Peppers



March 28, 2004 | Photography | One comment

Lady of Bubbles



March 27, 2004 | Photography | 2 comments

Clown



March 24, 2004 | Photography | One comment

Pretty Pansy



March 19, 2004 | Photography | One comment

Paints



March 18, 2004 | Photography | 3 comments

Orange Bliss



March 17, 2004 | Photography | 5 comments

Red Bloom



March 16, 2004 | Photography | 5 comments

Happy Candy



March 15, 2004 | Photography | 5 comments

Bold Bird



March 14, 2004 | Photography | 6 comments

Strolling Along



Last weekend we reached 85degrees here in San Diego so everyone took the opportunity to shed their clothing and go to the beach. Jake and I were busy but we took a lunch break at La Jolla Shores beach which has the worst parking in any of the beaches I’ve been to in San Diego.



I took this shot very quickly which is why I think it’s a bit out of focus. But I still liked the fact that the kid is sitting on the other kid’s lap and thought it was too fun not to post. The kid on the bottom doesn’t appear to be complaining either.

March 13, 2004 | Photography | One comment

Distorting Reality



When I first started taking pictures with a digital camera, I used to visit many other pages of photographs on the web. Each time I came upon a site with pictures that were obviously Photoshopped, I’d consider that photographer a hack. After all, that’s not an actual picture that came out of the camera. It doesn’t show my the shooters photography skills, it shows me his Photoshop skills. I’d write off the photographer and, deep down, think that if only I knew Photoshop as well as this person did, my photographs would be just as pretty.

That’s what I thought then.

Now, I think that with the age of digital photography becoming more and more prominent, what ‘real’ photographers used to do in their dark rooms, is now accomplished by Photoshop. Post-processing was always a part of photography. So, someone who’s using Photoshop to enhance or add creativity to his photographs is using another skill set that goes hand in hand with their choice to use the digital medium. Learning to master certain skills in Photoshop gives the photographer an opportunity to bring out the best of the image.

The downside of my new way of thinking, of course, is that I have to learn much much more about Photoshop now that I have grown up and stopped dissing people who use it. Not to mention, I still have a truckload to learn about the art of photography itself.

Well, one day and one photograph at a time, I suppose.

March 3, 2004 | Photography | 2 comments

Grainy



I’ve been trying to take photographs with my new, wonderful camera. But there are two main problems. One, as I am reminded constantly, is that I have no photography experience at all and know very little to nothing about main photography concepts such as light, exposure, aperture, etc. Two, all my pictures from this weekend seem to be grainy. When I look at them in 100% in Photoshop, they are mostly out of focus or almost pixelized. I do use the medium setting but the smooth medium so I don’t think it’s the camera. I think it must be me. Something I am doing wrong.

I know I need to learn more about the art of photography and I am working on it, albeit slowly. And I must say the beautiful surroundings of La Jolla don’t make for much photography other than flowers. Which should also show me that I don’t really have a photographer’s eye. These all should be reason to give up. But I do like taking pictures very much and I am not ready to give up just yet.

I just wish I could figure out what’s making my pictures so grainy.

February 29, 2004 | Photography | 4 comments

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