Tom Woll Photography

Here are a three photos taken for a 26 week black and white project.  Basically it's a year long project where every two weeks I take a black and white photo for a specific theme.  So far the themes have been "New Beginnings", "Macro" and "Tools Of The Trade". New Beginnings Everyone needs a new beginning from time to time.  A new start and that may be a new job, a new place to live a new outlook on things. Click for a larger view Macro When most people think of or shoot macro photography vivid bold colors come to mind.  Take away that element and you are forced to work with light, shadow and composition. Click for a larger view Tools Of The Trade Tools of the trade can be anything you use or need for any task, job or activity.  A must have for me when shooting are extra batteries, memory cards and my favorite lens, the Nifty Fifty. Click for a larger view So there you have it, the first three photos from my...

A little floral beauty in the winter, even if it is in a vase. Click for a larger view

It has been a while since I have talked about music. So today I'll give a few thoughts on an album I picked up in October. Raven Quinn’s second album, “Not In Vain” has been out since October 7 th .   I bought it when it was released and just now getting around to sharing my thoughts.   On this album the songwriting is even stronger than on Quinn’s debut.   The songs have a mix of rock, goth, alternative and even bluesy riffs and pop hooks.   All of this is put together seamlessly and has a very refreshing sound yet plays familiar genres and styles.   The songwriting and arrangements are made even stronger with the lyrics that are easily recognizable and have a depth to them that too often is missing in some music today.   Raven’s voice is simply fantastic.   She has a very good range and knows when to use it to make the song stronger without showing off.    I don’t know if the vocal strength I am hearing on this album is due to m...

It seems like I have not updated my blog in far too long.   No excuses, it just happened to get pushed to the back burner for a while.  So here are some random photos from the past few weeks. Click for a larger view Click for a larger view Click for a larger view Click for a larger view

Is it possible to ever step completely out of our protective shell?  The shell we have built up over the course of our lives that keeps us from being vulnerable and getting hurt also keeps us from showing anyone our true inner self.  Should the shell stay wrapped around like a cocoon with only a small part open to show just a glimpse of ones true self to the world? Click for a larger view

Click for a larger view Window Song by Finger Eleven All the windows are playing their game Where I won't see outside again Til I write all the fog away I'm putting words in their place Between me and the window's pane From my inarticulate brain But all of the fog is erased When I write all the words that I never said To you Now the impulse won't go away "Distracted by something?" you'd say Cause you don't see anything It's just between windows and me Wait til it rains again And I write all the words that I never said To you Will you try to read these lines? Focus hard and give it time Who you are in my life Reads as the water washes Now the dirt on the window is showing I should have drawn something instead The dirt on the window is showing I should never have written my head I should never have written what I never said To you

Is it agony or is it ecstasy? Could it be some of both? Sometimes it's all about your perspective.  Click For A Larger View