good, some not so good and some really not so good.  I enjoy photography, especially the automatically point and snap, because it captures theContinue reading “Imagine”

Friendships with Commas

A long-time friend once said to me, “We have a friendship, with commas.” “What does that mean?” I asked. “It means that, no matter how much time has passed, we pick up our conversation where we left off. There are no “periods” in our friendship timeline.” This memory floated into my thoughts as I wasContinue reading “Friendships with Commas”

The Art of the Story

Photography is about storytelling – told without the inconvenience of words. A few years ago, I purchased an inexpensive digital camera to document a family trip.  I confess that I gave the camera very little thought; in fact, I left the instructions at home, deciding to take the “point and click” approach.  I would neverContinue reading “The Art of the Story”

Going Mobile

“All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.”   Susan Sontag This blog has a simple mandate – to share my photos and random thoughts as they comeContinue reading “Going Mobile”

Tell the Story – Change the World!

“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.”  Lewis Hine For most of us, photography is a hobby that entertains and gives us a beautiful memory to share with friends and family. There are others who use photography to change their world. Lewis Hine (1874 – 1940), anContinue reading “Tell the Story – Change the World!”

Things will happen!

 “If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.” Jay Maisel  If anyone knew how to make things happen it was Jay Maisel.  His photography career began in 1954 and gained  momentum simply because he was “out there.”  His remarkably diverse portfolio incorporatesContinue reading “Things will happen!”