MOVIE MADNESS YO

Manufactured Landscape

i really liked this movie! it showed us China in a way that ive never seen before. Watching the part about the sweatshops and the amount of work that was put into everything they did was breathtaking! I never knew there are so many people that do that job all day everyday.. its insane. the photographer throughout the movie was very good. his work showed china in a very tasteful way and didn't look down on the city for any of its flaws. alot of his shots were panoramic and fullframe .. they were perfectly shot and made viewers want to see more! it was hard to watch the movie with there not being alot of background music or commentary throughout the scenes but definitely interesting and gave a whole new perspective on china

One Hour Photo

this movie was super creepy! expected it to be somewhat crazy but wow.. how obsessed Mr Robin Williams became with the family was scary but from working in a lab myself i can totally make the connection with how he felt about it. you so easily see the pictures of the same people, some that come in almost daily.. its so easy to learn about someone's life through pictures

Born into Brothels

by FAR my favorite movie! so absolutely incredible what these kids go through and how they still manage to keep a smile on their faces. to see them with a camera, photographing how they see life and what they come up with is also amazing. all of the kids are so good with the camera and whatever they are taught by the teacher they use to be better! i cant stop thinking about this moviee.. tempted to watch it again! :)

DT: non school shots .. check it!

christmas .. christmas .. christmas .. came and gone. didn't even feel like it but it happened so fast. i spent most of my time working, it sucked. worked christmas day and even new years day .. along with a bunch of days in between.. so my shooting opportunities were pretty limited.

i shot at my church for there bethlehem LIVE production which took up 3 days but went very well and i made some good money off ittt. then i was asked to shoot at a few clubs AND get paid for it, so i jumped right on that! shot one night at an event and then on new years.. last minute was asked to shoot at 2 different clubs that night. mannnn.. it was so busy! but its been so nice making money for my work and having people like and appreciate it. i did manage to spend some quality time with my dads side of the family which the group picture as well as the pics of my aunts and cousin and my aunt with our dogs. there's now 4 dogs in the family.. they have taken over as the new cousins and get ALLLL the attention at any family event. its lame..

.. how can i forget! i got my 50d the week after christmas. i love it. it loves me.. we have a perfect friendship that i could never imagine my life without :)

AT11.2: Karsh

i love this picture. i love the way the Queen and Prince Philip are positioned and the contrast with them wearing black and white along with the background. the background behind them is busy with alot of props and could be a bit distracting.. but it works since it shows a part in there ridiculous mansion they live in. the picture is exposed perfectly with showing both there faces not too dark and not too light. it seems like the picture is lit with natural lighting.. possibly from a window they could be looking at. the light is soft and doesn't distract from the shot Karsh was going for.

I really enjoyed going to the wag, there's so much to see there and its not everyday you get to appreciate the work of other incredible artists and photographers from our past and present. Karsh's exhibit was probably the coolest compared to Richard Harrington's for the variety of celebrities and the stories written about them when trying to get the perfect shot. The amount of people Karsh worked with was incredible.. i would love love love to work with anyone and everyone! To have that many people in your portfolio would be too sweet

Colour Block

I'm obsessed with colour. i love to experiment with it and the more i play around with it the more effects i see it has on my pictures. the brighter the colour, the happier it seems to be. people are more attracted to bright colours as well.. so you're able to get a bigger audience looking at your work. darker colours are for a darker crowd.. i find that alot of the same types of people like the darker side of photography.

Lately ive been experimenting with the "dark side".. and i really like the effect it has. photography doesnt always have to be happy and its a way to show how your feeling or somtimes what your going through.

Colour is a part of me and i love how many ways you can work with it in every picture you take

CI's trip to the zooo

holy nuts it was chillay! found that made it hard to shoot but never the less was a good time. we got lost for probably 10 minutes.. walking around in the same circle looking for a way out! allll i could do was laugh.. nothing more, nothing less! got a few goodies before it started to rainn.. that squirrel was seriously the coolest thing EVER!! did the same flip a billion times but was never boring.. wow.. wut a life to do flips all day and all night.

Annie Leibovitz is my hero ..

“John Mayer”

technical aspects: b&w – rule of thirds – background is simple but is textured – body language fills more then half the frame – shows tattoos diagonally so it looks balanced – hand is cut off but not too much.

Love this shot! Love his body position and the look on his face.. it makes a strong statement. This gives him a “tough guy” look and it works so well even though John Mayer is a pretty laid back guy and his music is really relaxing and soft. It’s the strong light from the shadows on his face and body that creates this effect! This gives me a lot of ideas for my own photography for doing portrait work.. too shoot with that kind of lighting as well as the angle the shot is taken!

"Woman with guitar"

technical aspects: b&w - large depth of field - wide angle shot - rule of thirds.. not directly in the center.

Love this. has such a calm feeling to it. love the position of the model in the landscape, off center in front of the water. the guitar pops out. something your eye looks to first. her eyes closed also adds seriousness to the picture. the depth of field is funky. its all on the right side blurry and the rest is in focus.. I like how with this effect it puts the attention on the woman and makes the picture seem longer and adds depth to it. i like the style of this shot for the fact that its a person with a random guitar on a random field.. seems so late minute, like she was placed there with not alot of thought behind it.. but it works so perfect! i like this for my own photography for the simplicity. a picture doesn't have to have everyone and everything in it to make it work.. the less the better.. it can have a stronger effect and meaning behind it.

"Construction"

technical aspects: b&w - wide angle - framing - rule of thirds.. with the construction men - its an "airplane" view.. from a very high position to give the effect.

Love the angle of this shot. love how your looking down on a busy street and can clearly read the signs and see the cars along with the tiny people. it gives a whole different perspective on this scene when typically you would think the shot would be taken from the ground looking up. seeing this picture pushes me to expand my photography. to go stand on the top of buildings and take pictures with the craziest angles.. to go OUTSIDE the box! even though the railings and rods from the building are in the way, it creates a natural frame that brings the picture together.

ahh so cold.. so windy.. so blurry.. so beautiful.. my model.. janinee.. shes perfect! the lighting outside was perfect for shooting portraits and it was alot of funn! hopefully it doesnt get too much colder..OR Gabrielle can get us all mits for christmas :)