In a Small World.

I'm really sad that this is our last blog together! Since it is our last one, I thought I would do this blog about one of my favorite types of photography- Macro. I love macro photography because it turns such small and unimportant things into an up-close and personal beautiful photo, and I thought it would be nice to post a few of my favorites. My most favorite one is the grasshopper because it looks like he is smiling! I hope that when I get a camera of my own I can one day own a macro lens and be able to achieve pics like these. Also, pay close attention to the first photo. Those are WATER DROPLETS, isn't is amazing how you can see a whole different image on them? Really awesome.



Which macro pics do you think are most interesting- flowers, water droplets, insects or other things?

*PHOTO CREDIT: macropoulos and Licht ~~~~ on FLICKR.

ALSO, I don't think I'm going to continue doing my blog, but if you would like you can view my pictures on flickr - HERE.

Trevor Brady

PHOTOJOURNALISM WEEK!
After researching many fashion photographers, I finally found one that caught my attention. His name is Trevor Brady, and his photography has been featured in many magazines including Elle, Style, and Glamour. The reason I found his photography interesting was because his unique style and creative lighting.
I've also been thinking about doing fashion photography for my graduation project. I think it would be really really cool if I had a photographer from a really good magazine as a mentor. I don't know, it's just an idea.
Anyway, here are some of his photographs, hope you like them!


What do you think of Trevor Brady's pictures?
want to see more? click here.

My Favorite Things.

This week, I was planning to do a special post on PROM. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the pictures through on time so I decided to a simple little post on my most favorite things! I love the cute little pictures that you can find, that are simple and colorful. The pictures are of journals, cereal and chai tea. I decided I would post my three favorite things that I thought of first. I love the pictures, too. OH! I might be doing something in photography for my senior project. I need some ideas guys.
What could I do for my senior project that pertains to photography?

*PHOTO CREDIT: (All on Flickr), > Jon, romanlily, and Joyful Reverie.

Your Average Guy.

Wondering around on Flickr, I clicked the "Explore" button, and found a photostream, officially from the White House. Their set called "Delivering on Change" was truly stunning. Photos of Barrack Obama being your average guy. It was so cool to see these up close and personal photos of Obama that show his cool and fun personality. I think it's interesting to see what Obama really does when he's not signing bills and making a million phone calls and speeches.
Here is the link to the photostream, if you are interesting in viewing it -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/

Easter Bunny Came!

Happy late Easter! Easter was so fun this year because this year my grandpa hid eggs with MONEY in them! After all the kids found out that, they didn't care about the real eggs that I slaved over, haha. Well I got a couple cute Easter-y pictures I thought I would like to share. And one that Chase took too. The thing I love about Easter is color color color. If you don't dye Easter eggs anymore, you sure are missing out on a whole lot of fun.

What's your favorite part of Easter?

Emily in Action.

This is my little sister, Emily (yeah, yeah she's cute I know). Well, the other day she had a softball game so I decided to come and take some pictures of her. I've never really tried action photography before but it was way more fun than I expected! It's really cool because you have to wait for the exact right moment to catch the shot you've been waiting for.

Speaking of Emily, she hit it to the fence that night! We were so proud of her.

Does action or sports photography sound like fun to you?

Shake it Like a Polaroid Picture

On Monday evening I was strolling through downtown Concord and I came upon this little antique store that was sort of hidden between Ellie's Coffee Shop and another store. I walked around for about 20 minutes, just browsing, and I realized that they might actually have some old film cameras lying around somewhere. I went up to a lady, asking her if they had any, and we looked around for a while trying to find one. At first, all I really found was an old Kodak camcorder, which I wasn't very interested in, but finally I saw an ancient Polaroid Land Camera laying on its back in the glass case. I was so excited, and then I noticed that it was in the 75% off case! It turned out only being $3! So I got to come home to my "brand new" toy to play with. I'm not 100% sure that it works, because I have to buy some film for it, but I'm so glad I got the first Polaroid in my new collection. Here are some other photos taken with a Polaroid Land Camera 104. Photos copyright LexieGehrke on Flickr.
Find a photo taken with a Polaroid, and tell me what's unique about it.

Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins was a project done by Rosiehardy on Flickr. For each Deadly Sin, she and her boyfriend, Aaron, created a photograph that corresponded with it. Here are each of them.

WRATH

PRIDE

ENVY

SLOTH

GLUTTONY

LUST

GREED



Pick a photograph, and tell me why you think the photograph is associated with the sin. I've read all the reasons why each of them are represented a certain way, but i was interested in knowing what kind of ideas you have about them.


*ALL PHOTOS COPYRIGHT ROSIEHARDY ON FLICKR.

Concord Portrait

This is a portrait I did of my boyfriend, Chase, in downtown Concord. What I started realizing about doing portraits, is that it takes a LOT of practice. I probably took about fifteen pictures of the same shot, and this is the only one I got that I really liked. I was so happy when I finally got one that I could say I was proud of. Downtown Concord is so awesome for taking portraits, if you ever need somewhere to take them. There is always some kind of weird mural painting, graffitti, or just a cool alley for you to discover, you just have to go out and find it.
Have you ever tried portraiture?

Go Lomo !

Lomography is a type of photography that requires no skill, experience, or even concentration. The only thing it does require is a little imagination. Their motto is- "Dont think, just shoot", and that is exactly what you do.

There are many types of lomographic cameras. One of my favorites is the SuperSampler. This camera has 4 lenses which takes 4 seperate pictures and puts them together like the photo above. There are also cameras like the Holga Pinhole camera, which lets streams of light into the photos and give it a really cool effect.

www.lomography.com has tons more for you to explore if you like lomography.

Do you think lomography would be fun to try?

Self-Portraits

Isn't life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?
These are my self portraits. The hardest thing about self-portraits is that it's a trial and error process the entire time. You set up the timer, settings, and everything else, position the camera and hope for a good outcome. Chances are, you'll get one good picture out of like, 15. My favorite picture is the first one. I used a small lamp near my face to get some good lighting. I would definitely say that self-portraits are probably one of the most challenging subjects in photography. Hope you liked them!
Respond to the Andy Warhol quote above.

Flickr Finds

*PHOTO CREDIT J.J. WRIGHT.

After discovering the photography website, Flickr, I got a major self-esteem drop. Just by searching through endless amount of photographers, I found so many of them with photos that I absolutely fell in love with. One photographer really stood out to me, and his name is J.J. Wright. J.J's photo's are creative, full of depth, and most of them have a sort of vintage-y color to them. If you don't know what Flickr is, and you like photography, I would encourage you to sign up and take a look at some of these people's photos. Here is more of J.J's work.

My favorite thing about J.J's photography is that his style is unique,and imperfect. I really like the middle photo because it has a really neat color tone to it.

What do you think is unique about J.J's photography?

NC Asheboro Zoo

These pictures were taken at the Asheboro zoo this past Sunday. The weather was a little uncomfortably cold, but other than that it was a good trip. My favorite part was hearing the chimps literally scream at everyone, it was really funny. I was kind of disappointed though, because I didn't get to catch any pictures of the giraffes. They also have a really cool aviary and desert exhibit, it was nice to go in there and warm up a bit. The first picture, the hummingbird, was my favorite. The second picture, the bobcat, was nice because of the quality.

Lastly, I wanted to throw the picture of the chimps in there because they look so happy.

Which animal would be your favorite to photograph?

Life in Downtown Concord

This is a photograph of the courthouse in downtown Concord, North Carolina. I chose the courthouse as my subject because it is has some of the best architectural detail. The first photograph below, was just a straight-on picture.
The picture on the right is at an angle, which gives the photo more depth. I really like how the sky was so blue, but I was a little disappointed that I couldn't really get more in the picture.



Does the picture appeal to you more when it is straight-on, or when it is at an angle?










This picture on the left is probably my favorite. At first, I just planned on taking the picture because I thought the gazebo was interesting, but then I realized how you could see the graveyard through it. I thought this was really cool and it made me love it even more.

The picture below, however, was just me messing around with the camera, trying to test how close I could get to the berries. I turned out really liking them. The soft background kind of makes them pop out more.








Which photo is your favorite and why? Which is your least favorite and why?

Through the Eyes of a Photographer

Photography is more than just a hobby to me. It's a way to express myself through pictures and creativity. Every photograph has a story behind it, whether it is funny, interesting, simple or confusing. You know how the saying goes - "A picture is worth a thousand words." However, the art of photography is more than just clicking away at a camera. It requires thought, creativity, and patience.

As far as cameras go, I don't use my own. I normally use a Nikon D80 that is my boyfriend's camera, because I don't have a nice digital one yet. He's also really into photography. I hope to have my own camera someday, maybe a Canon!

This is a picture of a yellow butterfly that was in my grandma's garden. I took it in the summer time and entered it in the Cabarrus County Fair's photography contest, and I won first place in the nature category. After that, I became even more interested in photography than before, and now I'm hooked on it!

What do you like or not like about the picture?