Picture of the Week; Lucy on the Swing

I have been planning my photo shoot for today and it rained the whole time I was at school. However, as I daydreamed through my final class of the day the clouds parted and the sun shone through, I guess my photo shoot was meant to be. It was awesome, I had a great time even though everything seemed to be wet. I chose this picture as a preview for next weeks picture of the week, the chain provided a good source of repetition. Next week will be repetition pictures. I also liked the unusual angle I got on this picture, and the diagonal lines that the chains make. If and when I take pictures of kids again I will be sure to use more props, I thought that the pictures of Alexis and the rose turned out really well. I will give props to the props. I am not sure Uncle Mark knows but I used his camera (thanks Mark) it helped out a lot. I used the Cannon 5D with a EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM standard zoom lens. This particular picture was taken with ISO-100, f/3.2, 35mm, and 1/160 sec. I am pretty satisfied with my results just try to humble me. Be sure to check out what Kim calls the rejects below (I am not sure I would be so critical).

Kid Pictures

Not a picture of the week!

I usually put up my picture of the week on sunday but I did not get a chance to go on a photoshoot. So I will have to do my picture of the week on monday or tuesday. Uncle Sam, I did not go fishing yet but I will soon, and I will make sure to take pictures of lots of fish. I liked this picture because it did not look completely posed. I'm not sure I like the coloring, but it is kind of fun to play with it a little. I have read up on child photography and will take those photos tomorrow. This picture was taken at ISO-400, f/4, 24mm, and 1/60 sec. I should also note that a flash was used. Look at the barney fam if you want to see the posed picture.

Picture of the trip; Abert Rim

My dad and I went out to Nyssa, Oregon this weekend to pick up Kim and the two girls. It was a long drive, but I was able to take some pretty cool pictures going around Abert Lake. This picture is of Abert Rim with the lake at the base, my dad told me to take this photo and said he better get credit for his suggestion. So consider yourself credited. I liked this picture because the mountains in the background almost makes it look like a painting. The lighting was pretty awesome for these pictures. This picture was taken at ISO-200, f/7.1, 37mm, and 1/640 sec.

Picture of the Week; Eastern Oregon

I was very disappointed with my photography this week. When my mom first suggested silhouettes I had sunsets in my mind, however the clouds covered up the sun all week. I resorted to a cloudy sky background which turned out to be very boring, maybe I will try silhouettes again some other week in the summer. This photo was taken in eastern Oregon this weekend, the other photo that I thought was kind of cool is the one of Dixie (below). This photo was taken at ISO 200, f/7.1, 85mm, and 1/1600 sec. It is a rare occasion that I mess up like this so be sure to provide a lot of constructive criticism. Below are the pictures that did not make the cut for picture of the week. Next weeks picture of the week will be child portraits, this is because Kim and her two kids will be in town this week. This was suggested to me by my mom, I am always open to suggestions from the general public. I am running out of great ideas.

Silhouette Pictures

Picture of the Week; The Canal

Well my black and white landscapes quickly turned into black and white farm photography. I decide to go just down the road to the barn on the corner and trespass to take my pictures. Even though the sky was not just right for black and white photography I think that these turned out pretty good. It would have been better if the clouds would have been a little more defined and the sky a little more blue. I chose this picture because first of all I can't get away from reflections and second it has so much to it, from the mountains in the background to the main focus of the weeds in the front. This photo was taken at ISO 200 f/3.5 24mm and 1/200 sec. Next weeks pictures will be silhouettes, I am really excited for this and hope to show people that there is more to photography if only we would just look for it. Below are the pictures that did not make the cut for picture of the week.

Black and White

Picture of the week; Sylvia's Eye

It's been said that there is more to life than just photography, but after this last photo shoot I am not sure what more there could be. This week I was able to borrow my uncle Mark's sweet macro lens a 60mm f/2.8 and it worked perfectly for my purposes. For this picture of the week I decided to use both the idea of macro and reflection, the result was pretty cool. This is Sylvia’s eye reflecting her backyard. This picture would have been even better if I had reflected something cool like a person onto her eye but I decided that I would not be able to duplicate this (because of quality) and I left it as it was. This picture was taken at ISO 100 f/4.5 60mm and 1/250 sec. Next weeks picture of the week will be black and white landscapes. I will try to replicate the photography, done by photography genius Ansel Adams. Below are the photos that did not make the cut for picture of the week.

Macro Photos