I haven’t spent enough personal time of late to really be creative. It’s something that’s a luxury to do, I feel, and I might as well do it, as long as I can.
Today we took photos… for the simple pleasure of improving ourselves at it. I used the Lensbaby 2 lens I got this year.
Tonight, I found some remarkable photos taken with this family of lenses via Flickr.
This one I took isn’t particularly great, but you’ll get the idea of what these things can do.
Those ducks were making fast time in the water, so I couldn’t get the exact shot I’d like. But I do like the color and “depth” to the shot. The Lens Baby I have has removable aperture disks. I was using a pretty open one, so I got some dramatic blur on the edges.
I think taking the time to explore your creativity is important, as an adult. And of course, we should always be offering the opportunity to our students. No fancy reasons why, just because.