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| Black and White with some vignetting in Lightroom 3. I am really enjoying learning and playing with post production stuff. Of course, trying to get 'the shot' on camera is key, but being able to fix them up afterwards is so amazingly fun! |
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| All I did here was vignette the edges. |
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| This teapot was given to me by Ryans Gran. I don't use it as a teapot though. It has dish soap in it. I use it every day and everyone who sees me use it thinks it's a great teapot/soap despenser....then I tell them about Gran. I know it's a bit 'soft' but I like the effect in this photo. |
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| My first models of choice when I started really getting into photography were flowers and birds. Both are beautiful on their own. They are easy to find and there's no need to pose. They are about as close to perfect as it gets. Here are a couple of my early photos of flowers. I think I will start showing some of my birds and flowers in the next few blog entries. Even though this is a very red rose, I thought it was neat to see in Black and White. It looks a bit antique-y I think. |
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| This was taken with my small point and shoot Canon Powershot. I was at Gran's house in Sydney, BC and relishing in the colors in her garden. I am quite pleased with how this one turned out. |
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| I took this photo while in Bellingham this past summer. We were there for Chris's soccer tournament. They did well. There was a lot of farmland with some pretty neat scenes. I did a bit of toning on the color for this photo but the silhouette was as is. Can almost smell the clear farm air. |
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| This was a really fun day with Gina and Brian. Thank you Gina for allowing me to post some of your memorable shots! |
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| This is Chris, my younger son. He is 12 and one of my favorite models becase he is so expressive. This was with window light (my fave lighting) and a black velvet backdrop. It's a bit over exposed but I love how it brings out the apples of his cheeks and all those lovely freckles. |
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| Here is Aspen, my brother and sister in law's dog. She is a German Shorthaired Retriever and liked having her photo taken a lot. Quite a poser. She is a year and a half now, very sweet and bounding with energy. This was taken last week while we stayed at their cabin over New Years. It got pretty darned cold but everyone stayed warm. Can you guess what she was doing when she posed for this? I'm pretty sure she had been looking for sticks or snowballs that someone had thrown for her.Was she thinking "Is there something on my face?" From a photographer's standpoint, the eyes should be the most focused on animals...frankly most people as well...but the lips on Aspen made this shot so sweet. You will likely see more of Aspen in the future. If you click on the photo, you will see up close how precious her face is. |
