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Written by 3rd Eye Blue


The Jones Family: An Exploration of Leaves & Light
Welcome back, Friends! These photos come with a warning: Please mentally prepare for how absurdly adorable this gets. This tiny human brought serious leaf-crunching energy. This may be the most wholesome photoshoot I will ever do.

3rd Eye Blue
5 days ago


Stop Crying and Start Clicking
Hello my Feral Little Focus Creatures! We need to talk. How many of you eat, sleep, and breathe photography - but rarely go out and, like, actually take photos? *raises hand I'm here to personally tell you that if book, YouTube, Facebook, and ChatGPT knowledge denoted actual skill, I'd blow you all straight out of the frame with my unmatched photography prowess. But it doesn't. Apparently the Secret to Better Photos Is… Taking More Photos. Who Knew? I did a dark light photogr

3rd Eye Blue
Nov 20


You’ve Glitched into the Backrooms
Greetings again! I've been practicing my low light photography lately, and unsurprising to me, I love it. Missed the train, caught the void instead. Here's a station after reality closes. I love the emptiness of normally occupied spaces. Thanks for the visit! May the shadows treat you kindly until we meet again.

3rd Eye Blue
Nov 17


Phōs kai Skia
What is photography? Phos, light. Graphē, drawing or writing. Photography is the scientific art of creating images by drawing or writing with light. But what is photography really ? To me, the camera is the extension of the eye, the device that records, copies, and develops what the eye sees but cannot save or even adequately explain. The camera doesn't always get the vision right. But, sometimes? It develops perfectly . Light and Shadow.

3rd Eye Blue
Nov 6


Look That Defies Sight
Hey there, Photo Fiends! What's that? You want more photos from last week's shoot ?! Well, absolutely. Anything for you! I struggle with low-light photos and I hate this, because I love the way they look. I broke out the colored lights, the black backdrops, and recruited a model! There was frustration (on my part), irritation (on my part), and a vision (that I gotta confess, I considered tossing camera components). Full disclosure, friends, I took a cruise on the low-light s

3rd Eye Blue
Nov 2


Because Every Tail has a Tale
Hello, hello, Photographers! It's been a minute and I apologize. Real life (aka drudgery) took over for a bit, but I'm back at the reins! My accomplice and I had a photoshoot or two recently, and a most important part included furbabies. Who doesn't love furbabies?! Look at that Schnoz! Technically these aren't my babies, but lets be honest here, when I meet your fur-children, they might as well be mine. I'll love them and hug them and kiss them and worry about them like they

3rd Eye Blue
Oct 31


Threads That Weather Storms: Portraits of a Protector
Salutations, Photo Fam! Waaaaay back on September 5th, I wrote a post introducing my beautiful 8-legged friend . She's still hanging around! She has three egg sacks now. My understanding is that the spiderlings hatch and hang out in the sack until spring to survive the winter. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but I am flattered that she has chosen my home as safe haven for her babies. I snapped some more photos of the gorgeous girl. I'm here to decorate your house for

3rd Eye Blue
Oct 17


On the Road with AOx5: AI Lied, I Listened
Hi there! I asked ChatGPT for a route based on Kansas ghost towns and was given a laundry list. Apparently, KS is abandoned. So I took a few locations in the same general vicinity, threw them into Google Maps, and street-viewed the areas. Fewer postcard moments than hoped. I chose the ones that seemed to have the greatest potential, because sometimes, the road leads - not justifies. Fauxtographer and I set off. Me driving, which I think horrifies her. Can anyone tell me wtf t

3rd Eye Blue
Oct 15


New Mexico: Sept. 2024 Take III
And we're off! After saying farewell to KitFox we're back on the road for Day 3 of this vacay. Trampas, New Mexico Personally, Trampas...

3rd Eye Blue
Oct 2


Decay Diaries: World Moves On
Ah, you've returned, friend - no need to knock, the door’s always open here. Today was a day of random locations and wondering when it...

3rd Eye Blue
Sep 21


New Mexico: Sept. 2024 Take II
Back again, Photography Fiends! A pleasant snooze at Motel Safari and we were back on the road. The second day of our NM trip had a bit...

3rd Eye Blue
Sep 20


New Mexico: Sept. 2024
Hello Photo Folks! A year ago this month, Faux and I went to New Mexico as my Bachelorette Vacay. This website didn't exist then, even...

3rd Eye Blue
Sep 17


Salutations are Greetings
It's Just My Fancy Way of Saying Hello. - Charlotte, EB White I was always the "weird kid". The one that loved the creepy crawlies. I've...

3rd Eye Blue
Sep 5


AOx5 The Anita Series, Part II
Hello again, Photography Nerds! Listen. Fauxtographer and I have just done our very first collaborative photography shoot. Of a person ! I realize most people do photoshoots of people - but I don't. Or should I say I hadn't. I had so, so much fun. Fauxtographer took the lead with her posing and artistic vision and I got to circle around for the "forget I'm even here!" candids. Our debut shoot couldn’t have had a better muse—Anita brought beauty, style, and presence. Her husb

3rd Eye Blue
Sep 2


Sunflowers & Silent Moments
Hi there, Photography Loves, We've been having a lot of rain here lately, in Central Kansas. A lot of clouds and dreary, gloomy sights....

3rd Eye Blue
Aug 31


AI-Planned, Human Captured
Good evening, Photo Lovers! So I asked ChatGPT for a list of places to photograph (this is what happens when you're out of inspiration)...

3rd Eye Blue
Aug 24


Static on the Wire
Greetings, my Clickbait Coven! As I've mentioned before , I've begun to carry my camera with me more often, and occasionally this...

3rd Eye Blue
Aug 17


Haysville Vintage Ventures
Good afternoon, Photo Aficionados! I hadn't seen Fauxtographer in forEVer, but we finally made it happen at Haysville Historic District...

3rd Eye Blue
Aug 13


Boxed Beauty: Steel Meets Style
Long time no type (again), my Snap Happies! There's nothing that I'd rather do than just spend all of my days with my camera, but you...

3rd Eye Blue
Jul 17


Out Back, Back Again
Greetings, Photo Amigos! As you may have noticed, my inane photo chatter has slowed.. to... a.... stop. Sorry, friends, I got stuck in a...

3rd Eye Blue
Jun 21
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