P + S: The Basics of P + S. Bloggers Who "Get It"

 

THE SETUP

Pictures and Story.  P and S.  They're both key to preserving your memories for generations to come.  Today I'm featuring some other bloggers that "get it".

An interesting note: Some of these pictorials are made by professional photographers, but in most of these blogs, the photographer is just like me (and maybe you)--a nonprofessional who wants to save the daily moments that may SEEM insignificant, but that add up to a life really lived.  Lived, not only through big events, but through observation; a child's discovery, a pet's expression, the colors and scenes of a landscape, the pleasure of a finished craft, the visual memory of a tranquil walk with a loved one.

 

THE PICTURES

Ah...the pictures are embedded today--you'll have to click on the links, but you won't be disappointed!

 

THE BLOGGERS (and their blogs)

A popular theme on the internet right now is 365 days of photos.  These women have the right idea: they're documenting the moments in their photos, and not just reiterating what we can see. 

http://jennielyse.com/project-365-week-4/

http://www.ayearofhappy.com/

http://pencilshavings.typepad.com/pencil_shavings/

http://jlangeimages.blogspot.com/

Though not strictly a daily photo-log, Tracy posts remembrances of little moments we can all relate to (or wish we could) almost daily at http://www.pinkpurl.typepad.com/slant_of_light/

 

How-to's scream for both P and S--we need to see how something is made (pictures do it best), and what it's going to look like, but we also need to have it explained to us; probably have the materials identified, thus the story.  I enjoy these blogs because I know there's enough information available to copy the craft.

http://pinkpurl.typepad.com/pink_purl/2010/05/summer-breeze-quilt.html

http://paperimagerydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/04/fabric-atcs-by-arlene-mobley.html

http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/

http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_staring_and_start_se/2008/07/a-little-bias-is-a-good-thing.html

 

THE BASICS OF P+S

As I wrote in my very first post, in July, 2009:

    Pictures are good.

    They capture a moment; freeze an image in time.  But not only can the memory be lost, it can be reconstructed...inaccurately...

    Pictures + Story are better.  Story doesn't just explain a long forgotten picture, but it can help us relive a whole event, day, even season.

P and S is best!

~Donna

Comments

[JoLyn]

Thanks for including my blog in your list, Donna. I do agree with you--so many of our stories can be told better with photos. They add to and enrich what we say with our words. Thanks for showing us all how to do it better!

[Donna Raagas]

What I really like about your blog is that you're not wordy, yet you say so much! You get right to the heart of your photo-messages, and they're always so interesting!

[Tracy]

Thank you so much for adding my photo blog to your list--and being a part of such good company of photographer. Much as I love writing and the written word, sometimes a photo or an image can say so much more, really distill the essence of a moment. About a couple of years ago I began taking photography close into my daily life, and began noticing so much more around me. A moment in time is always what I'm looking for, and always happy to be in the midst of. Magic moments... :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))

[Donna Raagas]

That is what I love about A Certain Slant of Light--images that draw you in and evoke feelings from the reader, with a tight caption that puts the reader in your kitchen, or local bakery, or at the window with Charlie, or seaside, walking with you and Dear Husband. The clarity of your photos and the daylight that brightens the images always makes me feel lighthearted and eager to enjoy MY day!

[Jona]

Wow! Thank you for including me!! I think crafty people are very visual people so pictures always work better than lots of words. What a great blog you have here!

[Donna Raagas]

Thank you! Likewise! Every time I go to your website I realize I have to make time to do some sewing--I do it so sporadically anymore!