Create with Kim!

As a new photographer with a new digital camera I often feel like a child. So much to see! So many images to capture!

My formal training is in poetry, which to tell the truth, has not been my direction lately. But that formal training taught me to ground my words with images. Concrete images stay with a reader. They give your writing meat.

This young mother kneeling behind her stroller while listening to a music workshop at Hiawatha caught me. The color of her skirt on the grass. The crisp white of her shirt. The textures. As an artist I wanted to reach out and touch the material. I wanted into her world as mom. I wanted to know the music of her day.

This second image is of a volunteer at Hiawatha. If you volunteer for three shifts (3 hours each), you receive a free ticket and a t-shirt. Each year, I, too, put in my three shifts. I feel like an integral part of the festival and it helps keep my abundance going.

But the reason I was attracted to this shot is the curve of her foot on the log. Her flowing skirt. The natural sweater. Wondering how cold she was sitting at her station. Wondering if she wanted a cup of coffee. I imagined her name to be Laura. That she played a flute in high school, that she sings alto, not second soprano, anymore.

Two friends browsing the vendor booths at “Artist in the Round” at Hiawatha was a must shoot for me and I have several of them traveling the vendor pathway.

Again it was texture and the richness of their clothing. Color. It was a gray misty cold day for a music festival but these two girls are dolled up. Artsy. Hippie Trendy. Is that a style? Sure it is at music festivals. Brown long hippie skirt and an emerald green crushed velvet shawl. The hat is awesome, too! I know this girl must be an artist. Her friend in denim, white fun skirt, ready for the sun–just slip off the jeans and dance!