Ingenious Images

documenting my (steep) photo & graphic learning curve

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Creating Cloud Scenarios with @marcus1spannier

For more photos of creative cloud scenarios, follow @marcus1spannier on Instagram and browse the hashtag #usetheclouds.

“My parents kept asking me why I always gaze up into the sky and what do I see there,” recalls Markus Einspannier (@marcus1spannier). The auto body painter from Heinsberg, Germany, developed a passion for clouds as a little kid, and when his parents gave him a Polaroid camera for his 13th birthday, he began experimenting immediately. “I started holding up different items towards the sky. Or I would jump in the air until the photograph created the illusion of me standing on the cloud.”

Today, Markus is lovingly referred to by his friends as “Wolkenonkel” (“Cloud Uncle”) and channels the innocence and endless imagination of a child’s view on the world. As he’s come to realize, “Everything is possible—and nothing is unthinkable.”

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Photos are printed on just about anything these days, but printing them on rock and concrete is not something you see every day.

Simon Pyle came up with a pigment-transfer technique to print photos of cities and urban settings on debris salvaged from those very places.

Cityscape Photos Printed on Salvaged Rocks and Concrete

via Faith is Torment

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When you are raised to be perfect and then you inevitably turn out to be so very imperfect, it is tempting to stress out over every little thing in life. The fear of failure can emotionally cripple you to the point that you do not attempt anything cool or fun or great. You lead a life that is small and unhappy, or smaller and unhappier than it would be if you attempted something fantastic. And since most of us fail at more things than we succeed, it seems entirely rational to expect that you would, in fact, fail if you made an actual attempt. Do it anyway.

Human Parts

Written by Sara Benincasa

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A Frozen Tale

The Cabinets of Curiosity from the series A Frozen Tale by Alexia Sinclair. Music by Steve Gibbs: https://soundcloud.com/stevegibbs Model: Fallon Duroy

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Having a unique style is not enough. We need this perspective of doing things differently to run through everything we do in our professional lives. We all need the courage to be and do what no one else has dared. As creative and expressive people, we’re well equipped to know just how to do that. Now is the time to be different.

The Red Lemon Club

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"...how commitment works. We often have to commit first before we have a guarantee of anything or a plan for how things will unfold. If you’re unhappy in your current situation, make a change. The clarity on where to go will come once you take the first step [...] take "a “Leap.” A Leap is essentially an action step that propels you out of your hiding strategy [...] You will find energy in taking the first step towards what you want. Additional steps become easier with momentum." - Tara Mohr

http://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessaloder/2014/10/08/7-ways-women-entrepreneurs-play-small/

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If you’ve ever found yourself gazing into Brooklyn’s Gowanus canal, you’re well aware of the fact that it’s not exactly the most pristine waterway.

Among the sludge and floating trash, photographer William Miller created these surprisingly beautiful photos of the polluted canal.

Beautiful Photographs Taken in One of NYC’s Most Polluted Canals

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Most Popular Photo Last Year by pearlgirl77

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Explore Lomography Nearby - Kathmandu, Nepal

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A Hypothetical Survey

Hiya!  My goal is to create 30 logos this month to build my portfolio and practice.  I'm eagerly hoping that you will help me by answering the following questions.  In return, you will receive a FREE logo and branding package to help inspire you to follow your ideas.  :-) 

Use the 'Respond' button to the left to send me your answers.  Thanks so much in advance for your time and assistance!!  I'm excited to see what we come up with!

Survey

1. If you could start a business of ANY kind, what would you do?

2. What three (or four) emotion words do you want this business to convey to potential customers? 

3. What kind of person would be your ideal customer? 

4. Would this be an online business?  Would you have a store front? 

5.  What style era(s) do you love?  

6. What descriptors would you use to explain your style?  

7. What quality do you most admire about yourself?  

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Explore Lomography Nearby - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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My name is Natasha. I’m a Graphic Designer and photographer. Ultimately, all of my work is about helping people feel more confident about presenting themselves to the world. (Because being confident is the first step towards success in every part of life.) That is what I do. And I am not confused.

Alexandra Franzen helps you put what you do into words... even if you're not completely convinced when you start, by the end of the exercise you're ready to make it happen! 

(And if you need a little more guidance through the process she's got a workbook here... )

Great confidence booster!!

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Learned to do this, this afternoon, using this great, step-by-step tutorial I found... http://t.co/xcizI8XIkV 

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Latest logo creation ... Marquis French and English Bulldog breeders

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Overcoming this fear is a huge and important step… Author Clay Shirky noted the importance of the simple act of creating—creating anything, even a silly thing—in his book Cognitive Surplus: “The stupidest possible creative act is still a creative act. On the spectrum of creative work, the difference between the mediocre and the good is vast. Mediocrity is, however, still on the spectrum; you can move from mediocre to good in increments. The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.” The message is clear: to create great work requires that we create any work to begin with. Because until we have something to work with, great work isn’t even on our scale of possibilities.

http://99u.com/workbook/31501/where-do-you-fall-on-the-creativity-spectrum

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When you deliver the results that you’ve promised AND make a positive imprint on someone’s heart THAT’S the mark of a true professional.

http://www.alexandrafranzen.com/2014/08/26/professional/

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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

Dan Millman