Well, last self-portrait!  : )  I spent some time with my tripod out on my mom’s property.  I hope it’s a good ending.  I wanted to make sure I got in a shot of my face (not just my eye) so those of you that don’t know me didn’t feel like I was cheating since you never got to see my face.  Here you go!

I’ll be sharing my 2nd Inspiration: Self-Portrait post later this week.  My husband looked over the first one & immediately asked me: so you only found 3 guys’ portraits you liked?  The answer is, no, there’s another installment coming. : )  And, besides, I had to split the number of pictures (somewhat) evenly & still not post too many images!

On Saturday, I went to a choir concert here in Abilene to listen to my cousin Ryan, a Lubbockite.  Well, while looking over the program I was so pleased to see Emma was also singing!  It was a fabulous concert (and I’m not overly knowledgeable about music & choir).  : )

In other news, I did update my prices recently.  I know, I pushed them through just a little earlier than promised, but with the pre-holiday rush over, it seemed silly to wait, since November & December are full of family events (for me and you, I hope!)  : )  Besides, if you had discussed a particular package with me before this week, your prices are locked in.  That’s only fair. : )

Thanksgiving is coming!  I hope everyone is so very excited!  I love Thanksgiving, it’s a good thing we only have it once a year, all that food is so tasty.  : )

Have a happy Tuesday, everyone, mine is looking very busy!  (good busy!)   : )

I shared the post about other’s Diptychs about a week ago.  Now I’ll admit that it wasn’t totally a self-less effort. : )  I’ve been working on some Diptychs of my own & I thought it was definitely time to share.

For both of these, I took the opportunity to play with my manual focus & manual exposure.  It’s been a while since I’ve done that (I prefer not to typically when shooting for clients for a multitude of reasons) & I really enjoyed it. : )

And, if you’ve been following me since the beginning of my old blog, you’ve seen this one before, but it’s one of my favorites, so I wanted to post it again. It fits in the post & besides, I just ordered a little version of each side so I can hang them in my office (can’t wait for them to come in!)  Yep, I love it.

Be sure to let me know what you think in the comments!  Which of the 2 Green Shoes Diptychs do you prefer?

Diptychs are a pairing of two images (in this case photographs) to create one work of art.

They fascinate me because there is so much that can be done with diptychs and  yet if they’re not done correctly they can seem a little cliche.  So successful diptychs are witty, artistic and beautiful, at least measured by me.  : )  I’ve been interested in them for some time & have done a few on my own, however, today, I wanted to share diptychs that I love done by other photographers.  I hope you enjoy!

Creator - Deviantart: erlebnis

“Ewiger Mond”.  Creator – Flickr: [ angela ]

Summer.  Creator – Flickr: (Karina)

Confessions of Europe.  Creator – Deviantart : Nico1

Lost in a Simple Game of Cat and Mouse.  Creator – Flickr : michelle..

Creator – Flickr : [ angela ]

Less Gravity.  Creator – Flickr : memothek

Two Parts.  Creator – Deviantart : AnnaSaguinsin

CooCoo. CooCoo.  Creator – Deviantart : Unionhoney

Fragmentation of a Wheel.  Creator – Flickr : pchweat

Little Women Grow Up.  Creator – Flickr : pulciografa

Cemetery Sorrow 2.  Creator – Flickr : IrenaS

Cemetery Sorrow 1.  Creator – Flickr : IrenaS

As usual, all copyright & awesome image credits go to the creator of each diptych.

PS. Yes this means that I’m back online!  Hurrah!