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.

Just wanted to share another one of my portraits from the other day.  I'm excited to continue editing them over the next few weeks.  

I was able to start shooting our portrait assignment on Friday, and I'm very happy with my results so far.  My friend Chloe and I drove to a golf course in Sayville and got there just in time to catch the sunset.  We were absolutely freezing, but it was worth it.  The only thing I'm worried about is the fact that some of my pictures are a little dark due to the lack of light we had, but I got a few silhouetted shots that I'm pretty confident about.  I had to take some nature shots as well because the sunset was just so beautiful.  I can't wait to start editing these a little more in Photoshop.

I just wanted to share this image I took a few days ago.  I cannot believe it's already November, time is moving incredibly fast.  I love Christmastime, but I'm honestly not looking forward to all of the trees being bare.  I love all of the beautiful colors Fall has to offer, and once they're gone, it can be quite depressing.  Especially with the freezing temperatures we get here in New York.  I still enjoy photographing trees during the Winter, but it's just not the same.  I'm trying to take as many pictures as I can these next few weeks before the leaves are completely gone.

In my Digital 1 class this past week, I was playing around with my camera a little bit.  I don't normally work with long exposures, but after taking a few I definitely want to continue practicing.  I wasn't expecting them to come out too great, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this photo.  My Professor was walking around, giving us a demonstration, and I was actually able to capture her twice.  I love that both figures don't appear solid giving the photo a mysterious/ghostly feel.  I edited it a little bit when I got home by changing it to black & white, and adjusting the brightness/contrast.  This is definitely one of my favorite photos I've taken so far this semester.