tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261024354471415852024-02-20T02:13:29.770-08:00The Creative FocusAkasha Balkmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00052334852354348654noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-35488670521413308732012-01-12T16:16:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:16:11.767-08:00Kitty CatHey there Stash. This kitty hangs out all day on a huge piece of land with the chickens. Every time I'd try to take a picture of her from the ground, she would come up to me and purr and want me to pet her which made it extremely difficult to get a picture that was actually in focus. I love that she has a mustache.<br />
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<img src="http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l593/dontsmashthebug/Other/Bird_2767web.jpg" width="750" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-60876009394701689432011-10-05T19:58:00.000-07:002011-10-05T19:58:32.257-07:00Pick A Something -Doors (akasha)Sorry guys, I have been so busy the past month that I've
completely slacked on this assignment and figuring out the next one!
Anyway, I chose doors for my "pick a something" and went around
Pittsburgh to some old cathedrals. I wasn't super thrilled with how they
turned out at first, ( I felt like they were all so similar) so I
changed them up a bit on Photoshop. <br />
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Any takers on choosing a new topic for October?<br />
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<br />Akasha Balkmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00052334852354348654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-17620584782082052632011-09-14T18:52:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:00:14.699-07:00"Pick A Something" [Hyun] <br />
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These past couple of months have been crazy so I did some poor man's photography around the house. My theme is "Toys." Not crazy about them but I need to get back in the game.<br />
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<br />Hyunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764731203405569513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-5097094079983901752011-09-06T11:51:00.000-07:002011-09-06T11:51:07.155-07:00Pick-A-Something {McCall}I think I'm stretching this subject just a tad, but here goes. Since it's been raining quite a bit here lately, I decided to choose water as my topic.<br />
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<h3 style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Pick-A-Something</b> </h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Pick something and try to get a collection of photos representing it. For instance, pick a color and try to go all day photographing only red things, or try only getting pictures of things that are square when you’re on a walk. I was once at a cookout and, while I took photos of other things, I also tried to get photos of people’s shoes. </b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><img alt="pick-a-something.jpg" height="342" src="http://digital-photography-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pick-a-something.jpg" width="500" /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The upside of this project is that it, once again, gets you to start seeing ordinary things in different way – taking a snapshot looking down at everyone’s shoes is going to start to get boring, so it forces you to start thinking creatively. The downside of this project is that people are going to start giving you weird looks for crawling around on the ground taking pictures of shoes while everyone else is enjoying hamburgers and potato salad.</b></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><b><br />
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</h3>Akasha Balkmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00052334852354348654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-40701740431223823972011-06-30T09:34:00.000-07:002011-06-30T09:46:14.729-07:00Double Exposure, KalistaI've loved everyone's posts on this topic, but I was going to skip it myself because it seemed too overwhelming. Akasha walked me through the steps (thanks so much Akasha!) but it still took a long time to decide what pictures to use and put it together. It ended up being fun though and if I had more time I'd do another! Thanks for picking this topic. <br /><br /><a href="http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/?action=view&current=amish-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/amish-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/?action=view&current=amishsepia.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/amishsepia.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I couldn't decide if I preferred color or sepia so here are both. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-80290458286103788242011-06-30T09:23:00.000-07:002011-06-30T09:23:16.975-07:00Double Exposure-Akasha (again)I had so much fun with this topic, so this morning I decided I would try out another one! This one I did in color and went a little crazy with the layering.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYen8kFjmvdPYNCZdj2TxQoYwArPg9qbh8oN3fkSi-Z7p-ZgQrGK9IFmUC17VmWC1zM-3jF2K3HNVAebDi0GFeCj5I3Yvz5wRDaczN2aO7PxDWiQt4BS9gPNt9el7Ayz4n4j0CAYhMwQ/s1600/Profolio+2+111a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYen8kFjmvdPYNCZdj2TxQoYwArPg9qbh8oN3fkSi-Z7p-ZgQrGK9IFmUC17VmWC1zM-3jF2K3HNVAebDi0GFeCj5I3Yvz5wRDaczN2aO7PxDWiQt4BS9gPNt9el7Ayz4n4j0CAYhMwQ/s640/Profolio+2+111a.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>It was really easy and fun to do double exposure. I am sure there is so much to learn about this type of photography but here are my fun attempts.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730725676162568083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-88411809471989161402011-06-29T17:44:00.000-07:002011-06-29T17:49:36.937-07:00Double Exposures- AkashaThis was such a fun topic! I've never created a double exposure image before, so it was definitely a learning experience! I love playing with Photoshop so this was a perfect excuse to try something new. ( The giraffe images I took at the Pittsburgh Zoo, and the background image of the cranes and Mt. Rainier I took in Seattle about a year ago)<br />
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So much talent!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii192/jbalkman/?action=view&current=IMG_6387-Version2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii192/jbalkman/IMG_6387-Version2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a recent shot for a friend<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii192/jbalkman/?action=view&current=IMG_5929-Version2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii192/jbalkman/IMG_5929-Version2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my husband in NYC<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-61150676439415554312011-06-06T19:05:00.000-07:002011-06-06T19:07:24.554-07:00black and white {hayley}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LIzXJ5gs3u66aUMc_KO4w2ZvNjNGEdjF6nDRyRT95Fy7Et827QcjJ-DKKaPp2H6cwk4pCeZETEjD6zy1t1UNiZ5iTqDRI-WmyAX-kJQP2fIHSlInqcEEShzao2eF5qWHk5uq4hJchxk/s1600/IMG_1190.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LIzXJ5gs3u66aUMc_KO4w2ZvNjNGEdjF6nDRyRT95Fy7Et827QcjJ-DKKaPp2H6cwk4pCeZETEjD6zy1t1UNiZ5iTqDRI-WmyAX-kJQP2fIHSlInqcEEShzao2eF5qWHk5uq4hJchxk/s400/IMG_1190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615293544967931042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6co91k55LSxAgwCBMwMrX5Zknz1NQOMXou5C2M0sQao7pmsgJpiFzI0as4E-QTfqUie-2lQtKTkiwzkU0DtHNb8h_xibwPZrGNFh_lrdJivtl8vVr_eujewjUF7UingOPWVzdRQl6qs4/s1600/IMG_1428.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6co91k55LSxAgwCBMwMrX5Zknz1NQOMXou5C2M0sQao7pmsgJpiFzI0as4E-QTfqUie-2lQtKTkiwzkU0DtHNb8h_xibwPZrGNFh_lrdJivtl8vVr_eujewjUF7UingOPWVzdRQl6qs4/s400/IMG_1428.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615293547696959602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbKG9hdrzjmy_e2nhPMnTBAqav46HLhUpi0KZxGPY4ejrVJDW9t1ZRY7U-9I66AmGsNcy6C5EG6jf5f9RSmLzwHrR7aDEUI5oroxZbPCQESudeCxqCYTYvbfdu8vfZJTc9xd6if2xdg/s1600/IMG_1028_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbKG9hdrzjmy_e2nhPMnTBAqav46HLhUpi0KZxGPY4ejrVJDW9t1ZRY7U-9I66AmGsNcy6C5EG6jf5f9RSmLzwHrR7aDEUI5oroxZbPCQESudeCxqCYTYvbfdu8vfZJTc9xd6if2xdg/s400/IMG_1028_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615293535620812594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUfAHD8MnnohA8oye3wNthesw41ykvFNX6FYkiEtj062qg9Gqv6WA0U2LvP91Eu8oHWHLxos4SVYcBSY3qkkN4T1hual_15Yuy08J7LFEhPcAytMggt4NPc87kBvPFz7gj5lJnDIYUHw/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUfAHD8MnnohA8oye3wNthesw41ykvFNX6FYkiEtj062qg9Gqv6WA0U2LvP91Eu8oHWHLxos4SVYcBSY3qkkN4T1hual_15Yuy08J7LFEhPcAytMggt4NPc87kBvPFz7gj5lJnDIYUHw/s400/IMG_0474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615293493050328722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eO1QFZEI7rYqm2HzAcJjTCZB_TnTdRlvQl16QckiXBRF-no2hf0BszFruYEp4uMqPRNc9Y43Bb6avaKTS0AaYPwc9Rc3cAS5MwDZP8eEW2o8LTym64CZjIFyb-p29mjASi5LYN-L_lY/s1600/IMG_1712_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eO1QFZEI7rYqm2HzAcJjTCZB_TnTdRlvQl16QckiXBRF-no2hf0BszFruYEp4uMqPRNc9Y43Bb6avaKTS0AaYPwc9Rc3cAS5MwDZP8eEW2o8LTym64CZjIFyb-p29mjASi5LYN-L_lY/s400/IMG_1712_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615293552941339682" border="0" /></a>Hayley and Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223392995310094671noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-65112534003775079302011-06-06T12:11:00.000-07:002011-06-06T11:25:08.139-07:00June TopicI ran this idea past Hyun and Akasha and they seemed excited about it, so here goes:<div><br /></div><div>What if we do double exposures? The double exposure "look" can be achieved with digital photos by layering two different photos in Photoshop and then changing the opacity values. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>I pulled this randomly from a google search for "double exposure":</div><div><img src="http://www.telovation.com/photos/double-exposure-photography.jpg" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>And then there is Dan Mountford, who creates really complex work with double exposures...</div><div><img src="http://www.photoweeklyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DanMountford_DoubleExposure01.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I think Akasha had some thoughts on this as well. Let me know what you think!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-45678823961773873102011-06-06T11:12:00.000-07:002011-06-06T11:12:59.771-07:00B/W AkashaBlack and white was such a fun topic! These photos are all from the trip that I took to South Carolina a couple weeks ago. The first photo I took at night on the beach by our hotel, and the others are from Huntington State Park at Myrtle Beach. <br />
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Thanks for picking this topic!<br /><br /><a href="http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/?action=view&current=Atalya.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/Atalya.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Atalaya at Huntington State Park in South Carolina.<br /><br /><a href="http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/?action=view&current=blackandwhite-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/blackandwhite-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Inside the National Aquarium.<br /><br /><a href="http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/?action=view&current=blackandwhitebuilding-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww271/kalista527/blackandwhitebuilding-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Homes in downtown Baltimore.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-40040820392968622182011-06-05T14:57:00.000-07:002011-06-05T19:23:35.988-07:00B/W (Hyun)Lake Erie<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ODlYXdDHensfn5GZGT3B7Bd_4LPN4f9SSvHa2TVKkIH___gUMUPUvtG2HX6_NnHH0LFQnIg-z46G0sDuoacnGY-6xS3a9rKKcfkph9k3lz3TP_1lAV6eBMZHOSLsYLKZPYTHcWugEWym/s1600/IMG_8204+BW.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ODlYXdDHensfn5GZGT3B7Bd_4LPN4f9SSvHa2TVKkIH___gUMUPUvtG2HX6_NnHH0LFQnIg-z46G0sDuoacnGY-6xS3a9rKKcfkph9k3lz3TP_1lAV6eBMZHOSLsYLKZPYTHcWugEWym/s400/IMG_8204+BW.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614876206188084914" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_xneaS_m5LK0EqIrphaHik1gZPk4NrfnD57sG3aIz8Gfse-H0Q7d1W1G6sbu8fPZ_luKtVg9muTsXJwRr9Kb8drYhU1KAdu-G0TkwYGGEXpJVktjJceCbEjcSXJf_mPl0bJEToZFuYg5/s1600/IMG_8202+BW.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_xneaS_m5LK0EqIrphaHik1gZPk4NrfnD57sG3aIz8Gfse-H0Q7d1W1G6sbu8fPZ_luKtVg9muTsXJwRr9Kb8drYhU1KAdu-G0TkwYGGEXpJVktjJceCbEjcSXJf_mPl0bJEToZFuYg5/s400/IMG_8202+BW.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614876071977495698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2aNIaybqJIL48wCGyKIE3Q40Ze4xz4MlQJMJn1_ggd4t3uEGVdjDHlTm29TrwgT_L5rVVfr_-lakmEA2SX12sCjWJnDp4eOPq7VvpY5xdmVEsE5e0r6x8fpwpndv5cay1bK-I2ZyvtYK/s1600/IMG_8102+BW.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2aNIaybqJIL48wCGyKIE3Q40Ze4xz4MlQJMJn1_ggd4t3uEGVdjDHlTm29TrwgT_L5rVVfr_-lakmEA2SX12sCjWJnDp4eOPq7VvpY5xdmVEsE5e0r6x8fpwpndv5cay1bK-I2ZyvtYK/s400/IMG_8102+BW.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614874389412952226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">1. Poor man photography. I didn't have a tripod so I took rapid shots at the lightning storm across the way. I finally got one. It was such a beautiful storm, this really doesn't do it much justice. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">2. The skyline was amazing. We didn't realize the storm was coming our way until it was too late. Thunderstorms on the beach = lots of sand in your face.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">3. I was trying to go for a desolate look.</span></div>Hyunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764731203405569513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-76070259020245901422011-06-05T13:51:00.000-07:002011-06-05T13:51:04.283-07:00black & white {mccall}<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">black and white conversions have always been a struggle for me. this assignment was good for me and got me out of my comfort zone. i normally wouldn't have converted these to b&w, but i actually think they might work.</span><br />
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Sometimes I end up with a color cast that can't be corrected, or with grain that looks bad in color, and both of these are actually pros for B&W images!<br /><br />This picture is an older one, but I've never used it because the faces had a terrible red cast. I went back in and desaturated the faces for a partial B&W look which I kind of like!<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVBwKh_kL_G3CztVik-oqH3diKKfmAyr3chKooU7JwIstMBnsZhhQsu3bFnysNmisMiy1GUr5kxllV26f1qoH7yA7yGl5mfrMGjrj3tPIwFlqlfyEs83fmhvot3l9Mdj9tz4sdxj83ZqM/s400/20110220_158.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />These two were taken this month. They both looked ok in color, but I think they really shine in B&W.<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu39sW1HD4pUnC3CX148bbqV2L6Nvnd0TF0aoaL3RdIOHzptpaoGQUNtsu4ho9m6_nkjJ8bcL_kvw9GVuJT2syxe9NWV3nr0kkbtuxvKdrNNEfSfq06-Y7m7l-m31PiQade6tjL3YEuDwZ/s400/IMG_0425.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNJzEhl31ddy4PW9V8i_ONdfQBwb8etTAXbu88EbByTMwzfC_QayiduBMLM7CFBtj9SJQEnXPYV6c2aag7qiZAWH8JVmWwgvFUi_pVotOEw4XfBioIWGI396lQiP32uXW74zBUkZIYZCq/s400/IMG_0314.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-31113417888255212402011-05-09T04:48:00.000-07:002011-05-09T04:53:07.925-07:00Silhouette (Bethany)<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry a little late on this topic. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were in Gettysburg this past week where I enjoyed experimenting with this topic. So much fun!! Only wish the sky had been prettier.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdLcwMHehVcwqvShXcdwDhi2iE1hSd4b22DS21APPoIM9CX-zx39IxLzAv3RytR1PwOJa_5eAu9xOEMxbdzsj1J-fe0xpvE4_RiAnpI80EBzi9_7GuJ1L54xNQPn1pgzwcsssEB6rJZA/s1600/IMG_2370e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdLcwMHehVcwqvShXcdwDhi2iE1hSd4b22DS21APPoIM9CX-zx39IxLzAv3RytR1PwOJa_5eAu9xOEMxbdzsj1J-fe0xpvE4_RiAnpI80EBzi9_7GuJ1L54xNQPn1pgzwcsssEB6rJZA/s400/IMG_2370e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604682664199183762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMPIWYP_j01NKacjyFOOjwuIIulDbTUjMOjG3Yb4q1uqTsi96KinB_2YiYMdtZsOBqb53M7E11mcNPeWkoWAsxoAARWYqqBuhz4q1J7JyI8avgft1SofNhyfvf6myVEay7ZdxhQnMA5s/s1600/IMG_2419e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMPIWYP_j01NKacjyFOOjwuIIulDbTUjMOjG3Yb4q1uqTsi96KinB_2YiYMdtZsOBqb53M7E11mcNPeWkoWAsxoAARWYqqBuhz4q1J7JyI8avgft1SofNhyfvf6myVEay7ZdxhQnMA5s/s400/IMG_2419e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604682667418619602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNoGn59paAmS4Hdy9pAeGgPyJozb21e8zBU5dsbqrBGa0BNukVGNeSGnFkk1ubWCp2n6ZhFP4W5feiSnzzZbBmC_FuyiMSrEtUEM8zlKvOxUB2hJ3lvG0osYoWiAsDvRziPQevrYHxPQ/s1600/110507+D.C.Pitt+883ed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNoGn59paAmS4Hdy9pAeGgPyJozb21e8zBU5dsbqrBGa0BNukVGNeSGnFkk1ubWCp2n6ZhFP4W5feiSnzzZbBmC_FuyiMSrEtUEM8zlKvOxUB2hJ3lvG0osYoWiAsDvRziPQevrYHxPQ/s400/110507+D.C.Pitt+883ed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604682380204047426" /></a>James and Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08630227691577125258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-62109771239150009262011-05-07T20:45:00.000-07:002011-05-07T20:59:52.848-07:00Black and White (Lisa M.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh8Yn7sRSNWfZaq05mfSPjsJw5prWCY3wCpaC44rzZQ0oYFuCubWKlvCzMvuq2bBb1DF0Wu6vy3JI5xG_8dnmo7yX3qfZPgFiqUSkECD4FyOUqYqAS6g5diiB64Jlo_F4Auwtdw68_Tg/s1600/2011.05.07+023abc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh8Yn7sRSNWfZaq05mfSPjsJw5prWCY3wCpaC44rzZQ0oYFuCubWKlvCzMvuq2bBb1DF0Wu6vy3JI5xG_8dnmo7yX3qfZPgFiqUSkECD4FyOUqYqAS6g5diiB64Jlo_F4Auwtdw68_Tg/s600/2011.05.07+023abc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604187218931961074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDDdyD0eLQ_7mGYO-Ru3R5lTqyfmoXICn3Yr6lANz8NT2ejzwXCGDiaax56UdexxR4Bf-KbQKlJciRC0CFXnFMHpooG4CZ9ZmQJATbbURkzokkZRVxGb0CmW5Oi6raCB8Fwys41b2xGs/s1600/2011.05.07+042211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDDdyD0eLQ_7mGYO-Ru3R5lTqyfmoXICn3Yr6lANz8NT2ejzwXCGDiaax56UdexxR4Bf-KbQKlJciRC0CFXnFMHpooG4CZ9ZmQJATbbURkzokkZRVxGb0CmW5Oi6raCB8Fwys41b2xGs/s600/2011.05.07+042211.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604187213169443010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZMR553gfX8liFI-THpjwXduedEXXf1o3nbK04oA6qqLq56adkUHvC6kpRVxhNTTY3RocMVXUZQ4WaFkVxoBCjCAw9MdwM_f1-wzmx4QbCZKnFY8104qogrINMO2-iEyaQCM-dRT78Iw/s1600/2011.05.07+048abc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZMR553gfX8liFI-THpjwXduedEXXf1o3nbK04oA6qqLq56adkUHvC6kpRVxhNTTY3RocMVXUZQ4WaFkVxoBCjCAw9MdwM_f1-wzmx4QbCZKnFY8104qogrINMO2-iEyaQCM-dRT78Iw/s600/2011.05.07+048abc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604187207407757314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKz64bY5FUUEqSvZWTjJhmVSUEQ9iteySKLPEePQxa8G2PHuOBhGD8o6bx7rBYEQ7tv4zRPtmV6OGF9Vwrl5trSzDA8S2ID_Dvs4VBI6NBu02DIi9e2yRxNLCD29Z68J6coWi84UmzDY/s1600/2011.05.07+017ab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKz64bY5FUUEqSvZWTjJhmVSUEQ9iteySKLPEePQxa8G2PHuOBhGD8o6bx7rBYEQ7tv4zRPtmV6OGF9Vwrl5trSzDA8S2ID_Dvs4VBI6NBu02DIi9e2yRxNLCD29Z68J6coWi84UmzDY/s600/2011.05.07+017ab.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604187207458871474" /></a>I heart black and white! Graffiti, I heart you too.<br />Camera : 20D<br />Lens: 50mm 1.8<br />ISO: 200<br />APERATURE: 4.5<br />SHUTTER SPEED: Over 100<br />POST PROCESSING: Photoshop CS4<br />reduced saturation till all color is removed<br />went into adjustment and made the diagonal line a slight S. Making the blacks blacker and the whites whiter.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02730725676162568083noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-41482495751386046602011-05-06T14:00:00.000-07:002011-05-06T14:05:29.258-07:00New TopicSo, no one has posted a new topic for the month. How does everyone feel about Black and White? It's something that I've wanted to try...Hyunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764731203405569513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-39934662042159402872011-05-03T15:15:00.000-07:002011-05-03T15:38:17.676-07:00Studio Silhouettes (by S)This is my first ever post! I had built a little photo studio in my house right before joining this group, so I used the silhouette assignment as a chance to play around in the studio... literally. At one point, my cat decided to join in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJrc1RSKpzdJFlR-t9EVJrobAHDpZH56UOAvhjdxQW4t8jm18sRKjiDz1YA1Ek5FktDo2X8bVlkhvfC6Llk0nUbFJfYzIwWrHmTlOeZvvO4D89yNGlRa919d0YtzPbTgjZZSXB65b-rwu/s1600/IMG_0015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJrc1RSKpzdJFlR-t9EVJrobAHDpZH56UOAvhjdxQW4t8jm18sRKjiDz1YA1Ek5FktDo2X8bVlkhvfC6Llk0nUbFJfYzIwWrHmTlOeZvvO4D89yNGlRa919d0YtzPbTgjZZSXB65b-rwu/s400/IMG_0015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602621732718148546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMBJT4R9Kq6oFPPLAoAoTi1SLwaJCTfHf29sxLR0_Nv008GT3j4cSRO2JRoE5amBv_XcNOjN_3xeMbl7gAvXo8GDbRM3XrvoEW2XVR6KPqTLBV4KD34GNC9nhtrhyphenhyphenqGEEuDcQUiQVvjds/s1600/silhouette2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMBJT4R9Kq6oFPPLAoAoTi1SLwaJCTfHf29sxLR0_Nv008GT3j4cSRO2JRoE5amBv_XcNOjN_3xeMbl7gAvXo8GDbRM3XrvoEW2XVR6KPqTLBV4KD34GNC9nhtrhyphenhyphenqGEEuDcQUiQVvjds/s400/silhouette2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602621738132976162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I really like how the 2D nature of a silhouette lets you compress depth into strange shapes. The gradients here are from the way the light was falling off, which I just color balanced towards blue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQTLJ9nAZWj-k3kuo3edebjgRiEczBuXWMedZVFrFr_XxejwBtzR6R8waVd4N7EBY_YsyuxUQPS0ti4mWYKcftPU-p5KbukauaxxHAsZ7nr1FT5xnrSYRs_dGxfeKh1pZ4DKIba9J2avu/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQTLJ9nAZWj-k3kuo3edebjgRiEczBuXWMedZVFrFr_XxejwBtzR6R8waVd4N7EBY_YsyuxUQPS0ti4mWYKcftPU-p5KbukauaxxHAsZ7nr1FT5xnrSYRs_dGxfeKh1pZ4DKIba9J2avu/s400/IMG_0026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602622102657702562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAUU6t9603th07sR51GdFO8TqB3kHmpoiufJBjmlbtGgJ2t5AuSSPLrReCWTR5f4YyT3AIazVrrBr6-aN7frgCA_jhSS7UVBLfbYtYCGLWQMfFwg0EFQKm7ICW9iMtxFbzsFzbTprAUcm/s1600/IMG_43.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAUU6t9603th07sR51GdFO8TqB3kHmpoiufJBjmlbtGgJ2t5AuSSPLrReCWTR5f4YyT3AIazVrrBr6-aN7frgCA_jhSS7UVBLfbYtYCGLWQMfFwg0EFQKm7ICW9iMtxFbzsFzbTprAUcm/s400/IMG_43.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602622098116625282" /></a><br /><br />I had a lot of fun, but there are still things left that I want to try!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226102435447141585.post-80572645874154373762011-05-01T20:11:00.000-07:002011-05-01T20:28:18.604-07:00Akasha (silhouette)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemcWA1ktk-85s5de4MOOJcjklokL2q2SFTaauemOBybb8nR5zuvocWY58Pk4Pv-b0d2h6GaCbuy2dv00xqIxUj8MzAAaqLWm8Xa1WXzobqM5OH893sHGy233wuZbudOmB5TV5AzoOViQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemcWA1ktk-85s5de4MOOJcjklokL2q2SFTaauemOBybb8nR5zuvocWY58Pk4Pv-b0d2h6GaCbuy2dv00xqIxUj8MzAAaqLWm8Xa1WXzobqM5OH893sHGy233wuZbudOmB5TV5AzoOViQ/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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