This Will Not Match Your Couch

10/27/2024

This is me asking for, Help.
My purse with my phone, were stolen!
Wednesday evening while I was putting groceries in the car.

I have to replace everything that was in that bag.
And I liked that bag.
I reported my bank card.
Ruth Ann dealt with AT&T, to report the theft.
Because, well I just can't.
Here in lays a silver lining.
I have wanted to shed my dependence upon AT&T,
whilst retaining my #.
Currently, all AT&T devices are paid off.
Therefore, I am shifting providers.
I still must replace my keys. All my ID's. So,
DMV, such fun. Also Social Services.
Two hostile environs at the best of times.
I am making my best attempt
to be emotionally strong enough to get this done.
On top of that, I must also figure out how to pay for it.

06/11/2015

Has anyone checked out any of the thousands of photographic classes that advertise all over the web ?

At best they offer some sort of certification, for what ever that is worth, and in most cases they offer only the course itself.

But really if you pay more then $20.00 you should come out understanding why a 12mp phone camera is crap against a 12 mp 4/3rds and why a 12mp 4/3rds camera is crap against a 12mp full frame camera.

I am a decent photographer, but I can not afford the cameras that I want. So I got the cameras that are the most adjustable ones that I could afford.

Since most of my friends are content with viewing the few images that I do put up, even though they know that as far as FB I only put up the worst of what I do.

Since I do feel that there will come a day when people decide that having a work of art by me on there wall makes there room more interesting, and well worth the price.

That and I am going to start pricing my work as if I had paid the price of the local high-end photo lab.

Another reason that I get better images from my imaging device is that I was forced as a child to keep track of all the data that is now called meta data. So I understand how to set up a camera for the shot that I am after. That includes the type light the color temp of the light and so on.

Anyway if you come across any courses that offer Masters or Doctorate programs then I am interested. But until then I am just going to keep writing my own courses so that I might enjoy the funding that sub standard photographic writers enjoy. I am selling out so that I can have fun and collect at the same-time.

12/12/2014

This is an image of the rain the night of 10 Dec, 2014. This and all of my Photographs are output on Kodak Metallic Paper due to the light bending effect that it adds to my work. I like the 16 by 20 size un-framed sell at $85.00, and all my images are short runs of 700 per image, per size. 8 by 10='s $12.00, 11 by 17='s $40.00, 12 by 18='s $50.00, 16 by 20='s $85.00, 30 by 40='s $275.00, all prices are un-framed.

12/12/2014

Welcome to The Art studio and Gallery
of
Ruth Ann G. and Dave 3

We teach Classes and Workshops
covering all experience levels
From Drawing, Painting and Photography.

707-540-4123
[email protected]
3973 Sebastopol Road, West Santa Rosa, CA

We are specialist In
Alternative Light Capture Imaging Processes
We provide everything that is needed,
Including cameras and chemistry.
Although if you are interested
and have your own camera you are welcome to use it.
I know that I am most comfortable using my own equipment
But it need not be a hindrance not having your own !

11/20/2014

This is my page for art that one would design a room around. This is NOT a page to find artistic works that will match your existing decor.

08/31/2014

Ouch!

03/13/2014

I have been running into this mistaken assessment as to the temperature that one would use to " kiln " lumber. Wood is not like say glass for instance slump fires at 1200° F . That and soft woods may be cured at a more rapid manner then hard woods. As the more rapidly the moisture is removed from the wood the faster that the wood changes size etc. the effects of the processes on the soft woods are less detrimental to the integrity of the wood since by its nature is more "pliable" then hard woods. I am working with hardwoods for my 1850s camera bodies, as well as high end butcher block, chop block, end grain, cutting boards. By way of explanation, those of you that have a collection of high end blades already know that cutting against or across the grain will dull the blade, end grain is better on the blade, then face grain and or edge grain. The reason being that the two latter grains are horizontal and the end grain is vertical so that the blade cuts down into the grain and not across the fibers of the grain. This is also the reason that "real" kitchens use the thick heavy end grain cutting boards. The end grain if struck hard enough say with a proper cleaver it could split the board. Therefor that is the reason that the end grain boards are at least 2.5 inches thick, and the blocks are joined with biscuits and using an FDA approved glue and clamped for the strongest joints.
D3

For centuries, freshly cut lumber has been allowed to dry in response to the temperature and humidity of the surrounding air, also known as the ambient conditions. The result was air-dried or air-seasoned lumber which, in Missouri, typically has a moisture content (MC) between 12 percent and 14 perc...

03/10/2014

The metallic paper is very cool I recommend it if your work is about light.

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02/12/2014

If you live near Santa Rosa @ the community center on Grenville road or it may be Lewis road on the north side of the street between the 101 freeway and Safeway there is a photo exhibit as you enter through the glass doors of the main entrance as soon as you enter turn facing north you will see a day light moon image that is by Ruth Ann Grogan and directly under that is a "Night Rain" image of mine. They are both on the new metallic paper. If you are a photographer I think that you will love the effect it adds to your work

01/15/2014

If information on the subject of Light Capture Imaging pre ready made plates. Or building devices and optics and making your own wet / dry plate images on glass metal, or plastic, . . . My book and all of the study aids will be complete by the end of the next academic year. That is unless there is someone truly interested in photography before digital comes forward to lend a hand. And you might enjoy generate photographic images with out electricity. But my info is not free since people attribute the value of a thing by the price they pay And my info cost me my life. As to free info The Nikon brand, Nikon the fewer numerals in the model number, the higher pro quality, the device is/was at the time it was released. But the camera that you use today will not exist in 100 years while the cameras built from 1880-1980 will. I understand that it is difficult to interest ones self in the art of bending light in a world where the iphone is the camera of choice for the masses. And the masses think that they are responsible for the images generated by the the device and it's software, while at the same time they have NO understanding of the way light works. The math and chemistry? NO Not really responsible for the image in any way other then being at a place to push a button.

12/14/2013

davidlloyd3.com is back up and running but it will be a week or two before we get the font issue resolved. Then we can start at what I was working on 6 weeks ago.
Finely after fighting with at&t, and Yahoo and who ever else is in the charge of web hosting, I now have my site and content back after 6 weeks. They changed the font, I think just to show that they can and that they have NO respect for the people that feed them. But there really is little a person can do if you are an Artist and you do not want to find that the world is helping itself to your pain and sweat and give no remuneration for the things they take. So I pay for a site and I have the code written so that nothing can be right clicked and copied. That is unless you know how to un-imbed the image file from the page code. And images on facebook must be rotated out before they are stolen.
It is my intent to do all that I can to cost At&t and Yahoo by any means allowed by law just like they do. Although they care less then I about breaking the law as is evidenced by all the court cases against them. With new cases coming up all the time. Treat them the way they treat others since that is what they want. What will the big corporations do after they have bled everyone dry.