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Where else would you rather be?
It was the middle of winter on one of those dead-still days in Perth when the water looks like glass and you know that getting out on the water is the best thing you could possibly do. The temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius and the water temperature is cold.
By Lisa Ikin6 years ago in Photography
The Most Memorable Photos Usually Lie at the Edge of Your Comfort Zone
What would normally be a day-off hoarded in front of the computer playing catchup on personal projects became a memorable Saturday afternoon photo experiment. It was memorable because it got me out of my comfort zone both photographically and socially. It’s not that I don’t like being around people because I do. It’s that I can become withdrawn in group conversation quickly and find it difficult to keep conversations going. In the past I marched on, but slowly, usually erring on the side of comfort. That is in the past and not now, however. The moment I decided I was going to take the first leap out of my little comfort box was in a text message with my friend Caitlin about mobile photography and the labs hosted by the Apple Store. The one that piqued my interest in particular was, “Disrupting the Portrait” co-created with Christopher Anderson. I sometimes find it ironic that someone who isn’t great in social groups outside of their circle is drawn to portraiture as much as I am. People are interesting, especially when caught in an off-guard moment. Those are the fleeting mobile moments that add fuel to my urge to make photographs.
By Danielle Deutsch6 years ago in Photography
Into the Light
This photo was taken at a sad time in my life, yet it is the favorite picture I have ever taken on my phone. I was just walking up the street to go in the car to go visit a family member at the hospital when I glanced up and saw how perfectly the light from the sunset was shining behind the buildings surrounding me. I was just so mesmerized from this scene that I knew I had to take this photo despite the reason why I was outside in the first place and being in a rush. I quickly took this picture and ran to catch up with the rest of my family. We rushed into the car and drove off to go to the hospital. I was too focused on where we were going that I actually forgot I took this photo. My mind was full of so many things and with the silence that was filling the car, I felt like I was alone with my dark thoughts surrounding me. All I remember of that car ride was how I was starring out the car window, feeling as if I was surrounded by darkness, and forgetting about the world around me and the picture I just took. It was that moment that made me realize that there was no light to guide me out of this darkness and I was just alone. All of my dark thoughts were put on hold when I was awakened from my dark state when the car came to a stop and I was brought back into the real world. We got out of the car and went up to the hospital room where my grandpa was. It was not until when I actually got to the hospital that I looked at the photo and started to edit it. I captured this shot just using my IPhone's camera and edited it until I was satisfied using the edit options such as exposure, brightness, etc. It took me a while to edit this photo because I did not know what message I wanted it to show and it was very hard to concentrate at that time, but it eventually became the photo that it is today. Every time I look at this photo, it just brings me that sense of serene it brought me the day I took it and reminds me that even on the saddest days there will always be a light that will guide us out of the darkness. This is demonstrated by having some of the picture completely darkened out and everything gets clearer and clearer as you go up until you reach the light and everything is outlined for you which perfectly describes the state I was in when I took it. Going to a hospital to see my grandpa in the hospital really made me depressed and put me in a dark place. When I took this picture, it was like somehow the light from the sunset was telling me that everything will be okay and I will see the light soon that will guide me out of this darkness. A few days after, my grandpa was admitted out of the hospital to go back home with us since he got better and of course all of our spirits were lifted knowing that he was okay. If it wasn't for capturing this photo, I don't think I would have gotten through that experience and this photo continues to guide me towards the light whenever I get lost in the darkness. Little did I know while I was taking this was that this photo would eventually mean a lot to me.
By Renee Baghdady6 years ago in Photography
8 Tips to Take Professional-Looking Photos
Are you afraid to show off your pictures? Improving your photography skills requires time, practice, and dedication. If you want to capture more professional-looking photos, here are some tips to level up your skills and get high-quality images.
By Angela Brown6 years ago in Photography
An Iconic Mountain And A Passing Cloud
A photography instructor once taught me, "If you see something that you like, take its picture immediately if you have a camera. 'Cos the subject or object may not be exactly what you saw if you were to go back to it later."
By Marguerita Tan6 years ago in Photography
Perspective
Perspective When I first got interested in photography I was in my teens. At that time photography was a complicated and time consuming vocation, not to mention a very expensive hobby. I learned about apertures/F-stops, film speeds, and focus fields, shutter speed and lighting whether ambient or created, composition of the subject, etc... and that was just in taking the photo. After that came the dark room work. Mixing chemicals, working in the dark. Literally. No light could touch the film before it was stabilized with a developer. Wrapping the film around a graduated spindle inside a wire cage so that it didn’t touch at any point and placing it into a small, light sealed tank where the developer could be distributed evenly. Any light and the entire film roll would be turned to a solid, uniform brown. Ruined. The film negatives created successfully were then run through an enlarger that beamed light down through the negatives onto photo-sensitive paper which then had to be run through a series of chemical baths to stabilize the image on the paper before being hung to dry. Phew! Just remembering that process makes me tired. Oh yeah, and that was just black and white. Color was a whole other beast and a lot more complicated.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Photography
Lofi & Blue Skies
The one thing that inspires me the most is music. Ever since I was little my love for music has been an important factor in what connects me to the world and the people around me. My love for music is not just a fun fact about my character, but also has a lot to do with the outcome of this photo.
By sundiata forbes6 years ago in Photography
The Icicle on the Mountain
Last spring, I went on a school trip to parts of Germany and Switzerland. I loved every second of it, and when our trip was coming to an end, one of our last stops was at Mount Pilatus (one of the mountains of the Swiss Alps). The weather was perfect; there was just enough snow for playing around and climbing but not too much that you couldn't go anywhere. The temperature was cold enough to keep the snow from melting, but it was still warm enough that we didn't need gloves. There was a huge snowdrift at one side of the platform, so naturally, some of my friends and I used it to climb over the platform and up to another level with a maintenance door and a shoveled out snow cave. While two of my friends were busy making the snow into snowballs for a siege on our comrades below, I spotted this lone icicle, which had held out against the warm weather but, slowly, was also melting. I was enchanted by the solitary beauty and resilience that that singular icicle projected, and I thought it would make a great picture. So I quickly snapped a few until and my friends called me back to help them make more snowballs. We went to the top of the mountain and then went back to the lift to take us down, and I thought nothing more of the picture I had taken.
By Dillone6 years ago in Photography
Camouflage
Let Green be the Theme... I Googled until my fingers grew numb. I ransacked every visible data byte, turning internet pages upside down to shake loose any bit of spare information I could find that would give me the slightest idea of what inspired the idea behind the all famous camouflage design, worn by army personnel and fashion enthusiasts.
By J.F.T. (Jah-Femi Telewa)6 years ago in Photography
