These cupcakes were available to students in the Ram's Den. As it was Valentine's Day, many students took advantage of treating their sweethearts. This photo makes a nice food feature photo. Since the cupcakes were so festive, I snapped this shot before anyone ate them.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Laura and Meena.
To give a greater sense of who Yasmeen is, I want to capture as much of her relationship as possible. As she is my sister's girlfriend, it shouldn't be very difficult. I want to tell the more personal side as well as the artsy side.
Yasmeen draws
I wanted to start capturing Yasmeen as the person as well as the artist. This photo works because it is very active. We can see that she is drawing this photo as I shot it. I cropped her head off at the right as it made for a more intimate moment. Her hand leads the eye across the page to her concentrated expression.
Portrait 1: Yasmeen
As one of my first attempts at portraits, I decided to start shooting my subject for my final project. Yasmeen's eyes really pop out in this photo. I decided not to take this photo as a straight on (mug shot) as I feel that tilting it made a more intimate look. I wanted her eyes to stand out in this one (as they do).
General News:Pastor Kenneth Gill of Feagaville Parish expresses his excitement.
General News:Pastor Kenneth Gill of Feagaville Parish expresses his excitement., a photo by sammi.young01 on Flickr.
Pastor Kenneth Gill leads members of his Neighbor to Neighbor Program as they gather inside the building. The program involves volunteers who donate household goods and clothing to those who are less fortunate. He later led a prayer in the grand opening of the program.
General News: Little girl squints during prayer.
This was a nice little moment. The Neighbor to Neighbor Program in Thurmont launched on that Saturday morning as Pastor Kenneth led a prayer.
Construction on Shepherdstown Town Hall.
I took this photo as these guys were working on the roof. I wanted to get the man holding the glass in the center of the shot, but this works just as well.
Mirrored spiral in a restroom mirror.
This photo was taken in the restroom at the Lost Dog Cafe in Shepherdstown. I like the idea of mirroring an image one wouldn't typically see. The spiral mirroring itself seemed like a cool concept, so I snapped this as I simply found it interesting. Art work is always fun to play with while shooting.
Fence shadows upon red brick.
I've been practicing quite a bit with light and times of the day. Sunlight worked excellent with this photo as it illuminates the red brick beautifully. Working with the ambient light during the early morning and early evening have made for very nice photos.
Curvy tree branch.
I'm very proud of this photo as it serves as another artsy, "more than meets the eye" types. The viewer can get a good sense of dividing this photo in half which also gives it a nice feel. I love how curvy this branch appears when looking up instead of straight on. The clean, clear, blue sky also gives it a nice touch as it makes the branches pop out.
Finally got a decent shutter speed photo!
After struggling so many times with my point and shoot camera, my attempt at shutter speed finally succeeded. I thought that the bright, popping blue car would stand out well among the blurry brick building. Although I wish this were a shot of the full car, it still served well for utilizing shutter speed.
A hand full of orange.
This photo made for a nice clean backgound. I always enjoyed the idea of a hand holding an object as pure as fruit. I happened to be peeling my orange one day as I was leaving my car. I sat there observing what a great photo this would make. Therefore, I proceeded to snap this shot which turned out very nice. Again, "more than meets the eye" can be appealing.
Pretty orange leaf.
I'm always motivated to find the beauties of nature. In that sense, I wanted to take a picture that depicted more than meets the eye. When I saw this leaf hanging from a tree outside of Knutti Hall, I just had to snap it. It was taken right before the drop of water dripped off of the leaf's edge.
Church and sky.
This is a photograph of a subject that I have always found fun to shoot. Churches always make for a nice photograph. The one thing that stood out to me while taking this was the popping blue sky. It made a nice clean background and gave the photo a sense of depth.
Foggy morning before the bridge.
This served as a great depth of field photo. I took this right before crossing the Shepherdstown, WV bridge. I thought it would be a neat idea to take a picture while actually on the road. Although it may put the photographer at risk, photos like this can turn out nice as this one did.
Sunlight peering through tree quartet
I've become inspired by the beauty of silhouette photos of trees. This was a successful turnout. It was once again taken in the early morning just as the sun provides the perfect amount of ambient light. This was taken in the park right before crossing the Shepherdstown bridge. There were some cool looking tree shots, so I decided to experiment.
A warm, glowing morning in January.
My first attempted silhouette really worked out nicely. I live in Boonsboro, MD which is a more rural area. My Mom's horses often graze the field in the dawning of new days. I thought it would be nice to get a silhouette photograph of the sun just hitting over them. It's always nice to have that ambient light available in the early morning.
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