Alone.

I did an attempt at nudes awhile back. For the most part, I didn't feel very confident about it. It was a new subject matter I'm unfamiliar with, kind of how portraits were difficult for me at first. I edited a photo awhile ago, here it is. It isn't perfect, but it isn't supposed to be.

Naomi

Over winter break, Naomi and I did a photo shoot. I have finally begun editing these photos. I went to the computer lab at school (which has CS4 now!) and got busy. It was really nice to take some time to myself and get back in the groove of editing. It really has been too long. I feel so much better about myself having created something.

A close up I like.

This one isn't my favorite but I like the concept. I'm going to have to go back and use my polarizing filter so there aren't so many reflections and maybe not take the shot at noon. I think it could be great.

simple.

and finally...my absolute favorite:

I Like My Cat

So I took pictures of her last friday... and tonight i thought I would edit them. I actually came up with something i like, despite how difficult gimp was being with me. I didn't edit much, i just converted the photos to black and white and adjusted the contrast, simple stuff. The photos were shot with my macro attachment I've mentioned before. There isn't much to say about it, I just felt like doing something.

It's Really Been Awhile

I haven't posted in a long time. I kind of came to a creative block, but I've decided i need to get back in the groove of things, do some photo shoots, or at least work with photo shoots i've done in the past. I am going to try and get photoshop soon, I've been trying to use a program called GIMP, basically it's the worst.
GIMP worked fine on the PC i used to use, but i got a mac and it is simply a pain. To switch tools i have to click on each window twice and the layers do not function as they should. But despite this, I've been playing with a picture from awhile ago, from a photo shoot in Ward. Mostly I was playing with the color balance on a picture I had already edited, this is what I came up with.

1. Extra golden, a sunset of sorts.

 2. Attempting something that resembles a moonlit area...not exactly a success, but it's pretty.

 3. My original edit.

I'm a fan of all three of the edits, but i think my first edit (not extra golden or blue) is probably my favorite. Depending on my mood, or the mood I'm aiming for, would determine which picture i would choose.

Naomi

I recently got to do a photo shoot with my best friend, Naomi. She's a fun model to work with, absolutely ready for anything and everything! She's a little impatient for these photos, so I figured I would put up a couple that I like unedited. I won't have access to photoshop again until school starts, so I'm going to be pretty stingy on what I post. I do like these ones a lot though :) For the first one I used a +4 macro lens adapter so I could shoot very close to her face, it also gave me really shallow depth of field. For the rest of the photos i just used my kit lens. Here it is!

Portfolio

Recently I had to make a video for my portfolio of my favorite pieces. I think it's pretty neat so I decided to show it to the world, or whoever reads this haha. It only took a couple of hours on windows movie maker. It isn't the first movie I've made of my work, but this has much higher quality work and less filler than my last one. Most of the work in this is pretty recent, but some of it is from when I started getting into photography. I've found that I've really improved this year, partially due to the increased control i have over my photographs with my DSLR, as opposed to the point and shoot I've been using in the past. A lot of the photographs are landscapes and people, something I originally didn't focus on. I used to be very into abstracts and now I've moved away from it. It's nice to explore new things though. So, here it is!

Aquarium!

Last Saturday, I went to the Aquarium with Sara, Katie, and Pabloooo. It was pretty fun getting to touch some starfish and the stingrays!
I was extra stoked because I just got a polarizing filter (to help with the glare) and some lens attachments to make my factory 15-55mm lens act like a macro lens. Unfortunately, the fish moved and all, so most of my pictures were blurry from either not getting enough light for a fast shutter speed or my lens getting lost on focusing. But there were a few shots I'm pretty partial to :) Hope you enjoy these (or at least someone reads this thing haha).

I plan on putting up some pictures from a trip I took to Ward soon. Hilary was my model (again) and we made her look super classy amidst the junk. I'm in the process of editing but hopefully will have a post up soon!