Transitions

Not always easy to navigate but if I look close enough, there is beauty in the process.

Transitions.

Steps Forward

Summer has come and gone. Autumn has already been with us for a couple of weeks. Time is moving so quickly and with it, change can come.

Many of you know that I have been selling my work on Etsy. As of November 1, this will come to an end. It has been a wonderful place for me to learn about marketing my work, something that has been a challenge for me. But it is time to move in a new direction. You'll still be able to purchase my work but you'll need to contact me directly to do so.

I have two solo shows on the horizon, one in Manitoba and one in Toronto. I'm also looking forward to some local opportunities where I have the privilege of showing singular work alongside other artists.

You may have noticed a new tab at the top of the page called One of One. This is another new change, something to be watching.

As with any change, it can leave us feeling a little unsettled and a little unsure because of perceived risk. The temptation is to retreat, to wait until there are no doubts, to stay safe. The voice, the leading that I am following says otherwise. And so I am taking these steps forward.

"Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome." ~Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, 1759

Autumn in Black and White

The Sun Sets While the Moon Rises

We moved our daughter last night. I shared with a friend that the anticipation of this event was harder than the reality. When finished unloading the totes and boxes into her suite, we said our goodbyes. Before we drove away we watched as she walked down the path, like she was walking out of one chapter and into this new chapter of her life. And it was okay.

Life is like that. Things have to end before new ones begin, and sometimes they end and begin at the same time. As we drove back to the city, we saw the moon rise on one side of us as the sun set on the other, at the same time. This change is much like that. The sun is setting on my daughter's childhood, living with mom and dad, dependent, at the same time that light rises on her future.

 I shot this image at a speed of 1/100 while my aperture was set at f/10. My ISO was at my preferred setting of 100. I chose a greater depth of field for this landscape shot because I wanted as much as of this scene as possible to be in focus. I could do this because the light I was shooting into was so bright, even though it was setting. Composing this shot was fun. With every foot or even inch I moved, the picture changed while the sun set a little lower. I chose to have the sun just off center for interest's sake, flanked by the tree and the park bench. Making sure not to split the image in half I opted for more sky instead of foreground, as that really was more important for the shot.

I could not use the same depth of field for this shot as I did for the sunset. There was not nearly the same amount of light as the sun was pretty well finished with the day though it still hung over the horizon a touch (on the other side of the road from this scene). I opened the aperture much wider to f/4.5 and used a speed of 1/100. For the moon shots I bumped up my ISO to 400 to help keep the exposure at an acceptable level for the subject.