Figurative Image Making

art by Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

One of my favorite artist of the 20th century.
Studying art and gestures from the greats can help you be more aware of human nature in portraiture. It's the subtle nuances that can make a difference to attract or repel the viewer.
I like being pulled in to an image especially when its provocative and alluring erotically.
Egon Schiele was immediate with is observations.
Check out his work on the Wiki link posted below.

New Mexico Photographer

photography by Dirk Anschutz

FARMGIRL Productions, Inc.
karen kuehn Photography
6 frontier ct.
peralta,nm 87042

Tel. 1.505.401.5987 c

kuehnphoto@earthlink.net

http://www.karenkuehn.com
http://www.karenkuehn.com/indexarchive.html
http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=karen+kuehn&filter=all&commit=Search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_9GmmveAbM

Go To Sleep Little Baby

photo by Sara Strathas - http://www.sarastathas.com

Today I lost one of my best friends.
Miss Mary Jane
Thank you for a year of light when my heart was dark
You were the truth where humans lie
The best 100 dollar bill ever spent
A swap meeting and greeting as I brought you home.
Against all odds Emmett snatched you up and said "MINE."
You melted the biggest men's hearts.
You wagged your way into every one's arms.
"give me that dog"
( a repeated phrase by all who met you)
I am so upset as you are now under ground nested next to Collette and Tank
I am going to plant a tree for three near those hearts that most loved me.
I am sorry I went away this weekend to return to a home like a funeral parlour
We weren' t done playing dammit.
How can this be....we had so much fun you and me.
I'm so sadden by your "fate"
Latin word for weird and it has taken down this tribe of yours.
My Mary Jane was the most well adjusted happy being.
We should all be so lucky.
Her footsteps, like an infant pattering round the house
Early hours she'd run from one, two three of us.
Wake up and play
Play with me all day long she said in her own way.
Always insisting on ravenously kissing your face till you surrender to her grace.
No day could be totally bad with her by your side.
She'd follow you everywhere....to sleep at the end of my bed at the end of the day.
Just waiting for me to lay my head to get under our covers and cuddle
Life in this home is so much more quiet now.
I miss you Mary Jane
Thank you for your time with us for we were blessed.
Go To Sleep Little Baby
I'll see you in heaven, I feel you and I'm so sad without you.
I will bring you your tether ball when I come to visit.
I miss my best friend.

Message To Animal Owners from Me Who Dares to Care.
Are you aware of your animal's health and well being!
Do you clean them, feed them, shelter them from snow and sun and the weather elements.
Do dental and care for there aches and pains.
We care and if anyone reads this please look into the eyes of your pet and ask yourselves
How do they feel? When was your pets last check up...every year is normal.
Just because they grow old doesn't mean you are not accountable for their health.
They get old just like you...arthritis, cancer and all sorts of issues....
Dare to care MORE.
Cash isn't an issue if you love someone or something...selfish people don't like to spend money.
I spend all of mine on my family, friends and animals and my life is far richer than those of boring routine and controlled futures.
You all loose karmic ally if you don't love your animals as they are your family.

Don't Be a Looser.

HOSPITALITY

A Big Part of My Life ...
is about not only how other's treat us but how we treat those we come to meet.
A minute or decades. Its how we touch an other's life.
We are all connected and accountable even thou I can say I've met many who have not a clue about others feelings other than how it serves them first.
This are not conscious beings. These sorts of people have an opportunity to grow from serving others but the norm is to be a be self involved rather than examining how they can be a better human. We can t control those sorts of people but we can inspire and/or edit them out of our lives as they usually just suck the life out of those nurturing souls.

When I go to a photography shoot I often bring gifts and something of a positive gesture for the subjects as a leave behind to share a part of me with them for the experience.
I prefer to have a sit and sip coffee or tea prior to a shoot.
To get to know the subject and to listen to them speak of what makes them feel good and how they want to be portrayed.
They are hardly a prop for my ideas but rather a person with a heart and often very shy and not attune to the workings of a photographer and a camera clicking off images of them as subject.
Start with a nibble of food, bring it to the shoot or some tea ...something cozy.
Be the photographer they remember for caring about their session with you.
It will buy you more time and often a new friendship begins with such thoughtful gestures.

Flavorful, friendly and memorable.

Editors ADORED

Editor of these three projects AMBER SEXTON

EDITOR Are OUR FRIENDS

I love magazine editors and Amber Sexton is one of my favorites.
She worked with Golf Magazine for a good long time and gave me several fun assignments.
Here's a few and it always helps to have a great designer do a layout that is image driven.

My list of editors is huge and I've worked for almost 30 years in and out of the magazine business. I love working for magazines. You get an assignment and go co create with your subject. I feel blessed to have had such a long fruitful career working for the best ranking publications in the industry. If I listed all of them it would be insane.
Maybe I will copy them off of a resume and do so later on but trust me when I say it has been an awesome ride being a photographer, journalist, conceptual image maker.

A Big Thanks to all the Magazine Editors I've had the privilege of working for and with over the years. The stories and journey has been unforgettable.

Kudos.

Friends SHOW UP.

http://www.davidmichealkennedy.com

David and the boys...move all my plumbing inside the darkroom and out of the thin walls after having the pipes freeze twice this winter.
Now all copper pipe and should be ready to roll back into my creative space.

Dave Burke; the Boss, Nicholas Herrera, Santario Artist, David Micheal Kennedy

Friends show up!

My pals drove hours south to come fix my darkroom.
Its been a cold winter.
The best way to fix things is to have one of your dear friends take charge and say I'm gonna get the guys to come down and we will make your darkroom better for you!
It was totally unexpected.
I have a huge project from BM to complete.
It's nice to have really solid men in my life.
Truthful, honorable and one's that follow through and do what they say!
I think it's a rare quality and to have people show up for you with no self involved motivation can make a real difference in one's heart.
Binds your friendships with integrity.
Now I can finally motivate to get my project from last summers BM completed.

"METROPOLOVE" book is just a reflection of a lot of LOVE and lovin that happened 24x7 on the playa...this is long overdue to complete its being and the name of this project may just change to
BODY OF EVIDENCE.

Thanks Guys.
You rocked my darkroom and my life all the time.
Now I have no excuses for completing this body of work.
Making a difference in my humble world

David M Kennedy, Nicholas Herrera and Dave Burke
Love you Guys.

Let Me Help You Find Your Way.