CNN published an article this morning about Hospital designs that are changing the way you’re cared for By Elizabeth Stamp. The 5 Key takeaways for me are: In designing & building healthcare facilities, “How do you attract and retain your community and your patients? How do you attract and retain doctors and nurses?” – Pat Bosch,… Read More
TV Doubles as Artwork
Today most waiting and patient rooms have a television. A TV becomes the focal point in the room begging the individual to watch. When I was a practicing physician, I visited many patient rooms where the television was almost always on…and unfortunately usually tuned to a news station with Breaking News about some disaster. How can broadcast… Read More
Try Pointing the Camera Up at the Sky
Pointing the camera up at the sky allowed for a simpler composition; basically just the blue background and the white flowers. Like many of my favorite images the light comes from behind so that the image glows like stained glass.
Old Fashioned Simplicity – 2017 v. 1917
The old-fashioned simplicity of this rose appeals to me. I found this native rose growing in the prairie about 10 minutes from my house. Below is a painting of Carolina (pasture) rose by Mary E. Eaton from a 1917 issue of National Geographic.
Beautiful Subjects Don’t Always Make Beautiful Pictures
Beautiful subjects like orchids don’t always make beautiful pictures. It is easy to be so distracted by the flower that the picture fails. I try to visualize the print as I look through the viewfinder.