2/52 - B&W Model

Well, it's only week #2 and I'm already running late on posting, so this isn't looking promising!

Actually, I got these pictures done really early in the week, just didn't get them posted until today.

I've seen this style of pictures a lot lately and I really like the way that they look. I like the bleached out skin against the black background. It kind of gives a kick to the typical black and white picture.

These were both just shot in the bedroom against a black sheet for a background. The lighting set up was far less than professional as I was using a utility work light that has two lights on it facing right at her in front of the camera. But, I really like the way that they turned out.

It's nice having someone that is willing to pose for me whenever I feel like "trying something new".

So, thanks to Paige for indulging me and letting me experiment on her!





Let me know what you think.

T

52 Week Challenge

OK, well, I've seen these challenges around on-line and thought that I might try to do one this year. Who knows if it will actually happen, but I'll try to do it as much as I can.

The goal of this challenge is to post a new picture every week for the year. I'll try as hard as I can get get a new picture shot every week, edited and posted on the site. I tried to start off the year well, but only got 1 post up, which was the sunset post below. So, I'll try to be better going forward.

So, I guess I'll start this off with this picture.

This is a barn that's about 2 miles from my house. It's pretty neat looking, has a nice field and pond right next to it and just sticks out compared to the houses around it.

I got this picture the day after one of our big snow falls down here and I thought that the red of the barn really stood out against the white of the snow and the clouds. It was a fun day to be out shooting, since everything was covered with snow, so anything that had color, really stood out.

Anyway, I hope you like my first picture of the new challenge. Hopefully, I can find new things to shoot every week and get them all posted in time.

Let me know what you think.

T

Winter Sunset

Well,
This last week(end) Paige's family was out here to visit. We were able to celebrate Christmas with her family and grandparents on the 28th, then her grandparents took off the next morning, but her parents and brother stayed to help us ring in the new year.
It was a great week and a lot of relaxing, but one day, we felt that we needed to get some exercise. So, Dave and I ran 5 miles (Chad ran 7), then we headed up to Hanging Rock State Park to do some hiking. They hadn't ever been there and I thought it would be a lot of fun to get out and do some winter hiking. It was a beautiful day, mid-40's, when we hit the road and it only got better once we got to the mountain. We started off with an easy 5.5 mile trail that took us to the highest point of the range. It's a trail Paige and I have done before and I've got a picture of it in one of the earlier posts of the foggy hand railing.
When we got to the fire tower, which marks the highest point of the range, we decided to stop, enjoy the scenery and get a picture. I was pretty pooped by this point. The fire tower is 3.5 miles into the hike, so I'm already 8.5 miles into my day and completely worn out.
We hung out there for a few minutes (the wind was blowing and it was pretty cold up there) and decided to head on back to the car.
Once back at the car, since they didn't have a chance to see the actual "hanging rock", we thought it would be a good idea to hike out to that as well...what's another 2.5 miles when you've already done 10.5.
So, we hit the trail again, Chad leading the way, because Dave and I were so tired, we could barely make it.
Once we got out to the rock, it proved to be completely worth it. The skies cleared up and we got to be a part of a magnificent sunset. Of course, I was snapping away with the camera, but I think that I got some pretty cool pictures of it.
My two favorite are the vertical sunset picture and the silhouette of Chad against the sunset.
I put a slightly different frame around these pictures. I decided to use a drop shadow to frame the picture rather than a fake mat...I think that they came out pretty well.
Anyway, it was a great few days with them and Dave, Chad and I had a blast out on the trails...even though I almost had to roll down the trail to get back to the parking lot because my legs were too tired.

- Half way through the first hike at the top of the Sauratown mountain range.

- A panoramic of the sunset.

- Horizontal picture of the sunset...it was really neat.

- Vertical sunset.

- Chad silhouetted against the sunset and clouds.

Let me know what you think.

T.