Jan Stead JEMproductions
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I received my earliest inspiration from my photography-mad grandfather, who built his own enlarger out of a large Golden Circle [brand] pineapple tin; one of my prized possessions is his old Rollicord camera, which still takes amazingly sharp photos if and when I can find the correct film!
So it is not surprising that my passion for photography preceded the gift of my first B&W camera on my tenth birthday.
I still vividly remember my very first photo ~ an old rusted car up a tree! It had been fixed to the trunk as an advertisment for something; a car museum I think.
This love of the photographic medium grew in my teens to include Super 8 movies. I still have all my 3 minute ones, along with some 20 minute and half hour edited and spliced productions.
As a young adult I studied photography while at University.
In one class we were given SLRs with macro lenses and the task of going to the botanical gardens to take macro slides.
I was rapt and simply fell in love with this medium and genre. It drew me like the proverbial moth; I was totally entranced and captivated by seeing and capturing the magical microcosms in nature, and every little piece of the Creation I could find, through the macro lens.
After many years without a good camera, I have returned to this, my first love, and am recapturing and discovering anew my passion for photography in with my digital fixed lens SLR. And now I am finding new and wonderful ways of capturing even larger pieces of the wonderful world around me, utilising new techniques, approaches and editing software.
It is a grand adventure!
My joy is multiplied and expanded as I give the glory to the One who has blessed me so richly.
To be in the company of like minded souls, wonderful people all, to share their passion and see their beautiful hearts is a rare privilege indeed.
I thank everyone on Red Bubble for all the encouragment, support, prayers prayed and affirmation you have given me in recent months.
Jan
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*A brand new addition has finally arrived ~ JEMproductions BUBBLESITE!
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Groups
Jan Stead JEMproductions is a member of All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Complex Simplicity of Art, Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, ! Creative Writing & Poetry !, ! Inspired Art !, "Exceptional Ekphrasis", "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), **Phoenix Appeal**, *A Beautiful Blur, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), A Fascinating Purple (75% Purple), A Garden somewhere....., A Spiritual Walk, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING, Abstract Macro Urban Art (eg Grungy), Abstracts from Nature, Adjacent Flames, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All the Colors of the Rainbow, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Alphabet Soup (Letter B), Amateur Photographers' Association, Amazing Asia, Angel Wings and Heaven, Animal Kingdom, Art Inspired by Dreams, As Is, Australia! You're Standing In it...., Australian Bush ☼ (aspects of realistic Landscapes - ie N0 Abstracts or Macros please!), Australian Landmarks and Icons, Australian Native Plants-2 per day, Australian Travel Photography and Writing - 1 per 24hrs, B&W - Character - People Shots, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Benches, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Bits and Pieces , Black and White Photography, Blooming Trees - 2 per day, Body of Work, Both Sides Now, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Buyers R Us..., Canberra , Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Cards for Everyday (With words or Collage style) , Cards: Best of Your Best, Challenge Café, Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses, Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: BLACK [No FLowers]), Colors of Water, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, Communities (NO SUNSETS OR SUNRISES OR CLOSEUPS OF PERSONS, PLACES OR THINGS!!), Contemporary Architecture, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Creative Inspirations - [2pw], Creative, Talented, and Unknown, daisy & company--->ONLY daisies & its species, Dandelions, Dawn and Dusk Light, Digital Abstracts & Patterns, Digital Photography, Dilapidated Buildings, Drawing Day, Drive By Shooting, Ebony and Ivory, Environmental Awareness, Everyday Life, Extreme Close-Ups, Fabulous Flowers, Falling Leaves, Farms and Countryside, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, Film Photography, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , For The Love Of Jesus , FOR THE LOVE OF TEDDY BEARS, Freedom to Shine, Graphic Scratch, Green!, Grevilleas, His Hands Working - A Christian Missions Group, Historic Churches, History, Human and Nature, ImageWriting (2/24), Impressive Irises, In the Pink 50% pink, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Inspiring Blend (Words IN Your Image), Japanfluence, Just Brown, Kairos, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light In The Darkness, Live, Love, Dream: , Living Christianity, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped) , Macro Water Photographic Gallery, Masterpiece: Photography, Masterpieces: Literary Workshop, Mother Nature's Finest, Mysteries of the Common, National Parks of the World, Natural Developments, Natural Textures, Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers or insects), Nature's Reclamation, Nature's Wonders, New South Wales Photography, Night Photography, Nostalgic Art and Photography, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Out of the Past, Outback Australia 2 photos per day, Paris, Passions, PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Photographic France, Photography 101, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Rain Drops & Water Art - Fresh Water Only!, Reaching Out : A Christian Mission , Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Reflectivity, Religious Art & Photography, Remember When, Rhododendrons, Rivers and Streams, ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY - your dashboard point of view!, Rural Around The Globe, Rural NSW, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits - 2 Per 24 Hours, Safe Haven, Scenery, Scenic Scandinavia, Seasonal 'Scapes, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shoot The Moon, SHOPFRONTS , Shots in the Fog, Simply White Artwork Gallery - 95% White !, Skyscapes, Sony Shooters, South East UK, Southeast Asia, Spiritual Art, Sports Photography, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Still Life Photography, Stillness Speaks **Max 2 uploads per day** {{No NUDES, ABSTRACT, CANDIDS or ACTION IMAGES}}, Stop and Smell the Roses, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Streetscapes, Sun Rays..., Sunrise, Sunset, Sydney, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Beginner's Corner (profile page must contain photography experience), The Eyes Have It, The Fine Art of Photography, The Healing Journey, the love of Eerie and enchanting artwork, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, The Word Tree, The World, This is England, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trains, Travel and Adventure, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, TUTORIALS (Help and Advice forums), UK to Australia and Back, Untouchables, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Visual Texture(no pornography,nudes or offensive works), Water Media (Paintings by hand only), Waterfall Photography, Waves, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Windows and Doors, WMG, Works On Paper, You're Accepted, Your Country's Best (2 images per day), Your Magic PLACE (only a place!) and † The Picture of Scripture †.
Journal Entries
HELP! I'm stranded...!
Posted 2 months ago, 8 comments so far.
Sold my first ever laminated print!! :O
Posted 3 months ago, 22 comments so far.
I WON!
Posted 4 months ago, 9 comments so far.
Help and advice please
Posted 4 months ago, 20 comments so far.
*I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!:O FEATURED ON THE HOME PAGE!!!!!!!!!*
Posted 4 months ago, 8 comments so far.
FEATURED ARTIST ~ GREVILLEA GROUP ~ INTERVIEW
Posted 9 months ago, 6 comments so far.
FEATURED ARTIST ~ GREVILLEA GROUP ~ INTERVIEW
Posted 9 months ago, 16 comments so far.
Thank you for my Christmas present!!!
Posted 11 months ago, 6 comments so far.
BUYERS BOOTH PHOTO FEATURED ON HOME PAGE!!!!!!!
Posted 11 months ago, 10 comments so far.
Does anyone know how to add photos to buyer's booth?
Posted 11 months ago, 6 comments so far.
Art
Writing
light a candle
When times were troubled and my heart torn / I oft used to go there, to lay them before / the One, the Creator
light a candle
When times were troubled and my heart torn / I oft used to go there, to lay them before / the One, the Creator
Into this day
And so it is into / your arms / your loving outstretched / arms / we fall / place oursleves / in trust / in faith / with peace
Peace be still
Peace be still and know that I am God…..
You’re Always There With Me
You’re always there with me / Reach out your hand when I am down / You lift me in your arms / Carry me when I can’t walk
Heads lifted heavenward
Heads lifted heavenward / shouting his name / trumpeting his glory / in flames of love it came
