Author: Lewis De Joseph

I had a few takeaways

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  I had a few takeaways Well, last year I had an entire syllabus laid out for the year and I was going in for the deep dive.  And while I didn’t totally blow it off, I probably missed by a little more than half.  Considering all that happened I don’t think that’s too bad. I read the first book, Zen Camera, with a friend of mine, Lori Z.  We would zoom every week and read a chapter, give ourselves assignments based on what that chapter was about.  Check in the next week, review and critique each other’s work.  When

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It was a tough year

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It Was a Rough Year Well, the title should say it all.  I’m not making excuses; it truly was a rough year.  Shortly before my mom’s cancer started to spread, and the treatments left her no quality of life.  So, she decided to discontinue them.  My sister and I had major fights over whether or not she should drive, what kind of home care she should have and such things.  Then as it progressed and got worse, it was what the PT was going to be and the home help with showering and cooking, home nursing and treatments she should have. 

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My Education Syllabus for 2024

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Saint John the Divine

My Education Syllabus for 2024      Description:  I’d like to develop a creative skillset that will nurture and develop a creative lifestyle, to include photography in digital and analog forms. Apply other genres of creativity i.e., watercolors, encaustic, acrylic paints, pastels, or any other mediums that will feed my creative self. This will be accomplished with pursuit of videos, books, projects, and critiques.   What I hope to learn: How to live photographically creative life Intermediate Photoshop skills Advanced Lightroom use Mixed media art utilizing my photography   Readings and resources: Books Camera manuals Sony alpha a77ii, David D

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My Personal Syllabus Or Better Yet “Who I Want to Be!”

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Me at concrete city-15

My Personal Syllabus Or Better Yet  “Who I Want to Be!” About a year and a half ago, I made the decision to give up social media.  I found it to be a time drain, a rabbit hole here and a rabbit hole there.  All the arguing, dissention, bickering, it was absurd.  It just didn’t seem worth it.  I would come home from work and get online, then before I knew it, it was time to go to bed.  Ten plus years ago, I gave up television for the same reason.  I haven’t owned a TV or cable since.  That’s

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Monitcello, Slave Row Galler

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Monticello (46 of 99)

Monticello, Slave Row Gallery   I left slave row for last, as it is by nature an issue still being resolved today through the “Black Lives Matter” and similar movements.  It was easy to find a quote by Thomas Jefferson about slavery, but the point that he owned and used slavery to advance his life made that almost mute.  The quote that I’m offering from him, I think reflects more the contradiction of the time he found himself in, without excusing the way he lived.  While the Fredrick Douglass quote reflects the advancement of a people moving out of this

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