2012 Travels

The best of 2012...starting with my travel photos.

The following are from a trip to Ireland in July.

Rock of Cashel, Ireland ~ July 2012

Rock of Cashel, Ireland ~ July 2012

Glendalough, Ireland ~ July 2012

Kinsale, Ireland ~ July 2012

Ring of Kerry ~ July 2012

Ring of Kerry ~ July 2012

Photographer Saul Leiter's influence on Mildred Pierce

The brilliant HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce, televised its finale a couple weeks ago.  Before the film premiered in March, I watched the making of Mildred Pierce.  As being someone who always loves to watch a “making of,” I was especially enthralled by this one.  Not only was it fascinating to watch how this powerful film was pieced together, but it was quite interesting to learn that director Todd Haynes was inspired by mid-century American photographer Saul Leiter to convey, in a rather unique way, the period of the film using windows and reflections to compose many of his scenes.  So as I watched the film, I made a mental note to pay particular attention to these scenes.  Just as I thought it would, this technique created a wonderful point of view that transcribed the look and feel of the era beautifully.

Leiter's work:

Mildred Pierce scenes:

Welcome!

Welcome to my new little blog; a place where I will be—in a way—journaling my own journey of photography, while exploring and sharing other photographers and artists that inspire me.  Not being a frequent writer, this should be interesting. Enjoy!