Poolside Series is Sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission

In the summer of 2010 Mississippi Arts Commission granted me a 2010-2011 Artist Fellowship Grant. The funding provide the supplies and time to explore the Poolside Series. The Pool Shadows [sample image above] and Dark Flight are two projects that are beginning to emerge from Poolside. Both of the new series are in the early stages of development--Only time will tell if they will mature to the desired level for success.
The Mississippi Arts Commission was founded in 1968 and has been a leading force for fostering the Arts in Mississippi. Mississippi has a rich history in the Arts - a fact that is often overshadowed by other issues from civil rights to obesity. Just think of it Mississippi has given us B.B.King, Elvis Presley, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Walter Inglis Anderson, George Ohr, Eudora Welty, Jim Henson, Morgan Freeman and so many more!

It all started with a pool toy.

My POOLSIDE series all started with seeing a child's pool toy floating across. The reflection of the eye in the chrome hand bar just called on me to capture it on film. I used Polaroid 809 film using an 8x10 camera. The exposure was two minutes long. Since that day I have shot a huge amount of images of pool floats in that same pool on instant film and black &white negative film. Recently I stated using a small digital camera under the water's surface to push the view point further.

Welcome to my blog. I hope to share ideas and to learn new things from you. Photography is very serious but without an element of play it would not be nearly as creative and inventive.