White Iris
This picture is all about the colors! It could have been framed better and probably focused to be much more interesting but I love the deepness of the green and the contrast of the white and yellow against it.
- Published:
- January 9, 2010 – 7:19 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
5 Mile Beach - San Francisco
I actually find this photo a little boring. Not much there to capture one’s interest. But I selected it because I like both the quantity of detail in the sand and the colors. Now, next photo please…
- Published:
- January 8, 2010 – 7:17 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
A Stormy Sunrise in San Francisco
Shortly after waking one morning, I saw the sun began to rise and highlight some fantastic storm clouds out my window. I like the darkness and texture the sun’s rays emphasize in the clouds. Once again, I wish this image had just a touch more detail in the foreground.
- Published:
- January 7, 2010 – 9:14 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
Renaissance Fair Henna Artist
This is one of my all time favorite photos. It is also one of the first images I shot with my then new digital SLR. I was using the built in portrait mode and just really like how it caught the woman’s face, gave a little blur to the background and kept the colors vibrant. The overcast day also provided a very gentle light that I think suits this portrait well.
- Published:
- January 6, 2010 – 7:45 am
- Author:
- By McEown
Today, one of my favorite RSS feeds (phototuts) presented an article on stock photography for beginners. While I know I am still too much of a beginner to publish my work the post did lead me on a bit of a quest and I found some great links… Here are some of the places I ended up:
Bernie’s Better Beginner Guide to Photography
DPhoto Journal
How to get a professional look with color
Color Symbolism and Psychology
Some great food for thought here. Hopefully I can make use of it in the future.
- Published:
- January 5, 2010 – 4:12 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
San Francisco Sunset
This is not the best photo out of the ones I have selected to post this month. I shot it right after purchasing a polarizing filter for my camera. I was playing around and managed to snap this. Its a little blurry but I love the vividness of the colors and the contrast between the foreground and sky.
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- January 3, 2010 – 7:36 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
Sunrise Over The Old Castle Wall
Alright… The plan over the next month or so is to take a look back through some of my old photos. I have a lot of mediocre shots but here and there I have some favorites – often surprises – that turned out really well. The goal of this reflection process is to really figure out what I like when I take a ‘good’ photo. What makes it work – or not – from an aesthetic perspective.
I selected this photo because I love how I managed to catch the sun just in the corner of the crumbling old wall. Though I actually snapped about 6 shots of this exact same thing, the one just before this didn’t have the sun and the one right after had too much. My timing was mostly luck.
I do wish I could have gotten a slightly better exposure on the foreground – Just a little detail to reveal how lush and green the plants were in the early morning light.
- Published:
- January 2, 2010 – 9:35 pm
- Author:
- By McEown
