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Going Beyond the Rule of Thirds

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:July 20, 2020
Post category:Elements of Art

The Rule of Thirds is an excellent guide to composing images. However, be careful not to lean too heavily on the rule to make your composition. As my mentor, Robin…

Photoshop’s Mixer Brush

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:July 12, 2020
Post category:Creative Tools

Photoshop’s Mixer Brush does a good job of simulating paint on canvas. The one major element that digital artists have a difficult time wrapping their heads around is that -…

Blurs & Unsharp Photography

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:July 12, 2020
Post category:Inspiration

Recently I discovered Blur and Unsharp photography in a new focused (heh!) way. I was fortunate to get a chance to participate in an 8-week Blurs program run by Alex…

Digitally painted portrait of Leo the police dog.

Pet Portraits for Spay and Neuter Donations.

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:July 6, 2020
Post category:Pet Portraits

I am digitally painting pet portraits to raise money for free and low-cost spay and neuter clinics in the country of Panama. Many people in Panama live at the poverty…

Cyanotype Print

Print Making with Cyanotype

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:June 29, 2020
Post category:Creative Tools

I am experimenting with the Cyanotype photographic process to make some rudimentary prints. The images here are my first effort. I heard about cyanotype from an artist in my cohort,…

Getting grounded in the evening sunset.

A quick way to get centered

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:June 20, 2020
Post category:Creative Tools

We all get in our heads. Whether it is the outside world infringing on our perceived freedom, or pushing hard to accomplish things that our lives are built around. Whatever…

Close-up of Gerbera Flower.

Do What You Love!

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:June 18, 2020
Post category:Inspiration

I love shooting flowers, but in a particular way. Set up indoors to get close-up without the interference of harsh sun, wind, rain or bugs. Honestly, I haven't embraced my…

Oil in Water

The Gift of BLM

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:June 17, 2020
Post category:Inspiration

Through the Black Lives Matter movement, there is an awareness of racial contrast waking up in a world that thought itself awoke. As I sit here in the computer bubble…

Letting Go of Getting it Right

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:August 17, 2019
Post category:Creative Tools

"Absolutism is a form of hiding. Perfect is the enemy of good." -Seth Godin I think of Seth Godin as a modern-day prophet. His wisdom, while given through the lens…

Primary colors, red, blue and yellow.

The Tools in Your Toolbox

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:August 17, 2019
Post category:Inspiration

As developing creative artists, we often tend to compare our work to the work of other creatives and come up short. We photographers think, 'I need to learn this new…

Woman in a burqua walks with tiled designs in background

Morocco Masala

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:January 13, 2019
Post category:Inspiration

I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and as my family was Catholic, I was not subject to wearing a full burqa. However, as a thinking, curious and passionate female human,…

Setting goals

Setting the Course for a New Year

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:January 9, 2019
Post category:Creative Tools

It’s the beginning of another year and time to look once again at the changes I want to make in my life. I am extremely fortunate to have a good…

The Silhouette – A Photographer’s Outline

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:December 9, 2018
Post category:Inspiration

I think of silhouettes in photographs as sketches. The light is the page, and the shadow the pencil mark. When shooting landscapes a photographer often strives to render an image…

A door at the Quinta da Regaleria estate in Portugal.

Knocking on the Creative Door

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:December 3, 2018
Post category:Inspiration

Doors, like this door at the Quinta da Regaleria estate, trigger connections in our psyche. They serve as entries and exists and as such, co-relate to beginnings and endings. They…

For the Love of Fonts

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:November 25, 2018
Post category:Creative Tools

Whether you are designing graphics or adding meaningful text to an image, the type of font you use is key. Use the wrong font and it can get in the…

Morning Pages

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:November 25, 2018
Post category:Creative Tools

In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron introduces the idea of Morning Pages. The Artist’s Way is set up as a 12-Step program towards Creative Recovery. Morning Pages, are…

Beyond the Comfort Zone

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:November 24, 2018
Post category:Creative Tools

I can hear the voice of Anne-Marie, my yoga teacher, saying "I can see you hanging out in your comfort zone! Go deeper!”. Indeed, going deeper is the path the…

An Hour a Week

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:November 24, 2018
Post category:Creative Tools

In her book the Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron mentions two creative tools that when practiced, make magical changes towards opening up the creative channels in your life. One tool is…

First Action of the Day

Post author:Jamuna Burry
Post published:November 21, 2018
Post category:Creative Tools

Our habits set our lives on a constructive or destructive course. We become our automatic actions. Success teachers tell us that what we do in the first hour of the…