May have mispelled the name of the town... I took this last year on a bike ride in Europe, have been looking at the picture for some time and now it is a new addition to my portfolio. This community is over 600 years old...
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Photo Excursion
Saturday October 24 beginning at 8:30 am and ending at 3:30 pm I am offering a day of taking pictures in and around Columbia, I will
Help you learn to use Your camera to get great pictures,
Help you learn to look for the type of pictures you want to do whether it be family shots or art shots.
We will be in Down Town Columbia, and on the Katy trail.....
The focus is to help YOU take better pictures,
The Costs is $85 for the day... IF we have 5 or more sign up we will vote on the best picture for the day and that person will get a $100 cash prize. Sign up today the group size is limited to 10 people. Email me and I will send you a registration form.... stanley.jack@gmail.com
Help you learn to use Your camera to get great pictures,
Help you learn to look for the type of pictures you want to do whether it be family shots or art shots.
We will be in Down Town Columbia, and on the Katy trail.....
The focus is to help YOU take better pictures,
The Costs is $85 for the day... IF we have 5 or more sign up we will vote on the best picture for the day and that person will get a $100 cash prize. Sign up today the group size is limited to 10 people. Email me and I will send you a registration form.... stanley.jack@gmail.com
Friday, October 2, 2009
Sensual Plants
In August I was checking on the work completed by a contractor at a Condo I manage for a family that lives out of town. The neighbor had this very interesting small planter in the front of her condo. The day was overcast day and a fun shot. I took three shots total. I can't totally explain the sensual part, but as I took the picture it had a sensual sensation. So the name "Sensual Plants". I will have only 125 prints avialable, wonder who will be the first to purchase one. Let me know.
Jack Stanley
Jack Stanley
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Fall Photo Excursion
For the first 10 to sign up, I am offering "It is Not the Camera" photo excursion taking pictures of the fall Colors the second and/or third weekend in October. The event will be in and around Columbia, Point and Shoot Cameras are great for this event. The class is hands on, taking pictures using your camera with help from Jack. Sign up today, The cost of the class is $95 per person...We will have some fun, and learn a lot. I suspect we will end the day at a winery in the area to look at the pictures we have gotten....The person with the best shot will win $100.
Look forward to seeing you...
Look forward to seeing you...
Photo Excursions
The last few art shows I have participated, I have found a real desire to learn to get better pictures. In the Zona Rosa Show I spoke with over 100 people interested in getting better pictures. Some thought they needed new camera's. In almost every case it is not the camera it is the use. So I will be scheduling some "It is Not The Camera" photo excursions for groups up to 10 people. The goal will be to group people that have similar goals. For example, if you want better pictures of your kids or grand kids, we would have a day of hands on taking candid shots of kids and people with different lighting and I would teach you to use your camera to get the best possible shot. OR if you want great scene shots or sun set or sun rise we would work a group. And then I suspect we should look at a 10 day photo excursion to Italy.
The one day excursion will be $95 per person, I will hold one in St. Louis, Columbia, and Kansas City, possibly Chicago. If you are interested let me know soon. The Fall Colors could be a great excursion in the next couple of weeks...
Jack ....
The one day excursion will be $95 per person, I will hold one in St. Louis, Columbia, and Kansas City, possibly Chicago. If you are interested let me know soon. The Fall Colors could be a great excursion in the next couple of weeks...
Jack ....
Monday, August 31, 2009
The Polorad Swinger
The Polorad Swinger.
When I was 15 I purchased a Polarad Swinger, it was $19.95 which sounds cheap today, at that time I was working for $1.00 per hour. (1968). It was the beginning of my love of photography. I traveled around the highschool hangouts and took pictures., Mostly candid shots of friends and acqaintances, my friends liked the shots for the most part and I began for the first time to consider taking pictures. For those of you who are younger the Swinger was a black and white camera. The original swinger did a print about 2.5x3 inches. And the print developed instantly on the paper. For me, the camera represented more than just taking pictures, it quickly became my itentity point with many acquaintences. To the point that in just a few weeks of using my Swinger, when we had the Year Book Staff meeting, I was elected to be the yearbook photographer. A huge step for me in that it put me in contact with M. Geary our highschool English teacher, who came from a family of photographers. I will talk more about that relationship in future blogs. The point is that this $19 dollar investment, sparked an interest, that has followed me all my life so far, specifically for 41 years. Each level I have moved up has engendered a greater love for what I can capture with the camera. And the range of expression it allows me to share a part of how I see the world with the people around me. The Polorad Swinger. The beginning of one of my life long passions....
When I was 15 I purchased a Polarad Swinger, it was $19.95 which sounds cheap today, at that time I was working for $1.00 per hour. (1968). It was the beginning of my love of photography. I traveled around the highschool hangouts and took pictures., Mostly candid shots of friends and acqaintances, my friends liked the shots for the most part and I began for the first time to consider taking pictures. For those of you who are younger the Swinger was a black and white camera. The original swinger did a print about 2.5x3 inches. And the print developed instantly on the paper. For me, the camera represented more than just taking pictures, it quickly became my itentity point with many acquaintences. To the point that in just a few weeks of using my Swinger, when we had the Year Book Staff meeting, I was elected to be the yearbook photographer. A huge step for me in that it put me in contact with M. Geary our highschool English teacher, who came from a family of photographers. I will talk more about that relationship in future blogs. The point is that this $19 dollar investment, sparked an interest, that has followed me all my life so far, specifically for 41 years. Each level I have moved up has engendered a greater love for what I can capture with the camera. And the range of expression it allows me to share a part of how I see the world with the people around me. The Polorad Swinger. The beginning of one of my life long passions....
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Dreaming about Pictures
There seems to be a dry spell in finding or seeing photographs I actually like. I am sure it is my camera simply not taking good pictures. Or is it my own perception. At any given time taking good pictures is certainly effected by the equipment (about 10%) and 90% based on your perception and attitude. I find that to be true and false. To take a good picture you have to see it as you take it. Or see the potential, this requires an open mind. It does not require a specific mood. For example if you are in a down mood take pictures, you may come up with a poignant result., if you are up take pictures, you may well find a product that is up lifting. If you enjoy finding just the right picture, it requires two things, 1. pick up the camera, 2. take time to look for and take pictures. These are the two things I have not done enough lately. And the sole reason I have not found the pictures I want. So today I will pick up my camera and shoot. How about you?
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