"Taking a picture is like playing music. The camera is the instrument, the subject, the score. The photographer is the musician, and the picture the song. Play On!"
Merilee Ollson 11/17/06
March 27, 2007
Apres Personal Program
This stand of birch was shot in Waterworks Park, I have it copyrighted 2006, but it was actually taken this year - in fact, all the images I've posted, and will post, were taken this year (guess I'm still in 2006 mode). Anyway, this was one of the last shots I needed in order to complete my personal project. It was a sunny, although cool day, but undaunted, I shot on. In order to create this image, I used a small piece of glass, which I borrowed from an unused picture frome. I smeared vaseline on the diagonal, placed the underside of the glass (unsmeared part), on my 18-55mm lens, then snapped a few shots until I was satisfied with the outcome - viva la digitale! I didn't notice the wooden fence in the right corner of the pic, not sure if I like that or not.
This is Dylan Drew. His dad calls him "Double D". I wanted to get some baby shots for the softness portion of my personal program. I used a DIY diffuser (made from bristol board and a piece of white satin), which I placed over my 420EX flash. Dylan was 5 months old when I took this pic. I just let him do what babies do, and shot him all the while. I was quite happy at my first attempts at portrait photography. Not sure why I don't like taking pictures of people - too animated, I guess. He's a wiggly, jiggly, drooly cutie, and was totally uncooperative - too many new and different sights, sounds, and textures to discover. Out of approxiamately 50 shots, I did manage to get about 15 good ones - giggly, wiggly, jiggly! I shot this pic on another cold, yet bright day. My husband, Rob, and I drove around to the various graveyards around town, looking for the most interesting gravestones to shoot with a piece of Saran Wrap over my lens hood. I actually used two layers of wrap to get this shot. I used my fingernail to roughen the plastic, and scrunched it up as tight as possible to give it some texture. I love the softness around the picture that using the Saran produced. I really enjoyed discovering most of the new techniques I learned from the article that I chose for my personal program. I will continue to use these things as the shot dictates, and they are now valuable additions to my camera kit.
Mer, I really enjoyed your Personal Program. It was tres encroyable! Very enjoyable. You bring a fresh perspective to photography, like nothing I have seen before. I am really enjoying your images on your blog. Thanks For Sharing!
Thanks Steph! I love to think outside of the box - but I have to be honest, many of the images that I created, took many, many takes and many, many hours to set up, shoot, reshoot, and reshoot, and resetup, and reshoot. I was frustrated beyond words (actually the expletives flew out of my mouth), but I was happy with the results, and I'm glad that you enjoy my images. Thanks again.
I'm new to photography. Oh sure, I've taken the obligatory birthday, Christmas, and other celebratory pictures, but am new to the more creative aspect of it. I still lack in the skill, (I get mixed up as to what f/stop to use with what aperture),but I'm still at the learning curve stage. I also suck large at Photoshop. Both are challenges to me, but HEY!! I'm up to it. I'm an artist by nature. We grew up with a mother who nutured our creative side and encouraged us to look at the world as a magical place, one that would allow our imaginations to soar and recreate what we saw, no matter the medium used -photography is a natural extension of this. Although I didn't discover it until after being diagnosed with osteoporosis (I had had to find another activity to replace an active lifestyle), I am thoroughly enjoying the creative outlet, the challenges, and the rewards.
This stand of birch was shot in Waterworks Park, I have it copyrighted 2006, but it was actually taken this year - in fact, all the images I've posted, and will post, were taken this year (guess I'm still in 2006 mode). Anyway, this was one of the last shots I needed in order to complete my personal project. It was a sunny, although cool day, but undaunted, I shot on. In order to create this image, I used a small piece of glass, which I borrowed from an unused picture frome. I smeared vaseline on the diagonal, placed the underside of the glass (unsmeared part), on my 18-55mm lens, then snapped a few shots until I was satisfied with the outcome - viva la digitale! I didn't notice the wooden fence in the right corner of the pic, not sure if I like that or not.
This is Dylan Drew. His dad calls him "Double D". I wanted to get some baby shots for the softness portion of my personal program. I used a DIY diffuser (made from bristol board and a piece of white satin), which I placed over my 420EX flash. Dylan was 5 months old when I took this pic. I just let him do what babies do, and shot him all the while. I was quite happy at my first attempts at portrait photography. Not sure why I don't like taking pictures of people - too animated, I guess. He's a wiggly, jiggly, drooly cutie, and was totally uncooperative - too many new and different sights, sounds, and textures to discover. Out of approxiamately 50 shots, I did manage to get about 15 good ones - giggly, wiggly, jiggly!
I shot this pic on another cold, yet bright day. My husband, Rob, and I drove around to the various graveyards around town, looking for the most interesting gravestones to shoot with a piece of Saran Wrap over my lens hood. I actually used two layers of wrap to get this shot. I used my fingernail to roughen the plastic, and scrunched it up as tight as possible to give it some texture. I love the softness around the picture that using the Saran produced. I really enjoyed discovering most of the new techniques I learned from the article that I chose for my personal program. I will continue to use these things as the shot dictates, and they are now valuable additions to my camera kit. 
2 comments:
Mer, I really enjoyed your Personal Program. It was tres encroyable! Very enjoyable. You bring a fresh perspective to photography, like nothing I have seen before. I am really enjoying your images on your blog. Thanks For Sharing!
Love and Light
Steph
Thanks Steph! I love to think outside of the box - but I have to be honest, many of the images that I created, took many, many takes and many, many hours to set up, shoot, reshoot, and reshoot, and resetup, and reshoot. I was frustrated beyond words (actually the expletives flew out of my mouth), but I was happy with the results, and I'm glad that you enjoy my images. Thanks again.
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