Ghosts of Christmas Past

30 DAYS OF DEALS // DAY 23
See the history of image manipulation in Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop, an Amazon Editor's Pick for this holiday. This captivating book reveals that almost every type of manipulation we associate with Adobe’s now-ubiquitous Photoshop software was also part of photography’s pre-digital repertoire, from slimming waistlines and smoothing away wrinkles to adding or removing people in images, not to mention fabricating events that never took place. Among the techniques discussed–and beautifully illustrated with works from an international array of collections—are multiple exposure, combination printing, photomontage, composite portraiture, over-painting, hand coloring, and retouching. Save 37%, enjoy free shipping with gift wrapping available!

More of Angilee's Rockport, ME

DAY 3 // As I wandered down to the  pier in the evening, I found myself in a little gallery that was just closing its doors for the day. I became immediately enthralled  with a collection of works by artist Cig Harvey.  Her photographs have a painterly quality reminiscent of the rich hues of a vivid morning dream, and like a dream, her images resonate as a fading imprint might, magically animated in a moment less real than imagined. It's as if the stillness in each image magnifies the potential of the moment she constructs. These works feel feminine and are layered in metaphor. I found it easy to lose myself in them, or perhaps to be more exact, find myself in them...