Ella's New Halloween Costume

Here is Ella's adorable costume from Aunt Jessi! :)

Photo for Final: Icing on the Cake

I debated between this shot and my other "splash of color" photo to submit for my Photoshop project. I was happy to have the chance to submit this photo now. This photo demonstrates a Photoshop transformation by having one item in the picture in color and the rest in black & white. I like the way the green looks on the black & white in this photo. Hope you enjoy this final photo of the course... Thanks for a great semester!

Project #13- Photoshop Transformation: Flowers from Daddy

The top picture is the original photograph that I enhanced in Photoshop by making the entire photo black & white and leaving one item (the flowers) in color. The bottom picture is the final result after editing in Photoshop. I had so much fun practicing this technique and plan to use it in the future.

Splash of Color Practice

I'm still deciding which picture I'd like to submit for Project #13. I really like the "splash of color" concept, so I played with it a lot. Here are some examples. Let me know what you think!

Project #12- Humor/Cute: Ella Bella

Ella Bella is one of many nicknames that Ella has been given during her one year in this world. This picture definitely depicts that side of her ("bella" means beautiful). She loves to pretend to put makeup on and play with girlie things. Here is a picture of her doing just that.

Project #11- Emotional Movement: Go, Noly, Go!

This is a picture of one of my best friend's son, Nolan. He is such a sweet, active boy. He loves to play outside and is very athletic, as depicted by this photograph.

Project #10: Sadie in the Snow

I was excited to be able to complete the atmospheric space assignment during the recent snow day we had here in Georgia. My little sister Sadie happened to be staying at my house, so I shot a few pictures of her in the snow. Here's what I came up with!

Portrait Assignment: Sweet Girl

Here is a portrait of my sweet little Ella having cake at her first birthday party. I felt this image captured her personality in a couple of ways. It shows her enjoyment of life and the cake is a metaphor for how sweet she is. :)

Project #8: Reflection

This was a difficult concept to capture for me. I wanted to get a good reflection shot of Ella, who is very active. I took about a million shots and here's what I came up with.

Project #9: Architecture

At first I thought I would go to Atlanta and take some cool architecture photos there, but it was bad weather the day I went. So, I decided to take a different take on my architecture shots and shoot some "small town" shots in my current home of Senoia. I'm posting a couple of my shots because I'm still deciding which to turn in for my project.

Light & Shadow Project: Afternoon at the Mill

I went back to Starr's Mill to practice with light and shadow. The picture I settled upon shows the front of the building with a shadow cast down front.

Double Exposure Project:: "My Sunshine"

Here is my double exposure project. I combined a picture of a rainbow with a picture of my darling little Ella. I used the "overlay" function in PhotoShop to create the double exposure. It is titled "My Sunshine" because that's exactly what she is! :)

Project #3: "The Mill"

This photo contains several textured objects (rocks, water, wood, etc.) to meet the requirements of the project. It was taken at Starr's Mill in Fayette county with my Nikon D40 and edited in Photoshop.

Ambiguous Space Project: "The Benz"

This photo demonstrates ambiguous space through extreme cropping. The Mercedes symbol is shot at an extremely close range and then cropped even further in PhotoShop. The photo is in black and white to give the "antique" effect and represent the age of the car.

Afternoon at the Pond

This serves as my Rule of Thirds project. I took the picture on the farm, as with my earlier photographs. Practicing this principle made me look at photos in a new way. I set up the photograph to have the sky take up the top third of the picture. Also, objects of interest (the dock, tree reflections) are located in adherence to the Rule of Thirds. It really makes a difference when things aren’t constantly centered!

Transformed Bricks

This is the photo that I chose for my Transforming Objects project submission. The photo was taken using a Nikon D40 and edited in PhotoShop 7.0. I took this photograph at my in-laws' house; in fact, this shot is one side of their house and was taken from the bottom of the staircase leading up to the upper level of the house. I used a unique angle to give the feeling of “looking up” and used a close-up strategy to hone in on the pattern of the bricks in order to meet the requirements for the photograph.

Transforming Objects Practice

This project has been a challenge for me. I have been very indecisive as to what I should do. Here are some of the photos I shot and edited in PhotoShop. I will post my project in a separate blog entry.

Rule of Thirds Practice

I'm working on learning the basics here. Project #1 involves the Rule of Thirds. I'm going to post a couple of my attempts and I'd love some input. Both of these pictures were taken at my in-laws' farm. This is one of my favorite places to be (and was also the site of my wedding). I'm sure I will be practicing a lot on the farm!

I'm not sure which photo I will submit for my project yet. Both of these photos were taken with my Nikon D40 and were edited in Photoshop 7.0. I'm seriously trying to figure out this whole Photoshop thing, but I guess that will come with time and lots of practice!

I'm officially a blogger!

Here it is. My first attempt at blogging. I am very excited to explore my photography and blogging skills through my MEDT class at West GA. I'll be posting my projects here, along with some other pictures that I take through my practice.
Hope you enjoy,
Chrissy
"The Photo Rookie"