Projects

Here is my lastest Project 365 photograph from our Lehigh Valley Zoo trip. Reflections of the trees in the water.

Here is another vintage tinted photograph from the Lehigh Valley Zoo. I really liked all the bright multicolored tents and took a quick snapshot. I find the image very tranquil and soothing, as if here is a place tucked away from no where that is unfazed by time and completely safe.

I took this photo today and the Lehigh Valley Zoo. It is a hand held HDR shot of 3 frames at 2 stops under and over exposed and a vintage tint. I also rotated the photo 90 degrees clockwise.

Here is a great shot of my daughter completely entranced by her pinwheel. I added a vintage feel in Photoshop, as well as the texture overlay. I really like this photograph quite a bit.

Well, it was inevitable. After my engagement shoot, I have been so busy between working on those photographs and work, that I have neglected my Project 365. However, I am going to catch up. Sure, I might break a couple of rules, but at least I am going to make sure I have 365 photos taken in the next 365 days on my site. It will all average out in the end! So, here are two photographs that I took tonight of Spruce Run Reservoir near Clinton, NJ. I happen to pass it every day to and from work.

The good news is that I didn’t need to try and find a photography project today, because I already had one. I had an engagement session this morning in downtown Bethlehem. Here is a sneak peak. More to come soon in a new blog post!

After a long day at work, I didn’t really think I was going to get a picture in today. Luckily, I wanted to update my facebook timeline cover photo and wanted to try something new. It meant I needed a self portrait. So, like anyone else, I took my self portrait in the bathroom mirror. The result is below. The real result in on my facebook page which you should check out and “like”.

I had two things I wanted to accomplish today: buying a 12 pack of 22 oz. Southern Tier “choklat” Imperial Stout and using a snoot with my off camera flash. Luckily, I accomplished both. I tried to darken the background as much as possible, so I shot at ISO 100, max flash sync and around F/11. I then set my flash power at 1/1 and placed it almost directly overhead of the stout. After a little fiddling around, this is the shot I got:

Well, today was an extremely busy day: gym, grocery shopping, helping my church with their website, buying my daughter’s first bike, meeting a couple about engagement photos, cooking & cleaning up dinner. I don’t know if I have any more time or energy to work on putting together some fancy project for tonight. So, I will use a photograph I took today of my daughter trying to ride her very first bicycle.

I have to thank my amazing wife for helping me with this project tonight. I was trying to take a photograph of a martini with the olive, but clear vodka just didn’t really do anything for me. That is when Ashley suggested I make a Manhattan. So I did. I couldn’t pick which photograph I liked more, so I am presenting two for Day 4. I did some minor work in Photoshop, but not much. I did look up the Maker’s Mark logo, because that is the bourbon I used, and I wanted to create a feeling of an advertisement in a magazine. Let me know what you think!