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Design System
Foundation 101
Stories worth keeping
A warm foundation for photographs, places, and the lives connected to them.
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System foundations
Color, type, space, and action patterns designed to keep personal photographs at the center.
with the discerning eye I concentrate on what is not easily seen by an untrained eye.
I see angles, light and magic in the whites of the eyes I shoot and beauty, resilience and moxy of living spirits animate or inanimate everything has a story to tell
Memories, clearly told.
The law of thirds exists for a reason.
Color, type, space, and action patterns designed to keep personal photographs at the center of the universe and have them relevant and impactful takes skill.
After studying light for 35 years I have come to discover you can technically get a good shot your first pop but have you actually gone through your images to see what still has to be done? How they still need editing?
How the tilt of a head 3/25 can be like a strand of hair. Strong or weak depending on it's placement and that tiny change can make a photo be emblazoned into everyone's subconscious or just a forgettable blip of light.
The take away right now for you, gentle knowledge seeking archivist, is that no matter what solidify your image with a triangle.