Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-nine

Day Forty-nine

The scene - South Side ceramic store.  The date -April, 2008.

The title - Organized Religion.

South Side Nights

Carson Street

Last Friday, Silver Eye hosted a night photography class led by Martha Rial (http://www.martharial.com). My classmates and I walked around and shot the streets, shops and other sights along Carson Street for three hours. Martha was always available for sage advice and artistic suggestions. The weather was dry and warm and the subjects were lively. Our shoot was followed by a critique the next day. We had a grand time and learned a lot!! More shots in the flickr photostream.

Black and White at 56 - Day Thirty-one

Day Thirty-one

The scene - South Side of Pittsburgh. The date - April, 2008.

The title - Slopes in Spring.

Image of the Day

Blue Door

Last November I took a workshop for phone camera use. It was very enlightening. I love the immediacy and informality of taking pictures with my phone. I have a very basic phone - there is no "i" about it and it has no apps. I was intrigued to buy the micro SD to save the pictures on since it had a bigger capacity than my digital camera SD did then. After the class, we headed out to the streets of the South Side.

I have photographed the South Side on numerous occasions; actually the same doors and sidewalks we walked that day. What was different on this day was the new medium and the surprising quality available with it. I printed the pictures and exhibited them at The Garfield Artworks in January - nothing formal, quickly printed 5x7's thumbtacked to the walls to accompany the framed black and white photographs hung for the show.

The rest of the phone camera exhibit can be viewed in the flickr photostream.