Friday, May 27, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Before and After: Blossoms

Before:





After:




I really wanted the blossoms to pop, so first I sharpened the photo, then increased the brightness and contrast.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Messing With Layers

I found this picture of some ducks at the park...



And thought it would look neat if I put this picture of some grass overlapping it...



And I changed the opacity, desaturated both images...



And came out with this lovely faux multiple exposure image!


What do you think?

Monday, May 23, 2011

Yet Another Photo Contest!




The challenge is: Something green.
I've selected (after much thought) the following photo.



 Well, there's my entry! Isn't it lovely? I took this about a year ago down by the school. I love the sunlight. 




Actually, I was also considering this little guy (isn't it cute!?) as he is definitely, indisputably green, but my better judgement told me I should enter the first one. But it's cute nonetheless!


Just Some Links

Hey, just checking in!

I've been a bit uninspired lately in the way of picture taking. The weather has been sort of unpredictable this past weekend. Sunny one moment, raining the next.

So I was doing research on cameras. In case you haven't heard, I really want to upgrade. My little pink point-and-shoot has served me well, but I think I'm ready to move up in the world of photography. I want a camera that will actually focus on the subject, and not just the background. Seriously... I'll take a picture of, say, a flower on my close-up setting and everything- seriously, everything, will be in perfect, crisp focus- except for the flower. I want a camera where I can actually control the focus. And the aperture, shutter speed, etc.

I take that back- I want a digital camera where I can actually control the focus, and the aperture, and the shutter speed, etc.

So anyway, I also came across some stunning photography.


And that's what I'm here to post about.

Seriously, check out these links!


http://smashingpicture.com/beautiful-world

http://smashingpicture.com/inspiration-dose-10-night-photography

http://gizmodo.com/5742383/175-photos-of-day-taken-at-night


Maybe one day I'll take pictures like those...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

More Multiple Exposures!


Here are my prints from the multiple exposure project.




Clogs and piano keys





My shadow and guitar





Tricycle handlebar, clogs, and concrete





I got a huge compliment on this last one. Isn't it pretty?



Sunday, May 15, 2011

Of Shadows and Silhouettes Photo Contest

I'm entering the contest over at God's Daughter:





Looks like fun, eh?

Here is my entry:





Yeah, I could only find one contest worthy shadow/silhouette. Oh well.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Multiple Exposures Contact Sheet

(Hi, Abby!!!)

Here's the long awaited contact sheet for the multiple exposures project!



It's not too bad... They weren't quite lined up properly though. Oh well! They still look cool!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Take a Look at This!

This is what happens when you take 2 different negatives, turn one upside down, and make a print- of both of them! This was an introduction to our latest project, multiple exposures.


Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Portraits

Here are my first 2 portraits. The first is my father and the second is my neighbor Charlotte.

I'm very happy with the faces I was able to capture.