“Good art shows up in the most unexpected places, and yet it’s all around us,” she says.
She wonders how we spot good photography.
And she gives us an assignment.
- Find five images from five different photographers.
- Blog about what makes those images good.
- Take a good image yourself after being inspired and share it in your post.
Five. Just. Five.
And one.
Problem.
I don’t know what good art is.
I don’t know what good photography is.
I don’t know composition. I don’t know color. I don’t know lighting.
But I do know what stirs my heart. I do know what makes me linger over a photograph.
I do know that I favor the simple and clean over complex and cluttered.
I do know that I favor the extraordinary in the ordinary.
The magic of a captured moment.
And the sacred in the everyday.
A slice of holy.
When I touch the hem of His garment.
I often feel that way when I visit Susan’s place. I love how her photo of ornamental crab separates from a dim reflection and dreamy background. I could gaze at it forever.
A dream becomes reality.
Another extraordinary, catch-your-breath gift in an otherwise ordinary day.
This is a weed. A weed. They grow all over our field. Our burro loved to eat them. Lyla did not take this photo herself, but she posted it (credit on her site) to illustrate the stickiness of the gospel, hanging towels on hooks.
And maybe that’s the mystery. I can’t verbalize why I think these photos are good art. Maybe they are. Maybe they aren’t. I’ll leave that to the experts. All I know is that they make my heart sing.
And maybe that’s enough.
Photos chosen from recent blog posts of members of The High Calling and used with permission for Claire Burge’s photoplay prompt–Spotting Good: A PhotoPlayInvitation
American Christian
Fiction Writers
i agree. it is what speaks to you.
Thanks for affirming that, Nancy.
these are all so beautiful, Sandra. I think I won’t make this assignment, but one never knows about these things. And yours? Gorgeous. Happy Thanksgiving, sweet friend.
laura recently posted..Show Me
Thanks, Laura. And I hope you make it. Going to check up on you now.
And the time home was wonderful. Hugs to you.
Thank you for sharing your “slices of holy” with us, and for considering my photo wandering worthy of mention.
It is in the everyday that He most loves to meet with us.
HisFireFly recently posted..The moon was full
I love your photos. And your writing makes my heart sing, too.
Beautiful pictures, Sandra. I completely agree. Thanks!
jasonS recently posted..Thank God for God
Thanks, Jason!
Thanks for the mention, Sandra, despite my inability to see the beauty someone else didn’t see first and snag with the lens.
Beautiful pieces here, laced together in your beautiful words. Blessed Thanksgiving to you.
Lyla Lindquist recently posted..Neither
Thanks, Lyla. Looking forward to experiencing Advent with you.
You presented this in such beauty … and thank you for the honor of being part of it.
Thanks giving blessings to you and yours.
You, dear Susan, bless me daily.
I don’t know what constitutes good photography either, Sandra, but I know when a photo moves me, and many of yours do. An unexpected glimpse of something that reveals its beauty in a new way always stops me in my tracks. I’m not a “real” photographer. I’m not always looking for that special something when I take my camera out… I’m one that’s just trying to capture a particular view or memory. I’m always surprised later when I find the occasional gem amidst the ordinary.
Carol Garvin recently posted..Progress of sorts…
I love when that happens–finding that gem in the ordinary and when the unseen becomes seen in the capture.
I love the simplicity too, and the emotions that these photographers capture. Great choices!
Cheryl Smith recently posted..Guess Who Came to Dinner
Thanks, Cheryl.
These are ALL some of the prettiest pictures I’ve seen on your blog. Lovely, Snady. I liked the thistle and the onions best.
Anne Lang Bundy recently posted..Four-Day Holiday
Stealing–I mean borrowing–is so much fun. I should do it again.
you said it. and as i read my head goes up and down in agreement.
i am not looking for the professional. i am looking for the song.
thank you for showing your heart.
Aww. Thanks, Claire.
Hi Sandra. I agree, that’s a “golden” image. Takes me back to my own moments at the ocean, a calm tide, the setting sun, and golden dreams. Very cool.
Brock S. Henning recently posted..Rules Misunderstood – A Haiku & Others
Thanks so much, Brock. And welcome.
“golden” is right… oh Sandra – that’s lovely. And the quote Claire used in the Photoplay post – I want to cry! Beautiful!
Kelly Sauer recently posted..Oh Look- What Has She Gone and Done
Oh, Kelly–you encourage me so much. Thank you.