“Meet Mojo” I love how this photo is all about ‘Mojo’, my daughter’s stuffed animal. In most situations, this would annoy me, but for some reason this one works. Perhaps it is because of how her body wraps around the animal and most of her is out of focus while other areas are softened. I...
“Growth” This is an HDR shot, taken in monochrome. The scene in the foreground is a farmer’s market with new construction in the background. Austin is a small city but it is growing and most of that growth is in downtown. Lots of new construction for lofts and hotels has occurred in the past 5...
“Horse” Sculpture by Charles Umlauf. I love all the rawness and texture of this piece. As with all of Umlauf’s sculpture, this one is elongated and strangely disproportionate, yet it works. ____________________________________________________ Deborah Chetwood is an award winning, published photographer in Austin, TX who specializes in stylized children’s, senior’s and glamour photography. To find out...
“I Spy” Umlauf’s Garden is a peaceful, tranquil space right next to a fairly busy road, but when walking the grounds it is like being transported into a far away place. I just wished their hours weren’t during the worst time to photography. Yesterday’s post gave the known information about Umlauf: the public information. I...
Charles Umlauf, was an American sculptor, who was born is South Haven, Michigan on July 17, 1911 and died in 1994. He studied with Albin Polasek at the Art Institute of Chicago starting in 1929. Three years later he moved on into the “real world”, ending up as an assistant to Lorado Taft at his...
