Adopt Animals from the Human Society!!!

As some of you know, I am doing my final four project on animal adoptions. There are so many wonderful dogs and cats that need homes. I was really shocked at how many purebred dogs are dropped off at the shelter. So if anyone is wanting a dog or cat this Christmas Season you can get one at the Hall county Humane Society for 70.00 the animals are spayed/neutered and are up to date on their shots.

More Environmental shots

So this weekend I went to my mother in-laws beauty shop to get some more pictures for my environmental assignment. The little old ladies in her shop were so sweet! You can click here for more pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! We did, my family and I went up to the Dillard house in the North GA mountains. We had a lot of fun eating, riding the horses, and feeding the animals. I of course took a ton of pictures!

CS4

Here are some of the new features of Photoshop CS4

The Digital Photography Book

The Digital Photography book...I got this wonderful book my second quarter at school. The book is by Scott Kelby, he does a great job at explaining and teaching how to get great photos. Here is a link to buy a copy of this book.

The chapters in his book:

1. Pro tips for getting really sharp photos.
2. Shooting flowers like a pro.
3. Shooting weddings like a pro.
4. Shooting landscapes like a pro.
5. Shooting sports like a pro.
6. Shooting people like a pro.
7. Avoid problems like a pro.
8. Taking advantage of digital like a pro.
9. Taking travel & city life shots like a pro.
10. How to print like a pro and other cool stuff.
11. Photo recipes to help you get "The Shot".

Executive Shots this week!

This week our instructor assigned us to shoot instructors or administrators at Gwinnett Tech. We had to quickly set up our lights and shoot the assignment with in 15 minutes. This was challenge for me. Thanks to my wonderful assistants Peggy and Denise I was able to get my shot. The pictures were not exactly what I was wanting...but thanks to a little photoshop, I am almost done with my picture. Here is my executive shot that is still a work in progress.

Just found this!

Though I would share part of James Nachtweys documentary.

Today in class our photojournalism instructor shared with us the documentary of James Nachtwey, a famous war photographer for over 25 years. His pictures and his documentary were very humbling. As Americans we take our freedom for granted. We are so spoiled, selfish, and materialistic. I think if we all cared more about humanity, things like world hunger would not be a problem. Thanks Ms. Finch for sharing this wonderful video! Check out his website here.

Denise Benson interviews me.

I really enjoyed reading about Wedding photographer Jeff Ascough, he was voted one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world. Check out this article about him here.

A shot from Helen Baptist Church this weekend.

Today was very busy. This morning I went and took pictures of Helen baptist church and then went to the Hall County Humane Society to work on my final four assignment. I am trying to capture the process of animal adoptions and hopefully be able to put together a photo montage for the humane society to get people involved.

I got spooked last night...

Last night Madalyn and I were driving home at 11:00 from Monroe GA, I have only been on this road maybe twice. Well, I thought I was lost. It was very foggy and I could only see about 5 feet in front of me. Madalyn starting crying and I was on the phone with Denise completely freaked out. I thought I had taken a wrong turn and was in the middle of some kind of KKK protest or something. I kept seeing all of these creepy looking things on the side of the road and then they were everywhere! I still could figure out what they were. Yeah....so I get home and googled HOSCHTON GA . I found out they had set a world record of 4,000 scarecrows... and boy oh boy did they scare me LOL! I went back today and took pictures of them.

New Camera Bag and Flash

I am SO exited my 580exII Flash came in today! I can't wait to start shooting with it. I also ordered a new bag!

Interview with photographer Denise Benson

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My flickr account!

Here is the link to my Flickr account where you can see more of my photographs check it out!

A favorite photographer...

Sara Anthony is one of my favorite photographers. Her work really inspires me and pushes me to become a better photographer. You can check out her website here.

It's DONE!

Well, after long hard work, we are finally done with the set for the Holiday Portraits. We spent most of the morning cleaning up, finishing the lighting and practicing poses. Here is a shot of our photography class on the set.

I just wanted to share this video. I thought it was a great explanation of how digital sensors work. All of Micheal the Mentors videos are great. They help explain a lot.

I am doing a photography shoot this weekend for Helen Baptist Church. Today, Denise & I went up there to get shots of the church before all the leaves fall off the trees. Let me just say that it was absolutely gorgeous up there!!! Ryan let me borrow his wide angle lens...all I can say is WOW I have got to get one of these lens! Thanks so much Ryan!

Always Learning!

Tonight Do, Lindsey, Darren and I practiced our portrait photography skills. We shot low key, with two lights, a main and a fill. Thanks Do for opening up your shop for us to use!

Attn: Canon Users!!!!

I found a sale on the 580exII Flash. The cheapest I have seen this flash for is 420.00 B&H has it on sale for 370.00. I have bought all of my photography equipment from them and have been very pleased. I did not have to pay taxes on my items and the shipping was fast! Check out this sale if you are in the market for a flash.

Busy Busy!!!

Life has been so busy lately... Today I shot pictures of the post election for a photojournalism assignment. I went to the Hall county Voters registration/election office. They were organizing the paper work from all the precincts in Hall county from yesterdays election.

Just a reminder

Holiday portraits are right around the corner! Be sure to tell your friends to come out next week and support our school.

This past week my friend Lindsey and I photographed two adorable children 3 &4. We took them to the park in Braselton. What little troopers they are! They did such a good job! Here is a picture of Alexis.

Enjoying Life!

This weekend was so nice just enjoying life with my family. For Halloween we went to fall festivals, Madalyn was a unicorn and had a blast collecting all of the candy, getting her face painted, as well as riding a horse!