Inspiring Photo: The Mind of a Photographer #734828

The Mind of a Photographer

Uploaded: February 17, 2005

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or demented lunatic, take your pick.

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Colleen Braun February 17, 2005 0

LOL, this is superb... #216269

Susana Matos February 17, 2005 0

what a gorgeous creative image!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers from Portugal, Su #1108545

Carolyn M. Fletcher February 17, 2005 0

There's a difference?? LOL..This is so cool, Paul!!!! #1108548

Paul Smith February 17, 2005 0

Pure creative genius! #1108561

Kathleen Clemons February 17, 2005 0

This is just awesome, Paul! Sooo creative! A BIG Happy Birthday to you!! #1108568

Joy Brown February 17, 2005 0

An OUTSTANDING creation, Paul - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! #1108582

Leanne M.E. Boyd February 17, 2005 0

Amazing image Paul! Happy Birthday! #1108600

Kelly Abernathy February 17, 2005 0

This is so creative and cool Paul! Love it! Hope you have a terrific birthday!! -K #1108616

Allan L. Whitehead February 17, 2005 0

Magnificent presentation, Paul, most of us take it a little easier on our birthday's, eh… Very well done, my dear friend, HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Allan #1108630

Tammy Scott February 17, 2005 0

Great job, Paul!!!! I choose mind of a photographer because if not, I am a lunatic as well!!!!! :) Happy Birthday!!!!!! #1108641

Cathy Gregor February 17, 2005 0

Awesome idea and execution, Paul!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
-cathy

#1108677

Darren K. Fisher February 17, 2005 0

Happy Birthday Paul. This is image is awesome and very creative. #1108685

Carla Metzler February 17, 2005 0

Very creative, Paul! Happy Birthday! #1108706

Danilo Piccioni February 17, 2005 0

Extremely creative ans a Very Happy Birthday Paul!

Dado #1108718

Janet L. Skinner February 17, 2005 0

Paul, this is the most brilliant creative work. Excellent!!!! A big Happy Birthday to you!!! #1108731

Deborah Lewinson February 17, 2005 0

Awesome, exciting, creative, brilliant, Paul, WOW!!!!
Have a marvelous birthday!!!!
Debby #1108792

Mata Patan February 17, 2005 0

You chose a very wonderful and creative image on your birthday! I'm sure this will be a nice gift 'cause I'm sure to see it again!!
Happy Birthday!!! #1108793

Cindy Paquette February 17, 2005 0

A huge standing "O" on this fabulous and extremely creative image Paul! It's over the top and I just believe we shall see this again!

A wonderful birthday is wished for you today! Enjoy it to the fullest! #1108830

Kathryn (Love) Scheet February 17, 2005 0

great one Paul!!!! very creative!

Happy Birthday! #1108840

Dolores Neilson February 17, 2005 0

Paul....this is one superb and creative shot!! What a wonderful portrayal of the photographer's mind...so artfully done. I expect to see this again! I love that you're backlit (at least I think it's you). Well done! #1108869

Casey A. Hanson February 17, 2005 0

Paul, this is too cool! Very well done!
I hope you have a wonderful Birthday, and get everything you wish for :0) #1108898

Charlene Bayerle February 17, 2005 0

Awesome work Paul!!!
A very Happy Birthday to you!!! #1108940

Marcie A. Fowler February 17, 2005 0

Waht a wonderful way to celebrate yourself on your birthday. This image is just too clever. Very well thought out and executed Paul. I LOVE it!! #1108956

Debra Booth February 17, 2005 0

LOL, Paul! Great image!
Hope you have a very happy birthday!! #1108972

Walter Graziano February 17, 2005 0

Real interesting shot Paul! #1108974

Amy N. Cappelli February 17, 2005 0

Happy Birthday, Mr. Photographer and Demented Lunatic! I hope your day is wonderful :-)
I love the silhouette treatment with the bold, colorful workings of the mind- a fabulous creative work! #1108980

Julie Abston February 17, 2005 0

Love it! So very original and creative!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you have a great day! #1108989

cj patterson February 17, 2005 0

Fantastic image!! Wow, so creative!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Great work!!! #1109039

Donna J. Taff February 17, 2005 0

Wonderful, creative, fantastic; I could use so many word's for this image. You have a lot of stuff in your head Paul and the good thing is that you use it. Happy Birthday my FRIEND!!!! #1109088

Bonnie C. Lackey February 17, 2005 0

Amazing...Paul, you and Evy come up with ideas that leave me bemused! Cheers to you on your birthday and to this image... #1109137

Terry R. Hatfield February 17, 2005 0

Amazing Paul Very Creative!!
Hope Your Having A Great Birthday!!!! #1109184

Claudia Kuhn February 17, 2005 0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL!!

This is so great! Nice work! #1109191

Gloria B. Wood February 17, 2005 0

Oh boy...you saved one of your very best and winning (I think) images for your birthday! Absolutely wonderful creative image! Happy Birthday once again!!!
Glo #1109194

Stacey M February 17, 2005 0

Happy Birthday Paul - this is an awesome image!! #1109200

Eric Schneider February 17, 2005 0

Very creative and looks like whats going on in my brain as well. My wife thinks Im nuts..Ha ha !
PS. Thanks for commenting on so many of my photos! Its appreciated. #1109209

Paul Michko February 17, 2005 0

Thank you all so very much for all the wonderful comments. You have made my birthday a memorable one. And yes, this is my silhouette in this shot. Sorry if I scared anyone. :) May we all live forever and celebrate our birthday's together for eternity. Hoopa!!! #1109270

Adilson F. Ferreira February 17, 2005 0

Terrific image Paul!!!
Wonderful lighting and very creative omposition!!! #1109273

Dale Ann Cubbage February 17, 2005 0

Very intriguing and interesting image Paul! Yes,I think most photographer's are both!! Happy birthday big guy! Great image, very creative!

da #1109294

Mellanie February 17, 2005 0

LOL! Thanks for the laugh this morning, Paul! This is wonderful!
HBD!!!! #1109400

Dan Holm February 17, 2005 0

OUTSTANDING image, Paul!!! Very creative, excellent work! ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! #1109570

Stanley J. Contrades February 17, 2005 0

:-)!!! Bravo!! Originality, uniqueness, and creativity just seeps out of this image, Paul, and expect to see this one again! Have a very Happy Birthday!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1109582

Kathleen F. Greer February 17, 2005 0

LOL!!! Love it! Happy Birthday Paul!! #1109797

Donna W. Neal February 17, 2005 0

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Dear Paul
Happy Birthday to you.

This is so great love your creativeness on this Paul. #1109912

Elisabeth A. Gay February 18, 2005 0

Many happy returns Paul!! What a fantastic creative shot - this is a winner if every I saw one!
Ann #1110033

Marsha S. Smith February 18, 2005 0

Paul, so that is where all that stuff you come up with comes from. I have often wondered. I hear its your Birthday - WELL - Happy Birthday to you!!!!
Great image - so creative. #1110034

Cathy Stancil February 18, 2005 0

Well done Paul ! This is soo cool ! It's nice to meet your silouhette...Have a wonderful birthday ! #1110100

Stephen Zacker February 18, 2005 0

This is a new one for me Paul. Well done and very creative. Happy Birthday! #1110124

Judy S. Fung February 18, 2005 0

Terrific image, Paul! Very creative! Happy birthday to you!! #1110159

Lisa Deaton February 18, 2005 0

So creative!!!! I really like this photo. Great Job!! #1110225

Kathleen K. Parker February 18, 2005 0

I love this super wonderful demented photographer photo!! It says it ALL, Paul!!! Splendid, amazing, delightful compostion!! And Happy Birthday!!!
Kathleen #1110319

Paul Michko February 18, 2005 0

Thank you all so much for the great comment, birthday wishes and the vote of confidence on this shot. #1110457

Diane Dupuis February 18, 2005 0

Wow Paul! This is simply FANTASTIC! #1110688

Karen Engelbreth February 19, 2005 0

WOW - fantastic and very creative image, Paul!
Happy Birthday to you!!!!! #1112190

Paul Michko February 19, 2005 0

Thanks, Diane and Karen. #1115296

Allan L. Whitehead February 19, 2005 0

Paul, congratulations on this late birthday present and your finalist selection. Well done, and good luck in the next step - your good friend, Allan #1115570

Jane Summa February 21, 2005 0

Happy Belated Birthday Paul!
Awesome work here! I really like the colors & detail..totally creative & well done! #1122669

Jim Kinnunen February 23, 2005 0

Wonderfully creative image Paul!!! #1127032

Stanley J. Contrades February 23, 2005 0

Big CONGRATULATIONS, Paul, on your image being selected as the POTD! Fabulous job and a very creative composition as well!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1127431

Patricia A. Kuniega February 23, 2005 0

What a marvelously creative image that speaks to the art of photography! Congratulations on your wonderfully executed POTD, Paul!

#1127432

S J February 23, 2005 0

Many Congratulations on this well deserving POTD, Paul!! #1127433

pix & pixels February 23, 2005 0

Very creative thought,I love the idea very much...Keep it up dear.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to u keep clicking friend. #1127434

Dan Holm February 23, 2005 0

CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD, Paul!!! #1127439

Susie Peek-Swint February 23, 2005 0

Very cool and creative ~ definitely a Kodachrome mind! Congrats on potd! #1127475

Paul Michko February 23, 2005 0

Thanks so much, everyone for the great comments, and thanks BetterPhoto for a nice belated Birthday present. :) #1127516

Arya Bandyopadhyay February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your POTD, Paul!! Excellent presentation!! #1127524

Judy S. Fung February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your POTD, Paul!! #1127526

Donna R. Moratelli February 23, 2005 0

Ah,ha,ha,ha, that's GREAT; Pa;ul!! I love it!
Where are all of the women, though??

I wish that I thought of this.
Congratulations on POTD! VERY COOL & excellent image.. #1127529

Kelly Abernathy February 23, 2005 0

Congrats Paul! Way to go! -K #1127533

Ellen Devenny February 23, 2005 0

I love it!!! #1127534

Alan L. Borror February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your POTD, Paul. Just super. #1127575

Allan L. Whitehead February 23, 2005 0

Paul, congratulations on the terrific 'POTD' selection. It is very well deserved and I'm very proud of this for you. Well done, my very dear friend - your good friend, Allan #1127579

Dr Silly February 23, 2005 0

One word COOl! #1127590

Stephen Zacker February 23, 2005 0

This is Very creative and original. Congrats on your POTD #1127628

Darren K. Fisher February 23, 2005 0

No surprise here. A big congrats to you Paul. #1127638

Dorothy Neumann February 23, 2005 0

WOW, Paul, this is GREAT! Congrats on your POTD and a belated Happy Birthday! #1127642

Ed Heaton February 23, 2005 0

Good morning Paul,
Great creativity here and well done..
Congrats on POTD! #1127660

Donna W. Neal February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations of POTD Paul!!! #1127664

February 23, 2005 0

Da bomb!!! #1127678

Wendy Stevenson February 23, 2005 0

OK, this is amazingly creative and so well done!! A big congrats on your POTD!!! #1127700

Joy Brown February 23, 2005 0

Absolutely outstanding and most well deserved POTD!!! Congrats Paul! #1127706

Bonnie C. Lackey February 23, 2005 0

Hooray!!! Congrats on you POTD! #1127707

Kathleen Clemons February 23, 2005 0

YEA for you, Paul!!! #1127716

Amy N. Cappelli February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations on this fabulous POTD! #1127721

Claudia Kuhn February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your POTD Paul, this is soooo great! #1127726

Donald L. Smith February 23, 2005 0

Very Creative..Only "The Mind of a Photographer" would think that way.
#1127745

Debra Booth February 23, 2005 0

Congrats, Paul! Great POTD!! #1127778

Marilou Olejniczak February 23, 2005 0

What an excellent, creative, portrait Paul! #1127782

Cindy Paquette February 23, 2005 0

A huge Congratulations and High Five Paul...this is an outstanding image!! #1127820

Deborah Lewinson February 23, 2005 0

Hearty congrats on your masterful, stunning, and brilliant POTD, Paul, so glad to see this here and expect to see it again and again!

LOL DonnaRae, this is a family site!
-Debby #1127892

Tom Andersen February 23, 2005 0

Fantastic image, Paul! Congratulations on PoTD! #1127910

February 23, 2005 0

What a cool image. Has a kind of "Peter Max" quality to it. Good stuff! #1127976

Peggy Wolff February 23, 2005 0

Congrats Paul on your POTD with this very creative and well done photo! #1127983

Peggy Wolff February 23, 2005 0

Congrats Paul on your POTD with this very creative and well done photo! #1127984

Casey A. Hanson February 23, 2005 0

COngrats on your POTD, Paul! :0) #1127991

Jeff Lovinger February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations Paul !!! Fantastic, very creative, as usual. Now we can actually see what's in that creative mind:)
Jeff #1128002

Jane Summa February 23, 2005 0

Fantastic Paul! A very well deserved POTD!!!!I thought this was a pretty kool image..I'm happy BP thought so, too! Congratulations :-)! #1128027

Wally Orlowsky February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations on this creative POTD, Paul. It's good to see how open-minded you are ;) #1128028

Charlene Bayerle February 23, 2005 0

Amazing work Paul and well deserved POTD!!!!!! Congratulations!!! #1128029

Kay Beausoleil February 23, 2005 0

Wonderful POTD, Paul -- I'm sure it struck a chord with most of us! Congratulations! #1128048

Kathleen R. Struckle February 23, 2005 0

Superb!! congrats on POTD!! Happy Birthday!! #1128068

Dan Walters February 23, 2005 0

Very cool image. #1128073

Murry Grigsby February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your very creative (self-portrait?) image and terrific POTD Paul! Super silhouette and bright assortment of colors in your BRAIN :0) #1128075

Cathy Barrows February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on your POTD...how cool and creative is this...when was your Bday #1128079

February 23, 2005 0

so very unique and awesome . it says so very much . congrats to you .. #1128082

Kathleen K. Parker February 23, 2005 0

Hooray, Paul, for the POTD. I love this image!!
Kathleen #1128106

Sharon Day February 23, 2005 0

Outstanding and so creative, Paul!!! Congratulations on POTD! Well done indeed!!! #1128108

Evy Johansen February 23, 2005 0

Awww - this is really cool! Very creative! Big congratulations on your POTD win, Paul! #1128140

Nancy Grace Chen February 23, 2005 0

Excellent idea and very creative!! Congrats on your POTD.

Nancy #1128225

Kathleen N. Nelson February 23, 2005 0

This is awesome. You are very creative, Paul. Congratulations on your POTD! #1128245

Leanne M.E. Boyd February 23, 2005 0

Congratulatiosn Paul, on your POTD! #1128274

Eric Highfield February 23, 2005 0

Brilliant!! Congratulations on your POTD Paul! #1128278

February 23, 2005 0

WOW! Congrats! that was a great idea! or should say...IDEAS! neat shot! #1128280

Karen Engelbreth February 23, 2005 0

Big congrats on your POTD, Paul! #1128301

February 23, 2005 0

Great art, but has no business being called a photgraph. #1128322

Diane Addonizio February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations on POTD, Paul !!! Very creative !! #1128324

Dale Ann Cubbage February 23, 2005 0

Congrats on POTD Paul! I knew this would get some recognition. And I don't know what Ed's problem is, but this is actually several photOgraphs combined to create on great piece of photoart.

da #1128333

Constance Kessel February 23, 2005 0

THIS IS TRULY AWESOME!! VERY CREATIVE AND ARTFULLY DONE! CONGRATS ON POTD, YOU DESERVE IT!!

#1128367

Kathryn (Love) Scheet February 23, 2005 0

congrats Paul!!! great belated b-day suprise huh? #1128371

Joy M. Holster February 23, 2005 0

So cool! Congrats on your POTD! #1128465

Shirley Pearce February 23, 2005 0

Paul, I usually just look at the POTD and move on, but this image really caught my eye. How truly delightful and creative of you! Great job!! I'll remember this one and be soooo jealous!! #1128521

February 23, 2005 0

Paul, just to add one word more to the rest. It's SOOOOO GREAT!!! Inspirational, fun, creativy, artististic. Just beautiful! #1128572

Lorraine T. Lynch February 23, 2005 0

Let me add my congratulations Paul! Very creative and fun! Happy Birthday too! #1128580

Paul Michko February 23, 2005 0

Thank you all so very much. I wanted this image to speak to all my fellow photograhers and good or bad it has. We all use our creativity in the pursuit of our passion everyday. And that is a magnificent thing. :) #1128924

Robert N. Valine February 23, 2005 0

This is brilliant ! What a concept. You don't have to be a demented Lunatic to be a photographer. But, I think it might help sometimes. Maybe it's what keeps us creating new things without the promise of a return on our efforts. Great image ! #1128959

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 23, 2005 0

Congratulations on your potd win!! Well done!! #1128982

William C. Raco February 24, 2005 0

Wonderfully creative and well done, Paul
Congratulations!!

bill

#1129495

Kathleen F. Greer February 24, 2005 0

Way to go Paul!! Congratulations!! #1129515

Diane Dupuis February 24, 2005 0

Congrats on your well-deserved POTD Paul! #1130184

Adilson F. Ferreira February 24, 2005 0

Congratulations on your POTD Paul!!! #1130521

Terry R. Hatfield February 24, 2005 0

Hi Paul,Congratulations On Your POTD Its Very Creative And Well Thought Out!! #1130733

Carol Engstrom February 24, 2005 0

Congrats, Paul! Nicely done! #1130899

Carol Brill February 25, 2005 0

What a terrific concept shot, Paul, I think at times combining 'photographer' and 'lunatic' in one breath is very apropos!! Congratulations on this imaginative POTD! #1133341

L Dunlavey February 27, 2005 0

Love this photo. What a great look.
creative #1135618

Darla Cobus March 03, 2005 0

Some how I missed this photo, Wow this is really creative. Great job!!!!! #1144835

Iva Villi March 16, 2005 0

Such a great photo Paul! Love it! :o) #1178796

Eric Schneider April 02, 2005 0

Man that was a loooooonnnnggggg thread. I still really love this shot. Just thought ID tell you again. #1223891

Denise A. Johnson May 08, 2006 0

amazing.........just amazing #2736729

Manuel Barrera June 17, 2006 0

The essence of a photographer! #2906714

Anita Bower May 21, 2007 0

Browsing through your gallery, I came across this photo. It made me smile. Great idea and execution.
Anita #4307249

Lisa J. Boulden March 22, 2014 0

Delightful! #11005965

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