J took this picture last night while playing around with the new camera. I’m not sure why (as the dog is completely out of focus), but I instantly fell in love with it. The image, straight out of the camera: After some post-processing on Photoshop: Since purchasing the Canon EOS Rebel T1i, I have been […]
My First DSLR
Earlier this week I decided that things just could not get worse. Yes, there are a lot of horrible things happening in my life in addition to the drama that has been shadowing me for the past few months. And no, I am not exaggerating. But as they say, the only way to go from […]
Bottle Cap Tripod
My hands are a mystery. Slap a paintbrush, pen, pencil, or charcoal stick in my hand and it moves with the precision of a surgeon. Place a camera there and it shakes like a crack addict’s. It is precisely for this reason that I love and hail the invention of optical image stabilization (digital is […]
To Photoshop or Not?
We received the digital proofs from our wedding photographer, Danny Weiss, a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve been honing my Photoshop techniques on these gorgeous photos. A bit of desaturation here, some level adjustments there, and voila! Good post-processing can really help add emotion to a photo, or change the look and feel altogether. […]
Wonderland
Yeondoo Jung, a Korean photographer, has a fantastic photo series called Wonderland (2005) where she translates children’s drawings to real-life recreations. I love it! 키다리 꽃 Giant Flowers c-print 2004 가수가 되고 싶어요. I Want to Be a Singer. c-print 2004 고래가 꽃으로 변해요 The Magician Turned the Whale into a Flower. c-print 2004 Miss […]
The Anatomy of a Photogenic Face
I admit that I’m very un-photogenic. Even my own mother tells me so. “Why do you look so bad in pictures? Practice how to pose in front of the mirror!” Perhaps it’s my natural awkwardness and/or low self-esteem manifesting itself on film. Or maybe I just don’t have the face for it. Being an artiste, […]