Free-Range Photography

Knowing I lov’d my books, he furnish’d me

From mine own library volumes that

I prize  above my dukedom.

-William Shakespeare

Bold Color. Uncommon Symmetry. Dynamic Design. Floralscapes 2009 will change your perception of the most ordinary subject in the world-the common garden flower. Floralscapes is photographer Lisa Byrne’s most visually enchanting journey so far.  Please make yourself comfortable and stay a while.

Preview or purchase a copy of the book  here:  FLORALSCAPES 2009 BOOK!

The smell of sawdust first thing in the morning. What does it mean? It means that Free Range Photography is going green!

Custom show frames: Each unique frame base  is hand crafted in our shop using our basic recipe. ‘Reclaimed wood+ Grandpas router+ 3M sandpaper+ Gorilla brand wood glue.’

Pre-made frames & decorative moldings: ROMA frames and moldings are designed by artisans in Europe, manufactured using sustainable resources and/or recycled material. This company maintains environmentally friendly practices and social responsibility.

http://www.romamoulding.com

Photo prints: Our archival quality color photographs  are printed on the West Coast by a Green Certified Photo lab.

http://www.bayphoto.com/

Fine Art Photo cards: Our paper suppliers include Crane, Wausau, Gmund, and Neenah. These papers are  manufactured in Europe and North America using renewable energy resources.  Each product Contains 30-100% post consumer recycled content such as  recovered tree and cotton fibers-or  is produced using sustainably managed resources. Each fine art card and envelope is 100% Acid and Lingn free.

http://www.crane.com/

http://www.neenahpaper.com/

http://www.wausaupaper.com/

http://www.gmund.com/

Unless we change the direction we are heading, we might end up where we are going- Chinese proverb.

Wow! Am I going the direction I want to go-or the direction I am headed in?

Photography by nature has not always been the most environmentally friendly endeavor. However, the world of creativity holds enormous possibilities. I am currently re-appreciating vintage lenses, used computer equipment, and retro furniture-otherwise destined for the shelves of obscurity (or the junkyard). Because nothing else says start your day kicking and screaming (in a enthusiastic way!) like a 50 year old Konika camera, a 40 year old drafting chair, a 30 year old nikkor lens, a 20 year old Lincoln mark IV (Diesel engine anyone?) and a steaming cup of joe brewed in a coffee maker purchased at a garage sale for $2. Sorry Folks. All this really cool ‘new’ stuff costs waaaay to much ‘green’.  If  I stop to add the before tax wages I have to earn in order to pay the credit card interest I still owe-well  I’d never get my head up off of the table. Please, just gimme the all that old stuff that grandpa had. It’s still functioning. I know because I used his router today.  To make handcrafted frames. Out of  wood that’s been reclaimed. From vintage dressers that were thrown away. What direction are you headed in lately? Is this the place you mean to go? Inquiring minds want to know. ..

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.”- William Shakespeare

Its Mothers Day! It’s Spring! Surprise your mom with a stunning piece of original photography.  Every  print and fine art gift card in my Floralscapes collection at Renu-a hair salon, is 30% off!  This offer ends on the 28th-when the show comes down.   My next event  “Floral Remedies”  opens Friday June 5th at the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library & Media Exchange.  All prices are subject to change.  Layaway not available for specially priced items.

Renu-a hair salon is located at 141 Will Dodge Way in Ashland, Oregon.  for more information call the artist 488-0663.

‘Back 40′: noun referring to wild or rough terrain adjacent to a developed area.

Welcome to my newest project.

There are approx 40 weeks left in 2009.  My mission (and yours)  should you choose to accept it- post one new image  every Monday.  Identify photos by number only. Begin counting down from forty.  Don’t choose a particular subject, add text, or tell a  story. Just create something with your camera.  And post it before midnight. This message will self destruct after 39 seconds…