Mod 5 Digital Photography

Baseball Week 1

2010-04-04T21:22:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, I have been late posting. I chose baseball as my theme and haven't had many opportunities to get the pictures in. The season is getting on its way, next Saturday is opening day! I chose to post these in black and white. I like the dramatic effect it gives. I have some more to post from their first practice session.

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2009-11-11T10:53:00.000-05:00

Week Six Line Rider.

2009-10-10T13:28:00.001-04:00

This is the website for my sled project. It only took me two and a half hrs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaWwWoNHQt0

2009-10-10T13:25:00.001-04:00

Youtube site for my sled rider is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaWwWoNHQt0
Pam

Thanks Class!

2009-07-16T11:20:00.002-04:00

Here we are at the end... I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making this a lively and wonderful class.... You have made great strides in becoming better photographers and learning about the essestials of the art of photography.... Hope to see you again in another class!

Surreal portrait

2009-07-14T21:32:00.002-04:00

This a surreal portrait of a bird lost in time. How did he get there?

Sunset on the lake awaiting the fireworks!

2009-07-14T21:05:00.001-04:00

colorful fish in bermuda

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Church in Bermuda

2009-07-14T20:56:00.000-04:00

week 7 photos

2009-07-14T20:43:00.007-04:00

Here are a few of my photos from the 4th and trips to the beach, as well as trip to Bermuda with their great country flower which they make perfume from.

2009-07-14T19:17:00.002-04:00

Im probably the least creative. Im not sure what to call it but I actually like it so its posted up! Great summer mod! Good luck to everyone.

Finally Even and Check mate/Game over

2009-07-14T00:22:00.004-04:00

Both of these images show that both battles are over. The first image ending in a tie and the second image symbolizes the ending of a challenge won in a peaceful and violent manner.

portraits

2009-07-13T22:42:00.003-04:00

These are two photos I was finally able to snap of my mother. I am a day student who needed this class for my final 3 credits for my degree. If it was not for that I would not had have to take these photos of her. The second picture really captures her yelling at me for this, as she does not like pictures to be taken....She also does not know these are on the internet

Day at the Beach

2009-07-13T22:14:00.001-04:00

Although, it took me some time to think about what image I wanted to create. This was actually a fun assignment.

Day at the Beach

2009-07-13T22:08:00.001-04:00

Paris open air

2009-07-13T12:49:00.000-04:00

The markets in Paris were so vibrant, but you have to plan on sharing your bread!

Notre Dame Cathedral

2009-07-13T12:46:00.000-04:00

I have to admit my photo does not do justice to the stained glass of Notre Dame. It was several stories high and looks quite small in the picture. The arches below with the chandeliers on the right caught my attention to repetition.

Florence

2009-07-13T12:41:00.000-04:00

The architecture in Florence was unlike any other we saw in Italy. The fine detail and soft colors were beautiful

2009-07-13T12:35:00.000-04:00

I think the contrasting colors and mediums make this picture pop, while the one below of the French Riviera is attractive because it is monochromatic.

Surrealism Art

2009-07-13T12:00:00.004-04:00

Hello Everyone,
This was an interesting assignment. I must say I was initially intimidated by the other work, but after thinking about my daily dream, I put this together! Keep your eyes on the prize, reach for the sky despite any overshadowing obstacle because those can be overcome and eventually we sail off blossoming even in the wind! I am working on creating other images to post onto my fotothing later on, so visit those, they'll be abstracts of some of the other many dreams I have!
Enjoy!
Nakeisha

Just wanted to share...

2009-07-13T10:24:00.010-04:00

Yesterday my husband and I were doing a scenic tour of the lower part of our state. I was struck by the beauty of not only the monuments, but the surrealism I found in one of the most historical cemeteries we have in CT. Imagine how surprised we were to find 2 baby deer in Mountain Grove cemetery while we were looking at the amazing collection of monuments and headstones of prominent figures in our state's history. Some of these pictures just needed to be shared with people!! And I thought, "Who would appreciate these more than my new digital photography friends!?!?" I also captured a video of the deer, but I don't have the best video editing software so I will refrain from posting that. If anyone has suggestions for decent, free video editing software, let me know!

Week 7 Surrrealist Aesthetic

2009-07-12T23:31:00.007-04:00

End the War in Iraq

In this weeks assignment I felt as though I had to be creative while producing my "dream" images. I really enjoyed this assignment and had fun creating reality. I was limited to a few selections and could only do so much.I tried to be descriptive upon each image and I hope you like them. I would like you to just be honest in comments, and I hope you like the images.

"Big Papi" David Ortiz

2009-07-12T23:02:00.003-04:00

I see other people sharing their experiences here in
this photo blog. Here's two pictures I took 07/12/09
at Fenway. This is "Big Papi" in two action shots. It's
easy to see the ball in the top photo, but if you look
above the "D" in the background (safe + sound), you
can see the ball coming in there too! His bat broke
when he hit the ball in the second photo too!
GO SOX!!!

2009-07-12T21:27:00.001-04:00

Okay everybody...........I figured it out! I actually really enjoy this kind of art. The backgrounds weren't for me... so I made my own! Hope you see what I see in these babies....

2009-07-12T21:02:00.004-04:00

I attended the "Tall Ships Sail Boston" tour this weekend. The ships were from the 1600's thru the 1800's. I went on the narrated tour of the Boston Harbor where each of these ships were described and how they were a common site in the Boston Harbor bringing international trade.

This is one of my favorite shots, mainly because of the sky background. I know the sky isn't supposed to be part of the photo, but its the background in this photo and I believe it just adds to the photo.

boat ride NYC

2009-07-12T17:23:00.002-04:00

It was very difficult to take photos on a bumpy boat ride. Still, there were nice ops. the statute of liberty obviously and some interesting mad made waterfalls. My favorite was the evening photo.

profile portraits of my mother and dog

2009-07-12T17:18:00.003-04:00

These are the portaits that I took. They were the two people that I knew and loved and thought would not make a fuss. One of them was much more easier to take photos of however.

Nevada

2009-07-12T17:10:00.003-04:00

These are some shots from the Hoover Dam. There was great scenary and many photo ops here.

2009-07-12T16:44:00.000-04:00

These boats in the canals of Venice caught the light off the water so nicely.

Windows of Verona Italy

2009-07-12T16:29:00.000-04:00

The windows ranged from decrepid to delightful. I found both to be great subjects for photographs.

Windows of Venice

2009-07-12T15:01:00.000-04:00

The colors of Italy are so vivid!!

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Eiffel Tower

2009-07-12T14:48:00.000-04:00

By changing these photos to B/W and Sepia, I was able to camouflage some ugly green netting that surrounded the middle of the monument.

Repetition

2009-07-12T14:33:00.000-04:00

I keep finding myself looking for repetition and progressing in ways to catch it in the best way. I believe I could have stood out away from the wrought iron fence at the Louvre in Paris to capture the bottom picture more dramatically. The top was taken of belts at an outdoor market in Florence.

Functional to Extraordinary

2009-07-12T14:23:00.000-04:00

The window above in the Baptistery at Pisa offered a dramatic sliver of light. The huge transparent clock at the Musee' D'Orsay in Paris provided a view of Paris from within the museum.

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It was so easy to find subjects to photograph in Italy. Color and light made these come alive.

2009-07-12T12:57:00.001-04:00

Unfortunately, I didn't have much control over lighting for my photos.
We toured Europe in 14 days so I didn't have the luxury of planning the time of day (or weather of course). I appreciate these aspects of photography so much more now that I have been at their mercy.

The first photo was taken from a gondola in Venice. I found the windows to draw my attention throughout the trip.

Below, the same set of pillars gave me different opportunities. I was able to fill the frame with repetition, which is one of my favorite techniques and take a close up photo to show two of the pillars as a powerful object.

The steps of our villa caught the evening light and struck me.

surrealism

2009-07-11T14:42:00.001-04:00

I think I made something pretty cool right here!

:)

Abstract Art Week 7

2009-07-11T09:39:00.002-04:00

This was not as easy as I had intended.......................

More to follow once I really figure out how to cut and paste them properly.... :)

-Michelle

Week 7

2009-07-10T16:53:00.001-04:00

I really enjoyed doing the assignment this week. Making pictures and working with the surrealism was a lot of fun and really different to what I am used to. I tried my best to be creative and had a lot of fun with it.

Dark Times Surreal Pics

2009-07-10T14:55:00.004-04:00

(above) Time is Running Out.

(below) The End.

The End.

More Portrait...less Flash!

2009-07-10T12:02:00.003-04:00

Some challenging window light here.

Outdoors.

Week #7 Desert Jar

2009-07-10T10:27:00.002-04:00

Keeping simply can be a good thing. The technical knowledge behind this is quite detailed. The object is to capture attention and curiosity.

Week 7

2009-07-10T09:46:00.005-04:00

This was definitely a fun assignment that let your creativity run free (for the most part)....Here are two that I have done and a few more on fotothing. Will upload a few more before the weekend is over.

2009-07-08T15:04:00.002-04:00

I enjoyed this web site. I wish they had more options. It was hard to choose my favorite. I like the way this had a mythical feal to it.

Garden shot

2009-07-08T01:02:00.006-04:00

Of course it was cloudy out when I took this shot.

Week #7 The Surrealistic (The Eyes of Time)

2009-07-08T00:57:00.002-04:00

This assignment taps into the creativity of one's mind. No rules, no bounderies, just creativity.

Model photo

2009-07-08T00:54:00.002-04:00

Rain, rain go away never come back again.... O.k. this assignment was hard for me because of two problems the rain and all the trees around my house. So, due to the trees the sun barely shines directly into the house. Here's a photo of my mother, standing in my living room window. I like her reflection in the window.

By the Sea

2009-07-08T00:12:00.004-04:00

This assignment wasn't was easu as I thought it would be. WIth the weather we've been having lately, it was hard to get to the beach. Then I took Jerry's advise and went regardless of an overcast because sometimes the best photos are taken with an overcast oppose to too much sumshine that can ruin a perfectly good image. So here I was being the beginner photographer that I am!

I also was very impressed and pleased with how clear the water was! I have a few more images up on my fotothing, as there were A LOT of Seagals OUT on this particlar day!

Nakeisha

Portraits

2009-07-07T23:59:00.004-04:00

These are 2 more of favorite portraits. Taking pictures of my children is an enjoyable passtime. I also have a 12 year old daughter who claims that she doesn't like to have her picure taken, but I have a few that I will upload to my fotothing. These were taken outside in a partially shaded area. I really am pleased with the quality of these photos and on one I zoomed in w/ using the macro feature (pic on the top).

Please visit fotothing for other works and wips (work in progress).

Thanks, Nakeisha

Week 7-The Surrealist Aesthetic

2009-07-07T10:46:00.005-04:00

This was a fun assignment, although I would've loved to have tried this type of project in a "real world situation"...hmm...after classes end I may try that! Here are my two favorite digital surreal paintings. Enjoy!

Water Lillies

2009-07-07T00:02:00.000-04:00

The Water lillies are back on our pond in Redding... I'm playing with a direct from Picasa to the blog feature in Picasa to see how it works... Pretty handy!

The Portrait - Week 6

2009-07-06T18:22:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone - hope all is well. I agree with the majority of portrait posts thus far - this was by far the most challenging assignment. The ability to control the subject is key and it proved very tough for me. My subject, (my fiancee Brian) was quite the cranky pants and I had to barter quite a bit to get him to sit still. Here are my favorite captures - more, as always on myfotothing - also, I couldn't help throwing in one of the wonder puppy Sophia, because, I can't resist her.

Joyce

tiny photos

2009-07-06T17:22:00.003-04:00

These are two pictures I snapped for the macro project. The second is an interesting minature bridge that serves no real purpose. Still I thought it was pretty cool

Portrait

2009-07-06T12:17:00.004-04:00

This assignment was a lot harder than I thought. I assumed this would be the easiest task, however, my models gave me some trouble and wanted to take the shot their own way! =/

Week 6-Digital Portrait

2009-07-05T22:24:00.012-04:00

So who would’ve thought that the digital portrait assignment would be so difficult? Aside from getting a cooperative subject (and yes, that’s my husband and I do believe our vows included sitting for digital portraits at my whim), creating the theme can be quite the challenge. I decided to try and recapture the feel of a picture I took of him last year by candle light (see my fotothing account). This time I tried to use a bonfire but it was too hot to get close enough to have enough light on my subject. So, we moved to candle light pictures. Because getting lower light shots with my camera is tricky, I needed to take loads of pictures. Most of them had a blur to them, but I was able to get a handful of great shots (at least in my opinion). I had a great subject to work with! His red hair gets picked up by the fire light and makes him glow. So aside from the mosquito feeding frenzy on our ankles, we both enjoyed the photo shoot!

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This is my next choice.

2009-07-05T00:11:00.000-04:00

This is my second choice.

2009-07-05T00:08:00.000-04:00

This was the hardest week so far. Just getting the participants to be cooperative. I choose my 2 sons, one of their friends and my dog Charlie. My husband helped as my prop helper. I don't feel totaly satisified with my pictures this week.

2009-07-04T21:07:00.003-04:00

Happy 4th of July, and look NO rain!!!

I'm thoroughly enjoying the challenges of this course. It's making me look at everything a lot differently when I take pictures.

Below is a photo of a covered bridge and its reflection on the water.

2009-07-04T17:07:00.003-04:00

So...talk about a difficult week - my laptop crashes and y daughter was making it difficult to take her picture. So far, this has been the msot challenging assignment and can honestly say I am not pleased at all with my pictures, but as the week is now ending, i have to make a posting. I was able to capture a few shots of my daughter but found it difficult trying to reflect light ont he shadowed side of her face....it was also difficult to capture a "true moment" but I did my best. Again, i am somewhat disappointed in my shots this week, but posting as the week is ending.

Happy 4th Everyone!

2009-07-04T09:53:00.002-04:00

Things are winding down rapidly.... As we move toward the last days of this class, I do invite you to revisit any previous assignments to add to them and improve on them if you wish. Remember that there is a 9 image limit per day for uploads to Fotothing. Don't get caught at the end wanting to upload 60 images on the last day of class!

Remember to visit the class syllabus before doing your work for the week to be sure you are understanding the main point(s) of each assignment.

Enjoy the week-end and happy shooting!

apple of my eye

2009-07-03T14:14:00.000-04:00

surreality

2009-07-03T10:50:00.000-04:00

Portrait

2009-07-03T10:08:00.006-04:00

Portrait's are tough! It's hard to find willing subject matter for sure. I'm hoping to recruit a few more people this weekend. I have borrowed an incredible camera from my bestfriend and I'm excited to try it out.

These shots were from late last night inside... I tried to create light as best I could... that in and of itself is the most difficult thing... I'm learning as I go. More pictures to follow on Fotothing....

Be well!

fihies

2009-07-03T08:13:00.000-04:00

cultural warfare

2009-07-02T22:51:00.000-04:00

my eye

2009-07-02T21:43:00.000-04:00

miss eva

2009-07-02T18:41:00.000-04:00

this one DOES NOT sit still!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week #6 The Digital Portrait

2009-07-02T14:10:00.003-04:00

I can't begin to share how many shy people have surfaced since my request for a volunteer. I can alway rely on my Jack Russell to come through...Believe it or not she state through quitely even dosed off for a couple of minutes while I snapped away. This one was a challenge. But good luck to all of you...Darlene

2009-07-02T12:18:00.000-04:00

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2009-07-02T12:06:00.000-04:00

Portraits

2009-07-02T11:49:00.004-04:00

Hi Class, this is Sophie, she's my
girlfriend's niece. I accidentally
had the flash on, but it looked
brighter as the room was dark. I
think it worked out well.

This is my girlfriend, Anne Marie.
She was reluctant to pose 'cause I
caught her on short notice. I got her
to smile too.

I'll put a few more in fotothing,
including Sam...my cat with
personality.

portrait

2009-07-02T11:27:00.000-04:00

surrealism

2009-07-02T10:32:00.000-04:00

here's my first shot

Week 6 Digital Portait

2009-07-02T02:19:00.008-04:00

Here are some digital photos of my family.

Week 5 Some more Macro photos

2009-07-02T02:16:00.001-04:00

These are my two favorite photos. a moth that flew in..........

close ups

2009-07-02T00:11:00.003-04:00

I took a trip to NYC recently and decided I would hold off on the assignments because I felt there would be good photo ops. I took some interesting pictures and will post more.

2009-07-01T23:03:00.001-04:00

This week’s assignment was challenging. I’m still working on getting a good portrait and that will depend on how many volunteers. It is not easy to make someone stand still until I have taken their picture.

2009-07-01T15:14:00.000-04:00

all i want for ........

fruit snacks

The Digital Portrait

2009-06-29T20:33:00.006-04:00

I think to capture an open, truthful expression is the hardest thing for me especially taking the pictures by the window and using a white cardboard to reflect light. I took alot of potraits which i have to admit that i was not very pleased with with. My girlfriend had a few of her friends over and i took advantage of using them to pause for the portraits. This is a great challege for me and am going to keep taking portraits untill i get better. Most of the pictures had too much light reflecting on them as you can see, Itried to reduse some light.

A couple more Macro Pics

2009-06-29T13:02:00.003-04:00

Above, is a snake earing up close.

Below, is a painted rock with a couple
effects added.

FOCUS

2009-06-29T11:59:00.004-04:00

I had some fun with this project. It was a little difficult trying to focus in on the image.

New Work..Shadows/Light, Buildings & The Beach ...Macro edits to come...

2009-06-29T00:16:00.008-04:00

Hello,

Finally able to update and take some pictures! While I am trying to get a better handle on the diversty of photo taking, its still enjoyable and interesting. Looking at things with a creative eye and with an angle actually helps the shot! I still enjoy portrait pics the most! :-) I've browsed the blog and I see a lot of creativity. There are a lot of amazing looking photos and I enjoyed all of them. The flowers almost seem unreal to me and I am eager to explore a garden!

Well I hope this work is better than my last, practice will eventually make perfect. So thank all of you for sharing your creative work and here's mine. Also visit my fotothing there's more, these are just a few of my favs...and here's a link to pics uploaded onto my picasa web.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pORywn8aqk_PlzQOJIpDPA?authkey=Gv1sRgCP-Z5f_HsdLcrQE&feat=directlink

Be back soon!

Keisha

OLD New England

2009-06-28T20:36:00.005-04:00

I'm continuing my old New England photos and really enjoying traipsing all over for photos. The photos are from the 1840 era. Note the stagecoach... hard to believe, but it is a 9 passenger!! After sitting inside it, it looks like it would be verrry cramped for 4 adults, glad I wasn't one of those 9 passengers that traveled this way!! It only took a "mere" 12 hours to travel from Hartford to Worcester this way!!

2009-06-28T00:30:00.000-04:00

isn't this a portrait , too???????

portrait week begins

2009-06-28T00:28:00.000-04:00

my kids and their friends

week 6 portraits

2009-06-27T09:53:00.000-04:00

ISAIAH LEE

Macro.............................More...........................

2009-06-26T23:49:00.001-04:00

A few more...............

Macro Week

2009-06-26T14:42:00.003-04:00

Hi class!

Flowers are amazing to photograph... I had fun with this even in the rain.

2009-06-24T15:46:00.000-04:00

The rain bubbles on this flower that have been captured from the macro setting is amazing. I love the it!

2009-06-24T15:25:00.000-04:00

I took this just as it began to rain. This is a gerber daisy. I love the look of the rain drop on the petals. It took me a while to figure out the macro setting on my camera, but when I did I loved it!

2009-06-24T11:00:00.003-04:00

This was definitely a trying project this week...trying to get items in focus was a challenge but interesting.... Amazing the things you can find when really looking up close at things and trying to zoom in. I was able to capture a few shots this week and do some editing in photoshop...mostly flowers which were around the yard. I also posted a picture of this interesting bug I found. It was on a white flower and its contrasting colors of yellow and black I found interesting. These little creatures I have found to have unique and create coloring; however, some of them were really difficult to get clear focus. Other photos will be/have been posted on fotothing.com

Week 5 Macro project

2009-06-24T01:13:00.004-04:00

Week 5 - Macro Week

2009-06-23T23:34:00.003-04:00

week 5 macro

2009-06-23T13:50:00.000-04:00

my daughter's hermit crab

Week 5-Details

2009-06-23T13:44:00.006-04:00

This week's assignment was a little bit frustrating for me because my camera doesn't like to use it's "macro feature". It's cute, the screen shows me a beautifully framed macro shot that would be perfect and when I try to take the picture, it says "too close to focus"!!! So I had to play with the manual focus, shutter speed, f-stops, etc. until I could get something usable. I did like the way the stalk of my sunflower plant came out, but I wasn't totally happy with the overall results so I tried the scanning process. That was frustrating as well because my scanner somehow captures a heavily lined and gray background when the lid is left open. Lots of digital editing needed to be done to those! I was a little bit happier with those results, but overall I'm thinking that I need better equipment to capture what I'd like when taking macro shots. Please be kind in judging these!!!