Bringing to Life the Photo or Print Collage

 A collage can be a form of art or just a group of your top prints you want to enjoy all on one photo. As a Freelance
Photographer my field of dreams can be a vacation or just a walk in the woods. A camera is like a wallet, you should never leave home without it. I have and missed so many dream photo's. Call me lazy or just forgetful.
But I still manage to fill my eye's with family, pets, wildlife, indoor studio and and other place my lens take me.
My grandaughter may be my best model, but her sister and brother do well on their own. Everyone loves a camera. Some smile and others just enjoy the moment. And I find a natural pose can do the trick.
 Abby showed me moves like a pro.
Them cartoons must be good help. And my flowers photo's jump at you when all together on paper. I have so many nice collage's that I find myself
changing my desk photo every week.
Also changing the background color will help shine your work and even bring the color's on the subject to life.
When we do a collage we try to fill the frame with at least 6 bto 8 prints.
And some make large with others in
a side view or up and down look.


 Never think you are wrong with what you try. Some of your top artist make a era and never change the look. Do your thing and may it be from the camera or on the computer, bring it to full view. As you see below I did or changed the garden prints to a new high by throwing in a little computer skills and giving what I feel can be called Art Photography 101.
Maybe the two years of Art 101 and 102 helped me with Photography school in the end.And my cousin can be called a real New York Street Artist in the Villege.I love his work and he makes a good living from it.
He is the true Artist. And I am the give it all photographer that enjoys a
good photo shoot. I could never make a living from this, as I enjoy giving my work away to those who enjoy it.
The feeling of someone enjoying what you do make you want to do more.






Than we have the family collage that I did for mom and her 5 girls. Than I
made all a copy and made their day.
A picture will last forever in the hearts that enjoy it. I could never get all 5 together at one time. So the collage
idea came to mind. Even put in a few children and spouse's. So enjoy the field of the collage and show all the talent you have in your heart.





And lets not forget my indoor shoot of house item's that a doll, fruit and plant
will give you a welcome to any home.
The window plant and yellow wall was my best. And the apple made a good half time snack after the shoot.
Your subject matter can be anything you wish and putting it all together is fun. So look around and step outside or walk the beach or back woods and make you own collage.



Last are my four legged babies. A pet
can be your best friend and they love the camera. Shannon the girl in the middle is my top model on four legs. She at 10 years young has had more photo's taken of her than Brad Pitt.
And Mike, Rocky, Shamrock and the rest of the gang are all number one to me. As a rescue dog Shannon helped me through being retired at a young age but never lets me down on any day. She picks me and Joan up when we are down. And never leaves our side. Love is real and having a good friend can be from animal rescue.
Thanks for taking time to read this and stay with me on my Blog of Abby- Rose Freelance Photography.

Bringing to life the wonder of the Lily

 Planting flowers as a little boy in my parents garden was sometimes boring but other days enjoyed as weeks later my eye's understood the beauty of gardening. Some say geek
and others say cool. I was taught to take care of the landscape and make the outside look refreshing. My family
always had a yard. Some small and others big. My brother and I shared the outside duties. And this is where my garden days began. Every house I had after growing up had some flowers and vegetables of some sort.











And a lily seemed to be a favorite for any yard that was planted. The many color's and styles seemed to catch my eye in the garden center. And as a photographer you
seem to run your lens up and through the garden looking for that special print to shoot and maybe mat
on a mat board to sell or hang on your own photo wall.




















My red hot lily was brought to life by using special
on-line tips I picked up while playing with different
ways to bring a photo to the table.
Anyone can take a picture, but learning new ways to explode the print into another world that a new generation will understand best.
Times change but the photo is still the photo. Black and white of yester-years
are still hung in many galleries around the world. And color photo's are the new thinking of todays young or
fast shooting photographers. The field
is stronger than ever and changes in the photo world happen every day. I
myself take pride in black and white and other tones along with color.










As this chocolate lily brings the in between of color and darkness. Never settle for just a picture. Download to your computer and use the tricks and
treats the computer world offer's you. Use your mind when making the final
print to show your friends and family.







And than there is my pink lily that I seemed to treasure most while making this print. Years ago I used a dark room to bring a photo to life. We used chemicals, lights and hours getting a few good prints . Today the fast shooting camera and computer make the prints. With the help of the person pushing the buttons. So enjoy your camera and don't be afraid to take a chance at something you feel will work. Enjoy

Greatest Rock and Roll Band Ever -- Rolling Stones --

 This is not part of my photography
but I had to share what 50 years of the Rolling Stones have done and still going strong.
No other band in history has stayed together and are still doing tours world wide. I was 18 when
they first hit the states on tour after the beetles landed. Two English groups that changed the
music of a young generation . Today they are on stage doing shows with a much younger crowd
and going up agains't new groups and holding their own.

 Every tour is the last, but the Bad Boys
of Rock seem to come alive and travel the world and still look not as young but full of good times and music that brings the stars and fans out to another concert of Rolling Stones.

 

 It is amazing how four guys can be friend for so many years and still perform what they do best, Rock and Roll. I myself would love to see them in concert
and be close enough to see Mick Jagger perform up and down stage. I was at a concert in the 80's with
Joan and Robin and was the best. These are not my photo's, but would have loved to be close enough to take them. Enjoy,

 

 

 

Memorial Day Service in Mansfield , N.J

 I belong to the Mansfield Veterans
 Group and we have a service every
 year for the men and women that
 served our country in time of peace
 or war. We are a small group but as
 the town grows and future veterans
 will take part. Our WW11 vets are
 becoming less as they make their
 final journey to the promise land. And with two wars coming to a close the next generation of Vet's will come forward and carry on what many have started years before.



 Freedom is not something that is free.
 Many lives were lost through many
 wars and hard times that men and
 women step up and serve the country
 we love so much. So as you flip that burger or eat the hot corn at a party or event, remember that the lives of others made this possible for you to
 enjoy, thanks and God Bless America

Abstract Art Photography

 I find myself sharing my photography
on the computer and using some idea's
with other color's and changing the format of a photo. I see a different way of seeing how a artist shows his
or her feelings on canvas as I try to
do when picking the perfect photo from a group of many.Now I see colors jumping at me in all directions
and the results are amazing. The future of photography can only be in
the person behind the lens to capture the moment with a super fast eye that only the true artist photographer can catch. Color's bring results and you may be able to sell more than you can shoot.















With invert of color's on some photo's we can bring to life a negative type of photo that only before could be seen in a darkroom.
And with a sketch print you bring the feeling of using a drawing board and not a camera. With a course in drafting in high school and a few art classes in college I learned you can share these idea's
in photograpghy and still call it Photography.

















My blue tone in a garden photo brings only the idea that photography may not only be black and white or a scamble of many color's. You may not understand the theory of my mind , but I see a
landscape or object in other ways that maybe you may not. I was always a fan of color's and trying
to figure out how I could change backgrounds and
bring to life another view from another angle.

Today I am not posting any photo's as I always do. Not because I am low on work to post. My
computer is loaded with photo's waiting to be put or turned into large prints to use for the name of ----- Abby Rose Freelance Photography.----- Today the subject will be what I do after
I get the print back from the lab that handles my prints. I will mention their name as Nations
Photo Lab which I turned to after Kodak stopped printing after many years of high quality
prints from a company that ran the film processing business for many many years. As they say all good things come to an end. But Nations Lab showed me it wasn't the end of the world for
beautiful prints. Now to what happens after the print comes to me. I have a good friend in the frame business that mats and frames anything I bring his way. He is the best frammer around
and takes pride in his work. You name it and he can frame it. His matting line he uses top grade matting boards and any color you may wish. So Ken handles most of my matting and frame
work. I also work with another company that make all you need to mat your own prints with
mat boards, backings, self tape , and bags to finish off your matting project. This is where I
learned to do my own matting and layout work to ready my prints for framming. I have become quit the pro in turning a print from Nations Lab and than using material from Bux 1
store to help me become a photo matting pro if I can say  that. But Ken still is my number one guy to handle most of my prints to mat and frame. Everyone needs a special trade to support a family and the good things in life. As a meat cutter most of my life I was able to have a living and raise a family with a nice home and I enjoyed my job. But when I retired from work I needed a pass time to keep me busy. So all the earily years of Art classes and four years of night school learning all that photography has to offer kicked in. So never say never is to old to start your dream. I may not be making a fortune from photography, but I am making alot of people happy by giving them a view of themselves or showing them the great outdoors on a fine matted photo print. And it keeps my little lady glade that I am doing what I enjoy in my work. So if you feel the need to enjoy my work or would like one of my treasures signed by me as I do all
my work. You can reach me at ----- djmcconney@verizon.net ---- or djmcconney@gmail.com --
Thanks for sharing the time to read this and enjoy the outside world as I do, thanks

Doug McConney
Abby Rose Freelance Photography

These are my lucky SEVEN photo's that sell most at shows:

 I call the top photo big blue because no matter what size
I seem to make it , this is my #1 seller. Taken on a farm in the back woods of West Virginia that a friend of mine has. It was a sunny day and walking down a cliff going to a pond down below and a fall day with leaves falling into place and making it a picture waiting to be snapped. A light blue sun filter
was a must because the sun was over taking me with much brightness. And the cool morning chill
felt good just being myself and silent was all around me. So far I have sold two 20" x 30" to two
young ladies that found it as you say, under their spell. Also have sold three 11"x14" at a craft fair in
other places. I try not to sell doubles unless the demand is there for them. But only order reprints as
needed.

   My crab man is a guy thing for someone looking to add to his man cave or den or just hang in a fishing room dreaming of the next catch he and his friends could hit the water for a good time. A recent craft show a woman picked up
three different matted photo's I had of the Outer Bank for a new addition for her den. As you can tell by going through my blog that I preferr the outdoors as most of my subjects. I would be in seventh heaven if I could pack up a camper and go up and down the east coast shoreline and maybe a trip cross country to fill the many wonders I look forwad to shooting my camera. Good Bucket List?

 

 The tree and barn photo is a referse negative done on the computer that made the print look like a negative. Great color and sharpness turned a so so print into a treasure that someone besides myself would enjoy. And than the photo below was changed with computer images that inhanced the beauty of a canyon that my sister-in-law shot on her travels cross country. She and her spouse both fly planes so this may be shot from the air. Another one for my BUCKET LIST would be a photo shoot from the sky. Not sky diving though.

 

 Last would be my queen bee out for a sunny snack and using my micro lens to get up in her face. The colors and her shinning coat made the print even more as a selling point to outdoor lovers than my whole animal collection for sale. I try to please all subjects when I display my work at a craft show. Would love to frame all of my work but the price for framming would out do the cost of a matted print. So I leave calling cards on my table to the frammer that does great work for the one's I frame for others or my beautiful wfe to hang as she likes.
So thank you again for taking time to look at my world and hope you pass my blog on to your contacts to enjoy as well. Ever photo you see is for sale so ask if anything catches you eye, thanks
Abby Rose Freelance Photography by Doug