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2014 Ellenburg Project 52
I thought my spring flowers were so pretty after the morning rain. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Week 29/52 -
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Week 29 adds another new face, this time it's my Dad. My Dad, Mike, is a Mason. He started his own business over 35 years ago and has built hundreds of basements, chimneys and dozens of custom homes. He is a bit of a workaholic. Sure he is getting older now but he is still working really hard on building a new house for my Mom and him.
This shot is down in their new basement that is just about complete. I thought, what a better way to introduce my Dad into the series than to get him where is is most comfortable!
Camera:
Canon 7d
Tamron 17-55(2.8)
1/250@F/2.8
ISO 100
Strobist:
1 - Canon 430EXII, 1/16power, zoomed @105mm, inside Cheetah Qbox 24" softbox, on stand camera left, ~ 2' from subject
*triggered with Meike MK-7*
Objective: (Jeremy speak)
For this shot I had something really specific in mind and this was just about it. I wanted to shoot down one of the basement cinder-block walls towards my Dad. What this does is use the joints in the block work to draw the viewers eyes right into the subject. What also helps is having him lean back against the wall so as your eyes go down the wall they quickly intersect the subject. It adds a great perspective and edgy, hard, work feel to the composition.
For lighting, I used my 24" Cheetah Softbox. I aimed it directly at my Dad and had him look right into it. This is the first time I used this type of pose and lighting direction. I wanted the lighting to be centered right on him and allow it to fall back softly onto the block wall. I feel as though this pose and style of light adds a feeling of 'wonder' or 'curiosity' to the picture. It makes the viewer feel as though my Dad is deep in thought and contemplating maybe what's next.
And I used a shallow depth of field with the lens (2.8) to keep as much out of focus as possible to center the attention on him. I then brought up my shutter speed to 1/250 of a second (the highest sync speed when using flash [without going high speed sync]) so I could drown out as much of the ambient light as possible. This was taken around 8am and the sun is just over the wall above his head so it was shining right towards me. I wanted a darker feel to the picture to give it some punch and contrast.
For post processing I added a bunch of graduated filters (dark) to a few edges and angles for more subject attention and I cranked up the clarity and added a bit of sharpening to my Dad in Photoshop. Thanks Dad!
Going out to dinner with a toddler is definitely an adventure full of unexpected possibilities. This time my older 2 were visiting my mom so we got to venture out with just my son. He learned to blow bubbles in his milk and spent a lot of time flirting with the table behind us.
Capture the Dance Photography
Kess goes into stalker mode every morning when everyone goes out to potty- as soon as she gets done with HER business, she zeros in on Pepper and tries desperately to initiate chase. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But she tries every morning nonetheless.
Put it off until the last minute and no good ideas :( This was taken with my iPhone looking down into a bottle of Vitamin D-3.
I'm honestly so disappointed with my photo this week, but, I have an excuse.
On thursday I underwent surgery to have my tonsils removed. I've been surviving on pain medication, steroids, popsicles, and apple juice. I really hope that I can get well fast, and that I'll be able to talk soon (I haven't said a word in 4 days). The only plus side of this whole thing is that I've lost 5 pounds!
My eyes are closed because I was in so much pain when I took this. My brother helped me, so partial credit goes to him .
At least the edit looks good! (thanks to elizabeth)
I've been feeling under the weather this week and today I really wanted to fit in a nap to catch up on some sleep. Instead I decided to push through because there were a lot of things I wanted to get done today and a nap didn't seem like time well spent. Silly me. The nap made it into my self portrait instead.
Doesn't this make you want to take a nap or go to bed? I know we all could use more sleep.
Project 52: 1 photo a week, every week of 2010.
Running theme: Flat Eric's adventures.
Week 4: Methinks they are a little on the big side Eric.
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Lindie.
This is from my first commissioned shoot with model Lindie Kukkuk which was a bit of a daunting prospect but actually really fun.
This week was pretty awesome!! But not so awesome photo because I look kinda sour. xD I don't know why, I think it's because of my glasses. (And ugh, so much dust on this photo..) ANYWAY.. I got great news yesterday! I GRADUATED! I was really afraid that I didn't do well on my exams and that I would fail. But I didn't! :D (I actually almost failed, if my grade for biology would have been 0,1 lower I would have failed and I would need to do a re-examination.) It's such a relief, even though I don't have a study yet..
The only sad part about this week that I couldn't celebrate with Tim because he needs to do a re-examination. But we know both that he's going to graduate either! And I'm going to help him. :)
Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something! People told me that I wouldn't make it but I didn't gave up. I made it and so can you!
Now I'm off to get some cake to celebrate! ♥
Since we spent the first week of Olive’s summer holiday on vacation at Mimi and Gaigai’s, this week was the first week of summer in our house. Going into it, I knew I had to have a plan for each day, even if that plan was only a craft or activity I knew for certain we’d do. There are so many activity options that I get easily overwhelmed and stagnated without a plan.
I’d say the week was a success! We both had a lot of fun and it was a good start to a fun summer.
Monday: Gymboree and swimming at a friend’s house
Tuesday: Errands and then lunch at Smash Burger with our playgroup
Wednesday: Park with a friend and Rita’s Italian Ice after. Swim lesson at night
Thursday: Art class at Small Hands Big Art and a trip to a shopping center to play on their splashpad
Friday: A play at ImagineOn and Taste of Charlotte
A few weeks ago, Ryan, Olive and I sat down and wrote a summer bucket list. Some of the things on the list are big and might take up the whole day but some are just small rights of passages. We have 33 items on the list and we keep adding to it when we think of something or Olive brings up something she wants to do. We’ve already knocked a few things of the list, and some of them more that once, like making homemade popsicles.
Ryan, of course, has made a Trello board and is always adding and moving cards. We start soccer next week and we’ll be doing two weeks of summer camp, but it’s nice to have a list of activities for the days when we’re not sure what we’re doing. Already, the summer seems to be zooming by. July Fourth is less than a month away and it always feels like summer is over in a blink of an eye after that holiday.
When school starts in the fall, our days will be filled again. School three days a week and swim and dance lessons on the other two days. It’s hard to fit in a random playdate when everyone is so busy. While I want our weeks to be planned out, I also want to have plenty of room in our schedule this summer for spontaneous get-togethers and adventures. If Olive wants to spend the afternoon playing with her dollhouse and barn and train set, then we’ll rearrange plans to accommodate. If a friend asks us to join for a mid-afternoon frozen yogurt treat, I hope we can drop everything and go.
More than anything, I want Olive’s summer to be filled with swimming pools, adventures, mud and paint. I want her to have long evenings of running back and forth from the backyard to the house to set up picnics. I want long sessions of t-ball where she and Finn fight over who gets to the ball. I want books that spark her imagination. I want friends for her to explore and conspire with.
I want this to be her first great summer.
Knox College students held a crafts and natural food festival on the Gizmo Patio and South Lawn of Old Main to celebrate Earth Week 2014.
The peaceful lull between the celebrations and going back to school. Restful days with all the time in the world. Lots of cuddles, no routine, board games and gaming. Lots and lots of books and enjoying all our Christmas gifts. Wishing it could last forever!
Stacked in Rows
Taken with my phone and certainly not the best photo I've ever taken! Trying to find interesting rows or stacks to photograph was more difficult than I thought. I couldn't get into a good position for the sun for this one taken right in the middle of the day.
My week 2 blocks. I can't get over how fast hexagons are to make and I'm totally in love with making them.
22/52
30 semanas para o fim do projeto.
Essa é a foto da semana passada, foi a única sessão de fotos que eu fiz.
Espero que gostem! Boa semana a todos
12 December 2010
Only 7 weeks to go! It's been a busy weekend so, I'm looking and feeling tired today. Baby is doing fine. I keep thinking that it's impossible to get much bigger... and then I do! I'm at the stage now when I'll be glad the pregnancy bit is over - I miss my ankles and being able to walk easily.
Week 42/52
I reshot this photo because I'm tired of just settling for photos that I don't think are good. I think that's dishonest. And I wanted the photo I take in the memory of my loved ones to be one that means something to me. The candles are for my grandparents and my aunt Tricia who have all passed away.
My grandparents are funny people. They both passed away very close to each others birthdays, but they both waited until after the others birthday was over. I just kind of thought that was sweet. My grandma also passed away only days before their wedding anniversary, so they spent their anniversary together. My grandmothers birthday was last Monday, and this week marks 10 years since my grandpa had passed. I guess it's appropriate that I took this photo this week.