Black & White or Color?

So I took these photos with my Fujifilm (previous posts). I am becoming a really big fan of black & white photographs in many situations. Photos with a lot of different contrast and textures can make much more interesting photographs then if they were to be in color. A tip I would give though, is to try shooting the photograph in color first then shoot it again using black and white setting. I say this because sometimes trying to digitally turn it black and white and really tarnish the photo! Happy black and white photo hunting:)

Art Show

I took these pictures with a Fujifilms X20 12 megapixels camera. These were a few of my favorite photos I took! I used the first (Tunnel) picture to submit to the art show. I ran it through lightroom in order to give it a more sci-fi feel and to crop out some of the distractions. I printed a 8x10 photo and gave it a black matt board and black frame to complete the piece. Overall, it turned out very well!

Winter

Winter is approaching! I am super excited to get some great winter photographs. Winter is my favorite time of the year, especially here in Montana! This winter will hopefully provide some great photographs for me.

I found these pictures on the internet. They remind me a lot of Montana winters!

Trick Photography

I have recently been inspired to try to create some "trick photography" or illusions with photography. Some images like this have inspired to me try my hand at it!

(Picture is from Thechive.com) None of my photographs turn out quite right or as "perfect" as this! Comment with any tips or techniques I may not know about.

Cropping

So I've been working on this photo... The biggest issue is cropping! I love the shot of the elk but all the human artifacts destroy most of the photo. This was taken with an EOS 30D. It isn't the best camera but it also isn't the worst. I love the elk itself so cropping is going to be a big deal in this photo!

The Illusion of Simplicity

Hello everyone, Forgive me for saying this but there is ALOT of junk floating around the internet when it comes to quality photographs. Some of the reasons for this is due to: 1. Many amateurs are so infatuated by the latest and greatest brands/cameras and don't know how to properly operate them. 2. Fewer and fewer inspiring photographers are lacking the experience of seeing professional photography. 3. Many digital photographers believe everything can be fixed using photoshop or other software. 4. photographic equipment manufacturers are mainly interested is selling the equipment. Many of the photographs used in advertisement aren't even taken with the equipment being advertised! The gap between amateur and pro photographers is getting narrower and narrower with advancing technology.

Alaska!

I have been researching on different parts of Alaska for my mid-term project and I have found some pretty cool photographs relating to Alaska.

I find these photographs very intriguing because of the rarity of the animals and breathe taking landscapes.