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CALIFORNIA

this is why i love california so much!!! 

CONTEST!!!!!

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/




click the link above and enter the contest if you want

images i have found

tatoos

There something about tattoos. when i see someone with a tatto ot more then one  i don't see ink on the skin. i see art on a blank canvas.  just like when i look through a camera i don't just see a person or a object  i see art and what it can be.

Cindy Sherman

in high school photography i learned about Cindy Sherman  and to this day i can not tell you why i love her work so much. But i do. its weird. here are just a few of  her images starting with my favorite one

PARIS!

ahh love paris wish i could live in paris  wish i took theses as well but i didn't ......they are amazing 

photos i like that i have found on weheartit.com

something out of nothing

i'd have to agree with this, if you can make something out of nothing it def is art..

question:

Question:  Who is your favorite photographer and why?




my favorite photographer is cindy sherman  why i can not tell you because i have no clue why im drawn to her work

TOP 10!!!

Top 10 places I want to photograph

1) Ireland  
Reason: my family is from ireland and i have always dreamt of either living in ireland or visiting beacuse hearing my nannie talk about her visit makes it sound like its the most beautiful place on the planet even tho it dose rain alot


2)  France
 Reason: last time i went i didn't have a camera


3) Germany
Reason: again last time i was in germany i was in the airport and it just looked so awesome plus it was raining on one half of the airport and not on the other half   CRAZY SHIT!!!!

4) Spain

Reason: once again i did not have a camera and i was on a bus on the way to a airport so i didn't really get a chance to see spain

5) Africa
Reason:  the Savannah and the animals  and the people


6) New York
Reason: diversity

 7) London
Reason :  <3 london  even if i've never been

8) Australia
Reason: weather....people....

9) Switzerland
Reason: Its switzerland dude

10)  Jerusalem
Reason: culture ...people...

what to blog about......

here are just a few a my favorite photographs

BONES!!!! xray using tape

so i was watching bones and in the episode they  lost power and that means they were unable to use the xray machine  so they made a x ray machine  useing household tape and the moment i saw this all of these ideas popped in my head!  it was amazing


http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/video-the-scotc/

whats for dinner?

just a random picture i took downtown

great place for inspiration

if you ever need inspiration or you need help getting out of your creative block i have found that  if you put the camera down and stop thinking about what ever it is that put you in the creative block.   and just do something fun like  surf the web or better yet instead of staying inside go out for a nice walk/run or hangout with your best friend and do something crazy!      but here are some of the things i do when 'm in a rut
 starting with the  most recent site which  i  found thanks to my bff Jess

 1)  http://weheartit.com/

2)  hang out with other people

3) talk with my little sister


4) watch a bunch of movies

5) listen to music

6) journal

Finals week!!!

it is week 10 at school which means everybody is busy working on final projects for there class......as for me yes i'm busy with homework, but im also busy with planning my trip out to California next Saturday.. thinking about what im gonna photograph where im going to shoot.... how im going to edit them..which will mostly happen on the plane rid home cause im going to need something to do for my 4hr rid back. 


so far i have  these ideas

shoot my little sister and her beau

got to napa and shoot the wine and grape

drive or take the train and walk aimlessly around San Fransisco and just shoot

back in the day

these are some of the things i did back in high school and unfortunately i have lost off these :( which really makes me sad

Branson MO

last june me and my friend stephanie  drove down to Branson MO  for our friends wedding which we took part in. but while driving down i saw so many amazing views but my favorite  was of a sunset off of route 55. and was amzaes me is that this photo was taken with my point-n-shoot. 

thought i actually write someting....

 ok so this whole blog has to be about photography... so today i did some thinking about my photography. and where i want to do once i graduate, which honestly i haven't put much thought into it and with graduation only 9 months away.  which seems far way but in reality its very close... anyways i have always thought i wanted to work with people and i thought if i was a portrait photographer then i would gain better people skills... but i'm still unsure what i want to do i know down the road i would love love love to open a gallery in Carmel, CA and show case my work and other photographers.

very good tips

good tips for preparing for a shoot



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FONTS

ok fellow followers!   i have a great site for fonts

font squirrel

you can find ideas anywhere

so i was watching music videos today by the artist adele  who is the most talented singer, i absolutlely love her Voice and her look!  while watching her video my brain was just coming up with these amazing ideas for pictures which i'm going to try and create when i go home.. becuase they all inclue a piano  and soem include a dancer.

what i love about these music videos is not only the song but the lighting and the idea behind them all  rolling in the deep has to my my favorite of all four

Adele - Someone Like You

ADELE - 'Cold Shoulder'

Adele - Hometown Glory

Adele- Rolling In The Deep

the 80's

so while in my history class this morning i thought .... how cool would it be to do an 80's photoshoot!!!  but then i thought how kool would it be to remake famous 80's movies like sixteen candle pretty in pink breakfast club ect.. so i think my new project  come up with a plan on how to get this done

funny site

http://youarenotaphotographer.com/

who inspires you

tell me who your inspiration for  your photography

Black and white

i have always been drawn to black and white photography. i can't  tell you what it is about black and whites that i love so much but i do know this  black and whites have the ability to show emotions that color photography can't do.  

need more info

if you need info about photography   go to this site   Photography

some tips i've learned over the years

Look your subject in the eye

Direct eye contact can be as engaging in a picture as it is in real life. When taking a picture of someone, hold the camera at the person's eye level to unleash the power of those magnetic gazes and mesmerizing smiles. For children, that means stooping to their level. And your subject need not always stare at the camera. All by itself that eye level angle will create a personal and inviting feeling that pulls you into the picture Use a plain background A plain background shows off the subject you are photographing. When you look through the camera viewfinder, force yourself to study the area surrounding your subject. Make sure no poles grow from the head of your favorite niece and that no cars seem to dangle from her ears. Use flash outdoors Bright sun can create unattractive deep facial shadows. Eliminate the shadows by using your flash to lighten the face. When taking people pictures on sunny days, turn your flash on. You may have a choice of fill-flash mode or full-flash mode. If the person is within five feet, use the fill-flash mode; beyond five feet, the full-power mode may be required. With a digital camera, use the picture display panel to review the results. On cloudy days, use the camera's fill-flash mode if it has one. The flash will brighten up people's faces and make them stand out. Also take a picture without the flash, because the soft light of overcast days sometimes gives quite pleasing results by itself. Move in close If your subject is smaller than a car, take a step or two closer before taking the picture and zoom in on your subject. Your goal is to fill the picture area with the subject you are photographing. Up close you can reveal telling details, like a sprinkle of freckles or an arched eyebrow. But don't get too close or your pictures will be blurry. The closest focusing distance for most cameras is about three feet, or about one step away from your camera. If you get closer than the closest focusing distance of your camera (see your manual to be sure), your pictures will be blurry. Move it from the middle Center-stage is a great place for a performer to be. However, the middle of your picture is not the best place for your subject. Bring your picture to life by simply moving your subject away from the middle of your picture. Start by playing tick-tack-toe with subject position. Imagine a tick-tack-toe grid in your viewfinder. Now place your important subject at one of the intersections of lines. You'll need to lock the focus if you have an auto-focus camera because most of them focus on whatever is in the center of the viewfinder. Lock the focus If your subject is not in the center of the picture, you need to lock the focus to create a sharp picture. Most auto-focus cameras focus on whatever is in the center of the picture. But to improve pictures, you will often want to move the subject away from the center of the picture. If you don't want a blurred picture, you'll need to first lock the focus with the subject in the middle and then recompose the picture so the subject is away from the middle. Usually you can lock the focus in three steps. First, center the subject and press and hold the shutter button halfway down. Second, reposition your camera (while still holding the shutter button) so the subject is away from the center. And third, finish by pressing the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. Lock the focus If your subject is not in the center of the picture, you need to lock the focus to create a sharp picture. Most auto-focus cameras focus on whatever is in the center of the picture. But to improve pictures, you will often want to move the subject away from the center of the picture. If you don't want a blurred picture, you'll need to first lock the focus with the subject in the middle and then recompose the picture so the subject is away from the middle. Usually you can lock the focus in three steps. First, center the subject and press and hold the shutter button halfway down. Second, reposition your camera (while still holding the shutter button) so the subject is away from the center. And third, finish by pressing the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. Know your flash's range The number one flash mistake is taking pictures beyond the flash's range. Why is this a mistake? Because pictures taken beyond the maximum flash range will be too dark. For many cameras, the maximum flash range is less than fifteen feet—about five steps away. What is your camera's flash range? Look it up in your camera manual. Can't find it? Then don't take a chance. Position yourself so subjects are no farther than ten feet away. Film users can extend the flash range by using Kodak Max versatility or versatility plus film. Watch the light Next to the subject, the most important part of every picture is the light. It affects the appearance of everything you photograph. On a great-grandmother, bright sunlight from the side can enhance wrinkles. But the soft light of a cloudy day can subdue those same wrinkles. Don't like the light on your subject? Then move yourself or your subject. For landscapes, try to take pictures early or late in the day when the light is orangish and rakes across the land Take some vertical pictures Is your camera vertically challenged? It is if you never turn it sideways to take a vertical picture. All sorts of things look better in a vertical picture. From a lighthouse near a cliff to the Eiffel Tower to your four-year-old niece jumping in a puddle. So next time out, make a conscious effort to turn your camera sideways and take some vertical pictures. Be a picture director Take control of your picture-taking and watch your pictures dramatically improve. Become a picture director, not just a passive picture-taker. A picture director takes charge. A picture director picks the location: "Everybody go outside to the backyard." A picture director adds props: "Girls, put on your pink sunglasses." A picture director arranges people: "Now move in close, and lean toward the camera." Most pictures won't be that involved, but you get the idea: Take charge of your pictures and win your own best picture awards.