Saturday, May 28, 2016
MiMi Paris Photography: ~~On Arizona~~
MiMi Paris Photography: ~~On Arizona~~: I have created several photo books over the years...On training (as in locomotives)...On Switzerland...On Italy...On Motherhood. Most of my...
~~On Arizona~~
I have created several photo books over the years...On training (as in locomotives)...On Switzerland...On Italy...On Motherhood. Most of my books were just my experimenting with various book publishing services.
I found a service that I LOVE and I am now going to create photo books galore! I really hope everyone that reads this will order one...or more, of course.
Here is the first of many to come....
This luxurious book will not only take you on a journey through one of the most unique states in our country, but will also lose you in it's beautiful texture!
I found a service that I LOVE and I am now going to create photo books galore! I really hope everyone that reads this will order one...or more, of course.
Here is the first of many to come....
"On Arizona"
Click here to preview your copy!
http://www.adorapro.com/mimiparis/book/on-arizona/xjda149ad3
This luxurious book will not only take you on a journey through one of the most unique states in our country, but will also lose you in it's beautiful texture!
Books need to feel as great at they look!
Friday, May 27, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Sunday, May 8, 2016
MiMi Paris Photography: I watched a man die today....
MiMi Paris Photography: I watched a man die today....: Mother's Day 2016 started off just fine. I was going on a road trip to the lovely...and cool...Mt. Lemmon. At 10,000 feet, it is a lot c...
I saw a man die today....
Mother's Day 2016 started off just fine. I was going on a road trip to the lovely...and cool...Mt. Lemmon. At 10,000 feet, it is a lot cooler than the valley...by about 30 degrees.
As I headed out of town I saw a man in an older pick up truck ACCELERATE into a concrete wall. Before he did, he crossed over ALL lanes of traffic, left to right from the HOV lane to an exit ramp. I thought he may have missed his exit and made the stupid move to cross all lines to get off the interstate.
Instead, once he crossed over all lanes, he made a 90-degree angle turn to his left (and back into the traffic), gunned his car and slammed nearly head-on into the concrete wall that separates the north and south bound lanes. Because his vehicle was older, it didn't have air bags. Pieces of the truck flew across the road, and one of his hub caps nearly hit my car.
Because I was immediately behind him, I wasn't able to stop. However, I saw that others did stop, so I called 911, and was told that this was the first call about the crash.
I was so shaken by this event that I thought that I should just go back home. How can I have a decent road trip when this man's life is over? "Awful" doesn't describe it.... I did go on to Mt. Lemmon, all the while replaying the earlier scene.
Unlike me, I took very few photos today...way fewer than normal.
As I look at the images, I am crazy disappointed. I see so many mistakes. Obviously, I was terribly distracted. But that is okay. I remind myself that photography is also therapy.
As I headed out of town I saw a man in an older pick up truck ACCELERATE into a concrete wall. Before he did, he crossed over ALL lanes of traffic, left to right from the HOV lane to an exit ramp. I thought he may have missed his exit and made the stupid move to cross all lines to get off the interstate.
Instead, once he crossed over all lanes, he made a 90-degree angle turn to his left (and back into the traffic), gunned his car and slammed nearly head-on into the concrete wall that separates the north and south bound lanes. Because his vehicle was older, it didn't have air bags. Pieces of the truck flew across the road, and one of his hub caps nearly hit my car.
Because I was immediately behind him, I wasn't able to stop. However, I saw that others did stop, so I called 911, and was told that this was the first call about the crash.
I was so shaken by this event that I thought that I should just go back home. How can I have a decent road trip when this man's life is over? "Awful" doesn't describe it.... I did go on to Mt. Lemmon, all the while replaying the earlier scene.
Unlike me, I took very few photos today...way fewer than normal.
As I look at the images, I am crazy disappointed. I see so many mistakes. Obviously, I was terribly distracted. But that is okay. I remind myself that photography is also therapy.
Photography helps me cope.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
MiMi Paris Photography: Observation
MiMi Paris Photography: Observation: "Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see, and everything to do with the way you see them.&quo...
Observation
"Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see, and everything to do with the way you see them."
--Elliot Erwitt www.ellioterwitt.com
Observation, the active acquisition of information, is perhaps the most important of all human activities. My father accidentally taught me this life lesson. I had to be alert at all times around him...to detect moods...that would lead to actions. And those actions were often not in my favor.
Today, however, the great power of observation has become such a gift in my my photographic journey.
Photography has made me an even keener observer of people, nature and life. It has made me even more appreciative of the "little" things that often go unnoticed. An example of that is the following:
I was walking Tater, my dog, a week or two ago and I noticed a hawk flying over with a stick in its mouth. I followed it and discovered that it was building a nest. After watching the hawk for a while, I saw another hawk flying around. It landed in a tree. Then, both hawks were in the same tree.
Spring has sprung and now I am on "Hawk Watch." Every morning, very early, I go see what they are up to next. In about a month I should have a nest full to watch, photograph and share!
If you were to look deep into the tree with the nest, you probably still would not see this couple's nest. Because of my keen observation of the very moment a bird flew over, we get to watch life unfold before us!
--Elliot Erwitt www.ellioterwitt.com
Observation, the active acquisition of information, is perhaps the most important of all human activities. My father accidentally taught me this life lesson. I had to be alert at all times around him...to detect moods...that would lead to actions. And those actions were often not in my favor.
Today, however, the great power of observation has become such a gift in my my photographic journey.
Photography has made me an even keener observer of people, nature and life. It has made me even more appreciative of the "little" things that often go unnoticed. An example of that is the following:
I was walking Tater, my dog, a week or two ago and I noticed a hawk flying over with a stick in its mouth. I followed it and discovered that it was building a nest. After watching the hawk for a while, I saw another hawk flying around. It landed in a tree. Then, both hawks were in the same tree.
Spring has sprung and now I am on "Hawk Watch." Every morning, very early, I go see what they are up to next. In about a month I should have a nest full to watch, photograph and share!
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