Upcoming Event

On November 5th there is a event, Large Scale Polaroids by Phil Bekker. Polaroids are really interesting to me so hopefully I'll be able to check it out. Even if I don't make it tomorrow its showing at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery until Dec. 19

Inspiration

So Ive talked about my dogs before but they serve as so much inspiration to me. It is allowing me to be become more patient as a photographer because they are all over the place. Check out Shinobi just being lazy.

Reflections

The other day I was shooting and I took some pictures of a tractor. It had rained the day before so there was a lot of mud and puddles. I'm happy with this shot because of the reflection in the puddle. Im not happy because I took this at like 1:00 and it was so bright.

My Camera

With all the new information I'm getting at school I am experimenting with my digital camera, an Olympus e-620. I found this review on it and learn more about my camera. I found it easier to follow than the manual. So much more to learn, but I am already getting better images.

Study Study

So I have my first midterm of the quarter tomorrow. Its on parts of the camera, aperture, shutter speed, etc. Hopefully I will do good but I have to go study light meters because I've only used the light meter in my camera.

Tripod

I need to buy a tripod. I'm sick of not having one. The school allows us to rent them out but I did that today and wasn't even able to shoot today. It was frustrating so I'll just rent it out tomorrow again and hopefully I'll get to shoot my panning assignment or my self portrait.

Lissa Hatcher

I had never heard of Lissa Hatcher but in this months Professional Photographer she has a article about her life. I checked out her website and she has some great images and has won some awards. I really enjoyed reading her story.

Filters

In an attempt to find some help with filters for an enlarger in the darkroom I found this tutorial on filters for your camera. I'm learning so much new information.

Helpful Video

So I have been working on my pinhole camera and I ran into some problems with the shutter. I just didn't understand the concept. I found the really helpful video on how to make a pinhole.

Full Moon

A little bit ago I took my dogs out and saw the full moon its huge. I wish I had a better lens so I could have got more detail. I like how my instructors have made me think about shooting more. Before I was in school I probably would have said look at the moon not rushed in side to get my camera and take pictures of it. They are making me realize how important it is to get out and shoot.

Pinhole update

So I'm coming right along on my pinhole camera. This assignment is a lot of fun. I'm testing it out on Tuesday during lab. I hope it works and I get a sharp image.

Happy Halloween

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. I found this creepy picture from Oakland Cemetery, I shot there for a creative assignment last week. My boyfriend Gus was taking shots with my digital and I was laying in the ground taking shots with my film camera. Its spooky because it looks like I'm coming out of the grave. Funny what can come out of random pictures. I'm going to play around in photo shop and see if I can make it scary.