Kari’s Musings About Photography

(As I write this, I’m sitting on the couch with my Buddy.)

This is the third year I have entered photography into the Shoreline Arts Festival and the third year that my entered photograph was chosen for the juried show.  Woo hoo!  I’m three for three years and five for five photographs entered.

Here is the image I entered for the 2010 festival - Daffy Dun Dillies - which you can buy as an 5×7″ greeting card, and since it didn’t sell at the show, also as a 16×20″ framed print.

Contact me if you’re interested in either option.

Here is me at the festival today with my photograph taken by my fellow volunteer, and honorable mention painting award winner, Millie.  I actually really like the one to Daffy Dun Dillies’ left of the woman’s face.  There were quite a few interesting people portraits there today.  The one above my left shoulder is of bug spit…not kidding.

Here is the juror, Minh Carrico’s, biography.

Here are the winning photographs.  It was clear that the juror was a fan of abstract and thought provoking images.  The theme of the festival was  “Creating Our Future: Choose The Arts!”

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2009 Shoreline Arts Festival

2008 Shoreline Arts Festival

Originally posted June 26, 2009
I am happy to announce that all three of my entries into the Shoreline Arts Festival were included in the juried photography show by local photographer, Jim Nilsen, who lives in Edmonds, Washington. In total, 131 pieces were submitted and 80 were chosen to be a part of the juried show. I feel honored to be included.
I love the quote included with his bio by Isabel Allende in her book Portrait in Sepia.

“If you observe an ordinary object or body very closely, it is transformed into something sacred. The camera can reveal secrets the naked eye or mind cannot capture; everything disappears except for the thing that is the focus of the picture. The photograph is an exercise in observation, and the result is always a stroke of luck.

The camera is a simple apparatus, even the most inept person can use it; the challenge lies in creating with it that combination of truth and beauty called art.

The quest is above all spiritual.”

Interestingly as I looked up her name on Bing.com, I found that I’ve seen her speak before in a TED talk. You can watch her talk on passion here.

Here are the images I submitted that were accepted.

Curls

Elephant Car Wash

Touché

The festival runs through Sunday, June 28, so stop by if you can. Other photographer friends including Duane Johnson, Steve Magnuson, Tracy Marbut, last year’s first place winner, and my brother-in-law, Mike Rodriguez, also have pieces in the show. Check them out! Plus, if you have kids, there are TONS of art project stations so it would be fun for the whole family.