Comments on: As I Was Saying http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/ The official website of New York Photographer Jay Maisel Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:37:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: greg http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-121 greg Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:15:23 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-121 Love you, man. Love you, man.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-120 Barbara Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:59:07 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-120 Posted earlier..... not sure if you received it. Just wanted you to know that your words are beautiful. Your daughter does seem to be apart of you and you her... Her gift is the gift of sight, when most people are lacking. Lucky Guy to be able to share such a lovely light. with all of us. Posted earlier….. not sure if you received it.
Just wanted you to know that your words are beautiful.
Your daughter does seem to be apart of you and you her…
Her gift is the gift of sight, when most people are lacking.
Lucky Guy to be able to share such a lovely light. with all of us.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-119 Barbara Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:44:21 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-119 Your words are as honest as your daughter's.......... hmm, one would think she just may have been listening. Lovely. Your words are as honest as your daughter’s………. hmm, one would think she just may have been listening. Lovely.

]]> By: Charles Leck http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-118 Charles Leck Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:38:30 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-118 Yes, your promise is accepted and will be remembered. Please! Write more! You have something to say. I'm eager to read you. I'd love to come to your classes, but 5G is a bit steep for a hobbyist. I'm sure it's worth it for the pros. I'll follow you closely here, however. Yes, your promise is accepted and will be remembered. Please! Write more! You have something to say. I’m eager to read you. I’d love to come to your classes, but 5G is a bit steep for a hobbyist. I’m sure it’s worth it for the pros. I’ll follow you closely here, however.

]]> By: Cyndy http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-115 Cyndy Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:13:14 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-115 Hi Jay and Linda. remember Luggage & Novelty and Mr. Temkin. Your daughter is adoreable Cyndy Hi Jay and Linda. remember Luggage & Novelty and Mr. Temkin.

Your daughter is adoreable

Cyndy

]]> By: Jon DeVaul http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-114 Jon DeVaul Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:06:59 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-114 My son's 17...one day the greatest kid in the world, the next day you...well, I won't say it. Jay, with some some luck, we'll survive their teen years! My son’s 17…one day the greatest kid in the world, the next day you…well, I won’t say it. Jay, with some some luck, we’ll survive their teen years!

]]> By: Sid Georgiou http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-110 Sid Georgiou Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:51:47 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-110 Men who have fathered a daughter know the same things - no matter how much they have grown and taken their place in the world, they remain to us the little girl Tevye sang about.There is the Subaru commercial where a dad is seen talking to a little child with curls in her hair who is sitting at the wheel of the car; he is giving her the keys, with instructions and advice only such a father could give; the young woman/girl appears at the wheel. And so it will be the rest of our lives... Men who have fathered a daughter know the same things – no matter how much they have grown and taken their place in the world, they remain to us the little girl Tevye sang about.There is the Subaru commercial where a dad is seen talking to a little child with curls in her hair who is sitting at the wheel of the car; he is giving her the keys, with instructions and advice only such a father could give; the young woman/girl appears at the wheel. And so it will be the rest of our lives…

]]> By: Emily Vickers http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-109 Emily Vickers Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:13:15 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-109 Beautifully photographed, edited, and written. I must say I choked a little at the final sentence. Then I recalled our pitched battles over the "ant crossing a wheat field" and had to smile. We all get better at things over time. Nice speaking to you today. I hope to meet Amanda as a full-grown woman at some point. I still have a Polaroid of me holding her at age 2 days. Love to you and LA from Tom and me. Beautifully photographed, edited, and written. I must say I choked a little at the final sentence. Then I recalled our pitched battles over the “ant crossing a wheat field” and had to smile. We all get better at things over time. Nice speaking to you today. I hope to meet Amanda as a full-grown woman at some point. I still have a Polaroid of me holding her at age 2 days. Love to you and LA from Tom and me.

]]> By: Gordon Trice http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-108 Gordon Trice Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:55:54 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-108 A hundred years ago the artist sat in my kitchen over pie and coffee late one summer night and proclaimed, "I am a good photographer but I don't know anything about being a Dad", Amanda was 3. As a Dad of 20 years this statement took me back. Sometime ago I had made this near same statement. The friend I uttered this to did not respond, as I did. This answer can only be learned by living. The truth is kids are born sensitive and grow smart. They see to the heart of most things with a simplicity indicative of a clean slate. Amanda said so aptly, "I listen Dad. I just discard most of it". They only retain the heart, they keep the truth, honor, benevolence, compassion, forgiveness and the integrity of our inner selves. These most hidden and most valuable traits surface from our kids as they mature with experience and age. Jay, congratulations. You've become the Dad first and the artist ?Well, because of the man you are, your priorities have been subtly reversed. In retrospect, you've watched Amanda put her spin on the core values you and LA have provided. It's the kind of thing that happens once you've held that most special gift. gordon A hundred years ago the artist sat in my kitchen over pie and coffee late one summer night and proclaimed, “I am a good photographer but I don’t know anything about being a Dad”, Amanda was 3. As a Dad of 20 years this statement took me back. Sometime ago I had made this near same statement. The friend I uttered this to did not respond, as I did. This answer can only be learned by living. The truth is kids are born sensitive and grow smart. They see to the heart of most things with a simplicity indicative of a clean slate. Amanda said so aptly, “I listen Dad. I just discard most of it”. They only retain the heart, they keep the truth, honor, benevolence, compassion, forgiveness and the integrity of our inner selves. These most hidden and most valuable traits surface from our kids as they mature with experience and age. Jay, congratulations. You’ve become the Dad first and the artist ?Well, because of the man you are, your priorities have been subtly reversed. In retrospect, you’ve watched Amanda put her spin on the core values you and LA have provided. It’s the kind of thing that happens once you’ve held that most special gift. gordon

]]> By: chris schleich http://www.jaymaisel.com/2011/06/22/as-i-was-saying/#comment-107 chris schleich Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:34:37 +0000 http://www.jaymaisel.com/?p=1080#comment-107 amanda's graduation is a 'someday' moment, an instant flash forward, with just enough time to look back. luckily you have the photo's to savor. but time stands still for no one. there are a lot more 'someday's to come in the next years, and the come faster and harder ... . .. thats a flashback. amanda’s graduation is a ‘someday’ moment, an instant flash forward, with just enough time to look back. luckily you have the photo’s to savor. but time stands still for no one. there are a lot more ‘someday’s to come in the next years, and the come faster and harder … . .. thats a flashback.

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