Also see Experimenting the Self-- Part Deux

 

Sometimes I get wrapped in limitations of my own doing.

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Wrapped     2013

        It's not easy to break through

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Push     2013

  You have to push to see

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Push to See     2013

Even though you may not want to see what is

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Push  to Block       2013

 It's easy to stay in the trap

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Push but Trapped    2013

And not look 

Matthew G. Beall  Photography    Push to Not    2013

I am excited about Lightroom 5 (BETA). I tested it out on two photographs I took this past December in Shell Beach, California. These two new photographs are now part of my California Central Coast Series

And http://matthewgbeallphotography.blogspot.de/2013/10/a-rocky-shore-caught-in-black-and-white.html

Matthew G. Beall Photography   The Rocks    2013   Shell Beach, California

Matthew G. Beall Photography   The Cove   2013   Shell Beach, California

Perspective. Your point of view. The way you see things. Subjective. This is what it really comes down to in art making.

Matthew G. Beall Photography    Ulmer Münster through the Stadthaus   2013   Ulm, Germany

I absolutely love making photographs. It's fun. It's relaxing. It's sometimes frustrating, and it's not always easy. It takes knowledge and vision. You have to be curious. You have to be open. You need to look and see. You have to be willing to learn  from others and from yourself. You need to experiment. You should strive for quality over quantity. You need to know when to reject those that just don't cut it. You need to accept that some may reject your work, your vision.  After all, it is completely subjective.

And every so often you should go back and revisit those you made. Sometimes after days, weeks, months or even years, you see these 'old' pieces of work in a new way. Sometimes you will even make another version or change the name. Sometimes you won't. 

Matthew G. Beall Photoghraphy
Shell Beach Morning Point
2012
Shell Beach, California

Matthew G. Beall Photography    The Wheel Goes Round    2011   Ulm, Germany

Matthew G. Beall Photography    A Small Park     2013        Ulm, Germany

Matthew G. Beall Photography    The Stream and Trees and Plants       2012        Neu  Ulm, Germany

Matthew G. Beall Photography    A Snap Shot       2012      Santa Barbara, Californina

Matthew G. Beall Photography    The Münster Series       2011 - 2013          Ulm, Germany

Matthew G. Beall Photography      Airport     2011        Munich, Germany

I don't like winter. I don't like the snow. I don't like the cold. Winter be GONE! You overstayed your welcome.

Perhaps a positive of a snowy winter are the endless photography opportunities. Maybe that's pushing it a bit...

Matthew G. Beall Photography   Such a Long Winter    2012