Comments on: Beyond Time

By: Julie Powell

Julie Powell — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:29:28 +0000

Hi Brooke, I saw this post and it actually spurned me just doing a project I was working on….an online photography class. And you are right I was wasting time and making excuses thinking it was the wrong time of year, or what if no-one wants to join in, the what ifs are endless. But instead I just did it, put up the teaser and already have 12 people signed up in less than 12 hours! Laid the groundwork and put the finishing touches on the first few lessons and I’m off, it starts on Sunday. Scary, but thrilling and exciting at the same time. Thank you XO

By: Julie Powell

Julie Powell — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:26:15 +0000

In reply to Gallagher Green. Gallagher Green that is awesome!!!!!!!!

By: Usha

Usha — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:16:13 +0000

Hi Brooke. Don’t know what happened. Sent a long comment…but it doesn’t show up. Hope you got it.

By: Piet Cosaert

Piet Cosaert — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:47:41 +0000

If I let go my life raft, this means I should give up my life as I know and start a life full of art and filled with joy and happyness. But this should also mean a poor lonely life, because I lived too long in an exact science world. A world of engineering and managing projects etc. Nobody is accepting me as an artist, not even my own friends and family. They think this is not the person we know, so he must become insane or something.
So what am I waiting for?

By: Usha

Usha — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:13:05 +0000

Dear Brooke. I think this is true artistry. To feel the vision, to execute it and have the skills to make beautiful images out of literally nothing. This is what draws me to you time and time again. After attending PPC this year, I made a decision to bear down and keep practicing and putting work out there and ask how to improve and learn from the comments. I really, really, really want to get to a stage where I can sit with myself and feel like I could express my emotions via images I make. I am determined to get there. I used to be a huge extrovert. As I am growing older, I am tending to retreat and want more and more alone time….to the point of getting panicky when social situation arise. This type of art making really is appealing as I can be OK being with myself. Its been a tough journey to find my authentic self and not immediately and easily “turn on the me” the people expect. I do that well. Being truly me is the hard part for me. Anyway, thanks for the White Wall Wednesday inspirations. Somehow, I have a lot of sadness in me. I don’t know why. Being around you and your art and your community really is bringing that up in me. I need to explore and feel it and find peace with it. I will use this to FIND my true self. Thanks you for your inspiration and kindness. (Also, will you be posting the post processing work flow somewhere for this?). Have an amazing day Brooke.

By: Rocio Villanueva

Rocio Villanueva — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 03:22:10 +0000

For the last year and a half I have been swimming without my life draft. I have been creating art, specially fine art photography, and the waters haven’t always been easy to manage. Some times it’s very disappointing and frustrating, not making enough money from this. But I really don’t care because not all in this life is about money.
I love to show through my art my life, my soul, my mysterious secrets, and passion. To live my life in the fullest way, I make art for my self, to be happy,to be a complete person.

By: Angela Willis

Angela Willis — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 02:56:50 +0000

If I let go of my life raft, I would drown, since I can’t swim.

As always I love this piece and your lovely words to support it, Brooke. Also would love to see the live that you did (if you recorded it), I spaced out and forgot about it…

Super excited about your “Death” series, can’t wait to see it.
Happy Thanksliving!

By: Bob Barford

Bob Barford — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:31:05 +0000

Letting go of a life raft can certainly be scary, particularly if it is a job (even a frustrating one). Like a life raft in the water, a great deal of anxiety, concern about bills, and even slipping under the surface so as not to make it to shore is a real possibility. Sometimes, I wonder though if moving toward something just a little bit better, no far how far from the raft, might be worth the risk.

By: Gallagher Green

Gallagher Green — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:46:24 +0000

I started trying to stop making excuses a year or so ago after reading one of your blog post about making excuses. LOL I still find myself making them, but I now recognize when I do stop myself and say “Is that just an excuse or fact?” sometimes it is fact. But 90% of the time it is an excuse, and since I have started confronting these excuses a lot has changed!
Excuse: “I am too broke to go to PPC.”
Fact: “I worked and make it to PPC.”
Excuse: “I can’t do conceptual work without a model.”
Fact: “Yes I can, I just had to drag myself in front of the bloody camera.”
Excuse: “You can’t move to France without money.”
Fact: “Yes you can, it will just be a little harder, and more fun!”
Excuse: “Writing a book is unobtainable.”
Fact: “No it isn’t, you just have to do it.”

These are just the tip of the iceberg, but they are all true and incredible!

P.S.
Love the photo!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:42:40 +0000

Hey brooke! I have been admiring your work for at least the past 6 months now. And it led me to do a research project on you for one of my classes and then a photo assignment for my other class. I major in photography in college right now and your work has inspired me to bring a story to my work besides just having a nice picture. I am starting a project because of your work where I bring mental illnesses a visual using my photography and my photoshop abilities. I am doing this work because of the people around me who are all impacted by it and with your photos it gave me a sense of direction in how I wanted to achieve this work! I really want to say thank you and keep up what you do because your work in finominal. It’s also cool to see that you shoot with a sony camera as well! 🙂 Can’t wait to see where this journey takes me but thank you so much for the inspiration!