This is such a cool take on photography! I love how you’re able to find familiar shapes and meanings in the randomness of smoke. It’s amazing how something so unpredictable can turn into such beautiful, creative art. Really inspiring!
As a retired radiologist i see them as radiography. Its a fantastic display of how humans have seen angels and demons for eons. Our minds try to make sense of the world. A dog just sees only smoke, humans see a world within, even erroneously. I always thought it would be great to see the world as a well reasoned dog.
I was often wondering how radiologists or ultrasound specialists see something behind the white noise. It would be interesting to see the world as dog does, or some eagle.
I really love this. I’m not really a smoker of any kind, but occasionally, I will smoke a cigar for the primary purpose of watching the smoke twist and turn and float into shape after shape after shape.
Interesting! I have always enjoyed lying in the grass, looking up at clouds and seeing animal shapes. As for smoke, I've never looked for shapes in the same was as I do in clouds, but I will, from now on! I think what we love plays a large part in what we see in random patterns and shapes; I am a huge horse lover and can usually find a horse shape in anything!
I can relate with cloud watching, of course. As of smoke, it is impossible to see shapes there as they are so fleeting. I did this by photographing smoke patterns in general and then upon reviewing I would find familiar shapes.
What a fascinating post! I definitely think we see what we want to see, but I also think we see what is in our subconscious mind that requires reworking...or reminding. Thank you!
Yes, that’s probably the same principle as with the rorschach blot. Thanks for reading. Glad you like it. I felt really inspired to write that piece and do the images.
Yes, I see entirely different things. But it remains the case that I did see things in each photograph. None of it exists, yet all of it does. Within and beyond.
We all know this, yet we rarely stop to think about it. It can be a valuable experience to confront it head-on, just as you have done here. Thank you for your contribution.
Yes, they were random, although through post-processing I managed to emphasize some parts so that faces become more recognizable. However, I didn't draw or erase anything. I got booster for this on Medium;)
This is such a cool take on photography! I love how you’re able to find familiar shapes and meanings in the randomness of smoke. It’s amazing how something so unpredictable can turn into such beautiful, creative art. Really inspiring!
Thanks. Glad you found an inspiration here. I must admit that creation of photographs and text felt like an inspiration in its full power:)
We definitely see things as we are, what we want to see. So lovely - your writing, thoughts, and the photography 🤍
Thanks Holly🕺🥂
As a retired radiologist i see them as radiography. Its a fantastic display of how humans have seen angels and demons for eons. Our minds try to make sense of the world. A dog just sees only smoke, humans see a world within, even erroneously. I always thought it would be great to see the world as a well reasoned dog.
I was often wondering how radiologists or ultrasound specialists see something behind the white noise. It would be interesting to see the world as dog does, or some eagle.
I really love this. I’m not really a smoker of any kind, but occasionally, I will smoke a cigar for the primary purpose of watching the smoke twist and turn and float into shape after shape after shape.
That's a good purpose:) Thanks for the comment!
Interesting! I have always enjoyed lying in the grass, looking up at clouds and seeing animal shapes. As for smoke, I've never looked for shapes in the same was as I do in clouds, but I will, from now on! I think what we love plays a large part in what we see in random patterns and shapes; I am a huge horse lover and can usually find a horse shape in anything!
I can relate with cloud watching, of course. As of smoke, it is impossible to see shapes there as they are so fleeting. I did this by photographing smoke patterns in general and then upon reviewing I would find familiar shapes.
What a fascinating post! I definitely think we see what we want to see, but I also think we see what is in our subconscious mind that requires reworking...or reminding. Thank you!
Yes, that’s probably the same principle as with the rorschach blot. Thanks for reading. Glad you like it. I felt really inspired to write that piece and do the images.
I am going to include a blurb on my newsletter because you words and images are inspiring. I love the way you challenge my mind to explore.
Thanks a lot Brenda, I appreciate that.
Yes, I see entirely different things. But it remains the case that I did see things in each photograph. None of it exists, yet all of it does. Within and beyond.
We all know this, yet we rarely stop to think about it. It can be a valuable experience to confront it head-on, just as you have done here. Thank you for your contribution.
Yes, they were random, although through post-processing I managed to emphasize some parts so that faces become more recognizable. However, I didn't draw or erase anything. I got booster for this on Medium;)