08 September 2009

Day one of mine and Keith's vacation.



This was taken at Indian Beach, within Ecola State Park in Oregon. (Near Cannon Beach).



(This is a filler for right now. I need to upload a better quality version of this, but it's on my external hard drive.)

15 August 2009

I have been wanting to take a close-up of a reflection in a rain (sprinkler) drop for a very long time. It didn't come out too bad, for what I'm working with :)


I like this closer version better, but Tom told me that he liked the one I posted here better because you can see what flower it is. Which makes sense, the picture needs to have a context to frame it.

Thoughts...

I was going through Mandy's project, and came up with a few thoughts...


I have always had a mental "list" of pictures I know I want to take. Most of these are reserved for when I get a more advanced SLR camera in a few years. The thought never occurred to me that I should write these down until I was commenting on one of Mandy's photos...


I'm thinking that I will write up a list of my "photo goals," similar to people's lists of "100 Things I Want to do Before I Die." Maybe "100 Pictures I WILL Take Before I Die?" We'll see. :)


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Any other Project365-ers want to join in for a group week theme? An easy one that Mandy's blog made me think of was a week of hearts, smileys, or peace signs, but if anyone has any ideas feel free to comment!


I'm friends with all four of you on Facebook, so we can discuss a possible group theme either on here or on there.


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When I was at the local library for school, I took a look in their photography section. There were more books that I wanted than I felt I could read, so I grabbed two. They both have a lot of good little tips from experienced photographers. In case anyone is interested:


This is a great overview, with little tips on a little bit of everything. A little irrelevant for me, since it goes over a lot of travel and people photos, but still very good:


Rick Sammon's Field Guide to Digital Photography
(Quick Lessons on Making Great Pictures)
Amazon Link



This is a detailed book on a specific topic. It goes over each section, and post-picture editing as well as essentials for a home studio. I particularly love this because he has a love for macro :D


Light and Exposure for Digital Photographers
Harold Davis
Amazon Link (Some tips are on this page. Take a look!)

6-02-09

When I took this picture I was actually waiting for my boyfriend to finish cooking dinner. I was playing with settings on my camera and clinging to a desperate hope that I could trick my camera into producing a bokeh effect.



It didn't work.



But this picture came out pretty cool. :)

5-13-09

It was such a nice night that Keith and I decided to go to the Everett marina and walk around. :)

5-12-09

Finally: Good lighting! :D

I'm really happy with how this one came out.

Plus, I got a nice reflection in there!

It would have been better if I had taken the time to wipe the table down, but I don't know that my boyfriend's mom would have approved of me going around cleaning her house, lol.

5-9-09

I have mixed feelings about this photo.

Pros:
- The placement of the objects within the frame.
- The reflection (which apparently I'm addicted to right now).
- My dog is adorable and can close doors.

Cons:
- The placement of the lighting caused the entire photo to be grainy and washed out.
- It was over processed in Photoshop in my attempts to make it look good.
- It's in black and white, when I would prefer to have this shot in color.


I really wanted to capture Missy closing a door, but with the French doors I think it's going to be hard for me to get the photo. I'm lucky that my camera caught the action on this one.

5-8-09

I was playing with reflections again. It came out a lot better this time, in my opinion.



Things I realize now:

1) I could have moved so that the toilet wasn't visible. In other pictures, you can't see it. This is the best picture of the ones that I took though.

2) Keith's bathroom needs a paint job. And toilet paper.

3) I hold my camera funny.

5-4-09

I really wanted to play with the window and mirror combination that I have in my bathroom.


Unfortunately, it didn't really turn out like I had envisioned. This was the best shot and I'm still disappointed with it.


In a few months when I am hurting for ideas, I'm going to play with this again.