http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=210672678976132&set=a.155845207792213.30093.143524005691000&type=1&theater
I didn't think the photo would turn out, but I'm delighted...I think it's charming (consequently, it came from Charming Charlie's)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Portrait of Words
I'm a photographer, I am also a writer.
I love the comparison between the two.
Read this excerpt from a book I am writing:
Her eyes were not a stellar hazel, but just the same as a thousand other English girls. Peculiarly, her teeth were straight and white, rather than crooked and yellow like so many others. Even this was not enough to mark her as a beauty. Dimpling when she smiled, Sarah still didn't seem to have a strong feature which impressed one to think of her as a striking girl.
But she was, Ginger knew it. Unlike most girls, it wasn't the dainty mouth or the wide eyes which made Sarah appealing. It was her whole face; her expression and her mannerisms.
It's an interesting comparison, I just gave a vivid description of a girl.
However, if I were to show you a portrait, you would have a different impression entirely.
You would look at the expression of the face, you wouldn't be thinking of whether or not they had a Grecian nose...the role pictures play on the senses is much more subtle, but occasionally much more moving than any word description because humans are visual.
Here's an exercise for you; find a description in a book character, and see if you can find a portrait ot fit the description. It's fun to see how the words match the characteristics.
I love the comparison between the two.
Read this excerpt from a book I am writing:
Her eyes were not a stellar hazel, but just the same as a thousand other English girls. Peculiarly, her teeth were straight and white, rather than crooked and yellow like so many others. Even this was not enough to mark her as a beauty. Dimpling when she smiled, Sarah still didn't seem to have a strong feature which impressed one to think of her as a striking girl.
But she was, Ginger knew it. Unlike most girls, it wasn't the dainty mouth or the wide eyes which made Sarah appealing. It was her whole face; her expression and her mannerisms.
It's an interesting comparison, I just gave a vivid description of a girl.
However, if I were to show you a portrait, you would have a different impression entirely.
You would look at the expression of the face, you wouldn't be thinking of whether or not they had a Grecian nose...the role pictures play on the senses is much more subtle, but occasionally much more moving than any word description because humans are visual.
Here's an exercise for you; find a description in a book character, and see if you can find a portrait ot fit the description. It's fun to see how the words match the characteristics.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Because it's summer...
I thought I would post a picture of snow ;-)
That's my dog Violet (Vi) last year around Christmas time. She's a faithful dog, she followed me hiking in the snow for two hours.
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Stay posted, I hope to take some "summer pictures" soon.
That's my dog Violet (Vi) last year around Christmas time. She's a faithful dog, she followed me hiking in the snow for two hours.
Stay posted, I hope to take some "summer pictures" soon.
Monday, June 13, 2011
The Lens
I want to take drawing lessons.
I want to sketch and watercolor. I wish I was more musical. Although slowly, I am learning the piano. I absolutely love it. When I'm playing, something resonates...
I love art and the aesthetic side of life. Photography requires less skill than sketching and watercolor, although it requires just as much effort.
Photography relies more on ingenuity and eye for detail than anything with a paintbrush does.
You learn how to manipulate lighting, creatively find an angle that makes for a fantastic photo, and you work with some incredible people.
So, go for it. I'm always saying that, aren't I? Well, I mean it. Take your camera and find your inner "artist."
I want to sketch and watercolor. I wish I was more musical. Although slowly, I am learning the piano. I absolutely love it. When I'm playing, something resonates...
I love art and the aesthetic side of life. Photography requires less skill than sketching and watercolor, although it requires just as much effort.
Photography relies more on ingenuity and eye for detail than anything with a paintbrush does.
You learn how to manipulate lighting, creatively find an angle that makes for a fantastic photo, and you work with some incredible people.
So, go for it. I'm always saying that, aren't I? Well, I mean it. Take your camera and find your inner "artist."
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Quick video of the basics to cover in wedding photos (Church/place of wedding, bride before ceremony, groomsmen, flower girl, etc.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVg5chVSaDw&feature=related
Quick video of wedding shots. Great for giving you an idea of the sequence in which to shoot a wedding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVg5chVSaDw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVg5chVSaDw&feature=related
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Charmed, I'm sure.
We all have a haven, don't we?
A harbor and a shelter we can run to when life becomes too tumultuous.
My haven is a little house in the Tennessee countryside with chickens that will charge at you, a dog that sulks like a child, and a mare that just had a foal.
This is the charming view you get to gaze at every morning as you drink your steaming coffee from behind the frosty window.
A harbor and a shelter we can run to when life becomes too tumultuous.
My haven is a little house in the Tennessee countryside with chickens that will charge at you, a dog that sulks like a child, and a mare that just had a foal.
This is the charming view you get to gaze at every morning as you drink your steaming coffee from behind the frosty window.
Pleasant and quaint, there is never a dull moment. Liveliness meets serenity in an extraordinary blend I've never seen anywhere else. Simple photos like this always seem to mean the most to people.
Vibrant color, unique angle, (the photo quality isn't that great on blogger.com, I apologize), if I had just been able to capture the crumbling stone wall along the path, it would be just about perfect.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Composition
In photography, it takes the right equipment and knowledge of photoshop to make a quality picture, but it takes skill and taste to produce a truly magnificent work of art.
Think of the subject of the picture, should it be centered?
Generally, the subject should be placed to the side.
Oh, and on a random note, never crop a person off at a joint (elbow, knee, etc.) That's a general rule of photography, but it's seldom addressed. It makes a person look like they were amputated or something.
Generic portraits consist of the figure in the middle, looking head-on at the camera and horrendously bored.
Think outside the box; use creative angles; think of ways to convey personality.
Perhaps a handful of balloons, a photoshoot at a tireshop, at a pool in the lifeguard stand, or perhaps a simple matter of mis-matching socks for a senior portrait.
Composition is the fun part of photography, where you can express yourself from behind the lens.
You have the camera, but use it like no one else would.
Think of the subject of the picture, should it be centered?
Generally, the subject should be placed to the side.
Oh, and on a random note, never crop a person off at a joint (elbow, knee, etc.) That's a general rule of photography, but it's seldom addressed. It makes a person look like they were amputated or something.
Generic portraits consist of the figure in the middle, looking head-on at the camera and horrendously bored.
Think outside the box; use creative angles; think of ways to convey personality.
Perhaps a handful of balloons, a photoshoot at a tireshop, at a pool in the lifeguard stand, or perhaps a simple matter of mis-matching socks for a senior portrait.
Composition is the fun part of photography, where you can express yourself from behind the lens.
You have the camera, but use it like no one else would.
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