Window Light

For my Lighting class, we were required to shoot a human subject using window light as the main light in each photograph.  This picture of my mom and our dog, Max, is one of my favorites from the shoot.  I love how dramatic window light can make a photograph feel/look.  I definitely want to continue experimenting.

Portraits

This was the second project that I shot in the studio.  I definitely felt a little more relaxed this time around because I knew what to expect.  I had so much fun photographing my friend Lindsey! I took about 100 shots, but I felt these were my strongest.  They looked great in color too, but I love the way they look in black and white.  As I was shooting these, I was already picturing them converted to b&w. (I do that pretty much every time I shoot)  I'm very happy with the results.  This was the first time that I  started feeling like a professional photographer.  I know I'm not actually at that point yet, but working in the studio with all of the lights and equipment, I felt so cool.  I can't wait to work in the studio again!    

Still Life

This was the first assignment that I had to do for my Lighting class.  This was also toward the very beginning of the semester.  I used to work at the Target Portrait Studio and I just recently started an internship with a local photographer, so I've had experience working in a studio before, but that didn't keep me from being nervous.  I guess I was a little worried because I had never been to the studio on campus before, and I didn't know what to expect. We were supposed to bring in an object to use as a still life.  I decided to bring this candle holder (not sure if that's what it's actually called, but I'm going with it) in because my family has had it for years and I thought it would look cool.  We got to work with a bunch of lights and backgrounds which was fun.  I'm really happy with the results.

Spring Semester 2015

It's been a while since my last post.  I'm a little behind since we're already two months into the spring semester, but I'm going to share some of the projects I've been working on anyway.  This was the first assignment I was given in my Digital 2 class.  I drove to Corey Beach with my friend Chloe hoping to get some good shots.  This was around January 29th so it was just after the big blizzard, Juno, hit.  I knew it would be cold so I dressed accordingly, but oh my goodness it was absolutely freezing.  We only stayed for about a half an hour because our fingers were basically frozen.  It was a bit rushed so I left feeling a little nervous/unsure if I got anything decent, but I was pretty happy in the end.  These were the two that I ended up printing.    

Final Project

Here are a few examples that I will most likely end up using for my final project in my Digital class.  I decided to take pictures of my house at Christmas time.  My family and I have a ton of decorations that we've been collecting over the years and I thought it would be perfect to document some of these things.  I wanted to do them all in black and white because I feel that it adds a classic/ vintage feel to my photographs.  I'm not completely happy with the quality of these online, they look a lot better in person, I promise!  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's projects on Monday and to hopefully get some feedback from my peers.

Light

I can't believe there's only two weeks left in the semester, these past three months have gone so fast.  I was looking through my files on my Passport in my Digital class and I came across a few photographs that I completely forgot to edit.  I probably already said this, but I'm obsessed with black and white photography.  Pretty much all of my pictures are changed to b&w at some point just to see what they would look like. This is one of those pictures that I can't really remember what I was doing or why, but I'm glad I did because I think it looks pretty cool.  I love photographing light, especially Christmas lights around the holidays.  

Embracing Our Differences

I decided to try something a little different for this particular project.  I don't normally take portraits for my assignments, but I thought I'd step out of my comfort zone a little bit for this one.  This is my fourteen year old sister Olivia.  She was diagnosed with Scoliosis (abnormal curving of the spine) when she was in Kindergarten, causing her to have to wear a brace up until she was twelve.  We pretty much knew from the beginning that she would have to undergo extensive surgery when she got older, but at the time we weren't sure when that would happen.  Her curve kept getting progressively worse over the years, and in the summer of 2012, she was rushed into surgery.  I asked her if she would mind posing for me, and at first she was definitely a little hesitant about it.  It hasn't been easy for her dealing with this scar for the past two years.  She decided to go through with it though, and I feel this photograph shows just how strong she is, and that even though it has been extremely difficult, she has learned to embrace it.  I couldn't be more proud of her.