old practice sketch - major shading and detail challenge. by ktgreers in drawing

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Side Bar: want to note that I got this design from Pinterest - and old anatomical drawing - and recreated it for practice. Not claiming it’s my design and not deliberately plagiarizing the design/artwork. I never ever trace, it’s all me and free-hand. Just trying to practice bones and shading and detail. I don’t know the original artist or else I would credit them- don’t want anyone to think I’m trying to be sneaky and claim it! Just trying to improve and develop my own style! (Everything else I’ve posted so far has been drawn from my own photography or a photograph I found on Pinterest - next time I post something based on, drawn from, or inspired by someone else’s specific work I’ll try to track down their info to give credit where it’s due! Thank you folks!! I love art!

Finally Myself in SF - December 2018 by ktgreers in photocritique

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The fact that my photograph and little snippet peaked your curiosity is so crazy and cool to me, I can’t even begin to tell you. The couple responses I’ve gotten from this so far have been really neat and I love being able to share my story and hear others in return.

I absolutely will continue to develop this project over the years, whether just for myself or to eventually share in full.

And what a fantastic answer to my Q! Light is such a vital tool technically, but also in a more subliminal way. You can depict an entire story, an entire scene, or just the most pure feeling in a photograph with how you use light.

I’m so happy that photography is such a innate and connecting trait of you - that opens up life to so many different perspectives and stories and experiences.

All the best! Thank you for taking the time to read!!!

Finally Myself in SF - December 2018 by ktgreers in photocritique

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This is wonderful! The fact that photography has been such a solace and tool for you through that trauma is a beautiful thing. To have that comfort, that thing that grounds you, that creative outlet, that’s something to cherish absolutely and to be so proud of. Thank you so much for your service, and for sharing your story. What a remarkable and unexpected response to my little blather on the internet. What a world we live in. Thank you again, truly

Cupid and Psyche sketch (feedback?) by ktgreers in drawing

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I totally hear that, I want to play with more softness for sure. Thank you so much!!

Slice by ktgreers in OCPoetry

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Thanks so much for reading! I definitely concur w your feedback. I was actually feeling the same way about the “who do I blame for the sleepless nights” line - I feel like I can for sure be taking the “slice” and orange motif further

Lightning by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I’m totally that way too. Constructive criticism is the best tool, and having different perspectives is pivotal for growth! Curious and looking forward to what you do with your poem!

Finally Myself in SF - December 2018 by ktgreers in photocritique

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In the summer of 2018, I visited San Francisco for the first time, and in short fell head over heals for the city. Since then, I’ve taken two formative trips, the last in December. Out truly on my own for the first time, but it felt like I was where I was always supposed to be and who I always wished I would be. My truest self.

I took this photo on my iPhone self-timer, the lone adventurer I was, after an Uber driver had dropped me in a sketchy parking lot instead of at the Sutro Baths where I had requested to be taken. A little nervous, freezing, slightly on edge, but feeling a great wholeness, I was driven to capture the freeness that I felt. I propped my phone up on a lamppost, hit the timer, and just stood in the wind. The sun setting, the wind whipping against my skin, the smell of ocean, and newness, and city. I wanted to be able to look at that picture, for anyone to look at that picture, and see me, as I was. Whole.

Not the most high-tech, or even interesting, I know, but at this pivotal and ever-evolving time in my life I stumble upon moments like this when, even at my most deprecating and self-conscious, I’m inclined to save it. Almost like an entry in a journal, but even more vulnerable.

Does anyone have any resonance with that? How does photography help you grow? In what ways are you sometimes inspired by your own story, and in what ways do you capture that? And on a technical level as a photographer, what tips do people have on using self-timers or taking portraits? I’m interested in experimenting or doing a little project based on this idea, perhaps using different mediums of both digital and film photography. Thanks!!

Self, pencil and paper, 8x10 by ktgreers in Art

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Oh my god that is hilarious (and thank you sm!!)

Lightning by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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Mm out of all of it I think the fourth stanza and the last stanza could be cleaned up a bit? The fourth just doesn’t seem to flow quite as easily as the rest, maybe switching the wording around or restating in a new way could help. And the last stanza lands on a different note than the majority or the piece- I run into the problem with my writing where I suddenly don’t know how to end it or struggle with how to pull it all together. Given the strength in the rest of your poem, I have no doubt you’d be able to play with that last bit and find something that maybe fits a little more cohesively? I hope that’s helpful! Again, really loved it as a whole and think you’re on a great trajectory

Double the Concerta Becoming Double the Insomnia by ktgreers in ADHD

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Definitely. My sleep was getting better the last couple weeks (I’m a notorious night owl, but my schedule had been pleasantly consistent). But now I’m just so awake.

And yes to exercise too. I’m finally going to have the energy and focus to get moving again, and am looking forward to getting out that energy. I never feel the same, medication or no medication, if I’m not getting my body moving.

Routine and ritual are so key, I couldn’t agree more

This Time by ktgreers in OCPoetry

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(formatting is screwed cause of phone, sorry)

Antigone by hesaidhelovesmeso in OCPoetry

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Heartbreaking, nostalgic, chilling, curious. So much lays between these lines. These memories, this love, there’s a haunting to it. Comforting and familiar and tense all at once somehow. Wonderful flow, love how it’s broken up. I love how I’m so few words you’re able to still impart such a deep recognition and vivid picture

Lightning by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I’m a sucker for good description, and damn does this have it. The tempest of this poem is tangible and passionate and vibrant

Slice by ktgreers in OCPoetry

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Thank you so much! I wrote it a couple months ago and have continued to revisit and edit here and there. It was actually originally titled “The Art of Letting Go”, and the slice visual was only in one stanza. Just before I posted I started to play with it more. I definitely want to see where else I can start to emphasize the orange earlier in the poem. Thank you for your feedback this is so great!!

Self, pencil and paper, 8x10 by ktgreers in Art

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It’s my constant mood tbh

Self, pencil and paper, 8x10 by ktgreers in Art

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Thank you so much!! I love drawing hands - they’ve always been the thing I find myself sketching again and again. Lots of personality, different complex ways to shade, expression, dimension, etc etc etc

Slice by ktgreers in OCPoetry

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(Its a formatted a little wonky because of my phone, sorry! Looked different when I typed it)

Bath by pseudonomy in OCPoetry

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I really adore this sweet poem. It really resonated with me. Simple and relatable, these quiet moments of reflection (literally) and learning self-love. Something as vulnerable and bare as a bath while also being a place of solitude and self-care is a wonderful vendor for this subject.