Charles T. Low Photography

It has been a while since I simply reviewed some general photographic output, so let's see where that might go.

Influential Photographers

First, however, let me add (as I did last time) another photographer to my list of positive influences.

Ginny Fobert (of Mynd's i)

I have two things to say about Ginny

1. She has an extraordinary vision.
2. She puts in the hours.
3. She is also a highly-skilled printer.

(My two things often turn into three ...)

She has the mind of an artist, and (as has been settled for over a hundred years), her tool is the camera. (Yes, it has been settled. I read it in a book!) I don't know if it was the shock, early on, of someone at a show explaining to her that photography can't really be art, but has Ginny ever proven 'em wrong! She makes less of documentation; more of what emerges is her vision, and an amazing vision it is.

Secondly, she will argue this, but she works hard. Not only does she come up with innovative and breath-taking new ways of seeing, but she is in galleries and art-shows, manning booths, selling her work, doing her own printing and framing. There is no substitute for sweat-equity.

I also ask her, as I have alluded previously, to print much of my work. She has the training, the equipment, and most importantly, the passion; only exceptional renditions will leave her studio.

I called her up a few years ago, and she drove an hour to meet me at the exhibition shown. Some of my other photographic friends showed up, serendipitously, so we all went out to lunch (pre-pandemic), where we revelled in mutual shop-talk, and all made new friends. Some years later, Ginny and I and one of the friends, Bill Milward, did a very rewarding three-photographer show (eScape) at the O'Connor Gallery in Gananoque.

Your next stop (of course after purchasing a print at my own Online Store), would very appropriately be to purchase a print from Ginny Fobert.

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ctLow Mid-Summer Photography

This Summer, 2021, has turned out marvellously for me, and as often happens, that means the richly-rewarding and distinctly-favourable trade-off of a personal life at the expense of creating photographic art. For over a month, as I eased down the stairs in the early morning, two quite large and very eager dogs could not be denied, and thus evaporated my usual pre-sunrise (and much belovèd) photography time.

The dogs have now returned to their home in the northern near-wilderness, for which they are much better suited (not that they complained about our long walks here!).

Nonetheless, and also as usual, it seems that things have happened. Allow me to post a small sampling.

Once again, we received a summer visit in Brockville from Lampsilis, a research vessel affiliated with l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

And once again, I found the image which struck me most in her reflection.

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I went out to photograph wilderness, and found this unusual geologic phenomenon.

This seems to be a stash of concrete blocks, each not quite an adult human's height, used in hydro-electric dam construction (with contributions from local artists).

(I think that this one may be less likely to end up on your wall. But go ahead: prove me wrong.)

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A friend advised me about a nesting location for two eagles. They were distinctly disinclined to pose, when I went there a few days later; no sign of them.

Two deer however emerged from the woods, and one immediately scooted back into thick underbrush. (How do they do that?) The other lingered for barely half a minute, and I had to work quickly.

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The south end of the Mac Johnson Wildlife Area (CRCA) is one of those places to which I return to photograph from time to time, and it has never been the same twice.

Let alone that the light always differs, the foliage changes with the seasons.

Just currently, it's hard to see how the nearby kayak-launching dock (out-of-frame) could work!

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This tiny blue flower simply caught my attention quite randomly, in a lawn, while I was out walking.

Viewers have, gratifyingly, quite liked it.

I made it with my cell-phone (don't tell anyone), and then ... did a little work on it later.

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Over to You

The time to think about acquiring some new art, whether for one's own pleasure or as a very personal gift, is always now (but Christmas is coming!). Check out the full gallery, and shop here.

Meantime, I continue to seek out new subjects. So:

1. if you have a private scenic view which pleases you and which you would like photographed, then that's called a commission, and I would love to work for you;
2. alternately, I would love to work with you, and do some photography on or from your property (or suggest me to a friend); that would be at no charge in either direction, but then I will be working for me, although of course you will get some complimentary digital photos out of it;
   • This is beginning to happen, and I have openings in my calendar.
   • I'm easy to contact.
3. also check out the full scope of Services offered.

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Charles T. Low
Photographer
Blog #70
2021-09-11

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