TAIF...

I am pleased to announce that I am the guest designer for this week at the art blog, "The Art Is Found." Head on over to their blog to see my post and work done on the prompt "texture." I had a blast working on it, and hopefully it will inspire you in some small way.

Here is the link:
theartisfound.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

-will

simpleness...

I have been interested in and shooting a lot of simple things around me... just noticing the art and beauty in everyday objects. Paint, architecture, roads, plants, people. The list goes on and on.

“Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream? Can I visualize a print - my own personal statement of what I feel and want to convey - from the subject before me?” - Ansel Adams.

enjoy the world around you.

-will

jenna

So, its always fun doing shoots with friends. This is Jenna and she works with me. We went walking around downtown and just had a lot of fun. She's a blast!

-will

old cameras

I love downtown Springfield, because there are things like this:

Oh how I love old cameras.

If any of you know where I could get my hands on an old Nikon F series 35mm camera, please let me know!

-will

mackenzie

I love working with this girl. She always up for trying something new, and just having fun.

-will

kayli

Did a new shoot with my friend Kayli. She's got a great look, and was a lot of fun to work with. Hope you enjoy!

-will

chuck klosterman

I have been reading a lot from the author Chuck Klosterman lately. He was a senior writer for Spin and regularly contributes as a featured columnist to Esquire and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, The Believer, and The Washington Post. And he has published a few books as well. I read his book, "Killing Yourself to Live" a while ago and just wanted to share something from it...


"We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It's easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in sixth grade. Her name was Missy; we talked about horses. The last girl I love will be someone I haven't even met yet, probably. They all count. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. These are the most important people in your life, and you'll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years. But there's still one more tier to all this; there is always one person who you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it always happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of those lovable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable. You will remember having conversations with this person that never actually happened. You will recall sexual trysts with this person that never technically occurred. This is because the individual who embodies your personal definition of love does not really exist. The person is real, and the feelings are real--but you create the context. And context is everything. The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they're often just the person you happen to meet the first time you really, really want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else."


I just never thought about the people in my life like this until reading what he wrote. I can think of 2 people immediately that mean the world to me, and who I will never forget for the impact they had in defining what love is like for me. They taught me so much and I will be forever thankful or them.

-will