About ordinaryimages

I'm Jerry Freeman, Kentucky Bluegrass USA. This page is answer to the inevitable question "Do you have a website?" and the challenge of a daily image. My interpretive approach is a humble attempt is to capture the ethereal in the ordinary by making an intimate connection to the atmospheric light and gesture in the frame. I work with a single handheld prime lens using the camera as a sketchbook... to record the ruralscapes, closeups, and environmental portraits that interest me. The minimal editing and conversion to Black & White are in Lightroom.

Personal observations:

roll your finger over the shutter...caress the subject,
reflections and shiny are best in overcast,
seize any opportunity to work in the rain,
present a sense of place...capture the day,
the allure of photography is the opportunity to create space,
let the viewer provide the narrative.

Favorite quote: "never trust air you can't see" Jay Maisel

Favorite word: frisson |frēˈsô n |
noun
a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill : a frisson of excitement.
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, literally ‘a shiver or thrill.’

Photography Equipment

Note: While I'm not into gear per se, I do understand the affinity for
one's camera. 90% of the pictures I take without one...never turn out!
I'm smitten with my minimal kit, but would prefer a Leica M9 / 35 1:4.