Fuzzy Blue Lights

  As a person who happens to be extremely fascinated with light, I'm excited to start working on my time exposure project. My major focus for this project will be city streets and the headlights/taillights of passing cars. Here are my main points of inspiration for this upcoming project.

This photograph was taken by photographynatalia.

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This photograph was taken by Alex-Adidas.

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My third idea photograph was taken by Ricky Flip.

Unfortunately it is refusing to upload, so you can click here to view it along with more of his photography.

Designer Skyline

  For our second advanced photo assignment, we were told to shoot photographs of various examples of architecture in our area. My main focus for this project was playground equipment and historical architecture. Strange combination, I know.

  This first photo is by far my favorite out of all the ones I shot. It was taken in a historic neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas. I really love the light aquamarine color of the sky and the intersecting lines created by the shingles on the roof and the chimneys & weather vanes.

  This second photo was taken at Fire Station Park in Fort Worth's Southside Historic District. I really like how the red swing pops against the drab background.

  The final photo I've chosen to post for this project is of a bench that was sitting near the old courthouse in downtown Fort Worth. The lighting in the particular corner where this bench was located made for a shot that to me feels very refreshing and clean.

  Overall, I'm really proud of the photographs I took for this project and the fact that they were taken in a wonderful city like Fort Worth makes me enjoy them that much more.







Owls Are People, Too

  These are the three photographs I shot for our portrait project.
  I absolutely hate pictures of myself, but this is about as good as I'm ever going to look, so here's my self-portrait:

  This second picture is of Amber Rodriguez. I really like the casual feel of the photo and the lovely green splatter-paint background:

  My final portrait is not of a human, instead, it is of my fake owl, Stanley. I love his bright yellow eyes and how they contrast so sharply with the white of his body:

Why TCC Is Wonderful

  I am in TCC Psychology for 4th period this semester. However, TCC classes don't start until the second week of school which results in me not having a 4th period this week. So, instead of sitting in the cafeteria with the rest of the kids, I'm hanging out in photo class and posting more portrait ideas on my blog. Enjoy.
  I absolutely love the elegance of this photograph, it was taken by someone with the username Lobbiaz. I love the rich reds and how they combine with the black to create a very deep, solemn effect.

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  These two portraits were taken by my favorite photographer, Mitchell Davis. His style of photography is absolutely gorgeous in it's simplicity. Out of all the portraits I've ever seen, his are my favorite. He captures each person's individuality so well. I can only hope that someday my photographs of people will be as beautiful as his are.

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  Now I will go back to browsing Flickr in search of even more inspiration for this photo project.

Portrait Ideas

This photo was taken by Joe Lesina. In addition to his fashion sense, I really love his lighting techniques.

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This photo was taken by someone whose username is Crazybobbles. I love how creepy the mask looks and the vignette around the photograph makes it even more eery.

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This photo was taken by Stephane Giner. I like the way the girl in the photo is positioned and how the shadows in the photo make it's overall mood dark but hopeful.

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This Is PhoBLOGraphy

  I don't have a photograph to post today, but I would like to talk to you about a little something I call phoBLOGraphy, the art of blogging about photography. It's what we've been doing since the start of of this semester and I am thoroughly enjoying it. 
  Blogging about photography comes natural to me, because not only do I love photography, I am also a writer. Art and literature are my two biggest passions in life, aside from music. I love photography because it allows me to express myself and also capture some of the moments that make life worth living. I want people to see the world from my point of view, that may sound narcissistic, but doesn't everyone wish that others could understand the way they see things? I'm a photographer because I love art, but I'm also a photographer because I want to be understood.  

Anonymity

  This is my self-portrait of me as a photographer. In case you haven't noticed, I don't make it a point to show my face in any picture that I take of myself. In my profile picture here on Blogger, my face is hidden by my hair, and here it's just completely cut off. 

The Kodak Instamatic I'm holding in this picture is a member of my lovely little camera collection. I chose to use him in this photo because he's got such a classic "camera" look and I thought it went really well with the overall photography theme. A little fun fact about this photo is that the grey hoodie I'm wearing was really damp because I'd just taken it out of the washer, therefore, I was REALLY cold and shivering when I took this picture. It was completely worth it, though, because I'm rather proud of this photo.