Fashion Assignment

Our final assignment in our Advanced Portraiture class is a Fantasy/Fashion portrait. I chose to do edgy fashion in a parking deck. My sister Amanda was kind enough to be my model in the freezing winter weather! This picture is one of my favorites.

I'm on Flickr!

I now have a Flickr account and am in the process of uploading all my past work. I will also continue to update it as I produce new work! Go check out my photostream!

FLOWERS, TREES, BIRDS, BEES: Nature Explored

At The Vermont Photography Workplace/ PhotoPlace Gallery, Linda Plaisted and other awesome artists will be exhibited from January 4th-29th. This exhibition is called Flowers, Trees, Birds, Bees: Nature Explored. Check out some of the photography on the website, or if you're in Vermont in January, go to the gallery! I wish I could!

Lori Pond

Tess Abts

GlakLove on Etsy

Starr Petronella, a classmate of mine, posted about GlakLove on Etsy. Angelyn Pass of Atlanta, GA, makes jewelry and ornaments by cutting up old film negatives to create new images. I absolutely love it all!

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival

Today, I went to the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville, GA with my mom and grandma. We walked around and viewed all the paintings and sculptures, etc. by all the different artists, and got to see some of them in action. I really enjoyed several of the artists and thought I'd tell you about them.

Edit: Transform

Jeremy Barton, a classmate and friend of mine, posted a video by Zack Arias, a former graduate of Gwinnett Technical College's photo program. The video was created for Scott Kelby's blog. It is a great video that really helps me when I am feeling like giving up. You should definitely watch it!

My You Tube Channel

I now have a You Tube channel with my work from last quarter's Multimedia 1 class. I haven't put everything on it yet, but stay tuned and keep checking for new videos!

Photo Essay

For Photojournalism, our final project is to do a photo essay. We have to take a series of photographs that tell a story which will also be narrated in a three minute time period. My project is on my great aunt's mother, Mrs. Park, a 105 year old. She is an amazing woman; they both are. So many wonderful, interesting stories, and still the memory to tell them.

Here is an example of a shot I took today while experimenting and photographing her. 

Got my holiday portrait! You should too!

Tonight, my brother and his dog Cooper came in to get their holiday portrait taken on our set! I decided I'd go pose with them since he's my twin. :) Cooper definitely stole the show; he is so precious. Jealous, aren't you?

PhotoCatcher on Etsy

I found a photographer, Paul Harrett, on Etsy who does some beautiful landscape photography. He does HDR, macro,  and infrared. He likes to hike and camp in remote areas and of course, photograph them, which is something I would like to do someday. Check him out!

Facebook Fan Page

I now have a Facebook fan page where you can view my work and see what I'm up to! Visit it here. See my work from my first year at Gwinnett Tech and what I am working on currently.

Fill Flash Photoshoot

Our next Photojournalism assignment is to use fill flash. I tried and failed a few times this weekend, but I was lucky enough to have amazing friends, Jeremy Barton and Starr Petronella, help me achieve a better photograph. We had a lot of fun and hopefully I got my shot!

Shooting Starr (haha, get it?)

Starr

Road Trip In December

So like a lot of people, I love road trips. After all the hard work I've been doing at school, I am going to treat myself to a vacation for several days in December. I will take my boyfriend with me, and we will hopefully be going to states I've never been to before. With portfolio in mind, I hope to get lots of awesome and unique pictures on our journey. Now all I gotta do is figure out where we are going... Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, I just don't know. Any suggestions?

It's time to get your holiday portrait!

After weeks of preparation, the Holiday Portrait set is complete and the portraits have begun. Everyone's hard work has made this beautiful set possible, and we hope you can join us for your portrait this season!  We still have several days available for you to get your portrait done with us, so come on by and support the Gwinnett Tech photography students!

Our class (missing a few) and a couple of our teachers

Photographer Clement Sainte-Rose

I found this photographer, Clement Sainte-Rose, on Flickr. He has a lot of nature photographs that I absolutely love.  He gets in really close and has a lot of design and color qualities that make the picture amazing. He has just beautiful work that I recommend you check out.

Internship Etiquette

Since we photography students have our internship coming up in the Spring, I thought I'd share an article I found through Mac-On-Campus. It tells what to do and what not to do when interning for a commercial photography company. It shares advice for both sides of the internship (intern and company), so read up and get prepared!

Garage Sale Masterpieces

ACP tweeted a link to this Newsweek feature. It is about a series of photos found at garage sales that are just awesome! Take the time to look at each photo and read what John Foster has to say about them. I found it very interesting.

40 Astounding Examples of Abstract Photography

I found this post, 40 Astounding Examples of Abstract Photography, on a blog called The Photo Argus. I love abstract art so I searched for abstract photography and really liked the collection of photos this guy posted about. Check em out!

Christopher Capozziello

On a blog called Lenscratch, there's a post about photographer Christopher Capozziello. It highlights some stories he has told through his photography. One story is about his twin brother living with Cerebral Palsy and another is about the KKK. These are very powerful stories which have inspired ideas for my photo essay (our final project in Photojournalism). On Capozziello's website, I discovered he has several stories which are all truly incredible. View them here.

Living With Cerebral Palsy

For God, Race, and Country

Photojournalism: Environmental Portrait

For our next Photojournalism assignment we had to photograph someone in their environment. I chose to do my brother in his work environment at Tires Plus. I followed him around the shop as he answered phone calls, priced items, got tires, and worked on cars. It was fun getting to see him at work, a side of him I haven't seen before.

The Art of Food Photography

Inspired by a post by fellow student Teresa Hewitt, I decided to check out food photography. I found this video on YouTube which tells about the process of shooting food to make you hungry. It's an interesting, behind the scenes look at the photographer, chef, and food stylist. Check it out below!

National Geographic: Tarpon and Silversides

I find this picture pretty awesome. It was photographed by Mike Sutton Brown, and I discovered it in National Geographic's Photo of the Day Archive. It grabbed my attention because of the design elements it includes. There is emphasis on the tarpon in the center of all the silversides, repetition in the silversides, and unity between the big fish and little fish. I think it is a great anticipated shot and a beautiful one.

Contest to Win $10,000

The fourth annual Emerging Pro Photo Competition sponsored by Canon and Datacolor is currently open for entries. Enter your photographs of fashion, photojournalism, and fine art and you could win $10,000. Good luck!

Top 25 Locations for Nature Photography

Outdoor Photographer's professionals share their favorite places around the world to photograph nature. These places include Alaska, Chile, India, and Mexico. Read about why they love these locations and see what pictures they have taken there.

Australian Photographer Craig Lamotte

My sister, who has been student teaching in Australia for the past few months, sent me a link to this photographer, Craig Lamotte, in Australia. He has very beautiful photographs of a variety of landscapes that'll just take your breath away. Take a look!

Through the Viewfinder Photography

On Etsy I found a photographer who does something called "Through the Viewfinder Photography." She explains it as follows:

"Through the Viewfinder photography is defined as taking a picture of any subject through the viewfinder of any camera with another camera."

I think this is an interesting approach to taking a picture, and adds an alluring, vintage-y look to the image. Might be a new thing to try!

Skydiving Photography

So I recently posted about aerial photography, but I think this is even cooler! I have always wanted to go skydiving, and I think it would definitely be a fun experience to photograph. I decided to search for skydiving photography and found some awesome pictures!

How To Capture Architectural Details in a Photograph

I found this video on YouTube that tells how to photograph the character of a building. As the photographer you must capture the details of the building that the architect intended in his design, revealing its unique qualities. I love the shapes, lines, and other elements of design that are created by a brilliant architectural photograph.

Final Low Key

A low key portrait of Geena has been chosen, edited, and printed. My teacher felt that I should have had her wear long sleeves to prevent the distracting skin (agreed). Since we aren't allowed to re-shoot until after critique, I worked some Photoshop magic and added a sleeve myself. Of course, it is not perfect, but I did what I could with the time I had. Below is the before and after.

Before

After

"The Top 11 Things Photographers Wish They Learned in Photo School"

Linda Plaisted tweeted a link to this article which tells what photographers wish they were taught in photo school. I checked it out and found it very good to know, especially since I'm still in school. Fellow students and I can try to learn these things while we still have the opportunity!

Aerial Photography

While I was walking around taking pictures of Cherokee Lake Park in Thomasville, I was stopped by a couple who asked me about my photography. The woman told me about her husband's career as a portrait and commercial photographer before he became a horse farmer. He told me a lot of interesting things about himself including that he used to do aerial photography.

I had never thought about aerial photography before, but after hearing his experience with it, it sounds very fun and interesting to me. I looked up some aerial photographers and am impressed by the design and perspective of these types of photographs. I would love to try this one day!

My Sisters Overseas

For the past few months, my sister Jennifer has been in Darwin, Australia for student teaching through UGA. She is in her last week of school this week, so her next agenda is to meet up with my other sister Amanda who will be flying out tomorrow. They will meet up in Cairns and also be going to Sydney before heading back home. I am very jealous. I really wish I could go too and get some awesome pictures, but unfortunately time and money do not permit.

Below are pictures Jennifer took during her time in Darwin.

Wallabe

Litchfield

 

Waterfall

My Weekend in Thomasville

I always love going down to Thomasville, GA to visit my grandparents and relatives. It is so relaxing and beautifull there, plus I get to eat good ol' southern style meals cooked by my grandma. I probably gained 5 pounds just from this weekend, but it's totally worth it.

Don't Forget...

The Atlanta Celebrates Photography 2010 Festival has come to an end. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a few of these events and enjoyed them all! My absolute favorite lecture had to be Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor's due to their amazing work and awesome personalities!

Check out a quick look into each event of the 2010 Festival here!

Although the Festival has concluded, some artwork is still being exhibited through November, and one lecture was postponed until December 9th. Mark Steinmetz will be having his lecture from 7-9 that night. He does black and white photography of unique subjects from interesting perspectives. Be sure to check him out!

 

Ghost Town

Since it is Halloween, I thought I'd share about an exhibition called Ghost Town. It features photography by Terry Check in the Paige Harvey Art Studio through this Saturday, November 6th. These photographs include wreckage from tropical storms in the Salton Sea, and reveal the emotion behind its destruction. Not much time left to see it, so hurry over to Atlanta!

Day of the Dead

Young Blood Gallery & Boutique is featuring over 75 artists in their gallery for the Day of the Dead show. The show started yesterday and will go through November 27th. Artwork includes custom works on mini coffins. The work looks amazing! Definitely check it out!

Joachim Knill

Joachim Knill is a photographer that I found out about in high school, and I fell in love with his work. He designed and built a 20" x 30" instant film camera which he uses to photograph surreal scenes set up in his studio. He uses painting with light techniques in one long exposure to give each scene its brillant colors. He also uses fruits, vegetables, and other organic materials to create interesting shapes and textures. Take a look!


Joachim Knill and his homemade camera.



"Highway" Joachim Knill



Thomasville, GA

This weekend I am going down south to Thomasville, GA. This historic town is where my dad grew up, along with generations before him. It is a beautiful city full of things to do and sights to see. It is also home to my paternal side of the family so I have been visiting it for my entire life, and there is always something new and gorgeous to photograph.

Millpond Road, Thomasville, GA

Gwinnett Tech Holiday Portraits

We Gwinnett Tech photography students need your help! We are having a fundraiser so that we may have a spectacular portfolio show next year. Here's how you can help...Please invite everyone you know to come get their holiday portraits in our studio, and come get yours done as well!

Landscape Photographer

I found a landscape photographer who takes beautiful photographs. Nature has always fascinated me, and I would love to be able to capture its brilliance in a photograph. Gale Rainwater definitely does this.

Lens Bling!

On Etsy, I found this awesome camera accessory called "Lens Bling". It is great for getting a child to look at the lens! I think this is super awesome and I may just use it anyway! Ha! Especially the purple owl!

Low Key Photo Shoot

This weeks Advanced Portraiture assignment was to photograph our subject in either high key or low key lighting. I chose to use low key lighting on my twin brother's girlfriend, Geena. After an hour and a half of setting up, we were 30 minutes past my shooting time which was a 30 minute shift at 9:00. Feeling rushed, I was unable to take my time and have fun with it like I wanted to. Below is the result of the photo shoot straight out of my camera.

Feature Hunt #2

On my hunt to find a feature picture today, I decided to drive around Stone Mountain Park. A bunch of people were walking around the mountain for exercise, and I spotted a man carrying a parrot on his arm as he walked. He let me photograph him and his parrot, Romeo. Yes, he is on a leash!

Romeo the Parrot on a walk with his owner at Stone Mountain Park