Emily W. Kincke Photography

It’s been too long since my last post. I’ve been working hard. I started working for Jazz Fest, which has been wonderful. I’m also scheduling some photo shoots, so it’s been a great two weeks.

My new weekly project:

This week I’m going to devote to contacting potential clients. Seems so simple.

My Photo-A-Week:

With the new house and so much wall space, I’m needing to print and frame more photographs. It’s so great to have a reason to get my work out and about. This is a photo that I’ve been wanting to frame and just haven’t for one reason or another. It’s actually already printed, but sitting all alone in a book. I think it will be my next one to go on the walls.
This windmill is in my in-laws backyard and I have on many occasions been very intrigued by its speed and versatility. When I took this photo, I knew there was a storm brewing. The pink sky was the dead giveaway. The pale, faded red blades just blended so well into it, like they were not trying to cut through, but trying to join forces. The blue tail was just holding them back, holding them in place, or maybe even holding them right where they needed to be.
We rush through life, speedy, trying to get somewhere, get everything done, while at times missing that perfect scent of a rose or a simple clear, blue sky. Mesmerized by this windmill, I felt in place, centered, happy. It seems so easy to let things fly by or even join them, the hard part is to stay your ground and keep your footing. We all have a blue tail, what’s yours?

The exciting news is that I just received my copy of the Acadiana Center for the Arts book, Sustained Winds – Artists Respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Before, During, After, and it turns out that all three of my photography pieces that were exhibited are featured in the book!

So for this week’s photo-a-week, I present my favorite – Aurora Occidentalis.

As we approached downtown New Orleans from Canal Street, I noticed a gleam of light that was reminiscent of hope. Driving from darkness, complete blackness, stop signs instead of stop lights waving us by. I finally saw New Orleans again. Aurora Occidentalis means Western Dawn. I saw light, then darkness, and then light again… this photo demostrates my sense of hope through light ahead coming for me, coming for all of us.

Well, it’s not finished, but it is usable! I’ll post photos as soon as it’s basically complete.

My goal this week is to set up my photography work room.  I’m sharing a room with my scrapbooking stuff and Meade’s music studio, but I’ll have enough space to cut my custom mats, frame photographs, and even take my product photography.  I’m so excited, so I’m off to get organized!

Now that it’s March and we are fairly settled, I’m back and ready to go. So for this week’s photo, I’m going to describe the one you see above. It makes me happy because it’s a no parking sign during Mardi Gras. Gotta love New Orleans!