Time of your life…

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Never Give Up. Great Things Take Time. Image © Charr Crail, 2014 and created using apps on her iPad.

We all have dreams and desires, right?  I admit I got caught up in the current holiday season with it’s bustle and cheer and a hearty dose of many wonderful things and slacked off on my own dreams for a minute or two.   Now, I’m trying to catch my breath and as I sit back to reflect a bit it seems the idea of time keeps coming up.  I’m face to face with the time is NOW!  This is it, this is the time to do whatever it is you want to do, whatever your hearts desire is.  Act now and go for it!  As the brilliant marketing team at Nike says “Just Do It!”  At the very least take a single step towards it.  One step, one action, something.  This is not about the New Year.  This is for everyday of the year.   And just remember this… If you’re hungry the refrigerator won’t get up and come to you.  And just in case whatever it is you’re after doesn’t show up immediately simply have a little bit of patience.  Yes, Patience.

Think about the ingredients in the refrigerator that you might be combining into a lovely stew or zesty pasta sauce.  You have to put in some effort to cut up the veggies, measure the spices, the liquids, stir and simmer for awhile.  All things take time, a dash of effort and a little patience– and the yummmm factor is always well worth it!

So about this image– I was at a wonderful old theatre recently with this big beautiful clock on the wall, which I photographed with my cell phone.  Later on I took the clock image a few steps further to turn the clock picture into art and then created this meme– an image with words on it.

Are you interested in learning how to do this– make meme’s or create sumptuous digital art?  I teach virtual classes in creativity around photography, art and lots more.  I can show you how to do this in Photoshop or with some of my favorite apps on mobile devices.  I’m kind of App-sessed too so I know some pretty rad stuff.   🙂  Get in touch, comment, share.  I’d love to hear from you!  xo

Click Here for more information and to learn about some of my virtual classes and workshops.  I work with individuals and groups of all sizes.  Interested in me coming to speak to your group?  Get in touch!  charr@me.com

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About charr

Charr Crail is a Northern California photographer and artist with an avid passion for creating unique digital imagery. Charr, a full-time freelance photographer, spans the divide between photojournalism and extraordinary art via photography and can trace back her evolution as an photographer/artist from three dominant sources. Her father made his living as a newspaper photographer and as soon as he could, was taking young Charr, then four, on assignments to capture a lifetime of experiences and images. He instilled a sense of adventure and curiosity in her as they would often meander down unknown country roads of the South – just to see and capture what was out there. Soon after, Charr would develop her eye for photography and journalism as “the river that runs through everything she does”. Charr’s mother blessed her daughter with the ability to appreciate art in its various mediums. Further, her mother was able to pass along the joy, satisfaction and excitement one can experience in actively creating something beautiful. It’s no surprise, then, that Charr would become a photojournalist and later a photo editor spanning two decades working for Northern California publications including The Sacramento Bee. Often, her assignments would include community events with a “close to home” theme woven into every image and story she captured. Her photojournalistic experience has therefore been nuanced through everything she produces. She’s also drawn to the wonder of color and the beauty that can be found in the composure of a face and the make-up of the human bodyscape. Charr has won countless awards for masterful pieces including; the Professional Photographers of America LOAN Collection for two consecutive years, WPPI Grand Award and her work has been featured in the Di Rosa Museum in California’s beautiful Napa Wine Region and is also part of the permanent collection. Separately, she instructs digital photography workshops that teach students how to blow out the creativity of their photography in simple methods using programs like Adobe Photoshop and how to market using mobile devices-- Visual Content Creation using Mobile Devices.. Charr lives in Sacramento with her husband Chris and kitties Leeloo and Sadie.

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