George Lottermoser, imagist, photographer, graphic artist, videographer, teacher, student

Showing… explaining without words…

July 24, 2013

Elliott Erwitt allegedly said, “The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” I really get this idea. Especially when, during a conversation, it becomes so apparent that our fellow conversant does not understand our words; or we theirs. I suppose all the arts, other than poetry and […]

Read the full article →

More on the subjects of structure, form, texture, soul and green:

July 21, 2013

(click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 180 mm Apo Elmarit + 2X Apo Extender

Read the full article →

form = the soul of what we see

July 20, 2013

Ted Grant said, “When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. When you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls.” Many have debated the veracity of Ted’s opinion. What does soul mean to the reader of the quote; and/or the viewer of a black and white, or color, photograph? Depends […]

Read the full article →

Friday: flowering

July 19, 2013

(click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 350 mm Telyt

Read the full article →

Brother performing @ River Rhythms

July 13, 2013

The Aussie/Celtic/Rock band Brother performed at River Rhythms Wednesday evening. The band has down sized from when I first got to know them in the mid 90’s. Seem to have lost a bit of energy too. Though still a very lovely way to spend an evening in Pierre Marquette Park. A good time was had […]

Read the full article →

Friday: a Flower and a Polyphemus Moth

July 12, 2013

(click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph This critter has a wingspan of nearly six inches Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

Read the full article →

being… with water… moving…

July 6, 2013

“Black and white photography is a perfect lie. We must not let colour destroy this image.” – Patrick Summerfield (click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 50 mm Summilux Asph

Read the full article →

Friday’s flora

July 5, 2013

(click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

Read the full article →

being… with bees… and flies…

July 3, 2013

Raghu Rai suggested, “A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever.” I’m not sure about the forever part. Yet an un-retouched photograph does seem to make a note of tiny factual fragments clipped out of the time and space continuum. But what do these facts mean? What was this […]

Read the full article →

Games…

July 2, 2013

(click photograph for larger view) Let the game (no rules) begin… Last week Sophia and I went shopping for her 8th birthday gifts. We stopped for lunch and played a few rounds of the newly acquired Pass the Pigs game. Here we see Sophia checking the rules as to how to score her recent roll […]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →