contest entry

Mennan Idaho, 7.4.11, f/9.0, 1/200

I am all about trying to get a natural photo with the least amount of editing. I was really trying to think of photos that best depict the 4th of July and a summer day. We were waiting for the fireworks to start and I loved this natural shot. If you blow up the pic you can see my mom's dirty summer feet perfectly...totally captures the moment.
I chose to do the photographics society contest because I really liked the celebration theme. All through out the weekend I was thinking of creative celebration pics. I submitted my entry July 5 and I won for unedited photo!!! That was really exciting and fun for me!

final poster

Devin- 5/25/11; Bannock; f/5.6;1/60

lighting

Blurred Lights: I took this over a bridge next to my apt. There was only one car and I liked the orange,yellow, and red effect I got on the far left.
6.12.11; Rexburg,ID.; f/3.5; 5.0; Canon t2i

Light Sketching: I stood in my bedroom and wrote out me. Before I darkened this image there was a ghost like image of me in it as well. This took me a few tries to actually spell out the word and make it look like I wanted it to. 
6.12.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/ 4/0; 10.0; Canon t2i

Camera Motion: As you can see I was watching the E! channel on tv. I moved focused my lens in and out very slowly and got this crazy image.
6.13.11;Rexburg, ID.; f/22.0; 5.0, canont2i

Light Painting: I put some oranges in my bathroom and stood in the shower and tried to light up the oranges. I really liked the shadows I got by doing this.
6.12.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/22.0; 10.0; Canon t2i

fine art template

scanography

1. My husband's Guatemalan souvenirs
2. My great grandma's vintage jewelry
This was an interesting project. Sometimes the shirt I was using to cover everything was difficult to work with. I tried a couple scans on each of these to try to get the best look I could. Things still turned out blurry but I did my best. For the Guatemala one I just adjusted the colors- added a lot of black and a lot of saturation.
For the love one I combine both the images together and cropped it. I added a lot of sats and black back in and clarity. I liked the way the jewelry turned out on the scanner.   

edge effects

1. Elyse; Sandy, Utah; 6/3/11; f/8.0; 1/60
2. Baby Stedson; Sandy, Utah; 6/3/11; f/5.6; 1/200
3. My pregnant Aunt; Sandy, Ut.; 6/3/11; f/5.6; 1/100

For Elyse, I just adjusted the coloring in Bridge. Her theme color of her wedding was lime green so I
created a burned border with a very line lime green line and then just added some font to it using the same color I used for the burned edge.
Baby Stedson I cropped the photo and turned it black and white. Then I created a burned border but with no color on the line because I liked the simplicity of it.
For my Aunt- I cropped the image a little and adjusted the coloring in bridge. I did the double fade border. I played around with different colors for the outside like using greens and stuff and but I ended up liking the simple white.

HDR

1. Hotel- 5/25/11; Bannack; f/8.0 ; 1/160
2. Vintage piano- 5/25/11; Bannack; f/ 3.5; 1/120 & f/3.5; 1/5 & f/3.5; 1/30