Spring is Springing and The Borg

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There’s a loud sound outside– the grass is being mowed.  One of those things that happens every Tuesday at our apartment building.  Today I see it as making way for the new.  And another thing.  I’m in the process of learning something I don’t want to learn.  I can’t say I’ve been resisting because I do have good motivations for doing it, but I’m chagrined to note that it turns out to be a pretty groovy thing that I can see has real value.  A humorous truth here is that I am reminded of the Star Trek series and recurring characters– The Borg.  Resistance is futile.  Yes, I can relate to that to a degree with this current project I’d been resisting, avoiding and generally irritable about.  Look, I’m a real pro so I get it done.  That said it doesn’t mean I’m always giddy about it.  So what I am saying is if you find yourself in a situation where “resistance is futile” and “if you can’t beat ’em join ’em” which way are you going to go?  I say grow, learn, embrace.  Experience and grow.  Your choice.  My choice today is to embrace and learn, share the new knowledge and then make a far better and educated decision whether to continue with it or not.  Free will people!  It’s the best part of being humans.

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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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