Sorry for the long wait folks! I’m excited to begin working with this site more to give you more frequent and enjoyable updates! These are photos shot on the Rhode Island College campus- I was experimenting with long exposures with the Nikon D70s, which I found out isn’t great for that purpose. In any case I am very happy with the outcome.
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Well it certainly has been awhile! I’m sorry to those of you who frequent this page in the hope of new content. The semester has just begun and things are a little hectic , the good news is that I’ll be continuing to drive to New Hampshire every weekend and that always means more photos!
Please Enjoy =)
Not sure what it but these little guys just seem to pose for me
The Holy Ghost Church is near a friends house in Rhode Island, I was on my way to New Hampshire when I decided it was time to finally get a shot of this beautiful building.
It had been a few hours since the previous shot and I was in Worcester, Massachusetts and was passing the city when I saw this shot. I pulled over on the highway and had some fun.
This shot was about a half-hour after Worcester. I was on RT 140 heading North, I pulled off the road before an exit and took this.
The next day I was in New Hampshire and I had just finished working, I had been painting a women’s house. I’ve always wanted to get a decent photo of Mount Manadnock, which I’m told means the Mountain that stands alone in Native American. At one point it was the most climbed mountain in the world, I believe it’s still in the top 3-5.
After taking some pictures of Mt. Monadnock I decided to walk the Wheeler Trail which is a trail that’s kept up by the towns conservation commission. It’s very short but it’s a great place to go for a picnic, although I went more during horror movie time, kinda looks scary.
Dramatic affect that I did by zooming out very quickly as I took the shot, while pulling my arms back at the same time. ACTION!
This is the same affect but done shooting upwards into the canopy of the trees.
I returned to Monadnock for the sunset and it was very dramatic, I think I’m going to have some fun with it this Fall!
Please let me know what you think! You don’t even have to be a member of this site or use a real name! I really do appreciate honest feedback, good or bad, because it helps me to grow as an artist and potential professional! Thanks for visiting my blog =) I hope you enjoyed and and will come back, tell your friends!
Have a good one!!!
While driving my aunt on some errands last week we passed by some old and interesting mill buildings. The buildings resembled something European with a clock tower that looked more like a castle. I was told that they had been converted into apartments and that people now lived there. I made a note to come back soon. The weather yesterday couldn’t have been better and I had made a commitment to drive the 30 minute commute for the pictures. I received a phone call from my mom saying it was my aunt’s birthday so I decided it would be nice if I bought her a card and dropped it off on the way.
She was surprised and delighted to see me and so I invited her to come with me. She did and we had a wonderful time taking pictures.
The trees and their reflections in the water interested me. There is a lot going on in this and it’s hard not to get lost in it. The lighting was perfect for this shot.
The image above is of the clock tower that I mentioned before. There is another view of it from the street side of the building but the American flag cast against the sky really drew me in.
You can see why the building was so interesting to me initially simply because of its location on the river and the stone architecture. The building was renovated and repaired to accommodate apartments.
This was the reason I really went. I wanted to get a decent shot from the base of this smokestack looking up. Couldn’t have asked for better weather.
My aunt pointed through the trees and exclaimed how pretty it looked, I agreed and I took the photo. I envy the people living in these apartments, right on the water.
If you’ve seen my other posts you’ll know this is a familiar shot for me. I like shooting up the trunk of the tree because it creates wonderful depth of field, contrast and it leads your eye throughout the photo easily.
This is a scenic path route. Walkers only. I didn’t have a chance to go the entire way but I think I’ll return in the fall for more shots and maybe an expedition of this trail. It looked quite long.
It would have been nice to have a wide angle lens so I could get the scope of this place. It’s quite large and this photo doesn’t quite capture it, but it gives you an idea. I spoke with some people on the bridge that is in the right foreground of the photo and they were telling us about what it was like to live there. They said they really liked it but that every now and then old nails pop up in the floor boards, through the varnish, and that it’s dangerous. suppose nothing is perfect but it looks pretty good to me anyway.
Thanks for taking the time to view my blog =) If you have the time please let me know what you think by commenting on this post. You don’t even have to be a member of this site! Thanks a ton and have a good one!
My weekend was one that yielded new and interesting experiences and new and exciting photographs! The flower below is called a starfighter I believe. The editing gives it an exciting plasma/neon look. The flower is naturally beautiful so it really didn’t need any help but I had fun doing it.
I was driving through Peterborough center and I saw the man in the picture below working on the Unitarian church. My dad used to work for them and I lived there in an apartment they gave us. It was practically my home at one point. I used to stand at the exact spot I took this photo everyday when I waited for the schoolbus.
Our little friend below was scampering along the fence to my dads property. I was walking by to go to my car and it just froze. So I decided that I would try to get as close as I could. If you look closely you can see me taking the photo in it’s eye.
The image of the sheep below is one of two that I’ve posted. The other is posted in my update of “B&W- the Beauty of Contrast”. I was driving back into town when I passed a farm with sheep standing behind a fence near the road. I pulled my car into a driveway and took some pictures. I grew up working with farm animals so it was fun to get out of the car and smell the farm and pet the sheep.
I have quite a few more pictures of the weekend but have to process them all. When I do, I have some wonderful pictures of the annual Jaffrey fireworks, and the night., that I’m sure everyone can enjoy! Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for enjoying photograpy with me =)
The two photos you see here are from the same picture. To begin I’d like to say that working in photoshop can be just as much an art as taking a photo. It is such a powerful program, with a multifarious design, that you can use it to create almost anything. Now I’d like to add that few people are able to use photoshop in it’s full capacity.
I have been working with photoshop for about 7 months now and just starting to get the hang of the basics. These are some that I edited.
The photo on the left is of a flowering plant where I work in New Hampshire.
I did to this photo what a professional would do to a cover model. Although you can tell this isn’t an as-shot piece, it has a certain pull to it simply because you know it’s been a little edited. Although I didn’t have to touch the color, nature did all that for me.
The picture of the coffee cups is one that I only made into a greyscale image, it has no other photoshop editing done to it. I liked the pattern on the sides of the cups and coffee really represents my lifestyle so I thought it was nice.
The road that you see below is another photo that has little photoshop work done to it. I simply grayed out the background in order to draw more attention to the foreground and the yellow lines. The picture interested me because of the vanishing point effect as well as the different textures in the photo, like the pavement. The blurred foreground leading into the focus is a fun depth of field effect. 
The shot of the stop sign below has been touched up a little. Nothing has been edited except for the saturation. I bumped it up just because I like the effect of it. I like things to be colorful and fun! Why not?
Ever time I do an update on this blog I just want to go out and take more pictures. It really is a great way of looking at my work in a different way and learning from it. I can’t wait for my next photo shoot this weekend with my friend Eric in NH. It’s gonna be a”blast”…I’m kidding nothing will be exploding but it’ll be a “riot”…ok maybe not, but I promise it will be fun!
Let me know what you think, post a comment! =)
