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TREE P O RT R A I T S A ‘mug shot’ simply documents a subject’s appearance. Snapshots are quick and often superficial. A Portrait is more complex, and more appealing, because it evokes emotion, intimacy and sometimes reveals eccentricities in the subject’s character. Portraiture is deliberate and uses texture and lighting to focus in on the unique qualities (not necessarily flattering) of the subject. Trees, like people, survive catastrophes and their fortitude has imparted certain trees with their own kind of personality. Some old willows have so much character that they almost qualify for “historic landmark” status. The individuality of a particular tree, with a massive base, that bent 90 degrees horizontal before splitting into five vertical branches, provoked my use of bilateral symmetry. This old tree, with its oddly bent trunk, vaguely resembled a huge hand with a wrist, up-turned palm and fingers. What would this tree look like if a mirror image of that hand-shape was flipped over and joined back onto itself? Maybe it would look like a “basket”. But, the resulting image was much more than a container woven from branches: it was more like a color Rorschach Inkblot. The light and shadow on the leaves, combined with the patterns formed
by the limbs, formed multiple abstract shapes; even shapes within shapes. The image of that unusual tree developed into a slightly modified way of looking at most trees. This simple technique has lead to images that are surprisingly unique and open to the interpretation. The intricate designs, formed in the in the seam where the images are joined onto themselves, are unique and have an Inkblot-like ambiguity. The abstract “open-for-interpretation” quality of these images is the reason for them having numbers, as opposed to having titles. Additionally, since the images have numbers; the pages do not. These images are viewer interactive. Each image has a QR code near its identifying number. This code can be scanned, with a mobile device like certain cell-phones or an iPad, and link the viewer to: http://vintageimage.zenfolio.com/forthetrees This site provides viewers with a place to post their comments and impressions.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dominic R. Sondy has spent most of his career behind the lens capturing events, locations, people and a variety of subjects. Vintage Image has been digital for several years using the professional-standard camera and ancillary equipment. Dominic is also well versed in Adobe Photoshop. This technical combination produces powerful results for clients. His background includes Chief Photographer with one of the nation’s most respected tradeshow photography companies, Chicago Tribune advertising sales and a Correspondent in the U.S. Army. Digital illustration is a detail-oriented process requiring skill and patience. It is not a Photoshop filter or some kind of computer plug-in. The techniques and tools used to create a digital illustration are similar to those used to make an illustration with pen and ink.
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People have lived among trees throughout their history. Folklore about sharing the forests with diminutive individuals, leprechauns, elves and fairies, persist to this day.
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Most people believe that these miniature mythical people live, out of sight, near the tops of trees hidden somewhere in the branches.
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Tree House & Home is dedicated to describing the residences of the more practical, grounded, creatures living a little closer to the earth. This journal describes how theses reclusive folks have found urban solutions for living among people in modern times.
CAN’T SEE THE FOREST
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This old tree, with its oddly bent trunk, vaguely resembled a huge hand with a wrist, up-turned palm and fingers. What would this tree look like if a mirror image of that hand-shape was flipped over and joined back onto itself? Maybe it would look like a “basket”. But, the resulting image was much more than a container woven from branches: it was more like a color Rorschach Inkblot. The light and shadow on the leaves, combined with the patterns formed by the limbs, formed multiple abstract shapes; even shapes within shapes.
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