a Few More Portraits

Mom, these are for you so you can see a few more!

Crossing the George Washington Bridge

A NYC Flower

Portraits of a 3 Year Old

Springtime in NYC

Strawberry Shortcake

The white balance was off (I forgot to readjust it for the shot), so it has a yellow-ish hue. But, this from-scratch recipe tasted so good, I just had to post it.

Flying Elephant

Chocolate Bunny

Easter Girls

Lemon Meringue Pie

Eyelet & Soldiers

Dolphin Show

A Girl and Her Dinosaur

This is not a "technically perfect" photo; there is no fancy lighting or aperture. But, I love it because it tells a story that I always want to remember. It's an "emotionally perfect" photo. For me, photography is all about having fun and remembering the moment, as well as trying to notice the beauty all around us.

Play, the NYC way

All taken with my 50mm, at F/2

Princeton, NJ

Butterfly Cupcakes

Florida Foilage

Fairy Wings

Happy Heart Day

Testing out the Macro setting on my lens on my homemade Oreo truffles.

300mm, 1/160 sec, F/5.6, ISO 200

300mm, 1/200 sec, F/5.6, ISO 200

135mm, 1/250 sec, F/5.6, ISO 200

Photo turned Sketch

I just couldn't look at my ugly kitchen sink any longer! I learned a lot from the kitchen sink water project, but I would have liked it better in my house in WA where I had a pretty sink and a beautiful window behind it! Oh well.
So, here's a picture I took of my sister and her baby this past summer. I played around in Photo Works again and turned it into a sketch. I think it's kinda cool!

Week 2 Homework: Shutter Speed

Last week was a crazy week, but I'm back on track. Here is is my "kitchen sink test" to experiment with shutter speed.

55mm, 1/80 sec, F/13, ISO 1600

55mm, 1/1000 sec, F/5.6, ISO 1 step over 1600

55mm, 1 sec, F/32, ISO 200

Playing Around in PhotoWorks

Thanks, Laurie, for the tip! I think PhotoWorks is great for editing, especially since it's free! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Color isolation.

Color isolation & matte effect.

Color isolation and soften effect, but face is left sharp.

Color isolation and soften effect all over.