Amatuer's Photography Corner

2009-06-15T23:01:00.000-07:00

Isn't spring hikes grate, Green and clean air. what a view!

Winter

2009-03-13T19:26:00.000-07:00

My favorite part of winter is when the snow covers every part of the tree, and I wanted to capture that here along with the beauty of the Tabranacle. So what do you think?

I like the last one best!

A Good Day Skiing

2009-02-28T12:36:00.000-08:00

This was mid Feb. great snow and awsome views

Sun Set Nov. 08

2009-02-28T12:28:00.000-08:00

How could I have set this photo up better?

Some CC please

2009-02-25T14:50:00.001-08:00

SO I really like this pic of my son. but what can I do to make it better??

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-21T16:40:00.000-07:00

A beautiful autumn day for taking pictures in the pumpkin patch. Deena didn't want to get down on the hay, but she was pleased with the photos.

The Moon Setting

2008-10-15T19:07:00.000-07:00

Both of this Photo's got shot today, 10-15

I had to resize them for my dial up whould blog them, hope come out allright.

Thanks

Dustin

Two Different Crops, Two Different Colors

2008-10-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

I guess I'll be the first to post my pictures for this week. Here are two different variations of the same picture. I love this photo, but I don't like how the railroad track meets up with the top of her head as it fades into the background.

I took these out in Deweyville along the railroad track. I found several fun places to take pictures out there - dirt roads, a canal, a bridge, old buildings, farm land, etc.

New Favorite Baby Shots!

2008-10-07T15:25:00.001-07:00

This was my first "on location" newborn portrait session. These were done with one softbox light and natural light coming through the clients front window. This little precious baby was my youngest yet. 3 days old!

Whatcha all think??
copyright Two Color Photography

Intermediate Photography Class

2008-08-15T16:52:00.000-07:00

Intermediate Photo Class taught by me starts on October 7th and runs on the 14th, 21st, and 28th. Four total weeks for 2 hours each. Let me know what you want to be covered. Also, call the Fine Arts Center for registration info. 723-0740!

Just Won a Gold Star Award!

2008-07-20T21:25:00.000-07:00

One of my recent pics just won a Gold Star Award on flickr!!!
Here it is:

What do you think about this baby shot?

2008-07-15T20:34:00.001-07:00

I saw a photo on a blog where they had installed a floor in their studio that will allow for reflections under the subject. Well, I can't install floors yet, but thought I'd try this!

I'm not sure if I "love" it, but it's growing on me!

Class notes

2008-03-19T11:29:00.000-07:00

Hey, Class! I'm waiting to see your photos!!!! You had such great ones at the last class, I'd like to see what you all came up with! Thanks, Karen

Flowers and a Duck!

2008-03-17T14:39:00.000-07:00

I shot these flowers in San Diego, California with my Kodak Z712IS with the macro lens set. I thought the flowers were so pretty and so different than what we have here!

I shot this duck in San Diego, California last week. It was taken with a Kodak Z712IS with the automatic scene shot set.

Dad and Baby

2008-02-28T15:48:00.000-08:00

What do you think about this crop?????

Sample Post

2008-02-28T15:35:00.000-08:00

I saw a photo like this in a national magazine, and decided to copy it on my next shoot. I think it turned out pretty cute!

What do you think?

Any suggetsions?

Thanks

Amber

Your Photos!

2008-01-21T08:55:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody! Today the traveling exhibit travels back to the Fine Arts Center so that the students of this terms photo class can have a visual to see what they get to do at the end of class! So, I will be bringing the photos to my house at 675 South 850 East on Thursday evening. You will be able to pick them up there! I just wanted to let everyone know that the response to the photos was absolutely amazing! My next class is full with a waiting list! Everybody that has signed up has mentioned the exhibit and how great they thought the pictures were! CONGRATULATIONS!

Hey Amber!!

2008-01-15T08:17:00.000-08:00

Hey where are the pics at now? If they're still at the museum where will they go next?

Exibit @ the library

2007-11-26T17:45:00.000-08:00

I just got back in town and say the exhibit at the library. The pictures are awsome!!!

Traveling Art Exhibit

2007-11-13T06:30:00.001-08:00

Hello Everybody!!

We got everybodies pictures back from the lab, and they are currently on display at the Fine Arts Center! I need some information from everybody though. I need you to give me a title or name for your picture. Jana named hers "Historic Beauty". I've got one in the show, and I've named it "A Taste of Brigham" so, some examples of names. Please call me or email me the name of your photo. Also, for those of you who ordered through me, I have your invoice with the total you owe me for your photos. All of them are absolutely gorgeous, and they look beautiful on display! I will post some more locations by today. I am hoping to have them traveling throughout Brigham for at least 3 months. Also, I need you to let me know how you want your name listed under your picture. If I don't hear from you, I'll list it the way we have on the class roster.

Anyway, tell your friends about it, and stop in and see it. If you are at the Fine Arts Center, and they are by chance not open, give me a call on my cell phone 720-3801, and I can let you in to look at the diplay.

Thanks!

Jana's Winning Pictures

2007-11-05T07:25:00.000-08:00

Here are two of Jana's pictures for the composition and key words assignment! Thanks for getting them to me! I absolutely love the one of the candles. The composition is beautiful! Good Job!

The picture of the needle is for the key words, the word was "fear"!

Excellent work!

Keywords for fun

2007-10-26T08:31:00.000-07:00

The pictures we got from the keyword assignment were amazing, I'd like to give some more for you to try. This isn't an assignment, just some words to strike up some creativity!

Color

Clean

Music

Warm

Comfortable

Have fun!

Winners of the Composition Tips Assignment!

2007-10-26T07:18:00.000-07:00

Okay everybody, the results are in! I absolutely loved the results we got from these two assignments. I especially liked the variety of pictures we got from the key words. Everybody put a different twist to each word. As I looked over your pics, I got so excited to see you out there using your cameras, and it looks like your having fun while you do it!

So, since I don't have the winning pictures here, I'm asking you to post them yourselves! If you're one of the winners, please post them on our blog site. I would also love for you to email them to me so that I can get them on the Fine Arts Center's web site! My email address is trustarust@q.com!

Here are the winners:

For the assignment on the composition tips:

For creativity, technical ability and the way she followed the assignment, Janna won first place with a near perfect score of 14.75 out of 15! Leslie came in second place with a score of 13.13!

For the assignment on Key Words:

For creativity, technical, and following the assignment, Janna again won first place with a score of 14.75 out of 15! Leslie came in second again, with a score of 13.27!

I saw amazing pictures this week guys, and in my next post I'm going to give a few more key words. This isn't an "assignment", but if you just need something to get you out there taking pictures, this might help out. If you do use the key words, please develop them and show the class, or easier yet, post them on the blog and let people know what you did!

Having trouble with assignment 6

2007-10-25T18:38:00.000-07:00

This is really just a test.

Invitation for posting

2007-10-24T17:16:00.001-07:00

Tina brought it to my attention, that I was the only one who could post to this blog. Well, I did a little research and figured out how to invite more people. All you have to do is email me at trustarust@q.com, or post a comment to this post, with your email address. It may have to be a gmail account, but it is free to get one. I'll do a little more digging, and we'll cover this in class. Go ahead and let me know your email, and I'll send you an invitation to post.

Winner of the Self Portraiture Assignment!

2007-10-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Andre Pommier whose picture was selected as winner of the Self Portraiture Assignment! This assignment was maybe a little scarier for everybody to try! I love this picture, Andre did a good job making the picture "describe" who he his and what he enjoys! Very creative!!

Winners of the Portraiture Assignment

2007-10-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

Well, the ballots have been cast, and the winners of the Basic Photography Class's Portraiture Assignment have been selected. There was a two way tie for first place!!

In no particular order, we have Tina Walker's Halloween Picture:

Then we have Ethel Bowcutt's picture:

Congratulations you guys!

Everybody had absolutely awesome pictures! Just because they didn't get selected to win, doesn't mean that you can't place them on this blog. Put them in here and then tell your friends and family to check out your picture! By the way, if you click on the photos, you will get the enlarged photo. These were a little warped when I tried to resize them to fit in the posting, but look a lot better in their original size-so click on the picture to get actual effects.

2007-10-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

Well, we're going to try this again . . .

I took this picture of my daughter one day after putting her in a cute little dress. Ironically enough, this picture (where you can't even see the dress) is our favorite! She just looks so cute and innocent.

Can you say scrapbook moment?

I had her in natural (but not direct) light, I wonder if I should have used a reflector for the side of her face farthest from the camera?

I used a pentax istDL and had my aperture set at 4.5. I wanted to be able to use a fairly fast shutter speed so that I could eliminate as much motion from the subject as possible. I also like the depth of field it gave me, drawing the attention to her eyes and her beautiful little fingers.

Tell me what you think. What would you have done differently?

2 Colors

A call for photos!

2007-10-17T10:30:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody! Welcome to our very own Amatuer's Photography blog. My reason for starting a photography blog, was so that we could post our photos and ask others for critiques. I thought it would be great to blog tips we've heard or discovered on our own. It might be handy to list websites that you've found useful in your progression as a photographer.

For my class, Basic Photography, I will list practice subjects as well as ideas of where to go to get good shots for class assignments.

I would like to see everyone post their favorite, or not so favorite photos. Let us know what equipment you were using to get said shot, and let us know any tips you used to get it. Were the results what you expected? Why or why not?

Have fun, and enjoy the journey!

Well, tried to upload a picture and ran into an error from the blogger. I will keep trying to work on this!