For my friend Sarah

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for those who keep coming to see .. here are few examples of the Bohemian Secret applied on images
in different light conditions








+ something a little different

first time he surprised me he was about 5months old .. and he crawled the length of about 8metres along the hallway to look for his older brothers in a room where they hid … at six months he started sharing kisses and waving goodbye
another surprise came at about 9months when he started playing with a marble run … after watching his oldest brother .. he put the marble on the top and watched it drop down … I though what a coincidence but not .. he did it over and over ..
it’s been 2weeks and three days that he has turned 1year … I heard someone blowing a recorder and went to remind the person that it’s a musical instrument not a blow whistle … well it was our lovely Selwyn .. I don’t get surprised much anymore … nothing stays sacred for him
.. but I thought I share this one … he pushed the stool to the bench in order to get what he wanted … no yummy broccoli no no … strawberry jam my dear … that’s something .. (how did he know .. I have no idea because he never got any before) well that’s about 12months and 17days today … I am sure there is more to come with this one ..

for those patiently waiting for the Secret … watch out .. it’s coming soon .. very soon ..
Thank you everyone who stopped by and left a comment or send me a private message or email .. I got overwhelmed with your heartful response and still have lots of emails and messages to answer.
Thank you Rosie for sharing your SOOC image with me. I feel very honored and happy to be able to use it. … by the time I woke up I found many offers in my mailbox. To be fair I have opened only the first one.
I am now quite close to finish my Secret and get to share what’s “in the box”.
I have decided though that I would not mind using another one or two sooc images by other photographers so here is a second chance for you who were one just a minute too late …
The image(s) I am looking for need to be filled with Love .. preferably not just a close up head shot …
First two people who send the link via the contact form will in exchange gain access to my “secret”.
I will get back to you via email with the details.
And here are few shots of my Inspiration …

this is my great grand father … a very talented musician who had to go and fight in WWII .. he never returned but left a great gift to me … my lovely grandmother:

I have always loved this image …. even as a little girl .. each time coming to my grandparents house I would beg my nanna to open the album and tell me all about it ….
The thing about photography in the past that I have realized is that most of the time they used low f-stop so people usually had to stop and just for the one moment in their being BE what they are for the one who photographed them …
These days we have cameras that freeze a moment faster than a second some cameras shoot even several frames per second .. this brings a whole new dimension to the way we capture our subjects …
anyway … here I will stop and get back to being mum for today …. waiting for your reply
love

or maybe not … just things one learns as one goes …
I have been asked many times … HOW .. how do I do it? How do I achieve my black and whites …
and I have always said …. well I don’t know it just happens …
I took a time to think … I took a time to create ..
I thought about how to share the secret …
1. just FEEL … and trust your feelings …
2. don’t be afraid ![]()
3. dodge and burn as much as you feel and are not afraid … but keep in mind to preserve the detail …
4. yes the detail … is very important … but more and again … the Feel …
I have been quiet for the last few weeks .. trying to create tools for those who would like to explore .. who would like to travel times and explore space of Fine Art black and white …
I am still working on the details of getting the result out there …. but mean time … First photographer who is willing to share their SOOC image that he/she feels would be great in B&W with me .. will be the first to experience The Bohemian’s Secret … just send me a link to your image using the contact form on this blog .. and in the next few days I will get back to you with the details …


what a sweet little boy … his “bendmymouthcornersdown” action was one of the best I have ever seen :D these pictures are taken in the backyard of the house I grew up in Czech Republic … I have never realized how spectacular the light can be there … can you spot the grey rectangle in the grass (kind of a left side of the picture above the ground… it’s a part of stairs I used to play on a lot … how little they seemed comparing to my memory of it …


