{"id":1073,"date":"2023-03-23T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2023-03-23T04:03:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T04:03:54","slug":"reflection-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2023\/03\/23\/reflection-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week the Personal Art Challenge on Fine Art America is all about reflections.\u00a0 The goal is to post new artwork each day and the art has to have a reflection showing in the image.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whole object of these challenges is to stretch our creativity, discipline and skill.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s 365 Challenge stretched my creativity and discipline to produce and post new work every single day of the year.\u00a0 I\u2019m using these shorter challenges to stretch my creativity and skill.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Photographers are allowed to use photographs that were taken at an earlier time as long as all of the processing work is done on the challenge day.\u00a0 In past challenges I have used a combination of older photographs that I had never processed (straight out of the camera, not cropped, not cloned to clean up dust, etc.) and some new photographs that were taken specifically for the challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Reflection Challenge this week I decided to that I would be taking new photographs each day showing some type of reflection.\u00a0 Because of the poor lighting in the apartment that we live in, getting good results has been the challenge for me. <\/strong><\/p>\n

So far I have taken hundreds of pictures to get three \u201cgood\u201d ones.\u00a0 I have taken pictures looking into a mirror, laying jewelry on top of a mirror and propping up a small mirror with my subject in front of it.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve used all types of lighting available to me including the flash on the camera, overhead lighting and placing my subjects directly in front of north facing windows, the largest and most accessible ones here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During these last three days I have not only been taking, processing and posting images with physical reflections but I have also been \u201creflecting\u201d on life challenges that I have and am facing.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

As I am writing and posting this week\u2019s blog I face two more days to complete this present art challenge.\u00a0 Who knows how many more days I face to complete all the life challenges before me. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflecting\u00a0 on past victories over life\u2019s challenges, I am sure to meet new ones, in my artwork and life in general. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, it is time to stop reflecting and meet life’s challenges head-on!
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You are encouraged to share your thoughts on any challenges you may be facing.\u00a0 Your comments are always welcomed. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You can view all of my reflection images, including previously posted ones here:<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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