The significance of THREE can be interpreted as wholeness. Three photographs - One plant  = Triptych   Matthew G Beall Photography   The significance of THREE   2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography  Three is Wholeness 1  2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography  Three is Wholeness 2  2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography  Three is Wholeness 3  2012...

One of the modernist pioneers of photography.   Under the Darkcloth is broken into 6 parts for Youtube. Thanks Youtube and Tom Johnston Photography ...

Oct 25, 2012. What a beautiful day in Ulm, Germany. A day for photographing. It was an awesome day because I got to out shooting pics with my good friend Axel Busch. Axel is an entrepreneur,  an adventurer, a sailor, a diver, a fellow photographer, a videographer, and above all, my  friend. He is someone that I greatly admire.  A three hour tour: Axel isn't in Germany very often, so we took advantage of such...

Without light what are we? I am always chasing the light. There are days when the light shines through a window and creates such shadow that I am compelled to get the camera and play around with the ordinary inside the apartment. Matthew G. Beall   Shadows on a Bathroom Wall   2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography   Her Office   2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography   Her...

The Internet is AWESOME! One of the greatest things I like about it is how one can rather easily connect with other photographers . Although I am from the States, I live in Germany, and it's far, far away from "home" physically speaking... yet, so very, very close online. Take Miami, Fl. for instance. It's is 4931 miles from where I am at. It's kinda tough to pop by to talk to someone face-to-face but online, well, it's as if...

Fall is here and winter is coming  There's a wonderful beauty during winter when the tress are bare, the skies are gray, and fresh soft snow is on the ground. I see monotone. Matthew G. Beall Photography   There's a Wonderful Beauty    2011  ...

Iron Man by Black Sabbath is an awesome song.  Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all,Or if he moves will he fall? Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? Well just pass him thereWhy should we even care?  Really old cemeteries are great places to photograph. The first lines of Iron Man seem fitting when making photographs in and of a cemetery. Matthew G. Beall ...

Sometimes a subject speaks very loudly yet softly at the same time. Matthew G. Beall    Blowing in the Wind     2012...

My Vision Taking liberties using the iconic Bauhaus student dorm building. Matthew G. Beall   Out in the Air    2012 Matthew G. Beall   Up, Up, Up   2012...

The iconic Bauhaus Building by Walter Gropius (built  1925 - 1926) sits in Dessau. The outside is a beauty, and the inside is beautiful. Matthew G. Beall   Bauhaus Window   2012 Matthew G. Beall Photography   Bauhaus Stairs and Window    2012...

What is it about stairways and light & shadow? Somewhere in Weimar, Germany is a staircase and a glass ceiling from which light bathes the walls of the stairwell. Matthew G. Beall   Stairway to Light   2012 Matthew G. Beall   Stairway to Light 2  2012...

While at documenta 13 in Kassle, we took advantage of visiting the Brüder Grimm Haus.These creaky stares are a wonder to look at as well as to climb. Of course, I couldn't resist making a black and white photograph of the staircase. Matthew G. Beall   Brüder Grimm Haus Staircase  201...

Ingredients of a photo:  Sun, Clouds, Sand, Beach Chairs, Old Buildings, Fauna, Light, Shadow.  Mix together Matthew G. Beall   Ahlbeck   2012...

On the island of Rügen on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany.  The roofed wicker beach chairs (Strandkörbe) waiting for the storm to come. Matthew G. Beall   Rügen: Waiting for the Storm   2012 ...

Sometimes really playing around with a photograph brings about something unexpected even though you started with a certain end result vision. The unexpected can be, at times, better than the expected. The unexpected can take you into a new direction, it can open your eyes wider, it can lead you to paint outside the lines, and it can remind you that you can fun with your art, too. Matthew G. Beall   The Chairs  ...

 Take about 13 minutes to watch what goes into making a Canon. Video from 2010....

European cities have plenty of old, old buildings and things. Some of these have been restored, some are in need of restoration, and some have no hope. Even though I live in an old German city, I am constantly surprised by the things I see that I have not seen before even though I may have passed the thing a 100 times. I believe most of us just walk blindly through our every day life, and this includes me at times ... So, when...

There is always an object to photograph. Sometimes the object is as plain as day and sometimes it is hidden i.e. it is not really looked at. It was a sunny day, a sunny spring day with strong shadows. It was a perfect day for shooting black and white. Shadows and light grab me! Limited Edition Prints available.   Matthew G. Beall    Hidden    2012...

An exquisite glow A beautiful illumination The Flower Matthew G. Beall Photography   The Flower   2012 ...

better than black and white. Matthew G. Beall   June Leaves   2012...

The Big Five Light and Shadow = mood   Contrast = attention   Shape and Form = interest   Pattern = interest   Texture = emphasis   Matthew G. Beall  Lines and Shadows 5  2012 ...

 I was out and about in Söflingen, a part of Ulm, on a slightly overcast day with camera and intent mixed with vision. There is always something to make a photograph of. "Black and White makes a oneness ..." Clyde Butcher  ---  If you don't know Clyde's work, you NEED to have a look, a long look at it. Matthew G. Beall   Lines and Shadows 1  2012 Matthew G. Beall   Lines and Shadows 2 ...

 The PPS American Experience  Adams: A Documentary Film is worth every second of your time. Ansel simply understood light. More precisely he took a specific quality of light that radiated on a specific place at an exact moment in time and made art.  And THE book to have ... You can never have enough books. And when they are about Ansel Adams pictures, you have to spread the word to buy it. "Ansel Adams:...

Composition     vision  Light  and Shadow Shades Matthew G. Beall   Light, Shadow and Shades   2011...

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A day in May along the Danube on the Neu Ulm, Germany side of the river. The wonder, the beauty, the surface of leaves in black and white. Matthew G. Beall  Leaves Along the Danube   May 2012 Matthew G. Beall  Leaves Along the Danube 2  May 201...

 A Never Ending Odyssey  I have a new Facebook page: MatthewGBeallPhotography  I need YOU to "like" it for me, please. Thank you for taking the time to do that! Matthew G. Beall   The Beauty of Black and White   2012 Matthew G. Beall   The Beauty of Black and White 2  20...

Matthew G. Beall  Flowers and Leaves  2012 Matthew G. Beall  Flowers and Leaves 2   2012 ...

In my previous post, Flowers on a Sunny Day in Ulm, Germany, I put up 3 photographs with two of them in black and white. Although I mostly do only black and white, it's sometimes necessary to use color to make the photograph as fine art work.  Sometimes color is simply more pleasing. 3 Flowers and Flowers with Yellow are the color versions of what was first B&W. Matthew G. Beall   Beautiful Flowers ...

This morning, Friday, April 27, I took a little photography tour around the Danube River in Ulm, Germany. We have a  garden with many different types of flowers and plants. A relaxing place on a sunny Friday morning with plenty of subjects to shoot. Seeing all the flowers, especially the white ones, I immediately thought of Liz Davidson's work. Here's my take ... and the first one is rare since I do not often work with...