monet

claude monet was a frenchy impressionest painter born in paris, france 1840. he was one of the originators of impressionism. he practiced a philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature. monet did a lot of his work on nature, a lot of his paintings on lilypads, as well as ponds and streams.

kodachrome

this article was about how the production of kodachrome was stopped in 2009 and how a famous photographer got to use the last roll to show the beauty it portrays and to in a way honor the film. i liked how they gave him the last role and let him do this last project with the film. however i am really sad to hear about the discontinuation of the film....  i hadnt previously heard about it but its a part of photography that we can no longer access. it somewhat limits the possibilities.  the pictures he took really stood out though. he managed to get some really reflective and memorable shots especially depicting the palette of the film.

william henry fox talbot.

William henry fox talbot. was a pioneer in photography. he was a british inventor. he was the inventor of the calotype process. the calotype is an obsolete method of photography in which paper is treated with silver iodide, silver nitrate, and acetic and gallic acids; after exposure the paper is developed in a solution of silver nitrate and gallic acid.

first photo shoot

3 photos i either admire or a style i wish to follow.

is that a dead dog?!?

Re: video in class

I really enjoyed the video about Jims challenge. I think it was interesting how he could only take 1 photo each day. So he had to be fully invested in getting the best shot he could instead of taking several and Picking through them. I think that his pictures also really represented the season he was shooting in as well(fall). Each picture marked a day and with each picture you could see the life of the forest change. And get ready for winter. Over all it was an amazing and inspiring video.

why i chose photography

what draws you to photography?

I believe that the simple joy of clicking the camera shutter down, watching what I've created come to life on a still piece of paper it's the most extraordinary thing I think that I have created something... something so small can be so splendidly candid in the camera's flash.

what do you like to shoot?hate to shoot?

i like to take mainly nature shots. i hate having to take shots of people though because it never seems to be as satisfying and more often then not the person dislikes it as well.

are you right-or left-brained?

 i float somewhere in between the two.

what do you think your pictures say about you?

i think that my photos reflect a current feeling or mood.