Life is Good

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” - Pablo Picasso
Originally uploaded by Pierre Contant

Every once and awhile you create an image and say “Wow, this is one of my favorites.” This last image is one of them. I shared this feeling with my Sister and she wanted to know why I felt this way about the image. That’s a good question to ask and sometimes difficult for me to answer unless I take the time to really think about why an image moves me more than another. It’s a bit like music; I usually get hooked to a song mainly by the music and not the lyrics. It’s only after listening to the song a hundred times that I finally hear the lyrics. I may have subconsciously heard them and liked them at first but it’s the beat of the music that got me interested and hooked.

An image does the same to me. The visual impact is the music and the meaning of the image is the lyrics. So what does this image say to me that makes it a fav? First and foremost it is an image of someone I dearly love and admire. My daughter is a beautiful person both physically and personally. She’s mature, intelligent and has a wonderful bubbly outlook on life and a great sense of humour. And this image depicts that. Life can be as simple and beautiful as blowing bubbles.

The funky processing has a retro feel while the composition and POV gives a sense of space and freedom. So in summary, this image is about freedom and the simplistic beauty of life. To me it’s refreshing and would be a great image for a life is good type ad.

From the brighter side of the darkroom,

Pierre