tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179446912012-02-16T07:20:33.507-07:00"If you want me, You can find me, Left of center, Off of the strip" Suzanne VegaSushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-89632884643659233362011-03-16T20:37:00.005-06:002011-03-16T21:11:19.078-06:00

At about the same time I was coming up with the decision to add new photo products to my website, Susan See Photo Jewelry and Gifts, Mother Nature unleased some truly horrific events on the people and land of Japan.This week as I watched and listened, trying not to allow my fear and concern for my friend in Japan get in the way of my ability to function, I also was grappling with the never-ending

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-81600355521307053412011-01-07T23:18:00.003-07:002011-01-07T23:26:23.221-07:00

I've been absent, which probably doesn't really need any sort of announcement but then I'd be lax in my duties as a worry wort not to mention the obvious.Life has been rather convoluted and for the rest of the month it will probably remain so. I have just worked out a long-term photography gig with a local art collector which will in essence be a full-time job, just without the "employee" status

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-27443344105060725352010-12-11T18:57:00.013-07:002010-12-12T13:49:24.334-07:00

I've just paired-up with the local discount/coupon company Albuquerque On the Cheap, to offer a special discount for their readers..i.e. anyone who heads over yonder and reads the offer is a reader. *wink*Now until Saturday, December 18th Get 25% off all jewelry and gifts with the exclusive promo code, ABQCheap-DecPhoto25You'll need to make a minimum $10 order to get the discount and the offer

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-58888665261634362372010-12-06T14:29:00.013-07:002010-12-06T15:18:02.584-07:00

Looking over how other artists show-off their jewelry pieces got me to wondering how I could improve the online look of my gallery, Susan See Photo Jewelry & Gifts. I don't have any of those faux body display parts so that idea gets nixed fast. But I do have a plethora of various papers, handmade & mass produced, at my disposal.Here are a few of my new updates to my jewelry pieces, much better

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-5851763512811160742010-12-03T11:57:00.013-07:002010-12-04T12:03:58.564-07:00

The holiday's are coming! The holiday's are coming! Or so a flickering electronic talking box in my living room keeps telling me. ;)This season I'm giving you a deal I've never offered before. Make a minumum purchase of $20 from Susan See Photo Jewelry and Gifts and receive a 4-card collection totally FREE! Place your order between today, Friday Dec 03 and Monday, Dec. 06 midnight MST to

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-64399031472851432742010-11-06T21:14:00.004-06:002010-11-06T21:48:03.217-06:00

Sitting around the table devouring food at Paula's monthly potlock, the conversation came up about getting angry while creating art. A couple of the folks there tonight had gone to a recent Impressionism exhibit and had noticed a Van Gogh image that had slash marks instead of the painter's normal soft & fluid style. According to my friends, the museum description card said the "slashes" were

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-77803656741588597112010-08-31T21:34:00.010-06:002010-08-31T23:30:38.962-06:00

I'll be leaving New Mexico on Friday, flying out to Massachusetts. I don't make such long distance trips nearly as often as I would like or as I had dreamt about as a teenager. Consequently my organisation skills, i.e. having a checklist for certain things, has always been a last minute consideration.My college buddy Dave is getting married, something I never thought would ever happen and back

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-78639335747656870462010-08-29T21:56:00.013-06:002010-08-30T08:24:49.823-06:00

For most of this year I've been in a funk. At first it started because I couldn't participate in life as a photographer due to the illness I came down with and was sick with from January thru April. But since then, despite making health improvements, I have found myself struggling to regain the excitement that has been a part of my life for almost 30 years. I'm unaccustomed to this and not

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-10996463112660258562010-08-09T22:08:00.012-06:002010-08-09T23:04:12.810-06:00

As I make my way through the odyssey of scanning all my negatives and slides since the mid-1980's I've had the joy of rediscovering shots that I had either forgotten all about or had dismissed at the time. Thanks to Photoshop I've been able to fix that stray hair or just go all out and alter an image just for the hell of it."Church Rock, Utah"In August of 1994 I got married and we road tripped

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-44578305301857483322010-07-31T22:50:00.008-06:002010-07-31T23:51:49.402-06:00

2009 was when I first heard about the demise of the manufacturing of Kodachrome and I mourned.Then today I discovered, thanks to Twitter and Salon.com, "the last 36 frames of Kodachrome film ever produced by Kodak passed through Dwayne's Photo Service in Parsons, Kan.--the only commercial lab in the world that still developed the format."Technology, (can I get any more vague?), has of late been a

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-16005577178700261222010-07-12T11:21:00.007-06:002010-07-13T09:20:31.450-06:00

The folks over at Zazzle, where I have a shop, are lowering the price on Postage Stamps for the next two days. From July 12 through July 14, (at 11:59pm PT) you can buy a sheet of my unique photographic stamps for $9.15 (small size), $10.15 (medium) and $11.15 (large). 20 stamps of beautiful Dahlia's, Gerbera's or Daisies. Use code: JULYPOSTDEALOr if cats are your thing, I've got a few of the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-65098600852846055082010-07-08T17:23:00.008-06:002010-07-08T17:42:13.933-06:00

My first attempts at making glass photo pendants came out ok, for the most part but there were a few that had, what I consider, goof-ups or some were just missing that something special.Consequently, because of my desire to bring only the best that I have to offer, you all get to celebrate with LOW PRICES on plenty of pendants that I am offering at a discounted rate. These items have just minor

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-86963002366649759372010-06-05T16:11:00.007-06:002010-07-19T18:10:19.793-06:00

Not always do I know whom I'm photographing. At parades, parties and the like you don't always get to meet the person behind the mask, or the individual (or individuals) involved in the creation of the float, puppet, costume, etc.One thing I love and loath about living in a small'ish city, which yes folks Albuquerque is a small city, is the intersection between such events occurs more often than

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-60705814689916778872010-05-31T01:03:00.007-06:002010-05-31T23:44:52.529-06:00

I started out this new business venture, i.e. glass photo pendants with gusto, excited to find new ways to show-off my work, thrilled with discovering new processes and playing with new toys.Now I need to find a way to maintain this excitement and trust in myself for I've been experiencing the same old fears rising for the past week or so. Each day I've had to fight past the distrust and

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-46757067752656459442010-05-25T10:01:00.006-06:002010-05-25T10:36:39.174-06:00

A few months back while making up a bowl of soup (or rather heating up a can of soup) and cooking a biscuit to go with it, I realised the arrangement was rather pretty and decided to take a photo of it. Thankfully it was the afternoon and I still had a good amount of sunshine coming into the inner hallway of my building in which to set-up the shot. Having no studio equipment means I have to work

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-73597007334951185582010-05-18T00:20:00.009-06:002010-05-18T00:41:14.617-06:00

I've just created my own online store through Weebly.com which I learned about from my dear friend Tammy or as she's known by her shop name "Ivonnardona's Creations."Over at my shop, named what else but Susan See Photography, you can purchase my new glass photo pendants and my photo bookmarks. I haven't decided what else I'm going to sell there since I'm not able to create of my own accord other

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-52840219827884817202010-05-15T10:49:00.023-06:002010-05-15T11:25:40.798-06:00

I am now officially a jewelry maker. Over the last week and a half I scrounged up some funds to get a few ingredients to make glass photo pendants; glass tiles, Diamond Glaze, sterling silver-plated bails and copper foil. It's been quite the production here in my office/living room especially when I have to clear off my desk to do work for my current temp day job for the US Census. Thank the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-30465168275600334852010-05-05T22:40:00.019-06:002010-05-14T20:57:08.801-06:00

Taking up just a square mile, this strange otherwordly state park sits darn near in the middle of nothing in a valley surrounded by miles of desert and in view of the Gila Mountains. Once you get into the midst of this rock park though you'll feel like you've left reality behind as you become immersed in 30+ million old formations, some as tall as 40 feet, eroded in a fascinating manner and

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-84959380431459092882010-04-30T22:07:00.011-06:002010-04-30T23:10:44.443-06:00

Two big announcements my lovelies. :)First NewsSometime in the fall of 2009 when I re-signed my contract at Chroma Studios I also signed-up to be included in the prestigious Collectors Guide, as part of the Chroma group...and promptly forgot about it. After all it wasn't going to be coming out till this year and me and my brain didn't think to find out exactly when that date was. Well that

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-35835937563075748712010-04-22T21:30:00.013-06:002010-04-22T22:25:28.106-06:00

Over at my Zazzle shop, I've reduced the prices on all my tote bags so that you in turn can save some money at the store and reduce useage of boring environmentally unfriendly plastic bags. ...now there's a mouthful!Why go to the store using a bag that advertises the store your already giving your money to? Ever realised the fellow in front of you has the same Trader Joe Hawaiian print bag as

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-155906533314563502010-04-20T20:21:00.006-06:002010-04-20T20:48:49.135-06:00

This month's latest addition to my Art Trading Card inventory."Prickles 'n Pink"This photo had very minimal Photoshop editing, just the basic Level tweaking. Attached to glossy smooth scrapbook paper. In my personal work I love contrasts, whether they be obvious or subtle. Here there's a little of both. There's the obvious contrast of the pink of the background, which is coming from roses but

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-87556273807371096252010-04-15T17:08:00.013-06:002010-04-15T21:39:37.668-06:00

I'm starting a new series, highlighting a specific area of the state, to coincide with the warmer weather and upcoming tourist season here in the State of New Mexico. I've lived here now since 2005 and have had the joy of being able to visit and photograph many areas but I have sooo much more to discover.***************************************Each May, El Rancho de las Golondrinas revisits the

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Fear is a powerful weapon. It can help us and it can hinder us. I used to be afraid of all those emotions which are often considered "negative" i.e., anger, fear, jealousy. Growing up in an angry home I taught myself that such feelings were wrong and not to be expressed. But this only leads to bottling up the emotion and to denial by ourselves and the public and eventually your body reacts in

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-19321826421785356332010-04-06T10:20:00.006-06:002010-04-11T20:18:42.777-06:00

Over the past few weeks I've been editing and renovating my main photography site, Susan See Photography. While the general layout and colour scheme has remained the same, I've added new photos, removed photos, added new pages, and am learning about that pesky thing called Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Geesh, a word couldn't possibly get any more dry and corporate-like! Oh and for the first

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-72985851245534650682010-03-30T11:34:00.009-06:002010-03-30T11:52:47.926-06:00

For this month's Albuquerque Art Trading Card trade I played around with my recent Gerbera photos. Normally I'm able to remember what the heck it is I did to my photos but this time I seem to have sprung a leak in the memory banks as about all I can recall is tinkering with hue's, saturations, colour balances, etc. Maybe I should start writing this stuff down. hmmm.... Well, I hope you enjoy

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-83563020481898843292010-03-25T17:59:00.016-06:002010-03-25T21:17:11.768-06:00

SPRING COLLECTION!!!...No no no I haven't abandoned the art world of photography for the even more insane world of fashion...heaven help the universe if I were to attempt such a thing! *lol*Nope, instead I'm talking about a collection of flower photography. And yes, you are totally correct in assuming that my beloved Gerbera Daisy will have a place in this new ensemble. Face it my friends,

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-84660982295552909972010-03-16T16:59:00.010-06:002010-03-16T17:47:08.226-06:00

Along with the redesign of my blog and the utter upheaval of my life so far this year I decided to take a long hard look at the signature font that I've been using on my images since...oh drat, when did I get my film scanner....??....well either 2003 or 2004 is when I started getting my images uploaded to the web and that's when I realised I needed to place my copyright on the suckers.I

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Sorry all for not keeping up with the updates. Having a bit of a backtrack on the Cellulitis problem and even though keeping busy does keep my mind off the pain, unfortunately when it's as severe as its been the only thing that really does the trick is to watch TV and let it numb my brain into oblivion.I did manage to finally get three new pieces over to Chroma Gallery of which all the images

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-68534109819196080202010-03-01T13:40:00.007-07:002010-03-01T14:33:43.954-07:00

Over the years I've accumulated various types of film, sometimes I remember where and how I got the film and other times I haven't a clue. So when I pulled out a roll of Fuji RTP (Tungsten 64) from my camera bag a few years back I was totally confused about why I had tungsten slide film. Now granted I have used tungsten film in the past but I couldn't recall ever having bought the Fuji

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-90395322574235103722010-02-22T20:48:00.021-07:002010-02-25T19:39:36.906-07:00

Hi. My name is Susan and I'm an Artist Trading Card Artist.In 2003 I was invited a gazillion times to some event called Artist Trading Cards. Finally one evening in November I popped-in at a small cafe to meet-up with my friend Victoria and find out what all the commotion was about. December 2003 I traded my first cards and it's been a landslide of fun ever since. *lol*What I love about this

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-23055339829449925422010-02-18T21:38:00.017-07:002010-02-25T19:34:19.505-07:00

"Alone but Golden"October 1989Kodak VPS 160 negative filmRecently a friend and fellow photographer made the comment he was "digressing" by purchasing a film SLR and when I questioned his use of that word he responded back with something along the lines of "I'm not saying digital is better than film, I meant by going backwards in technology."I choose not to continue my discussion on this topic

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The day after I shot this photo is when my health went to hell with the bats. That's one of the things I love about photography is how it captures time and everything associated with time. The images from the trip to Madrid, on Saturday December 5th got shelved along with the rest of my life. Now as I'm recovering I may not be able to reclaim the time I lost but at least I can relive the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-8753062682315510792010-02-14T11:38:00.009-07:002010-02-14T13:52:43.692-07:00

Finally spending some time fixing and/or updating all the tags (or keywords) in my Lightroom database. It's been a somewhat haphazard process which has left me with difficulty in finding my images and if I don't get it under control now at a mere 21,578 file-count god only knows what the beast will look like as I continue to scan past negatives.Naturally this process requires me to look at each

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-5731754050356746552010-02-11T21:36:00.009-07:002010-02-14T01:50:20.943-07:00

Being unable to go out and shoot due to this dang infection in my legs has been insanely irritating, frustrating, annoying...you name it I've felt darn near every emotion one can imagine. So a couple weeks ago while out to grab a few groceries I noticed that my lovely Gerbera Daisy was on sale and so I snatched-up a small bouquet, figuring at the very least I could do pop off a few frames on my

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-55627288371221382242010-02-09T11:15:00.013-07:002010-02-09T22:39:01.408-07:00

New look for the blog, thanks to help from my friend and fellow artist Deirdre Ryan. Changed out the header photo & font, acquired a new free Blogger template via Our Blogger Templates.On that same vein, I've been reevaluating many of my old photos, keeping my brain alive during this time of illness. Some images such as Quarai Mission, I took it back into Photoshop and played around with Sepia

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-59262175585752260352010-01-11T17:34:00.030-07:002010-01-18T00:55:32.398-07:00

Being sidelined with pneumonia forces one to become a vegetable with too much time to think. A very unhappy thinking too much vegetable. Each time over the course of the past four weeks I'd attempt to pull up my aching body to get some work done, I'd end up paying for such transgression with an additional day of feeling like squashed roadkill.Pneumonia DOES NOT get a thumbs-up from this woman

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-12523902993695014292009-10-30T19:16:00.007-06:002009-10-31T10:51:37.585-06:00

SAINTS AND SINNERS PSYCHIC FAIRSat, Oct. 31- Sun, Nov 110 am-5 pmCome on down & meet my artist friend Janet Cummings & pick-up one of her gorgeous candles, jewelry pieces or stained-glass works of art!Albuquerque Garden Center at 10120 Lomas NE (west of Eubank). There is a $1 cover charge that covers both days. Readings are $20 for 20 minute readings. There will be psychics and vendors of all

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-45411721709906722892009-10-23T08:24:00.006-06:002009-10-23T14:59:14.618-06:00

My very first collaboration with a poet. My friend Jason had shared this haiku with me months ago and one day while rereading it I began to think of photographs that matched the mood and imagery of his words. The risk being that I didn't want to overshadow, so-to-speak, his art or vice versa. Basically the two art forms needed to mesh together.So the two pieces below are what I came up with

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The past several weeks have been spent glued to my desk chair with my finger on the mouse and eyes locked in tunnel vision at the monitor.  Needless to say my brain is beyond Jello at this point. I've been sifting thru websites upon websites reading up on web marketing, promoting one's art, joining up with Twitter, opening a store on Zazzle.com, finding former newspaper colleagues on LinkedIn,

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-77069262860601557752009-07-31T20:33:00.005-06:002009-08-01T00:57:32.535-06:00

Every Saturday!!From 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the heart of downtown Albuquerque!!600 1st Street NW, Suite 100 & 210NE corner of 1st & RomaAlbuquerque, NM 87102505-554-3805

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Two big announcements!! Big mostly cause they're happening at the same time not big so much in the sense of the word BIG. *lol*This coming Friday, July 3rd I will be exhibiting work in TWO separate shows, both here in Albuquerque-land.At the Chocolate Cafe & Bakery (don't ya just love that name?!) I, along with 14 other photographers, will be showing not only July but thru August 31st.

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-60511302379415193932009-03-06T01:09:00.015-07:002009-03-06T02:22:54.490-07:00

My experience is primarily in the realm of documentary & portraiture and that hasn't strayed in the 15+ years I've been shooting. When I first started college I had a great disdain for all things "altered" or "posed" or "created," wanting to believe I would never "manipulate" an image. Yeah...well what can I say, I was young.Unfortunately this attitude wasn't to be shelved all so easily and I

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In case I'd forgotten to tell my dearest friends, and anyone else curious, do not send anything to my photo e-mail address, i.e. susan@susanseephotography.biz That account is currently unusable due to my canceling my web hosting service due to lack of funds which is now even more so of a reality. Which means of course that my website, Susan See Photography, is currently not in existence either

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1807426201586397972009-01-03T22:55:00.005-07:002009-01-03T23:53:35.281-07:00

Perhaps "new" isn't totally accurate as it's an idea that has been bouncing around in my head for a little less than a decade.Master of Fine Arts or Master of Arts. Still trying to figure out just what the difference is between the two in terms of importance. Importance to me and importance to continuing my education in the world of documentary photography.I had planned on sending in

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-23962798597031674572008-11-10T21:28:00.004-07:002008-11-21T16:29:41.102-07:00

In honour of the Veterans in America (and wherever else they may be) I am having a BIG sale at my Etsy shop.Susan See Photography - Etsy Shop******VETERANS DAY ONLY SALE!! NOVEMBER 11, 2008********Buy Two Bookmarks or Two Photo Note Cards,Get the 3rd FREE!or 25% OFF any print 5x7 & larger!!So come get a headstart on the holidays and find unique photographs, bookmarksand photo note cards!!

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On Friday, Nov 07th I'll be the featured artist in a photography only exhibit. I'll be showing nine pieces, some new one's. I wish there was some way to transport all who don't live here in the ABQ metro area here for the evening but alas the invite is the best I can do. But you do live here and are looking for something to do on Friday, please stop in!!5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Chroma Gallery &

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-57216454591622141372008-10-21T10:35:00.008-06:002008-10-26T21:55:59.905-06:00

All righty.... I took the Photoshop advice given to me yesterday and went back to work on the image "Cactus Rose." I'm not Layer expert, FAAARR from it, but I'm getting better and I can honestly say that I'm pretty darn happy with the the revised version. Plus I'm damn proud that the original edit, when compared to the revised edit, looks pretty dang good.***************************************

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-50593088929157493982008-10-19T23:36:00.010-06:002008-10-26T21:58:15.709-06:00

Here is an image that I would very much like to include in my upcoming November show but my inexperience in Photoshop is hindering that option.I desaturated everything but the rose but as one can see the cactus spikes overlapping the rose petals look ohhh so wrong. I selected as precisely as I could but what I think the problem is is that the spikes look too solid, for if you look at the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-61195477113809447682008-10-16T23:00:00.012-06:002008-10-26T22:01:36.405-06:00

They say you'll go crazy the more you think about something....well what if you're already off your rocker? What then? *lol*In 22 days I'll be the featured artist in a photography only show. This is the first time I've been in a "photo only" exhibit, which I must admit to being incredibly thrilled about but this is the 2nd time this year I'll be the featured artist in a show. Wow, what a year

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October is so close I can smell it. My absolute favourite month of the year. And what a better way to usher in the days of drying leaves and cooler nights than an art exhibit of yours truly and other fine fantabulous artists.So starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 03, if you're in the Duke City or passing thru the Duke City or simply bored to tears and decide you need to escape from

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-29159777132690339892008-09-15T21:21:00.015-06:002008-09-18T20:25:46.461-06:00

I love fairs. Whether they be state fairs, county fairs, apple harvest fairs, wine festivals, Oktoberfest. They're an excellent snapshot of humanity, especially state fairs in which for a brief week or two one is able to see a mish-mash of cultures and generations, rich or poor.For the past three years I've focused my camera at the glitz of the fair, working on improving my low-light technique

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-14069888965170591952008-09-09T23:02:00.013-06:002008-09-10T14:48:44.141-06:00

....the State Fair comes to town. It's a rite of passage, shall we say, for American towns across the country. State fairs, unlike county fairs, seem to tradiationally be held anywhere from August-October, ringing in the cooler temp's and saying goodbye to summer. Although here in New Mexico summer has always seemed to hang on tight until the very end of September, reminding us that a simple

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-86087859125765264132008-09-07T03:09:00.005-06:002008-09-07T03:23:43.443-06:00

I've decided that I need to change my blogs around a bit and it's going to take me a bit longer than a day or so to do what is going to amount to some major construction, so please bear with me as changes begin to take place.For some time now I've been trying to figure out what blog site or set-up would be best to have a dedicated "photo blog." I've tried the community PhotoBlog.com and have come

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-25789518903839078672008-08-11T20:20:00.002-06:002008-09-07T03:32:50.415-06:00

"The Stare"....truly what else could I have named this one of my beloved furball? *lol*Sometimes it's a toss-up between the stare & her yowling as to which one she's better at. The only indication I see in her of her 13 1/2 years of age is her reduced ability to jump up to higher spots, such as my bed or our frumpy old recliner chair."Chaco"This is fellow Flickr pal Ben Roberts' dog which

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-6414833736659512532008-07-22T14:16:00.001-06:002008-09-07T03:43:12.367-06:00

I've used Photoshop off and on since about 1994 when I went back to college full-time and started shooting at the campus paper. Since that time I've learned a lot and yet there days, like today, in which I feel like I've not learned a darn thing. And I do chalk a lot of my inexperience to the fact that I've tended to stick within the areas of the program that I need to get the present day work

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-67539398838418283782008-05-24T21:50:00.000-06:002008-05-24T21:51:43.498-06:00

Cornell Capa, one of many important photographers and certainly not the last one who has left his legacy behind, passed away at the age of 90. An extraordinary age to live to given some of the environments that he exposed himself to in order to allow the rest of the world see what he was seeing.The name Capa, at least for me, immediately brings up the imagery of Robert Capa, his brother."Robert

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-4153617180424832992007-09-23T03:51:00.000-06:002007-09-23T11:39:36.811-06:00

The French mime artist Marcel Marceau has died at the age of 84.While I never saw the man perform in-person, I had seen a few on TV and was entranced by the humanism and beauty of his routine. With no audible words, he managed to convey more and garner more attention than any of the worlds most vocal big mouths.He was an amazing artist and may his spirit continue to bless the world.

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-40596009802350633662007-08-30T09:52:00.002-06:002008-09-09T22:53:55.139-06:00

Today is Mary Shelley's birthday. Born in 1797, Shelley brought to us the unlikely romantic "Frankenstein." Written as a result of a challenge by Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, the idea of for the story came from a dream she had, in which she described what she saw: “the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine show signs of life, and

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-84063711580220484282007-02-12T16:55:00.000-07:002007-02-13T21:19:24.381-07:00

Yeah it's already February but it's also movie/TV/music award season so what better timing for me to issue my opinion on who should be singled out for extraordinary achievement for the year of '06.Starting off the list is the New York Dolls. As most punk afficionados will know, the Dolls have been around since the pre-dawn of New York punk and while some members unfortunately have not survived

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-83696948102631803882007-01-31T14:43:00.000-07:002007-02-01T08:52:02.007-07:00

While reading American Photo's new blog, "State of The Art," I learned that the beloved Hubble Telescope's "survey" camera has stopped working. Naturally this is the one that took all those incredible deep galaxy shots that have become so familiar in the consciousness of mankind.The telescope itself is still operational and will continue to gather data but the days of peering into the depths of

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1148964457374094922006-05-29T22:14:00.000-06:002006-05-29T22:47:37.420-06:00

Another Memorial weekend/day has come and gone. The prez gave his usual empty-soul speech about how our soldiers have died for "us" and America.I'd like to acknowledge the journalists, photographers, sound people, directors, etc. who have died attempting to show "us" what is really going on and why our soldiers are dying. Today in Baghdad, cameraman Paul Douglas (right), 48, and soundman James

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1137567176031176132006-04-20T23:26:00.000-06:002006-04-20T20:29:03.416-06:00

In November of last year Angela Merkel was elected as the first female chancellor of Germany.In Bogota, Chile, Michelle Bachelet has become the first female president of that country and the first female president in all of the Americas.Such a move marks Chile's continued migration toward Leftist governmental leanings which of course has the Bush administration unthrilled.Continuing this change

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1143806982085622022006-03-31T04:51:00.000-07:002006-03-31T05:09:44.426-07:00

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a debate today (Friday, March 31st) on whether to censure President Bush.WOOOOO HOOO!!!!Testifying in support of the censure will be the same fellow who helped kick ole' President Richard "I Am Not A Crook" Nixon out of the White House. And once again some members of our formerly beloved Democratic party are running with their tails between their legs

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1141039436897176822006-02-27T04:21:00.000-07:002006-02-27T04:27:05.590-07:00

I did promise I'd continue our lesson on some of the newest most awesome sounds coming from Sus's computer, did I not? *disclaimer* Not all artists are "new", they're just new to me!First off is a band that has me seeing flashbacks of Joy Division and Ian Curtis' hypnotic droll vocals. The Rakes, are the latest gift from our buddies over in the UK. Shit, even their picture conjurs up the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1140262858684904002006-02-17T20:25:00.000-07:002006-02-22T00:41:08.026-07:00

The other night I turn on the ole' tele and flipping thru channels, ending up on PBS cause some foot-stomping music is coming from the speakers. hmmm....what is this I wonder and I'm soon rewarded for my decision to stop and listen. For now I've had my life enriched by the sounds of Wanda Jackson, Brenda Lee (whom I've always known about but didn't know she started out as rockabilly), Lorrie

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1139376390087219612006-02-07T22:26:00.000-07:002006-02-07T22:26:30.120-07:00

To continue the incredibly lousy day I've had, I JUST HAD TO post this here cause in the long run it's incrediblly fucking hilarious. In other words, one day I'll be able to look back at this for the pure hilarity of what it truly is. Up until I left work, I'd not taken this so personally and basically just said to hell with the guy but after mom's tirade at me, this just felt like yet another

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1139204526092010182006-02-05T22:37:00.000-07:002006-02-05T22:42:11.496-07:00

"He is described as a racist homophobe who always wore black." That is the phrase Kim Vallez, of KRQE Channel 13 here in Albuquerque uttered while discussing the story of Jacob Robida. Last Thursday, Robida attempted to kill three guys at a gay bar in Massachussetts and is now in custody for the murder of his girlfriend and an Arkansas police officer. Do you suppose Vallez wrote up her

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1137568032219921352006-01-24T21:30:00.000-07:002006-01-24T21:37:00.346-07:00

In Minneapolis, a woman,Julie Carpenter , has supposidly been fired from her job as a bus driver because she's Pagan.I'd like to see this story be dealt with respectfully, unfortunately Carpenter's husband isn't helping matters much. Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey , like so many others who claim to be a vampire doesn't help his cause much by supplying such answers to a reporter during an

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1137123485402874512006-01-12T20:35:00.000-07:002006-01-12T20:38:05.456-07:00

Many of my friends know what a movie fanatic I am. If I had money I'd really be able to indulge in my obsession but since I don't, I just read and read as much as I can get my hands on. And eventually I know damn near enough about the movie without having seen it....ok, it's still not the same but.... cie la vie. Reading my Entertainment Weekly (yeah, it's pure pulp but hey every now and then..

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1136780992013275312006-01-08T21:25:00.000-07:002006-01-08T21:29:52.056-07:00

Thanks to an e-mail from my good friend Wendee, I was further enriched about the amazing "data-mining" operation being executed by the Bushypoo administration. Now, I'm not a paranoid government conspiracy type-A personality. I was born into the Army and then both parents went to work for Sandia Nat'l Labs, one of the main gov't bomb-making contractors. Sooo, I'm used to being a part of the

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1136658717531485632006-01-07T11:30:00.000-07:002006-01-07T14:52:04.583-07:00

How much longer can we as a country, as humans, continue to allow the Texas judicial system to turn a blind-eye and execute innocent beings? How much longer can we as a society turn a blind-eye to the murders going on in that state? How can a judicial system allow a man to be convicted on the basis of ONE eyewitness, with ZERO physical evidence who then recants his/her testimony? On the PBS

Sushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857478516622061111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17944691.post-1136656335987670432006-01-07T10:48:00.000-07:002006-01-07T10:53:29.096-07:00

Alright, it's taken me weeks to figure out what to do with this blog that I created in addition to my other blog. This will be the space for me to talk about the world, society, politics, current events, the atmosphere, the animals who we share the land with...whatever the hell I see going on around me. My other blog, Me, Myself & Us will be devoted to, well, me, myself and the world that

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