Simple Reflections

My assistant took this picture; Luray Caverns in Virginia. I just took the original reflections, and put four quarters together. These were 90 degree slices. I like it because it's reflections of reflections.

Picture from a Playground

Played with this picture taken in a playground. It's part of a shot that shows the people who belong to the legs and sneakers.

I just concentrated on the lower part of the picture, and cut a 30-60-90 triangle from the table legs and the little plant. In the resulting triangle, the 60 degree corners are in the center; in the resulting hexagon, the 30 degree corners are in the center.

The triangle only needs six slices; the hexagon requires twelve.

Taught Another Class

Just back from a long weekend in Sarasota, at the Florida Creativity Weekend. This is run by friends of mine, one of whom taught me Kaleidophotos in the first place. This year there were two keynote speakers, and four sets of concurrent work sessions. Plus a day of pre-conference sessions.

I had a chance to teach "Kaleidophotos in PhotoShop" to a group of about five participants. It was well received, I think. (Nobody fell asleep!) I'd taken twelve sets of the instructions, and by the end of the weekend I'd given away six sets to people who didn't attend my little class.

The kaleidophoto at the top of this message appears in the book that I've published. Send me an email hank@new-directions-inc.com or leave a comment here if you'd like to know more.

In Print!!

It's a day earlier than I'd expected - the first set of books arrived from the printer. I'm officially an author/illustrator. The book has twenty-four kaleidophotos in it, plus one more on the front cover. The back cover has the instructions for using the kaleidophotos as a reflection or contemplation tool. Write to me at 27 Twin Pond Lane, White Plains, NY 10607 if you'd like a copy ($26.00) or send me an email at hank@new-directions-inc.com if you have any questions.

I've finally gotten my act together and am publishing a book of kaleidophotos. It's title is, understandably, "Kaleidophotos." The subtitle is "a Journey into Reflective Contemplation."
It's being published through Blurb, and should be ready for distribution on or about March 5.