Rules of Composition

Room for logical movement:


KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid):


Use of Framing:


Balance:


Cropping:

Before:


After:

Promenade

Went to the Engineering Ball last night and my awesome date bought me a corsage. So in keeping with my flower theme, I decided to photograph it:

"Petals and Ribbon" (February 27, 2010)

Dead and Gone

So, the pretty flowers that once were are now dead. So why not photodocument?

"Once Was Love" (February 26, 2010)

Don't Stop Believing

I had the opportunity this weekend to go on retreat with an amazing group of people, here are some shots I got of where we stayed:

"Table for Three" (February 20, 2010)


"Let it Shine" (February 20, 2010)

Black and White Photo Assignment

So here is my first attempt at using Photoshop to turn a picture into black and white from color:

Before:



After:

Roses!

So Fedex decided to finally start working again and I got some pretty awesome flowers from a pretty awesome person:

"Love in Bloom" (February 16, 2010)

Happy Belated Valentine's Day

Borrowed a carnation from a friend and took some pics!

"A Rose By An(y)other Name" (February 15, 2010)

Patience Is A Virtue?

Who says that Valentine's Day can't come a few days early? :)

"He Went to Zales" (February 13, 2010)

Beatles Rock Band

Rockband instead of studying is always the best option :)

"The Rockstar" (February 11, 2010)

snOMG 2010

Some pics of the blizzard, I have never seen this much snow EVER! So much fun:

"Frozen Solitude" (February 7, 2010)


"University Closed" (February 7, 2010)

The Great Indoors

So since we are supposed to get a blizzard, I decided to stay inside and take some pictures. I made the felt fish in this picture this summer. I just love the expression that it can have, even though it is just a piece of felt.

"Fish Out of Water" (February 5, 2010)

No Clinical?!?!?

So clinicals got canceled because of snow, probably the BEST news ever! I decided to take some pictures of the snow (big surprise) and here's what I got:

"The Way. The Truth. The Light." (February 3, 2010)


"The Next Step" (February 3, 2010)


"Petal Paralysis" (February 3, 2010)

Assignment #1 Aperture and Shutter Speed

Working with aperture and shutter speeds:

Aperture:

f/5.6


f/25



Shutter Speed:

1/250



1/25



The model (February 1, 2010)