Archive for the ‘becoming a photographer’ Category

look what i found on my way to brunch today… $5. now, i just need to find some film… :)

my favorite photos are always the vintage-y feel ones… with the yellow tones and warm feelings. sometime i just cannot get photos there though… depending on the colors in the photos or whatever and probably what i’m doing in photoshop. but this one makes me happy. i love the yellows of these flowers. i used part of the action that i shared earlier (with the keep of the dunes photo). but i didn’t click the lighting step, and i also made a few adjustments to other steps, added a few… and this is what i got.

playing with photoshop… turned up the exposure and brightness on this photo, turned up the yellow in the highlights, a touch of green tone, turned the saturation and vibrance down… (not sure if i’m using the correct terms for the edits i made… o well.)

style. style. style? what is my style as a photographer? what is my type? what is my theme? how do all of my photos connect? some photographers have distinct styles. me, i am still exploring and trying out various “styles”… trying to find who i am as a photographer. and everyday, as i see all the beautiful photographs of talented photographers with so many different styles, i’m pulled and influenced. today, this is my style. tomorrow, it will change.

i wonder to myself as i start the 7th first post of my new photography website. but now it’s time time to make up my mind, to stop changing it all around, to forget if everything isn’t exactly perfect, to open up and share. so welcome. welcome to my new place to create art through photography and share my experiences as i learn and grow.

i cannot tell you exactly what will happen here, exactly what this will turn into and what paths i will take. i can tell you that where ever i head from this point, i’ll have my camera right there with me. i can also tell you i will share my favorite photos and maybe even some i do not absolutely love. i will share my experiments of photography and photo-processing here. i can tell you that i will probably ask questions, advice, and opinions as i learn and grow as a photographer.

i hope you will come visit and share often. peace, love, and photos.