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A Visual Revival

Casey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:13:56 +0000

I rarely keep a camera by my side when I’m not working. Some may find this a bit odd but I think it adds to my creativity. When walking around with a camera, I end up looking for things to photograph and the images often don’t come naturally. Without a camera, I freely start framing and seeing images.

I recently made the switch from the ol’ Blackberry to a Droid with a great camera app on it, FxCamera. It has been a bit of a “visual rebirth” for me. I have the best of both worlds now; no camera hanging off my shoulder with the pressure of finding a perfect picture, but a quality micro camera that enables me to act on my creative whims and urges.

Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek:
“But there is another kind of seeing that involves a letting go. When I see this way I sway transfixed and emptied. The difference between the two ways of seeing is the difference between walking with and without a camera. When I walk with a camera I walk from shot to shot, reading the light on a calibrated meter. When I walk without a camera, my own shutter opens, and the moment’s light prints on my own silver gut. When I see this second way I am above all an unscrupulous observer.”

Here are a few images I grabbed while on a job in Nashville last week.

2 Ways to Win a Large Hawaiian Canvas Print

Casey — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:22:20 +0000

I will be giving away three 20×30″ canvas prints from my trip to Hawaii, one to a Twitter follower, one to a Facebook fan member and one that is open to only entrants in the Richmond area. If you win, you chose the photo to be stretched and mounted.

There are two ways for you to win:

1. Become a fan of Casey Templeton Photography on Facebook and simply leave message on the wall. This is also available to current fans.

2. Follow Casey Templeton on Twitter and RT the following message for a chance to win:

Follow @caseytempleton & RT this for a chance to win 1 of 2 20×30″ canvas #photography prints from #Hawaii info: http://z.pe/hvd

JUST ANNOUNCED! Additional sponsor and third print!
FRAME NATION (@FrameNation) will be providing the stretching and mounting of the two canvas prints and also sponsoring the giveaway of a third print which is open only to Richmond entrants. The winner of the Richmond drawing will receive a $50 FRAME NATION gift certificate in addition to the canvas print.
FRAME NATION ”Design Global. Frame Local.” is Richmond Virginia’s custom framing boutique and the area’s source for contemporary & international frame design. Located in Richmond’s historic river district.

Winners will be selected at random from eligible Twitter followers and Facebook fans when the contest ends on August 26th.

Mahalo!