Anyone who knows me will tell you I don't have style. No, scratch that. Everyone has a style - mine is just.... not. Basically if it's pink or sparkly, I like it, if it's not, I don't. Why yes, I AM a 4 year old girl, how could you tell? I buy most of my clothes at Old Navy, Gap, Target, and Express, because I know I can trust their stuff to look good. I wear some variation of jeans and a t-shirt most days, or a funky skirt with a plain tank top or t because I want to be different and that's the *safe* way to do it LOL! But I'm comfy and happy, so who cares? Exactly.
My photographic style is getting a bit ho-hum as well. I see photographers like Tara Whitney or the Kaisers (she's only 25 and he's 28 and they are FREAKING AWESOME!), doing things that I would DELETE immediately and making it look really freaking cool, so I decided to try some new stuff.
This week in photography class, Allison was teaching us about environmental portraiture -- using your subject's environment to make the portrait say more. One aspect of this is what she calls "partial portraiture" so I decided to give it a try, along with some cool pre-sunset lighting effects. I wasn't sure if I got anything good, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found these on my camera!
By the way, special thanks to Baby Girl for being such an AWESOME model! We both love it so it's a win-win-win :)
This is the one I submitted for homework -- it's WAY out of the comfort zone but I like it!
I wish she was in focus instead of the chain! I still like it though.
Whoa! Holy flare blowout, Batman!
I totally planned to have that thing behind her perfectly framing her, I swear ;)
I gave this one an antique effect because it was blurry but I LOOOOVE the flare!! Does it work?
Ok, ok, I'm done for now.
Tip for aspiring photographers: Shoot, shoot, shoot, SHOOT, and then shoot some more!! Don't be afraid to play and mix it up a little! Or a lot! you will learn so much more by DOING than by thinking. Ask me how I know.
And of course, never forget the first 2 hard and fast rules of photography:
1) Turn the camera on.
2) Take the lens cap off.
Have a great weekend!
You know im going to be checking your blog every day now right!.
Also, i personally trust/like anyone who gives themselves a name starting with 'the'. I mean seriously how big of an ego do you need. lol.
Posted by: Dan | 05/26/2009 at 04:41 AM
That was supposed to be 'don't' trust. It's early here.
Posted by: Dan | 05/26/2009 at 04:43 AM
You are right, I am an idiot. I'm not sure whether you edited the post, or whether in my 'just out of bed' haze I missed it. But it definately did not have an 'S' It was 'the Kaiser'. You know kind of like 'the Edge' from U2.
Which was not acceptable.
Love you.
Posted by: Dan | 05/26/2009 at 09:03 AM
No, I definitely didn't change it :) as evidenced by the fact that I referenced BOTH OF THEM in the parenthetical citation afterward :)
But it's ok, I kind of like your "Ready Fire Aim!" attitude!
I still love ya ;)
Meanwhile, The Edge is his name? Weird.
Posted by: Devon | 05/26/2009 at 10:11 AM