Week 31, Day 222, December 1, 2009, "Getting Ready for the Show"

I have some exciting news.  On December 12, 2009 from 2:00-5:00 PM. there is going to be an opening at the Thou Art Gallery in Groton, and Nancy is going to be showing some of my work.

Nancy's a great person who has encouraged me to show some of my work. 

I'm not a great salesperson, so I'm just going to say it.  These items will be for sale, including note cards, photograph, and calendars.

If you're in the area please stop by.  It's a really cool shop with lots of local artist work.  Everytime I go into the shop it looks different with new items, and Nancy's a lot of fun to talk with.  She knows a lot about local artists, and has fantastic work of her own.

Lessons Learned:

• It can be fun to stage a shot.
• I've continued to play with the Tilt-Shift photography that I mentioned yesterday.  I posted one on my other blog.  It's a photo that I took when we were in Rome in 2005, so I couldn't use it as a photo-of-the-day.  I learned about what types of photos work, and what types of photos don't work for this technique.
• It's really hard to stand still for 4 seconds.
  

Photo details: Exposure time 4 sec, Aperture f/9.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 17 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 29mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, tripod. 

Week 31, Day 221, November 30, 2009, What's for Dinner?

Quite a while ago I did a silly photo, and decided to expand upon that theme.  It's a silly photo, but I had a lot of fun with it.

Now it's your turn. 

If you do the same type of photo and blog about it, please post a link in the comments.  I'd really like to see them.

Have a silly day.

Lessons Learned:

• Developing old themes in creative ways can be a lot of fun.
• I've been playing with some Tilt-Shift Photography simulations in Photoshop.  Andrew Broekhuijsen first showed them to me.  I thought they were actual photographs of minitures.  They are incredible.  If you have a chance go over and take a look.  None of mine have turned out as good as his yet, but I'll keep trying.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/4 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 400, Focal Length 17 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 27mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, camera sitting on a container of humus for a tripod. 

Week 19, Day 136, September 6, 2009, "Good Father"

We spent the day with family at my Uncle's pond. My cousin Jeff and his wife Jamie just had their second child Robbie.

It's been a while since I used a people photo, so I thought I'd post this one. Jeff is a great father, and I'm very happy for him and his family.

Lessons Learned:

• When taking portraits try taking photos from various angles. I wish I had spent more time trying various angles. I find this one interesting. We seem to be the observer, but he seems unaware of us (the camera). I like the effect, but I think there could be some improvements made.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/20 sec, Aperture f/6.3, ISO 100, Focal Length 21 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 34mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, handheld.

Week 17, Day 116, August 25, 2009 Dad's Birthday, Winner of week 17 in online viewer poll.

Today is my father's 73 birthday. Two of his most favorite things in the world are the Boston Red Sox, and Elderberry Pie.

Normally my father doesn't like having his photo taken, but he has a great sense of humor. I proposed a photo where he would wear his hat and cut his pie. He willingly agreed, and I'm really happy for it. I think the photo captured his sense of humor, and his love of the Red Sox, and pie.

Happy Birthday Dad. I hope that you get to enjoy most of the pie, without having to share to much of it.

Lessons Learned:

• Don't give up on trying to get photos of people who don't like to have their photos taken.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/30, Aperture f/2.5, ISO 100, Focal Length 50 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 81mm, Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, hand held.

Winner of week 17 in online viewer poll. (It was a tie)