tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post9160759412888141836..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Staring BackKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64275729231004292452010-03-11T23:40:50.271+00:002010-03-11T23:40:50.271+00:00If I took 3 a day, it would take nearly a year - i...If I took 3 a day, it would take nearly a year - if the followers widget is to be believed.<br /><br />However, I don't believe it as the visitor number stats don't reflect the widget number. I think a lot signed up when I was featured on Blogs of note, but have never come backKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-89775628172790527252010-03-11T21:50:34.569+00:002010-03-11T21:50:34.569+00:00Here's a thought Kim. Imagine what your porta...Here's a thought Kim. Imagine what your portait exhibition would look like if you could take a picture of every one of your followers. Wow. Think of that show. Then again, maybe not.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-6835072454970766282010-03-11T21:48:31.305+00:002010-03-11T21:48:31.305+00:00Tis a shame I don't live closer to you Kim. I...Tis a shame I don't live closer to you Kim. If I did I would be first in line to have my picture taken. In my 68 years I have yet to have one taken that captures my real personality. As soon as I win the lottery I'm taking a plane over to your beautiful Scotland.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-21359951245923936482010-03-04T17:04:22.881+00:002010-03-04T17:04:22.881+00:00Mashlip - thank you :)
Starrlife - but what about...Mashlip - thank you :)<br /><br />Starrlife - but what about when they're staring back?<br /><br />Helen - she has a habit of looking at you like that. It's most unnerving<br /><br />Erika - you'll just have to try and make it over to Scotland in May then :)<br /><br />Emma - I've never been able to do street photography - I have to have people's permission before I feel I'm able to click the camera<br /><br />Pat - I'm probably going to go for the colour one. As for the comment on Eryl's blog, I have no ide where to begin critiquing poetry, but felt I ought to leave some comment...<br /><br />Lynne - I have a great photo of a mother with her 5 year old hanging over her shoulder. The looks are wonderful :)<br /><br />Lynn - thank you :)<br /><br />Falak - you'd probably turn it to face the wall quite often :)<br /><br />Hope - thank you. Now, if we could just see what you look like other than a green field...<br /><br />Anna - I dare say there will be more blog posts to come, including how it goes<br /><br />PurestGreen - thank you :)<br /><br />Ché - That's a great photography site, thanks for the link :)<br /><br />Annie - Hope it goes well for you :)<br /><br />Katie - I really hope when you're in the UK you get a chance to come and see the exhibition (although I do understand your constraints)<br /><br />Library Girl - 8 seconds eh? Now that might cause a bit of confusion for the views then :)<br /><br />BD Barman - good to see you're still alive :)<br /><br />Mary - I daresay they'll crop up somewhere. I don't suppose you're back in the UK before the end of May?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-51196238864780344302010-03-03T19:57:38.073+00:002010-03-03T19:57:38.073+00:00Will you be putting the photos you're exhibiti...Will you be putting the photos you're exhibiting on the blog? I'll be looking out for them!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-55352659888598048922010-03-02T03:52:43.683+00:002010-03-02T03:52:43.683+00:00hello stranger. sorry ivenot been around to bother...hello stranger. sorry ivenot been around to bother you for a while, but im back and the comments will be coming thick and fast, yet again......The Brokendown Barmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729499535859152598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-71909004809513146962010-03-01T11:49:15.359+00:002010-03-01T11:49:15.359+00:00Apparently, if you look someone in the eye for lon...Apparently, if you look someone in the eye for longer than 8 seconds, its a sexual "How you doin'?". To be able to stare at a pic without it thinking "Who is this wierdo and why are they looking at me for more than 8 seconds!?" would be a bit of a relief :)Library girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640579211690747826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63168611541583130352010-03-01T10:37:23.658+00:002010-03-01T10:37:23.658+00:00Olympia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(Man...Olympia,<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(Manet)<br /><br />she was considered a most radical painting of her time and shocked the salon folk with her bold as brass stare right at you. It wasn't just that she was an empowered sex worker, with a slave, she was the only woman in the gallery who was looking right back at the viewer! Her gaze, that was so self-possessed totally confronted everyone who was more used to a pretty, passive female subject.<br /><br />Shows you how powerful a stare can be. O_O Good on you Kim.Katie Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957755010056987891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44942592172958143022010-03-01T09:55:25.887+00:002010-03-01T09:55:25.887+00:00Hi Kim,
I think I've already put my choices u...Hi Kim,<br /><br />I think I've already put my choices up on the corner in the past, but I've just posted them on my blog if you want to see what I've chosen. The first three are my print choices and the others are for the digital comp which are shown on screen via projectorAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772349637092500733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-4008234527275218562010-03-01T00:50:11.308+00:002010-03-01T00:50:11.308+00:00Great idea Kim - i wish I could participate (I can...Great idea Kim - i wish I could participate (I can look quite windswept and interesting, on a good day).<br /><br />Here's a website I found of fab photography -<br /><br />http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/<br /><br />and here is a fun program that'll take any pic and raterize it into as many A4's as you want, spewing out an easily printable pdf.<br /><br />http://arje.net/rasterbator<br /><br />For turning your photos into massive posters, with a bit of sticky tape and a pair of scissors, at low cost.Ché l'écossaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954746182742792063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8234521166163558962010-02-28T21:27:48.272+00:002010-02-28T21:27:48.272+00:00Recently found your blog. Your work is wonderful a...Recently found your blog. Your work is wonderful and I'm really looking forward to seeing the results of this latest project.PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-68018033684584491492010-02-28T02:17:15.558+00:002010-02-28T02:17:15.558+00:00this sounds fantastic!
i wish i were there to see ...this sounds fantastic!<br />i wish i were there to see it. i love looking at people's faces... so much that they catch me staring! i just delight in all our differences as humans.<br /><br />let us know the outcome! :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095006235459074779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-54136910899840078562010-02-27T16:31:47.954+00:002010-02-27T16:31:47.954+00:00I LIKE that idea! And the irony that a non-living...I LIKE that idea! And the irony that a non-living, breathing face can make me take a step back to maintain "personal space".<br /><br />And yet, I'd be the one who'd stand there [yes the requisite polite distance] and stare back. Faces are like stories...I hope you find as many chapters as you need!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-70103368271378711892010-02-27T16:05:33.892+00:002010-02-27T16:05:33.892+00:00This idea of yours is off-beat and really interest...This idea of yours is off-beat and really interesting! <br />I wonder how it will feel to have a protrait photo hanging at home that stares back at you....<br />Best of luck:)Falakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321524864693512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-39344669204647704782010-02-27T13:49:10.441+00:002010-02-27T13:49:10.441+00:00What an interesting idea. I wish I were there to ...What an interesting idea. I wish I were there to see it. Best of luck!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196360082646892383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-6738260107240912602010-02-27T12:53:48.235+00:002010-02-27T12:53:48.235+00:00I like this idea. I believe it will make people ...I like this idea. I believe it will make people uncomfortable but yet feel free to *really* look at the person. That's the great thing about photographs and paints ~art in general~ is being able to take you time and see it all. Again good luck.<br /><br />Oh and the best models are kids, they just love looking into the camera, there is no "fear" of someone judging them after the photo is taken.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716122749792379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63560552755993764702010-02-27T10:50:03.772+00:002010-02-27T10:50:03.772+00:00Following the link to Meg I wonder which you'l...Following the link to Meg I wonder which you'll choose.<br />My favourite is the B/W sepia but you know best the message you want to convey. Bet she's excited:)<br />And you should be severely dealt with for your comment at Eryl's!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-7443337871054551042010-02-27T10:14:14.834+00:002010-02-27T10:14:14.834+00:00Definitely, this exhibition is about what you want...Definitely, this exhibition is about what you want to get across, not what other people may like.<br /><br />Is it hard getting people to sit? I always feel incredibly embarrassed when out in the street trying to take photos, or getting people to look at the camera the way I want, as it's often not the way they want.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195918097785592926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-84786421432878751562010-02-27T07:33:29.302+00:002010-02-27T07:33:29.302+00:00I love the idea! I wish I could see your exhibitio...I love the idea! I wish I could see your exhibition. Based on the portraits I've seen, I'm confident that you will do a marvelous job. And I agree, Eryl does have a wonderful face. I love all the photos you've taken of her. Good luck and try not to panic :)erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-85530885748005254972010-02-27T02:28:32.165+00:002010-02-27T02:28:32.165+00:00Hey Bearded One - oooh, there is definitely an und...Hey Bearded One - oooh, there is definitely an underlying tone of something in that picture of Meg. She almost looks like she knows something about you........Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693689301853592917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-89075300868310732502010-02-27T01:14:18.715+00:002010-02-27T01:14:18.715+00:00I can't wait! Very intriguing idea- I love loo...I can't wait! Very intriguing idea- I love looking at faces when others don't know I'm looking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8244058462141923022010-02-27T01:03:46.080+00:002010-02-27T01:03:46.080+00:00This sounds absolutely brilliant, Kim!This sounds absolutely brilliant, Kim!Souhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839864000820756480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-4564944232660339542010-02-27T00:31:10.348+00:002010-02-27T00:31:10.348+00:00Carrie - as I mentioned in my reply to Ron in the ...Carrie - as I mentioned in my reply to Ron in the last post, this blog is full of whatever happens to be on my mind at the time, and this exhibition is definitely on my mind a great deal, so you can be sure of plenty more posts to come about it. In fact there might be a problem writing about anything else...<br /><br />Jennifer - one way or another you'll get to see all the images online :)<br /><br />Annie - Will you put the ones you choose up on The Corner?<br /><br />Charlie - Eryl has a wonderful face and is one of my favourite models. I'm just trying to decide whether to go with an existing photo of her or grab her for another shoot. I have one of Meg in mind for this - see my response to Helen below<br /><br />Mapstew - get your friends and colleagues to all chip in a few Euros to be able to cover the costs of a holiday for me, Maggie and the kids in Ireland, and I'll do photo sessions for you and them in return :)<br /><br />Ruth - see my response to Mapstew - we're up for a holiday in the US too :)<br /><br />Jayne - when I'm not tired, panicky and insecure, I'm very excited :)<br /><br />Eryl - thre's a good chance you'll be in it so you'll have to come along to the opening :)<br /><br />Helen - I have <a href="http://kimayres.blogspot.com/2009/07/meg-with-attitude.html" rel="nofollow">this one of Meg</a> in mind for the exhibition<br /><br />Fay - comfort zones have to be moved out from every now and then :)<br /><br />Pat - I'm all for a placebo. I'm more than happy if I can get my mind to heal itself :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33269749226301685002010-02-26T23:57:55.084+00:002010-02-26T23:57:55.084+00:00Great idea. Now you have a theme it will fall int...Great idea. Now you have a theme it will fall into place and take shape.<br />I'm sure your friends and acquaintances will cooperate.<br />BTW Kevin has a light box and says it makes a difference - even if it's a placebo effect.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-85689176531163518312010-02-26T23:23:20.052+00:002010-02-26T23:23:20.052+00:00The prospect is frightening - having someone take ...The prospect is frightening - having someone take my picture straight on. So honest. Which is why your exhibit is going to be such a great success.Fay Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123764854210271111noreply@blogger.com