DOF

So, for this week's assignment we delved into the world of DOF! Or for those who do not understand the language of the photographer, Depth of Field. Here, we have two example of shallow and deep. This first one is my shallow depth of field submission in it's original state and then in greyscale, because that's the way I had to turn it in.

I used my piggy bank that my uncle Marty and Julie gave me about two years ago. They said "here, it's for your college fund!" [Just in case you were wondering, it's the ginormous pig in the background] The tiny little pink pig in the foreground is a plastic little pig that I found in a package that was sent to me recently. My brother sent me some movies and a little keychain for my phone. I think he might be trying to say something with this little guy...hmm?

This next one isn't my favorite, but it's an example of the deep depth of field. You have more in focus for a greater length rather than having just the one subject in focus and the background being blurry. But anyway, one reason I don't like this is because it's boring. It's take on campus and obviously I saw it as something cooler in my mind than what actually came out. :/ Oh well, here are the original and greyscaled pictures.

This picture here was a contender for the shallow depth of field submission, but alas, the pigs beat out the aztec sun...er...salt and pepper shakers. Many of you may recognize these little guys. They were made by my younger brother, Matthew, and they are the only other aztec sun salt and pepper shakers made like this besides the set back in California.

PS: just imagine it in black and white.

PPS: I'll upload some of the other contenders later.

1st Photo Assignment

So! Finally an update cause I have new cool pictures to add. Anyway, I'm taking a Black & White Photography class and we recently learned how to process, develop, and print our own pictures! It is totally fun and I plan on investing on getting a film SLR and hopefully having a darkroom in the home I live in, in the future.

Anyway, our first assignment was to just process and develop a roll of film and then make a print, but I don't have any pictures from that assignment. So the first real assignment was a free choice, and here are the two pictures I submitted.

This is my bestie, Gilmarie (pronounced: Jill-marie) and I had her pose looking out of the window. Personally, I think I printed it a little too dark but I still like the result that I got---I tried going with that look that they have in the old Addams Family movies with the light focused on Morticia's eyes; but as you can see, I ended up getting the light on all of her face, which is fine with me.

This one here (I also used Gil for) and she's holding some tiny paper origami stars.

PS: It's not like that stupid twilight cover.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Haha, so I haven't been good with keeping this blog updated and get a big fat FAIL for that one, but I do have an excuse for why it wasn't updated at all this month----it's cause I was working! Can I say that I love working? Especially when my job consists of hanging out with the most entertaining people in the world?!? I think I will. Anyway, I worked at Oliver Holt's Christmas Trees again this year (my 6th year at that!) and it was way fun. Made some new friends and new memories that I'll probably treasure. I think I'll write about them in my journal first before I share them here :)

Hallyu Wave ~~~~

I had to send my laptop in a while ago to get serviced because it would turn off five minutes after I turned it on or if I was putting extreme "stress" on it (i.e. downloading/uploading). So I had a few pictures saved on the family computer and FINALLY transferred them over to my laptop today! So here are my favorite pictures ^_^ They are from a concert that Bonnie and I attended.

This is us before the concert started because this...:

...is how close we were to the stage! (NO zoom!)

This(above) is SHINee...they kinda really rock!

And these guys are my favorite Asian boy band! They beat out poor Fahrenheit. They are Super Junior! I know, funny name, but they are H-O-T! [Sorry about the white faces, I didn't think of changing the ISO before I took pics]

Here are a couple more pictures of them!

I would've taken more pictures of the other bands/singers, but I filled all the space on my memory cards with video clips ^.^

Operation S.O.D.

Hahaha I was looking through some old pictures and found this one. It was from my winter semester of this year and my friend, neighbor and I, went and created a snowman (snow alien?) in three parts and then left it on a "friend's" doorstep. I don't think he ever found out. We used: snow, flowers for the mouth, Reese's cups for the eyes, a candycane for the nose, and bendy straws for arms and antennas? :]

Blah-ness

So, I've been bad and have not been keeping up with this...not that it matters much. Most people have seen every pic I take on facebook...but anyway, maybe I'll try loading more pictures later...maybe not....

Mini-Photoshoot

Well, my friend, Teresa Jack, used me as a hair model for a portfolio the other day, so here are some of my favorite pictures.