The Art of Chris Froelich

There is inertia, and momentum, in everything. I see inertia all around me every day, especially at work. Personal inertia keeps people from picking themselves up, moving forward, improving. It is a natural law that keeps the substance around us from randomly shuffling about. For artists, it can be a debilitating force that prevents the expansion of talents and inventiveness. But there is also momentum. Momentum keeps you moving. Makes it difficult to change course. I feel that right now, there is some momentum pushing me in my photography. I think it started in March when I picked up and headed out with some cameras and, more importantly, some film. When shooting, I always have this sense of excitement and anticipation, but with digital it quickly fades. I shoot, edit, and post - sometimes all in the same day. Each photo and location is a self contained event. But with film, the photography spans over days, weeks, sometimes even months. I make a picture and then wait for developme...

Cathedral Rock, Sedona AZ March 2012 Cathedral Rock and Oak Canyon Creek. Shen Hao 4x5, Schneider APO Symmar-S 135mm. Hoya 81A filter. Kodak Ektar 100 exposed for 2 seconds and f/16 For some reason I thought I would be battling droves of photographers so I got to this spot (thank you Google) about 3 hours before sunset. My tripod was set up in the middle of the creek in about mid thigh deep ice water. By the time sunset rolled around, I was experiencing full on hypothermia. Luckily, I found a magic crystal in the creek. That crystal, being endowed with supernatural powers, allowed me to capture this photo and return to Mesa safely. Thank you Cosmic Vortex. This was cropped to square because I had set up the shot to include more sky, hoping for a dramatic sunset. It never happened so boring grey clouds were nixed from the image.