Thursday, October 29th, 2009 /
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I’ve never actually entered a photo contest before, which is sort of ironic because I do consider myself an amateur photographer. One certainly cannot pass up the opportunity to enter a photo contest when all the fees are waived. Thus is the case with the Faces and Places of the World contest, being put on by The Examiner and Now Public and since I am a writer for the Examiner, my fees have been waived so I figured why not?
This is where you come in. I need votes for the People’s Choice award!! So… if you have a moment to check out the six photos I’ve submitted, please choose your favorite and vote!! I would really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy them. *Click on the thumbnail image to go to the voting page, and on the voting page you can scroll your mouse over the image for a larger version.
Tuesday, September 08th, 2009 /
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Here is where I take my appreciation of technology and my love of photography and mix them together for a whimsical voyage of visual fun. I recently upgraded my phone from the LG Voyager to the LG EnV Touch. The EnV Touch is modeled after the Voyager with many wonderfully delicious features, including it’s ever-fantastic digital camera feature. The phone has a 3.2 megapixel lense with automatic focus and… (drum roll please) … a flash! It’s a bright flash too, sufficient for 10-15 foot object distances with little to no effort.
You can take pictures in six different resolutions (2,048×1,536, 1,600×1,200, 1,280×960, 640×480, and 320×240 pixels), five white balance presets, and five color effects. It also has three focusing modes: autofocus, macro mode, or manual mode, the last of which lets you pick one of seven points on the screen to focus in on. You can toggle the flash on or off, adjust a self timer if you want, or select one of three shutter sounds (there’s also a silent option).
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009 /
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I have been a busy girl these last few days which is why I haven’t updated on here since Monday. If you must know, I went to the American Idol Finale at the Nokia Theater yesterday (May 20th) with a friend on Seat Filler tickets. You want to know more? Sure, I’ll tell you all about it. If you are unaware what a seat filler is, don’t feel ashamed, I did not either until I was graciously informed by a friend. I will now be that friend to you. A seat filler is simply this: a person who fills the seat of anyone sitting in the first 50 (or so) rows of a filmed production (like American Idol) until the ticket holder arrives. Seat Fillers also occupy empty seats during the entire show to anyone up front that needs to pee or do a line of coke in the bathroom. Producers don’t want empty seats on film. I would soon learn, for a Seat Filler, a trip to the theater becomes an evening of whimsical musical chairs with Hollywood celebrities, past Idols and glitterati galore.
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009 /
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Meet Little Caesar. Caesar likes to run, jump, bark and eat milk bones like it’s his job. He is a very energetic little puppy who, after a solid four times around the block pulling me on my rollarblades, enjoys passing out on the couch with his tongue hanging low like a continental soldier. He has a good life.
The effects for this photograph were added using a wonderful web service that adds cool camera effect to your picture on the fly. It’s called TiltShiftGenerator, and in order to use it, you must Adobe AIR installed on your computer. You can find the Adobe AIR download on the TiltShiftGenerator website.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 /
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One does not except to find such spiritual and religious symbology when in Las Vegas, so you can imagine I was in awe when I looked out of my hotel window and saw this cross lit up by the setting desert sun. I grabbed my digital rebel xti and snapped away. I love situations like this where the lighting is so dramatic and I can experiment with my camera by playing with aperture, ISO, f-stop, black and white, color and so many other great settings that come with a digital SLR. The image above was the image I finally settled on and I simply added a soft vignette fade to embrace the dramatic nature of the scene. To me, this photo speaks volumes of the irony of being in a city that thrives on materialism when there is so much simplistic beauty all around. I love how life throws you those amazing little reminders when you least expect it. It was a great trip and of course, Las Vegas is always a photographer’s playground so I had a great time. Stay tuned for more from the Vegas chapter, coming soon.
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