2 more from BES Art Night

Still working on the images from this fun night. Here are two more...

Another image from BES Art Night

Another image I worked on over the last few days...

Bethlehem Elementary School Art Night

Here are a few images I have produced for the BES Art Night, put on by the White Mountains Creative Guild (http://www.wmcg.org/). I had the good fortune to be able to attend the event with my photographer friend Megan Hamilton from http://www.rodeoandco.com/. She has posted some of her own images on her blog - you really should visit her! For our part in the event, Meg and I took photos of the children playing dress-up with a variety of crazy items that were loaned for the event. I would love to do another of these events and really try to get as many costumes, hats, and even pets perhaps... so we will see about getting one of these going for the summer perhaps.

What Do I Do Now!!!?

What does a photographer/artist do with the time he has between portrait and wedding projects? Well, he struggles. And studies other photographers. And learns new techniques. And meditates. And plays computer games... I have always said that it is one of the most difficult challenges I face as an artist - What do I do now? I have just created a pretty nice piece of art. I have incorporated some new lighting and coloring techniques into my recent portraits. A magazine has emailed to publish my work. But now here I am, faced with the most difficult of challenges. I have to pick up my camera, turn the power on, and figure out something new to try.

My first attempts are copies of work I produced already. My mind finds it difficult to change. It wants to go back to the same place, try a different version of the same thing... but that is all it is - more of the same. So then my mind looks for something new. How about we go back to the basics? So I look around outside. I check out the shadows on snowdrifts. I look at the sun's position in the sky and wonder if I could take a drive to that great old building, or that great tree. Well, I have already done that. There is a time to revisit old locations, to try new approaches on old favorites. But today is not that day. So I take a deep breath again. The past is behind me. Gotta find something new.

This process, for me, goes on and on. While it is happening I realise that I have not updated my Blog (so here I am...) And the website could also use some changes (I don't feel like it!) And the house could use some work (the roof is half-finished, the walls need repair, the place is a mess, on and on it goes...) Dang it! I really want to do something cool; I want another photo to work on! Sigh. Resignation. Time to check the email, Gamespot, Tom's Hardware Guide, the Liverpool team news. Ooo, I could check out Photo.net - look at the newest bestest images and develop some ideas from there....

Twenty minutes later... camera sitting beside me on the desk.... sigh...

Okay. You get the idea. Did you think this was easy?

Family Portraits

Hello hello, I promised I would not fall into that no-update-the-new-blog trap but but but.... anyway, here is some new work from a family portrait session... We usually get a ton of great images out of these types of photo shoots but this one was amazing by any standard. The boys seemed to absolutely love hamming it up for the camera and had no trouble jumping around looking like they were having fun! On top of that, I was able to get one of my "Glenn Norris" patented HDR portraits of Juliah with her guitar.... and by the way, Juliah has a beautiful singing voice too. All said, our little portrait session was about as perfect as it could be. Take care all!

Happy Thanksgiving All!

We at Glenn Norris Photography would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and bid you safe travels if you are spending the holiday away from home this year.

Marlo, Maia, and I will be spending the days after Thanksgiving with our friends the St. John's of Naples, Maine. Photography is our life, and so our trip is happily a dual-purpose event - good times with friends AND a chance to photo a long awaited family reunion. We will be traveling with the St. Johns to Portland, where we will meet up with the rest of the family and photograph everyone at various beaches and city landmarks (weather permitting.)

We wanted to pass this little reminder on to YOU: Please don't wait for a wedding so that you can get some photos of your family. Our day with the St. Johns is a perfect example of a little creative thinking; add a little hard work and a choice location and you can bring about some wonderful new memories (captured in photos of course!)

Anyway, enjoy your holiday and we will post some shots in a week or so! Glenn, Marlo, and Maia.

p.s. Anyone want to re-unite their family in Ireland, or maybe in Costa Rica this winter? We would love to go!

Welcome

Welcome to our new Blog site. In the next few months Glenn and Marlo will begin posting a few of our thoughts on subjects ranging from photography techniques to ideas on why 'doing what you love' is more important than you can possible know. For now though......

Take care.