Call & Response

a photographic dialogue

Tag: lensbaby

Ambivalent

The Call: Into the Future — Jessica I really hope it isn’t a long night. I really hope that the results come early and are decisive. I’m worried that our great country is headed down the wrong path. I’m not ambivalent about the future…I’m downright scared. Response: I Voted Today — Cheryl Years ago, I […]

Vehemently

The Call: Pinhole Playground — Jessica I vehemently love to experiment. Today’s image is one of my first attempts with a pinhole camera — well, a pinhole optic for my Lensbaby Composer, at any rate. Response: Helpless Victims — Cheryl I am vehemently opposed to abortion. Some may call me extreme for believing that there […]

Potential

The Call: Lensbaby Mama — Jessica One of my favorite tools and the one that I feel really pushes me to reach my creative potential is my Lensbaby. It does more than just bend and create blurry photos, really. To create a successful shot, you really have to think about what you are doing and […]

Essence

The Call: Photography Crash Course — Jessica My husband has suddenly been bitten by the shutterbug. After looking through a bunch of websites over the week, he finally asked me last night if I had any books that I could recommend for a beginner trying to understand the essence of photography. Ha! Do I have […]

Flat

The Call: Folded and Fierce — Cheryl The flat plane pleases my eye. The colors, the patterns — They inspire me to cut, Layer, tear, paste and paint. Not my dear Henry, though: All he wants to do is fold. The Response: Rain Down — Jessica I was feeling a bit like Stanley today. It […]