The Response: As One Incapable of Her Own Distress — Cheryl I have 148 photos from today’s shooting. In looking through them initially, I starred one that really stood out, even though there were many with lots of potential. When I sat down to edit, I didn’t feel like hunting around near the end of […]

The Call: Angel Rose — Cheryl “We are still being taught that fairy tales and myths are to be discarded as soon as we are old enough to understand ‘reality,’” wrote Madeleine L’Engle. Story is a very important theme for her. It goes along with truth and fact, and L’Engle differentiates one from the other. […]

The Response: Typewriter Still Life — Cheryl “The more I studied literature and the arts, the more I realized that the world is far more ambiguous than we think.” — Gregory Wolfe, Beauty Will Save the World Bridget and I had a good talk along these lines on the way home from her orthodontist appointment […]

Second Call: A Single Rose — Cheryl Yesterday, Bridget came home with this lovely red rose. Today, I decided to use it for a relatively straightforward series on backgrounds. I tend to favor clear, bright colors (the blue background is the wall of my studio), and I like the contrast between the red of the […]

The Call: Fisherman — Jessica I’m not really one for being all outdoorsy and all, but people do say that communing with nature can be a holy experience. I’m not sure if that was going on with this fisherman, but he looked peaceful enough. Response: Real Presence — Cheryl I’m not a fan of the […]

The Call: White is the Color of Innocence — Cheryl Design by Robert Frost I found a dimpled spider, fat and white On a white heal-all, holding up a moth Like a white piece of rigid satin cloth— Assorted characters of death and blight Mixed ready to begin the morning right, Like the ingredients of […]