Frosted Sheep and The Visual Historian

October is ending fresh and frosted.

The last few months I have been so fortunate

to be incredibly scheduled doing portraits and client work.

I always say that I 'just' live life and photograph it

and now I've come to another realization.

My photography is essentially an ongoing folder

of life; I am documenting families, businesses and landscapes.

I am a 'Visual Historian'.

I hope that some day in the far, far off future

People will learn about life now

by viewing and studying my photographs.

I am so very grateful for Clients who gave me the space

and creative freedom to do the work

as an Artist

If my photography ever becomes

like an assignment void of art soul

I am afraid I would have to hang up my cameras.

I do believe that the people who have asked

me to join them with my camera

have understood immediately that the best

artistic images come alive

when the Artist is given the complete freedom

to create.

I have new ideas forming

and my art career is becoming much more clear

Through time and experiences we all learn

by narrowing our world back and out

the thing we are really, really good at

and the thing we feel compelled to create

I communicate with 

my camera

and words

I feel happy these days.

Happy too that my blog again surpassed

readership - the best ever - for 

October 2014.

Thank You Dear Friend

PFXO

(I've come a long way since October 28, 1992)

Patti Friday, Photojourno, reporting from inside 'The Art Dept.' at the international 'Embassy of Ideas'. Reading. Listening. Learning. Improving. Hanging out with successful people. Photographer. Pirate. Bubby. CANADA @pattifriday