As a part of my photographic journey I am tackling different obstacles monthly. It’s a blog circle with 11 other women. Our first assignment was close up portraiture.
Langston
Here’s a photo I love with but TOO close 🙂
Black and White Portrait
See how a truly talented photographer Rachel Kerr Healey attacked the challenge here at her blog My Cutie Patooties in my circle
I feel like my brain is going to explode! So much information and things to learn.
Color Edit Diffuse Short light, almost backlit
Alt Black and White Edit
Self Portrait #2
Week 1 final submission
Direct Overhead light
24a/365 Baldwin Soft Light
Burning the Midnight Oil
#walkby of #CTA greenline #train and car motion blur
#DriveBY
#Macro Monday’s Or faux macro. I can’t wait to have a 100mm macro.
Inspired by a conversation the other night with @bjack #endorphins #naturalhigh #turnup #health #instagram
#FredHampton
Ran into an interesting play of #light in #shadows laid before me.
Out of the Office today getting my CME on #CMGlimpse on #instagram
Instagram Reject
My Apartment Building
#latergram for my #365
At the #oakpark library #whplookingup #cmglimpse #olloclip #fisheye #sooc
Ball and Chain #photooftheday #365 #chicago
Vineata’s Appreciation Celebration!
My personal favorite instagram photo:
I love flares! And prisms.
Long time no see.
-Ceelo
My hometown #chicago. Featuring a pole of Water Tower and the #JohnHancock building.
I’m obsessed with lens flare.
Quick trip to gas station. I didn’t buy these of course 🙂
God’s Grace
Sun Flare Indoors
Foliage at a Frozen Lake
New Year New Beginnings
Lounging around the house with the dogs.
Lay
The big adventure was finding a restaurant open New Years day. Check!
Brandon eating
So tomorrow marks the beginning of my Project 365, which is basically a photo a day. This is to force me to shoot daily and in turn improve my photography. I’m nervous, intimidated but excited and anxious.
Photography Gear
Still some kinks to work out. Should I upload and link from flickr vs. directly on the site. Theme’s, focuses, self containing project 52, etc. So, so many things. But its living art so we shall see.
Here we go!
Food defines the holidays. NYE: drinks! Valentines day: chocolate, and lots of it preferably. Fourth of July: Barbecues and cook outs, Halloween: Candy, Thanksgiving: Turkey and stuffing, Christmas: Egg Nog and Ham. I don’t know why, my brain just works that way. This Christmas was no different. Here is a look at some of my indulgences:
Currently still culling images of family, you know with real people in them. Coming soon!
