Mary Ann Lederer

This Cincinnati artist is truly an inspiration to me, and maybe she will be after this to you. She started with a sociology degree in the 60's and was an avid civil rights promoter. When she was thirty five, someone broke into her house and shot her twice in the back, making her a paraplegic. Having to start over in a sense, she decided she was going to pursue something that she loved to do. She began painting, and the rest is history. You can find her paintings here and there around Cincinnati and I hope you seek them out. Paintings are always better in person. Here are a couple for you to see. I hope these inspire and send you on your own quest to make your impression or show your view of the world!

Camping Fun!

Hello! And to the few folks who actually read and follow this, sorry it's been a minute! Had to take a small break from all this fun stuff to do unrelated work! This last weekend we went camping (we as in me and my friend, my oldest her three and their friends! yikes). Yes, we kind of lost our minds! We did, however, have lots of fun! I took my camera in hopes of getting some good nature shots and ended up mostly shooting the kids! I couldn't help myself! I was able to pop out a couple nature ones though! I can't wait to camp again, I forgot how much I love it. I could camp all summer and be the happiest person in the world! Well here are a couple few pics that I loved the most. I hope you enjoy them as well! If you want to see more of these fun photos, hit up the facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/twoturtlesphotography I haven't chosen what to put on my website yet.. Maybe you could help! Give me a shout out as to which are your favorites!

Spring Grove Cemetery

So I had the wonderful privilege to go to Spring Grove Cemetery last week. I was there almost all day, even though it was ridiculously hot and my poor camera had to deal with my sweat! Haha. It was of course a blast, there is so much to see and I didn't even go everywhere I wanted! If you ever have a day with nothing to do, go down there and walk around. The statues and graves are, of course, gorgeous, but it is also and Arboretum and there are so many amazing and majestic trees and flowers to see. I didn't want to leave, at all! Haha hopefully the folks buried there feel that way! These are a couple of my favorites, I hope you enjoy. Also, I tried my hand at some HDR which I will include as well. Let me know what you think!

It was not easy to pick just a few! If you want to see more hit up the facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/twoturtlesphotography I have them all there! Now off to our website to figure out which ones I want to put up there! Lol not going to be easy! Stop by and see which I chose! http://www.twoturtlesphotography.com

Ansel Adams

I feel like this wouldn't be a legit photography website if I didn't do at least one post for the amazing Ansel Adams. He is obviously one of the greatest photographers of our time. His pictures are breathtaking. I can only hope to be half as good as he in my lifetime! He was a revolutionary in the world of photography. If you don't know who he is, you have probably been under a rock during your life, but please, after you are done here look him up, it WILL be worth your time! I got to see an exhibit of his a couple years ago. And seeing them the size he preferred, was overwhelming. I could have stayed there all day. I love you Ansel, thank you for allowing us the pleasure of seeing the world through your eyes! Here's a couple few, not necessarily my favorites, because I could get stuck on here all day! haha Enjoy! Then when you are done here pop over to our website and "LIKE" us! http://www.twoturtlesphotography.com also check out his site! With these two sites together I just saved you from at least an hour or two of boredom! You can thank me later, by hiring me to do your photos! HAHA!

This is the man himself! so awesome!

 I actually got to see the one above! It was eerie and peaceful at the same time! The way he manipulated his blacks and whites is just amazing.

This one is actually one of my all time favorites. It's called "Moonrise" I got to see it  in the exhibit I saw and I stared at this for an uncomfortable amount of time! I'm sure there were some folks concerned about my mental well being! Haha but it just got me. :) Have a great evening!

Gustav Klimt: My ALL time favorite artist!

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter. He lived from the 1860's to early 1900's. He was amazing, his paintings are moving. He used gold leaf during his golden period, and I only wish I could see one of these paintings in person. I can't imagine what gold would look like in a painting as vibrant as the ones he did. So today I'm posting some of his paintings. He is the man who inspired me to pursue the arts, and keeps me inspired even today. I hope you enjoy the paintings. These are, of course, my favorites! :)

 This is my all time favorite! It's called the kiss and I will have it on my arm in the next year :)

This is one of my favorite's as well It's called Water Serpents but his is not the full painting, I could not find one on google! ;)

So, first and foremost I should thank Mr. Jorden Spencer for opening my eyes to the wonderful Sylvia Ji. I would have never known her, or at least not been aware for a few more years. :) This most talented artist stuns me everytime I look at her work. It's gorgeous and brings you in, and leads you on a journey in every painting. Please enjoy the few pics I have here. Just a couple of my favs, but believe me there are more and I have yet to have just one favorite! After you are done here, hop on over to her site, http://www.sylviaji.com/  Also, pop over to my site http://www.twoturtlesphotography.com and "like it" ! Have a great week!