Words & Image.... Image & Words

Often I read a beautiful quote, and imagine an image in my mind.

Other times I see an image and then go looking for words to accompany it. 

I hung these lovely little sweetheart roses in the back of the closet several months ago. I had totally forgotten them. I went looking for something today, and there they were, waiting patiently. 

The timing was perfect. I had just read this beautiful quote.....

“Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again.”

The words spoke to me, taking me back to a time of deep sadness and broken hearts. These words allowed me to pause, and give thanks that we made it through. We survived!

The subject and words came together in perfect harmony. As if they both found me!

Don't you love when that happens?

Today, what words have moved you to take a photo, or what photo has moved you to find just the right words? Or perhaps, like me, they found you! Please share with us today.

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Comments

[Marcie]

Lately - it's been the photo that evokes the words:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/8/25/center.html
And - what a beautiful image Kim!!!!

[Angie]

That's such a beautiful quote (and photo) - perfect together; they somehow become more than the sum of their parts.

I found the most beautiful poem by Amy Lowell and knew exactly what I wanted to photograph (with my Polaroid)... http://www.angiemuldowney.co.uk/2011/07/the-tree-of-scarlet-berries/

[Vickie (jewelflyt)]

gorgeous, I love the combination of quote & photo.

I have often used quotes or song lyrics as the title for a photo & usually it involves finding the words for a photo I've already taken. Just lately I've been creating titles instead - which hopefully match the photo :)

here is today's: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewelflyt/6081999687/

[Liz West]

This poem comes to mind almost every time I see a fading rose:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/5441312387/

[Sherralee]

"The subject and words came together in perfect harmony. As if they both found me! Don't you love when that happens?"

Yes, oh yes!

Like you, Kim, I am so inspired by the combinations that find me, when I am open to them.

http://sherralee.500px.com/#/0

[ELK]

what a wonderful story kim !

i struggle with words but they comfort me as well ..this week they are in a heap ..with a bird of course ...

http://www.redorgray.com/2011/08/thirty-three.html

[Becky Sue]

This weekend I found myself sitting beside the lake deep in thought. I took this photo and when I was back home looking at the image on my computer one simple word came to mind, Solitude.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/6074632781/

[Michelle]

I captured a priceless photo of my oldest and youngest together a couple of weeks ago......and became inspired by Kim this morning to find some words.

http://threemenandalittlechica.blogspot.com/2011/08/pictures-and-words.html

[carmen]

As a creative writer and a photographer, I'm always trying to figure out ways to combine the two things I love. You've done it so wonderfully in your photo. The words seem to amplify the photo (if that makes sense).

http://decentxposure.ca/exblog/?p=135

[Libertad Leal]

Yes, I love the marriage or words and images. Here are a few images on mine that prompted me to go looking for just the right words (or they simply came to me).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/6074873653
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5772079596
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5763476053
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5886236759
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5884119517

Funny, I just realized they all pretty much involve the sky and the color blue! :)

[Kelly]

Beautiful Image Kim....I'm loving your new stamps and they say what I feel needs to be expressed-Thank you-

http://kelly-justaclickaway.blogspot.com/2011/08/let-it-go.html

[Trevellion]

I had read these words in a novel that I took away on holiday with me and as soon as I saw my photograph I just knew that the two would go together perfectly.

I love the combination of words and images for me each contributes to the other.

Here's my picture and words...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9970083@N02/6037941365/in/photostream

[Christian]

I have an obsession with quotes! I think because sometimes I can't put my thoughts into words so look for one to show my feelings. It's funny, today I searched for words to describe the photos I wanted to post on my blog. This is what I came up with:

http://eskimokissphotography.blogspot.com/2011/08/head-in-clouds.html

I love that rose photo you posted, beautiful soft colors.

[Melissa]

Lovely quote and image!

[Veronica]

Yes many shots I take are quite often a trigger of a memory or place or even a moment in time. This is a lovely post. Thanks for sharing with us.

[LeAnne thomas]

I hope you don't mind, but I had also taken some photos of fading roses and found your quote irresistible. I used a couple of your textures in processing as well.

I love quotes, and I love photography. I especially love it when I can combine the two :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leanne8790/6083319357/

[Jane]

This is one of my favorite poems so I was thrilled when an image came out of my camera that seemed to make a good companion.

http://justplainjane-jane.blogspot.com/2010/06/nobody-heard-him-dead-man-but-still-he.html

[Aline Sena]

Hi!! Recently happened to me. I'm in a situation where I was lost. As if trapped in a cage and did not know where to go. One day, in a children's party, took a picture that represented exactly what was going on. The photo of a beautiful cage. Do you want more? Sometimes we are so lost in our thoughts we can not find the door through the bars. Take a look:
http://www.alinesena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/open.jpg
Please excuse my bad English, I am Brazilian! :)

[Kathryn Dyche Dechairo]

I do love it when that happens . . . .

http://dychedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/07/mood-of-moment-migraine.html

[Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage]

You have captured the essence of the quote so beautifully with this image! There are some images that makes something deep inside me stir... this is one of them.

[Ana Eugenio]

beautiful and meaningful as all things you do dear Kim. I also love to mix photos and quotes, this is one of my specials:
http://www.anasofiaeugenio.com/2011/08/quotography-creative-exchange.html because it's dreamy and happy at the same time.

[prairiegirl]

i absolutely understand how it happens ... how certain images lend to words i have heard or read and they simply need to go together ... love your roses and quotes and how they came to be ... : )

you inspire me so, dear friend ...
your images . your creativity . your work simply gets more and more brilliant ...
love you!
xxo
pg

i have admired these peonies in every stage ... even as they pass, i love them still.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairiegirlstudio/6083639006/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Anna]

Kim, what a perfect pairing of words and image! Beautiful!

[peggy gatto]

My first time here through Kim k. Thanks for the opportunity to share some of my favorite photos. This was a view from our yard. Nature does so much for us!


http://wwwpsiloveu.blogspot.com/2011/08/shuttersisterswords-image-image-words.html

[missing moments]

I love that quote ... perfect with the image!

[Lallee]

A perfectly beautiful pairing of words and photo. I have just recently started adding text to some photos. This is my favorite so far http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/lallee/6045778702/

[Charul Ajmera]

“Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again.”

Heres one to blooming again.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/charul_ajmera/6088231034/in/photostream/

Thanks :)

[Paula Tohline Calhoun]

I wrote this as I was recovering from surgery - the roses were on my mantle and I left them there to slowly dry. The photos are not anything special - just taken with a point and shoot from my bed - they are only to illustrate the story of the dried roses that I gazed at as they stood next to the old stopped clock. Here's the link:

http://paulatohlinecalhoun1951.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/long-ago-roses-for-valentines-day/

Just found your site - as I am a rank amateur photographer -just having received a DSLR - I am searching for sites to encourage and teach me. I am in love with photography! Thanks. Hope you enjoy the poem, which is so in sync with your photo today!

[Pat Mark]

I think quotes add so much to a photo. I am always on the look out for ones that will fit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40029012@N05/5807570168/

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