I have to admit that one of the greatest lesson I ever learned was 'question everything'. This came about after I first heard ' 'question authority' and it seemed to be even more to the point. I have been told over and over again--'you can't do that' or you're wasting your time doing that because it'll never happen or work!' Usually that means I'm going to try it. I learned that this way. I have 'hated' artists in the past because I just couldn't figure out why they became well - known artists. In almost every account this 'hatred' has stayed in my mind and I couldn't escape these artists. I kept using them as examples of why I think the art world isn't really representational of what we should be focussed on. And in virtually every case(though the verdict is still out on some in my mind) I have found reason to understand and eventually embrace--at least slightly their claim---or someone elses claim on their---fame. Tonight I said as I was photographing Jennifer--I'm going to do something we're told not to do and I began positioning one light to shine directly at the camera. Most of the results didn't really work---for obvious reasons---that's why we're taught not to do that--but I'm always determined to break the rules in order to find that one ore two images that can be found. Not sure 100% if we found it tonight, but it was fun to experiment and see what we could find. And I think the pictures we took in this set-up--though not edited yet--might lead to further work down the road with this idea! You never know! SayerMotter Photographs by Richard Sayer.
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Well as we look back on 2011, our business more than doubled and if early factors are any sign for things to come we might double our business again this year. We're trying to offer something different and I think this is beginning to be noticed. We try new things all the time and experiment. Our love of photography and making images keeps us hungry for the next way to make an image for our clients. We want our people in Northwest Pennsylvania to have access to the style of photography they can get in Chicago, New York, L.A. as well as more rural styles. We study and seek out ways to offer the best we can in many different styles from very formal to avant-garde! As we increase our visual vocabulary, we hope to meet and make great pictures with our neighbors in Northwest Pennsylvania. Happy New Year everybody! I hope we can get together in 2012! SayerMotter Photography
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