Sunday, October 30, 2011
Photo 16 of 30: Long Exposure
Long Exposure... a really unique and effective tool in photography and for me one that you can have some fun with. You can actually make light dance. For the purpose of my 30 photos project and timing with Halloween, I decided to highlight long exposure after my kids and I carved the pumpkins for the beloved candied fright fest. For those unfamiliar with long exposure, it is when the camera's shutter is held open for a long period. The result can vary depending upon what you are shooting, but if you have ever seen a shot of traffic at night and the lights streak across the page or if you see an image of a waterfall and the water pouring down appears soft (lacking the sharp detail) than you are looking a long exposure shot. I picked the images below to manipulate the fun that we had carving our pumpkins and as I had mentioned, you can make light dance. Enjoy!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Photo 15 of 30: Silhouette
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So I am half way there and this silhouette I happened to catch by mistake. That is an interesting word "mistake," because in the world of photography and art, it is this mistake that can be one of your most breathtaking pieces of work. It could be that one shot that tells a story to so many and transcends to another level. So this mistake was because I was tinkering with my camera, adjusting the aperature and shutter speed. This is one area that I am still learning with a very generous curve. As I was outside sitting on my patio, a lovely bird that happened to join me by perching on my tree. So I decided to snatch a quick pic. Well, when I looked at the preview, I was intially angry because of two things: I didn't master the settings and the bird flew away before I could grab another shot. However things, changed once I downloaded the image onto my computer, I was thrilled. I touched it up a hair by adding some texture to it and included with my other fine art prints that I have in my online gallery (http://simonehester.com/). Below is the original image untouched.
So I am half way there and this silhouette I happened to catch by mistake. That is an interesting word "mistake," because in the world of photography and art, it is this mistake that can be one of your most breathtaking pieces of work. It could be that one shot that tells a story to so many and transcends to another level. So this mistake was because I was tinkering with my camera, adjusting the aperature and shutter speed. This is one area that I am still learning with a very generous curve. As I was outside sitting on my patio, a lovely bird that happened to join me by perching on my tree. So I decided to snatch a quick pic. Well, when I looked at the preview, I was intially angry because of two things: I didn't master the settings and the bird flew away before I could grab another shot. However things, changed once I downloaded the image onto my computer, I was thrilled. I touched it up a hair by adding some texture to it and included with my other fine art prints that I have in my online gallery (http://simonehester.com/). Below is the original image untouched.
"fifteenofthirty"
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Photo 14 of 30: Eyes
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Below you will see my eyes.... which my mom always tells me are my best feature. I have always received compliments on them because of how dark they are, but to me they are just eyes. Seeing them in this light has actually given me a different perspective, because looking at just some one's eyes can actually tell you a great deal about a person. "Eyes are the windows to the soul." Today my eyes have a glow, genuine happiness; and indeed I am very happy today, had a good art day getting into two exhibits. So you can see that in the little sparkle that's there. So I pose a question to you, take a good look at your eyes, what story do they tell?
Below you will see my eyes.... which my mom always tells me are my best feature. I have always received compliments on them because of how dark they are, but to me they are just eyes. Seeing them in this light has actually given me a different perspective, because looking at just some one's eyes can actually tell you a great deal about a person. "Eyes are the windows to the soul." Today my eyes have a glow, genuine happiness; and indeed I am very happy today, had a good art day getting into two exhibits. So you can see that in the little sparkle that's there. So I pose a question to you, take a good look at your eyes, what story do they tell?
"fourteenofthirty"
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