“It’s about the art and love of photography.”Tumblr (3.0; @salongosart)http://salongosart.tumblr.com/Hello, Let’s start the conversation on my new blog with an easy question. What is Art? I want...http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/47848749857http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/47848749857Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:31:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3db39b0d54245d66fcdbb06f9413b71/tumblr_ml5ehbeWSV1ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m working on a new series of digital photo paintings created from images of clouds and sunsets. This image is 48”x24” and I’m still undecided if I’ll print it on canvas, metal foil or metallic  paper or some other substrate I can run thru my Epson 7890</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/47784363249http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/47784363249Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:17:35 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b0d08027b212bb5dc4e3e277e86e110a/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/316e74e07c214aed9a3a0113a2a7c990/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9007b509da7642c996f4ff1230564ea3/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c6ac1537fbf123511630d338a614dac/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d7ae1ca0ff9a36e2673e04419b3581c/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/100e2a99b028705e5413becc3cfca8c8/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04399ed68ca81d2dadc308d254125d5e/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8482d356bcf050d0982e23839e8202b/tumblr_mglf4lgZ6S1qbsu0po5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://abluegirl.tumblr.com/post/40483147446/a-selection-of-images-of-earth-from-space-taken" target="_blank">abluegirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A selection of images of Earth from space, taken by Landsat 5, which is set to be retired after 29 years.</p> <p><small>Originally set to orbit Earth for three years, the satellite lived well beyond its intended means. But, a recently broken gyroscope has declared the end of the machine’s time in space.</small></p> <p><small>It orbited Earth more than 150,000 times, capturing more than 2.5 million images of our world’s terrain. In honor of the mission’s end, here are a collection of Landsat 5’s best images of our planet. Landsat 7, which has been orbiting Earth since 1999, will remain overhead and Landsat 8 will be launched into space in February 2013. (<a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/stunning-satellite-photos-of-earth-from-outer-space" target="_blank">x</a>)</small></p> </blockquote>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40576145772http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40576145772Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:52:10 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19d2767e9cf00dd0b2b2c8c926f87c4f/tumblr_mgnenrOIg51ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05f0704820597c2c91a129306c47298f/tumblr_mgnenrOIg51ro44l7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is how I built my Fluorescent studio lights using 4 foot shop lights from Home Depot at $12 a fixture, which hold T-8 bulbs. I’m going to switch over to T-8’s bulb and maybe re-ballast these and build the rest of the system using T-8 fixtures. Watch the video in this link: <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/25/cheap-diy-fluorescent-studio-lights-for-beauty-photography/" title="DIY Fluorescent Studio Lights" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/25/cheap-diy-fluorescent-studio-lights-for-beauty-photography/" target="_blank">http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/25/cheap-diy-fluorescent-studio-lights-for-beauty-photography/</a></a></p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40575984409http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40575984409Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:50:15 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3827b0d03ae2912dc871a59befdfb46d/tumblr_mgls2258T71ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just finished my commission to decorate 3 pairs of shoes for the New Orleans Krewe of Muses. This one was a personal project and is on display in ArtsNatchez Gallery 425 Main Street Natchez, MS 39120. To see the completed shoes on my web page click on the shoe.</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40504332525http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40504332525Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:44:26 -0600mardi grasshoeshi heel ladies shoesdecorated shoesmardi gras shoes<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TxokktJIMes?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A great artist and good friend has passed. I made this several months before he passed with the intention of doing more. Now I will finish the book of art we were working on and wee at the final edit stage.</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40503393014http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/40503393014Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:25:57 -0600<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oqAkuoVYzQw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>My workshop on Making Hand Made Books at Gallery 1 on the campus of Jackson State University in Jackson Mississippi on December 15, 2012</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/38439583517http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/38439583517Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:05:53 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb9kpsI6Q51ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sometimes what is important we discard in our haste to live in the moment.</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/32731236693http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/32731236693Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:46:40 -0500Abandoned Projectcolor photographyDiscarded Biblephotos of trashSálongo Leestil life of bible<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb00kqs0m01ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Still Life #47”</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/32385396498http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/32385396498Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:53:14 -0500still lifePentax *istcolor photoSálongo Leewww.salongosart.comtable top photographystill life photogaphy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyj6mpDt7n1ro44l7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Puddle Haiku”</p> <p>” Random falling drops</p> <p> Creating random circles</p> <p>Pooling on the earth… Sálongo Lee ©2012</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16660456939http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16660456939Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:01:37 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyam3s4LRy1ro44l7o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Cross Roads” Sálongo Lee ©2012</p>http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16400157555http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16400157555Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:15:26 -0600““An Artist Sees” Dan “Aten” Danner, Atlanta 1976”http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16400076606http://salongosart.tumblr.com/post/16400076606Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:58:22 -0600