Someone asked me this evening what day I was on, and I was thinking it was like day 27 or something. I just now realized that I only have ONE DAY LEFT of my 30 day photo project. Wow, it all went by so quickly.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Day 28
As I near the end of my photo project, I feel like I am getting more and more desperate for new and original ideas. I know that photographing matchsticks is probably one of the least original things I could do, but I tried...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Day 27
I ate at Cracker Barrel tonight, which was nice for something different. (I don't go there too terribly often.) But they have these addicting little games on the tables you can play with while you wait. I finally solved this one... after about 15 tries.... yikes...
I'm almost a bit sad to say my photo project is nearing an end. I have three days left in my designated thirty, and I must say, I've been quite impressed with the response. I went from having about zero people reading my blog on a regular basis to having close to four. Maybe. That's a generous estimate. :-) It's got me thinking about other possible photo projects I can undertake for next month. Maybe.
Any ideas??
I'm almost a bit sad to say my photo project is nearing an end. I have three days left in my designated thirty, and I must say, I've been quite impressed with the response. I went from having about zero people reading my blog on a regular basis to having close to four. Maybe. That's a generous estimate. :-) It's got me thinking about other possible photo projects I can undertake for next month. Maybe.
Any ideas??
Day 26
A wedding on a Monday? Sounds crazy, but that's what it was. The couple wanted to get married in a pretty cool playhouse place, but the only day it was closed was Monday. So Monday it became...
The ceremony was a little different, but I liked it. They had two different poetry readings, and a great soloist who sang from up on the balcony of the playhouse. Cool stuff.
The ceremony was a little different, but I liked it. They had two different poetry readings, and a great soloist who sang from up on the balcony of the playhouse. Cool stuff.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Day 25
Can anyone tell me if these are alpacas or llamas? I've googled it, but so far the only real differences I've read between the two are height and ear shape. (And the texture of their fiber, but that was hard to tell because they looked pretty well shaved to me.) But based solely on ear shape and stature , maybe the little guy on the right is an alpaca and the other two llamas??
For some reason when I look at this photo, I think of the three wise men...
This over-achiever was hamming it up for the camera. Which (I'm not gonna lie) I loved, because I think I got another image for my farmyard/barnyard noses calendar. Those of you who know me know that I talk about making a noses calendar with all of the animal noses I've shot over the past few years. (I think I'm up to about 6 different animals now.) So nobody go stealing my idea cuz it WILL happen one of these days!!
Anyway, the shy guy behind him cracks me up, because it kinda seems like he wants to get in on the fun too, but he's too scared.
For some reason when I look at this photo, I think of the three wise men...
This over-achiever was hamming it up for the camera. Which (I'm not gonna lie) I loved, because I think I got another image for my farmyard/barnyard noses calendar. Those of you who know me know that I talk about making a noses calendar with all of the animal noses I've shot over the past few years. (I think I'm up to about 6 different animals now.) So nobody go stealing my idea cuz it WILL happen one of these days!!
Anyway, the shy guy behind him cracks me up, because it kinda seems like he wants to get in on the fun too, but he's too scared.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Day 24
I went to the Andre Viette Daylilly and Wine Festival in Fishersville, VA, today. There were absolutely gorgeous gardens and flowers, not to mention a TON of arts and crafts and wine vendors. It was way fun, but a difficult place for pictures just because I didn't spend a whole lot of time near the flowers, AND it was quite bright and sunny most of the time. (I grabbed this shot in the shade.)
Friday, July 20, 2007
Day 23
A get-together at my cousins' house yielded this image... a tiki torch candle thingy at night...
It has become more of a habit for me to carry around my camera everywhere I go. As I evaluate myself as the project nears an end, I think I've actually sort-of accomplished a few of the goals I set out to accomplish. Cool stuff.
It has become more of a habit for me to carry around my camera everywhere I go. As I evaluate myself as the project nears an end, I think I've actually sort-of accomplished a few of the goals I set out to accomplish. Cool stuff.
Day 22
I went over to my friends' (Sara and Nathan) house this evening, and they were kind enough to let me take a few pics of their son London as he was getting his bath. I'm loving the hair-do in this shot, and the classic London expression. Bathtubs are a great place to do portraits because of the wonderful white walls everywhere. I have to confess, this is my first ever naked-child-in-the-tub photograph.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Day 21
Just driving around, looking for my photo as usual, and I happened upon this. The perfect fence for photographing at night with my lensbaby.
What I find amazing about this photo is that I didn't saturate it at all. I swear. Not a bit. The only photoshop tweaking I did was to adjust the levels and add a slight vignette.
A brief mid-project evaluation: Not to brag, but I am very pleased with my performance so far. I have only skipped ONE day so far, and I feel much closer to accomplishing my goals. I can't say I've shot anything extraordinary from this project, but I can say that I've shot some great things I would never have found otherwise. Bringing my camera everywhere with me is (slowly) becoming more of a habit. I feel (strangely) more self-satisfied when I am shooting things on a regular basis. And I certainly feel more accountable to this project due to my (very few) blog readers. If I take a crappy photo, I am ashamed to post it, and continually search for something to impress. I guess popular opinion is a good incentive for me after all. :-)
What I find amazing about this photo is that I didn't saturate it at all. I swear. Not a bit. The only photoshop tweaking I did was to adjust the levels and add a slight vignette.
A brief mid-project evaluation: Not to brag, but I am very pleased with my performance so far. I have only skipped ONE day so far, and I feel much closer to accomplishing my goals. I can't say I've shot anything extraordinary from this project, but I can say that I've shot some great things I would never have found otherwise. Bringing my camera everywhere with me is (slowly) becoming more of a habit. I feel (strangely) more self-satisfied when I am shooting things on a regular basis. And I certainly feel more accountable to this project due to my (very few) blog readers. If I take a crappy photo, I am ashamed to post it, and continually search for something to impress. I guess popular opinion is a good incentive for me after all. :-)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Day 20
This was one of those days I had my camera with me when I wanted it. (This seems to be happening more and more lately - a nice result of this photo project.) I went to eat with my cousins tonight, and parked outside the restaurant was this firetruck. I liked how the coat and helmet were just sitting inside (and the window was down - nice!) I realize this is not an award-winning photograph, but who knows when I'll be able to be that close to a firetruck again. So I was glad to have my camera.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Day 19
Yay! I'm finally caught up with posting all of my previous days. Now it should stay pretty current through the rest of the month. I really can't believe that I'm going on Day 20!! This whole month has just flown by.
Anyway, I made a batch of snickerdoodles..... yum! Okay, well I can't claim all the credit because my mom did some of the work. Let's be honest... probably more work than I did.
Anyway, I made a batch of snickerdoodles..... yum! Okay, well I can't claim all the credit because my mom did some of the work. Let's be honest... probably more work than I did.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Day 18
So yesterday, my mom and I hiked (yes I hiked, believe it or not) down to this waterfall in Shenandoah National Park. Dark Hollow Falls, I believe it was called. The hike wasn't bad at all distance-wise (only about 1.7 miles) but the elevation gain was wicked. Okay, wicked for me at least, but I survived.
Day 17
A nice picture (well I think it's nice at least, and I don't care if you don't agree with me on this one) of my mom. She is such an awesome person - I am truly blessed to have a mother like her. She stopped on her way back home to TN this weekend to visit me for a few days.
Day 16
I actually went to the arboretum to try and find a photo for Day 16 (July 14). Found this little guy, who ended up being almost tame. I could approach him within about 3 feet before he scampered off. I'm not a big fan of squirrels but there was something about this one that was almost kinda cute. He's eating a piece of popcorn in this picture. (And no, I didn't feed him.)
Day 15
I belatedly realized on Day 15 (July 13) that I hadn't yet taken a photo and it was almost pretty much night out already. As you can see, the results are not so great. Photos like these will encourage me to find better stuff to shoot because I'm a little embarrassed of how bad this is.
Day 14 (July 12)
An interesting view on some church doors here in Harrisonburg. It's been hard getting back and not having all the awesome mountains and scenery everywhere to shoot. These last 15 days are going to be much more difficult than the first 15...
Day 13
Well I'm ashamed to say I took my first mulligan on this day (July 10.) It was a day full of traveling - I spent ALL of it on airplanes and in airports. That's no excuse, I know, but I didn't take a single shot. I guess that's not too bad... I made it thirteen days so far!
Day 12
A scene along the side of the road on my drive back from Montana to Washington. I just couldn't get over all of the beautiful scenery.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Day 11
I spent an entire day in Glacier National Park on Sunday, July 8, doing nothing but driving and hiking around. It was awesome. There were fabulous views like this one everywhere I turned. Waterfalls, streams, mountains, trees... spectacular stuff.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Day 10
Day 10 of this photo project was Saturday, 7/7/07. I spent the lucky sevens day driving from Coeur d'Alene, ID, to Glacier National Park in Montana. SOOOO incredible. It was gorgeous. I had an awesome time just sitting on the pebble beach on the edge of the lake staring at the scenery.
Day 9
Ah yes, a photo from the day of the wedding. Lera and AJ were such a great couple. They were fun and friendly, which made my job much more pleasant. It was so easy to tell how much they love each other, which was really refreshing. AND they were up for trying any of my ideas, even in the scorching heat.
I had plenty of great photos to choose from for my day 9 shot, and I'm not saying this one's my favorite, but I do like it. I think it's nice for something a little bit different than your traditional rings shot. Thoughts??
Oh, and by the way, I'm having serious computer problems (as in my computer won't recognize my external hard drive and wouldn't even start this morning) so I'll be in and out of blogging for the next few days until I get it all figured out. But no worries for you wedding people - I have everything backed up elsewhere!
I had plenty of great photos to choose from for my day 9 shot, and I'm not saying this one's my favorite, but I do like it. I think it's nice for something a little bit different than your traditional rings shot. Thoughts??
Oh, and by the way, I'm having serious computer problems (as in my computer won't recognize my external hard drive and wouldn't even start this morning) so I'll be in and out of blogging for the next few days until I get it all figured out. But no worries for you wedding people - I have everything backed up elsewhere!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Day 8
I tagged along and shot a few things while Stacie did her sister's bridal portraits. Stacie is a friend of mine and an awesome photographer, so I was a little intimidated shooting her sis' wedding. I loved this totally unscripted moment though, when the bride crossed her feet to mirror her shoes. Nice!
Day 7
As some of you know, I spent the 4th of July traveling to Spokane, WA, renting a car, and driving to Coeur d'Alene, ID. I went to photograph a wedding on Friday. I got there Wednesday evening and went up to watch the fireworks over the lake at the Coeur d'Alene resort. Pretty place. Anyway, this is Lera and AJ, the couple who got married, watching the fireworks together.
More stories and photos to follow...
More stories and photos to follow...
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Day 6
Well I was originally planning on taking a photo of my neatly-packed suitcase for my Day 6 image, but then I looked out my living room window and saw this. We had another thunderstorm this afternoon, and the sun came out right afterwards. I thought the way the water pooled up on my freshly-stained deck and the way the sun left shadows made for a nice patterned image.
I leave for Idaho, Washington, and Montana tomorrow, so I'll still be taking my photos of day, but they probably won't get posted until I get back next week.
I leave for Idaho, Washington, and Montana tomorrow, so I'll still be taking my photos of day, but they probably won't get posted until I get back next week.
Day 5
A shot with my lensbaby, taken in my cousins' front yard.
This project is harder than I thought. I'm already struggling to find unique things and unique angles and I'm only on the first week. I think it is (so far) successful in one of my aims: it truly is making me look for photos ALL the time. It's hard to find time to just go out and shoot (especially after a long day at work) and this forces me to find new things in my everyday routine.
This project is harder than I thought. I'm already struggling to find unique things and unique angles and I'm only on the first week. I think it is (so far) successful in one of my aims: it truly is making me look for photos ALL the time. It's hard to find time to just go out and shoot (especially after a long day at work) and this forces me to find new things in my everyday routine.
Monday, July 02, 2007
Day 4
Today was such a great day for some much-needed R&R. Jamie and I laid by the pool for a considerable portion of the day, just reading our books and chatting. The weather was soooooo perfect for it.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Day 3
I visited my friend in D.C. this weekend, and we managed to make it up to Baltimore on Saturday. This image was taken from the top of the World Trade Center Observation Tower in Baltimore, cropped considerably, and rotated 180 degrees to make the shadows right-side up. My idea for this shot was inspired by Vince Laforet's spectacular ice skating image which completely blows mine out of the water. Of course, he gets to use a helicopter, whereas I have to make do with an all-enclosed observation tower. The complaint I have about my own photo is that I only brought my 50mm lens and my fish-eye with me, so I had to take this photo much farther away than I wanted. I'm afraid I lose a good deal of sharpness and resolution with the severe cropping. But now I guess I'll know what to do differently for next time.
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