Sunday, July 18, 2010

18/365 Princess













Hi Everyone! =D Today I decided to try something a little different. =) Usually when I take a photograph, I look for things in nature, or notice that I like how the light is hitting an object, but I infrequently put a scene together with different objects in the house. =) I really felt like taking a very bright photo that was saturated with color, and had a bokeh in the background, and this is what I came up with! =D I think it looks pretty cool, and and it was a lot of fun putting everything together. =) I hope you like it!
Leia ...

More Professional is not always Better. =)

Hi Everyone! This post is actually going to be about a couple of the portraits that I took the other day. =) I've spent the past couple days reading and researching about taking quality portraits, and then I read something that I almost forgot. =)

So many people will say that taking portraits is like an equation. You should be able to look at any portrait, or any photograph for that matter, and break it down to it's key elements, and what physically makes up that scene. =) And it's true! It's incredibly important to have all the technical aspects in place when taking a photograph, but it's also important to have fun, and capture the feeling in your photographs too. =)

I guess I'm just saying this because when I was practicing photography I was getting so worked up about the poses and the lighting and the exact way the light was going to hit the subject, after a while, I plain stopped smiling in the pictures, because that wasn't important anymore. =P

Anyway after a long time of taking practice portraits with my fiance we kinda just started having fun with it, and it was such a better experience! And suddenly the pictures were turning out a lot better too. =P

This photo is s pretty good example because I really like the way it turned out. =) The posing was pretty good (a little off, but what can you do. =P) and the lighting and focus were dead on. =)







However, I will always like this photo more,
despite the fact that the focus and the posing are a little off. =P Technically? This picture isn't very good. =) But we're both smiling, and look so happy in this picture. =D I'll probably keep it forever. =)
Leia ...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

17/365 Mystic













It's always nice when you walk in the door, and go about your day, and you suddenly notice that the collection of green leaves sitting patiently in your window finally has a flower! This tiny little rose bush is the best little trooper I've ever seen. =) I do not have a lot of luck with flowers usually. =P and usually the way I get it from the store, is the best it's ever gonna look! Not for this little guy. =) This is probably the third round of blooms on it. =) I'm very excited. >< And this one is the deepest shade of red I think it's ever had. =) Anyway, I was so excited I decided then and there that this little flower was going to be the picture of the day. =) I really hope you like it!
Leia ...
Friday, July 16, 2010

16/365 Reflection













Hi Everyone! I hope everyone had as great of a start to their weekend as I did. =) I work tomorrow, so I got today off, and I got to spend the whole day hanging out with my sister. =) We went shopping and got all kinda of awesome stuff including this clutch that I've had my eye on for a VERY long time. =P And later on I got to go for a nice long walk with my fiance before just relaxing for the rest of the evening. =)

Anyway, =) while we were on our walk I got a bunch of kinda nice pictures, while just walking around. =) (I did miss one really great shot of a squirrel though, but I learned my lesson and had my camera at the ready for the rest of the walk. =P) Anyway, I thought the way everything reflected so clearly in his sunglasses was kinda cool so I just took a quick picture, and really ended up liking the way it turned out. =) I hope you like it!
Leia ...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

15/365 White Flowers in Terracotta













Today I was trying to get a kind of artistic photo of some tiny white flowers outside in a terracotta pot. =) I kinda like how it turned out. =) I like the saturated color matched with the low depth of field. =) Today was a much better day than the last few have been and I feel like this photo kinda reflects that. =) Hope you like it!
Leia ...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

14/365 Rainbow













Hi everyone! =D So, today actually turned out to be one of those really trying days that really did everything everything it could to push you over the edge. =P and just when I thought I really couldn't take any more, the gray skies cleared and there was this amazing rainbow in the sky! =D I swear it was right over my house. =) Anyway, it actually did kinda cheer me up, so I took a picture, and now it's the picture of the day. =D I hope you like it. =)
Leia ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

13/365 - Formal Portrait













After a while of taking pictures by myself with a remote, my Fiance came a found me so I decided to drag him into some pictures too. =) I really liked how this one turned out. =) The lighting was just really good, and I like the composition. =) As an added bonus, neither of us blinked, or sneezed, or looked away, which was apparently more difficult for us than I first thought it'd be. =P
Leia ...