Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Weekend Photos
I ended up not making to the Ice Park but I did spend time at the university Sunday. I took pitures of the ice up there and other distractions.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Personal Style « NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
Personal Style « NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
This posting seems to be true! It is worth reading as you explore your photography.
This posting seems to be true! It is worth reading as you explore your photography.
Take pictures in a theater
These are two sets of pictures taken in the theater. I took them as the mother of Arthur in Camelot. This set is me as a mom and this set was selected by my son to show the performance for all the cast. It was interesting to see the ones he selected of himself and the ones I selected and what came up in both sets.
Taking a picture in the low light is always a challenge. I try to take pictures when the loud shutter won't stick so bad and bother others. Also I turned the camera display off so not to distract and I stayed in my seat.
1st Assignment - I wish I had taken a photo of.....
1) The ocean on both coasts of the United States. My parents and I traveled for a while and we went to both the east and west coasts.
2) There was an Ice Dogs game where, as soon as the puck hit the ice for the start of the game, all the starting players from both teams had thrown down their gloves and started fighting.
3) My friends and I took a little road trip down to Anchorage and even though it was only a day long drive, it was still a lot of fun. We did a lot of crazy stuff along the drive to Anchorage.
4) One of my favorite houses that I had lived in was a house in a small town, in the state of Nevada. I lived there for about 4.5 years with My parents, brothers, sister-in-law, niece, and all our pets at the time. It was a beautiful and large house and I love my memories of that place.
5) When I was a little bit younger I saw my old dog have puppies and, to me, it was amazing.
2) There was an Ice Dogs game where, as soon as the puck hit the ice for the start of the game, all the starting players from both teams had thrown down their gloves and started fighting.
3) My friends and I took a little road trip down to Anchorage and even though it was only a day long drive, it was still a lot of fun. We did a lot of crazy stuff along the drive to Anchorage.
4) One of my favorite houses that I had lived in was a house in a small town, in the state of Nevada. I lived there for about 4.5 years with My parents, brothers, sister-in-law, niece, and all our pets at the time. It was a beautiful and large house and I love my memories of that place.
5) When I was a little bit younger I saw my old dog have puppies and, to me, it was amazing.
Drowning in the snows of Kotzebue
Drowning in the snows of Kotzebue
There are photo essays everywhere. Is there a photo essay you could create from your current experiences?
There are photo essays everywhere. Is there a photo essay you could create from your current experiences?
1st Assignment: 5 photographs I did not take, but wished you had.
1. My father, sitting aside a cash register and behind a counter. We were confectioners back then and he was selling school kids candy during their lunch break. I couldn't help but notice how much fun he was having while laughing and talking with the kids.
2. It was a once in a lifetime hike throughout the Pico de Europe mountains in northern Spain. After several hours climbing a sharp incline we emerged out of a dense fog to find ourselves on top of a cloud which stretched for miles along the coast. For a moment it felt like I was walking on top of another dimension.
3. I was fortunate enough to have a good seat within a relatively small; yet, acoustically excellent theater to hear jazz great Miles Davis play. There were many moments that would have been photographically satisfying but the image I loved most was when he was alone, far off to one side, looking down or aways while others continue to play. He had this haunting detachment occupying his overall expression and I wished I could have the picture. However, for some inexplicable reason taking a camera didn't even occur to me.
4. It was a night time event at Creamer field where people came out and looked through each others scopes and talked about astronomy. But the real show, or distraction according to some, came later that evening, when the auroras borialis blanketed the sky from east to west. Until then, I've not known how mystifyingly beautiful they were.
5. As I was bike riding throughout the winter going to and from work a shadow would often emerge beneath me casting a reflection and silhouette of my body on top of the bike. What was interesting was that my exhaled breath would look like a dark mist momentarily being expelled from my head. Maybe a good B&W.
A photo and photographer I like
A photo that I really like was taken by one of my high school friends on his trip to Paris. It was taken from the Cathedrale Notre Dame. It looks amazing.
http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=32096610&id=26902679#/photo.php?pid=32096607&id=26902679
A photographer I really enjoy is Walter Iooss. He has great sports photography. He takes pictures of athletes making them seem like a regular person like you and me. Then he takes action shots, making these athlete seem superhuman.
http://walteriooss.com/
5 Photographs
1. I don't remember how young my brother was , but he lost his first tooth and was ecstatic. He believed to the tooth fairy was going to make rich. He had the biggest gapped tooth smile. I wish I could have captured the happiness on his face.
2. One day after a short thunderstorm, the sun came back out and I spotted a double rainbow. I've never seen that before, but i didn't have a camera on me. I haven't seen one since that day.
3. At the dog sled race my camera battery was dead. I wanted to take pictures of the auctioning of the animal furs, and was highly disappointed.
4. During a basketball game one of my friends dunked the ball from the free throw line. it seemed like he was in the air forever. I wish i could have captured his mid air flight, but I was in the game.
5. Back in December I spotted a moose on campus next to my dorm. The moose was eating off of the trees. It was so peaceful, but I didn't have my camera on me.
fav pic
Number 48 on this page is my fav picture right now. I just had to give a power point presentation in my biology class and i used this picture in it.
fav photographer is Robert Silvers
http://www.photomosaic.com/portfolio.html
5 pictures
the full moon: i love looking at the moon i would like to get a good shot of it, but i have never had a camera capable to doing it. Every time i see lighting or the northern light i wish i could capture them in a camera, when ever i have tried they havent come out. naked pictures of myself in my 20's for evidence of the body i used to have, and lastly a picture of me and my grandmother before i moved to alaska, i am sure it will be the last time i will ever see her.
fav photographer is Robert Silvers
http://www.photomosaic.com/portfolio.html
5 pictures
the full moon: i love looking at the moon i would like to get a good shot of it, but i have never had a camera capable to doing it. Every time i see lighting or the northern light i wish i could capture them in a camera, when ever i have tried they havent come out. naked pictures of myself in my 20's for evidence of the body i used to have, and lastly a picture of me and my grandmother before i moved to alaska, i am sure it will be the last time i will ever see her.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Assignment #2 by Sharon Gutierrez
A photograph I like: Underwater Photograph by Alix Malka. This is an underwater photograph taken of a model in yards and yards of fabric floating elegantly through the water. This picture was taken for Numero Tokyo.
As you can guess from my photograph choice, I really enjoy underwater photographs. Zena Holloway is a photographer that I really enjoy. She has a series titled "Water Babies" which I find intersting. Normally I dont enjoy pictures of children, but her unique combination of underwater and digitally altered pictures are really beautiful. The section titled "Limited Edition" is by far my favorite of her works. Zena Holloway was born in Britian and raised in London. Her website is: http://www.zenaholloway.com/zena.html
As you can guess from my photograph choice, I really enjoy underwater photographs. Zena Holloway is a photographer that I really enjoy. She has a series titled "Water Babies" which I find intersting. Normally I dont enjoy pictures of children, but her unique combination of underwater and digitally altered pictures are really beautiful. The section titled "Limited Edition" is by far my favorite of her works. Zena Holloway was born in Britian and raised in London. Her website is: http://www.zenaholloway.com/zena.html
Assignment #1 by Sharon Gutierrez
Five pictures I wish I had taken:
#1) Working downtown in Fairbanks, Alaska I come across a lot of homeless persons when I work the opening shifts starting 7 a.m. Last winter a homeless person was sitting outside, an elderly female who always wore the same heavy winter boots and army jacket. She was waiting for me to open the co-op and was sitting outside. It was -10 below zero and I was freezing, but even though her features with physically frosty her eyes and spirit seemed undeniably warm. I would I could have taken a picture to capture the warmth in her eyes in contrast with the cold outside.
#2) At the Open North American dog race in Fairbanks last weekend I saw a teenage native-Alaskan male who was wearing a seemingly hand-embroidered hat with the name "Chris Brown". The letters were bright yellow contrasting against the black dirty hat. I wondered if that was actually his name or if it was a tribute to a popular R&B artist. I wish I could have taken a picture of him.
#3) I took my pet rabbit to a friends house in a designer handbag, using a sweatshirt in the oversize bag to keep him warm. He is a black rabbit and he was wearing a leopard print harness. While I was sitting in the car securing the bag to take him inside a large "outside" dog ran up to the car and pressed his face against the window, causing the rabbit to lean out of his bag and press his face close to the glass. As the large mangy looking dog stared through the glass at the pampered pet, it would have been an interesting picture.
#4) I did not take a picture of a large brown bear wandering into a valley on the Norris Glacier, where my work camp was set up. Two managers of the camp worried about the fact that the bear was wandering quickly towards our camp with over 200 sled dogs set up and nothing else but white all around us. The two men jumped on snow machines and took off to "herd" the bear away from camp. The picture would have had 200+ dogs barking crazily at the bear being surrounded by two snow machines intent on scaring the bear away.
#5) I wish I could have gotten a picture in Virac, Philippines while I was eating lunch in a small dirt-floor hut. The overly salty fish sat in front of me, and a small black and brown monkey watched me through the paneless window.
#1) Working downtown in Fairbanks, Alaska I come across a lot of homeless persons when I work the opening shifts starting 7 a.m. Last winter a homeless person was sitting outside, an elderly female who always wore the same heavy winter boots and army jacket. She was waiting for me to open the co-op and was sitting outside. It was -10 below zero and I was freezing, but even though her features with physically frosty her eyes and spirit seemed undeniably warm. I would I could have taken a picture to capture the warmth in her eyes in contrast with the cold outside.
#2) At the Open North American dog race in Fairbanks last weekend I saw a teenage native-Alaskan male who was wearing a seemingly hand-embroidered hat with the name "Chris Brown". The letters were bright yellow contrasting against the black dirty hat. I wondered if that was actually his name or if it was a tribute to a popular R&B artist. I wish I could have taken a picture of him.
#3) I took my pet rabbit to a friends house in a designer handbag, using a sweatshirt in the oversize bag to keep him warm. He is a black rabbit and he was wearing a leopard print harness. While I was sitting in the car securing the bag to take him inside a large "outside" dog ran up to the car and pressed his face against the window, causing the rabbit to lean out of his bag and press his face close to the glass. As the large mangy looking dog stared through the glass at the pampered pet, it would have been an interesting picture.
#4) I did not take a picture of a large brown bear wandering into a valley on the Norris Glacier, where my work camp was set up. Two managers of the camp worried about the fact that the bear was wandering quickly towards our camp with over 200 sled dogs set up and nothing else but white all around us. The two men jumped on snow machines and took off to "herd" the bear away from camp. The picture would have had 200+ dogs barking crazily at the bear being surrounded by two snow machines intent on scaring the bear away.
#5) I wish I could have gotten a picture in Virac, Philippines while I was eating lunch in a small dirt-floor hut. The overly salty fish sat in front of me, and a small black and brown monkey watched me through the paneless window.
2nd Assignment - Photographic Seeing
1. A photograph I like - This photograph is a close up of a hand with fingers coming out of water and a droplet of water hitting the water in the palm of the hand. I love the texture, the shadowing, and the faint color. Plus I just love water in general :)
2. A photographer I like - I found this website of Joseph O. Holmes' work. He is a photographer that posts daily pictures on his website. Most of these are taken in NYC. I love the texture, mood, and subjects he captures.
2. A photographer I like - I found this website of Joseph O. Holmes' work. He is a photographer that posts daily pictures on his website. Most of these are taken in NYC. I love the texture, mood, and subjects he captures.
1st Assignment -Why do you take photographs?
1. I spent a weekend in New York City last year. I spent all my time taking pictures above my head or straight in front of me. I wish I would have taken a picture of people's feet, walking on the sidewalk covered in random flyers. It would have better captured the feeling of my time there.
2. A few summers ago there was a large forest fire on the other side of the river a few miles from my house. I wish I would have taken a picture of the glow the fire created above the trees at night. It was dangerous, yet beautiful.
3. As I was walking home from choir practice a couple late evenings, the street lights were reflecting off the snow and made it look like glitter falling from the sky, and the ground looked like a blanket of glitter. I wish I could have somehow captured the beautiful quiet with a camera.
4. A large part of my childhood/teenage years were spent at a piano sitting in front of a window in my home, with the view of the forest in the backyard. I wish I had taken a picture of my perspective while I was sitting there, including the top of the piano and the window. It would be pretty meaningful to me.
5. When I lived in the dorms my sophomore year, some of the residence life staff moved a movie projector outside to the middle of the street in front of the dorms. We all sat on the grass, the sidewalk, and even into the street to watch the movie. They blocked off the street on both sides. I wish I would have gotten a photo of this from a distance, road blocks and all.
2. A few summers ago there was a large forest fire on the other side of the river a few miles from my house. I wish I would have taken a picture of the glow the fire created above the trees at night. It was dangerous, yet beautiful.
3. As I was walking home from choir practice a couple late evenings, the street lights were reflecting off the snow and made it look like glitter falling from the sky, and the ground looked like a blanket of glitter. I wish I could have somehow captured the beautiful quiet with a camera.
4. A large part of my childhood/teenage years were spent at a piano sitting in front of a window in my home, with the view of the forest in the backyard. I wish I had taken a picture of my perspective while I was sitting there, including the top of the piano and the window. It would be pretty meaningful to me.
5. When I lived in the dorms my sophomore year, some of the residence life staff moved a movie projector outside to the middle of the street in front of the dorms. We all sat on the grass, the sidewalk, and even into the street to watch the movie. They blocked off the street on both sides. I wish I would have gotten a photo of this from a distance, road blocks and all.
First Assignment/Second Assignment
Why do I take photographs? I take pictures for various reasons. Sometimes for memory keepsakes, sometimes for pictures to add to a room or a scrapbook, sometimes for history sake and sometimes for fun.
Five pictures that I did not take, but wished I had: The first one would be the pictures from my oldest son's high school graduation, my camera froze and I missed the photos. The next picture would be more pictures of the farm I grew up on. I have so many memories in my head, but wish I had pictures to share a more visual experience for my children. I also wish that I would of photographed the Mendenhall Glacier when I lived near there. I figured since I could see it from my porch that it would always be there to view. Now when I went back it has receded so much all the colors of blue seem to have disappeared. I wish I would have taken pictures of the wildlife I seen on my first road trip within Alaska. I saw so many different wild creatures and have no pictures of any of them. Finally, I wish I would have taken more landscape photos in New Hampshire during fall foliage, the colors were so vibrant and the leaves have so many different shapes.
The photo I found that I like is a shot of a reflection of birch trees in a stream with snow all around.
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2180413020052197924YEwiAV
I enjoy the photographs by John Shaw. He is a nature photographer. I love all aspects of nature photography, not only landscapes, but also critters and close-ups of earth objects.
http://www.johnshawphoto.com/galleries.html
Five pictures that I did not take, but wished I had: The first one would be the pictures from my oldest son's high school graduation, my camera froze and I missed the photos. The next picture would be more pictures of the farm I grew up on. I have so many memories in my head, but wish I had pictures to share a more visual experience for my children. I also wish that I would of photographed the Mendenhall Glacier when I lived near there. I figured since I could see it from my porch that it would always be there to view. Now when I went back it has receded so much all the colors of blue seem to have disappeared. I wish I would have taken pictures of the wildlife I seen on my first road trip within Alaska. I saw so many different wild creatures and have no pictures of any of them. Finally, I wish I would have taken more landscape photos in New Hampshire during fall foliage, the colors were so vibrant and the leaves have so many different shapes.
The photo I found that I like is a shot of a reflection of birch trees in a stream with snow all around.
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2180413020052197924YEwiAV
I enjoy the photographs by John Shaw. He is a nature photographer. I love all aspects of nature photography, not only landscapes, but also critters and close-ups of earth objects.
http://www.johnshawphoto.com/galleries.html
i like this photo. It shows the dead mountains as well as the live mountains. It is both sunny and dark out. It has all of lifes bad as well as all of lifes good. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Its hard to explain but I found it almost a year ago in my high school projects class and just liked it instantly.
http://www.authorstream.com/Content/Richie-13014-Nature-slideshare-net-pankaj-nature24427-Travel-Places-ppt-powerpoint-118_88.jpg
i really like Steve Curtis. He is a great photographer that takes pictures of anything and everything, just like me. :) He has an interesting way of looking at things, even plain things that others would not look twice at. He uses some photoshop on some of his photos but it only makes them better.
http://www.stevecurtiskc.com/index.html
http://www.authorstream.com/Content/Richie-13014-Nature-slideshare-net-pankaj-nature24427-Travel-Places-ppt-powerpoint-118_88.jpg
i really like Steve Curtis. He is a great photographer that takes pictures of anything and everything, just like me. :) He has an interesting way of looking at things, even plain things that others would not look twice at. He uses some photoshop on some of his photos but it only makes them better.
http://www.stevecurtiskc.com/index.html
first assignment
1. The first time Hunter did a 360 standing up in a kneeboard. His facial expression was hilarious.
2. I went to Onion Portage to collar caribou and used up all my film before we even started collaring, which was bad. Watching the caribou get to the shallow water was unforgettable and I wish other people could have seen it.
3. My graduation night. We all decided to not take cameras so there are no pictures of anything we did. Now, I wish there were.
4. Driving to Nome from Council we saw a few herds of Musk-ox. They just looked really neat with the mountains and flowers around them.
5. I wish I would have had a camera this whole summer. I worked for NSEDC at the Fish and Game camp doing a juvenile coho research project and got to see a lot of wildlife and just wish I had pictures of it.
2. I went to Onion Portage to collar caribou and used up all my film before we even started collaring, which was bad. Watching the caribou get to the shallow water was unforgettable and I wish other people could have seen it.
3. My graduation night. We all decided to not take cameras so there are no pictures of anything we did. Now, I wish there were.
4. Driving to Nome from Council we saw a few herds of Musk-ox. They just looked really neat with the mountains and flowers around them.
5. I wish I would have had a camera this whole summer. I worked for NSEDC at the Fish and Game camp doing a juvenile coho research project and got to see a lot of wildlife and just wish I had pictures of it.
Photograph that I like
This is a picture of the fountain that I never took. The building in the background is the Rathaus(city hall). The building stands very talll and what you can't see is that it is surrounded by some very beasutiful natural ruins. The water fountain itself is a place where people would gather by the nearby grass and enjoy looking at it.
http://en.structurae.de/photos/index.cfm?JS=42325
http://en.structurae.de/photos/index.cfm?JS=42325
Why do you take photographs?
1. I always wanted to take a photograph of the water fountain in the middle of my hometown in Germany. When I went back there 2 years ago it was no longer there for my enjoyment. I wish I had taken the picture because I like the way the setting was with the fountain in the middle of the town. It didn't make the town growded looking and the way the water flowed from it was so beautiful and breath taking.
2. I also wanted to take a picture of the church in Germany where I had my Communion when I was 15 years old. It was a very old church, but still looked very beautiful. I like the arcitecture of that church. It is still there, but didn't get a chance to go to the town it was in. Now I am not able to go there so easily to get that photograph.
3. When I was on my way home from Chena Hot Springs one night there was the beautiful Northern Lights. It was -30 and I had been outside enough in the cold for one evening (walked in the cold to the hot springs). I didn't want to get out and take the picture and was sure that I would seem them again one day when I went out there. It has been 2 years and I haven't had the pleaure to see them again. Next time I will get out and take that picture.
4. I had always wanted to take a picture from the very top of the Statue of Liberty. I think it would have been a very beautiful sight. When my daughter went last year with her family she informed me that you can no longer go to the very top, but you can go inside somewhat. I also would like to take a picture of Lady Liberty from the Fairy.
5. I have always taken pictures of my kids on the rides at the German carnivals, but I wish I would have taken pictures of the carnival as a whole. I miss being able to go to that great event and wish I had pictures to show my grand children of the carnival that I used to take their mom and uncle to.
2. I also wanted to take a picture of the church in Germany where I had my Communion when I was 15 years old. It was a very old church, but still looked very beautiful. I like the arcitecture of that church. It is still there, but didn't get a chance to go to the town it was in. Now I am not able to go there so easily to get that photograph.
3. When I was on my way home from Chena Hot Springs one night there was the beautiful Northern Lights. It was -30 and I had been outside enough in the cold for one evening (walked in the cold to the hot springs). I didn't want to get out and take the picture and was sure that I would seem them again one day when I went out there. It has been 2 years and I haven't had the pleaure to see them again. Next time I will get out and take that picture.
4. I had always wanted to take a picture from the very top of the Statue of Liberty. I think it would have been a very beautiful sight. When my daughter went last year with her family she informed me that you can no longer go to the very top, but you can go inside somewhat. I also would like to take a picture of Lady Liberty from the Fairy.
5. I have always taken pictures of my kids on the rides at the German carnivals, but I wish I would have taken pictures of the carnival as a whole. I miss being able to go to that great event and wish I had pictures to show my grand children of the carnival that I used to take their mom and uncle to.
2nd Assignment
I like this photo of the constrution workers back in 1932, because it gives the viewer somewhat of an idea of what contruction was like back then. Also, I like how the construction workers in the photo are just casually eating their lunch even though they are on what is now the 69th floor of a new york building.
I also like the photographer of this photo, Charles C. Ebbets. The pictures he took are mainly of the construction workers working on a new york building, but all of them show the dangers of being a construction worker back in 1932 and how the workers just go about there day as if they where only one foot off the ground.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5617915/Charles-C-Ebbets-Photography-Lunch-on-the-skyscraper (the first photo shown on this website, is the photo I talk about above)
I also like the photographer of this photo, Charles C. Ebbets. The pictures he took are mainly of the construction workers working on a new york building, but all of them show the dangers of being a construction worker back in 1932 and how the workers just go about there day as if they where only one foot off the ground.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5617915/Charles-C-Ebbets-Photography-Lunch-on-the-skyscraper (the first photo shown on this website, is the photo I talk about above)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Second Assignment - a photo and photographer I like
First I would like to point out an interesting black & white photo done by Lewis Morley. I love black & white photos, but I really liked how the reflection captured the rest of the facial expressions by this mother and daughter. It is the 3rd photo down on this website.
Second, I really liked the photography of James Ravilious. He has a broad range from simplicity to capturing detail in obscure images, again in the black and white photos I really enjoy.
Second, I really liked the photography of James Ravilious. He has a broad range from simplicity to capturing detail in obscure images, again in the black and white photos I really enjoy.
5 Photographs I did not take, but wish I had
1. I wish I had taken a picture of the mother Dall sheep teaching her young to not only jump the rapids at the Savage River, but also of them smelling us humans as they passed within a foot of us on the footpath on a hill in Denali National Park. There must have been two dozen folks on the trail and the sheep casually sniffed and passed each one of us!
2. There was a local transient I saw from the bus some five years ago, and it appeared that he had a major infection from a broken jaw. Sad as it was, I wish I taken taken a photo to chronicle the ailments of the local inebriates and the need for funding to help them with sobriety and getting on their feet. I only saw him once again after that.
3. There used to be an older woman in town that toted a Radio Flyer around Fairbanks filled with yellow legal pads and pencils. She would write nasty letters to the government and various politicians with her complaints. She wore an old dingy reddish-orange life preserver because she said she was drowning in the chaos of our governments wrong-doings.
4. When I was in my last couple of years in high school in New York, I used to jog along the beach at night with my dog Katie. One night she found a baby stingray that looked like it was "gasping for air," as it was laying on the sand less than six feet from the ocean. I carefully placed it back into the water as I heard the anxious barks of my dog. I wish I had photographed it so others may better understand the eeriness of it's facial expression that I saw.
5. I wish I had taken a picture of my godson Timmie when I first met him at less than three weeks of age. In our first introduction, he took a nap as I was holding him and the look of wonder on his face, matched mine when he awoke.
2. There was a local transient I saw from the bus some five years ago, and it appeared that he had a major infection from a broken jaw. Sad as it was, I wish I taken taken a photo to chronicle the ailments of the local inebriates and the need for funding to help them with sobriety and getting on their feet. I only saw him once again after that.
3. There used to be an older woman in town that toted a Radio Flyer around Fairbanks filled with yellow legal pads and pencils. She would write nasty letters to the government and various politicians with her complaints. She wore an old dingy reddish-orange life preserver because she said she was drowning in the chaos of our governments wrong-doings.
4. When I was in my last couple of years in high school in New York, I used to jog along the beach at night with my dog Katie. One night she found a baby stingray that looked like it was "gasping for air," as it was laying on the sand less than six feet from the ocean. I carefully placed it back into the water as I heard the anxious barks of my dog. I wish I had photographed it so others may better understand the eeriness of it's facial expression that I saw.
5. I wish I had taken a picture of my godson Timmie when I first met him at less than three weeks of age. In our first introduction, he took a nap as I was holding him and the look of wonder on his face, matched mine when he awoke.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Lessons and Links are updated for Saturday's class
CIOS 258 Exploring Digital Photography CIOS 258 Lessons and Links: Stephen Cysewski
The lesson handout and links are updated for this Saturday's class.
The lesson handout and links are updated for this Saturday's class.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Photo Walk at University of Alaska Museum of the North April 11th
We have our Photo Walk scheduled to the University of Alaska Museum of the North on April 11th. We will try to be there around 1:00. I am excited about the opportunity to take some photographs around the museum and to also see some "behind the scenes" stuff! Stuff is a technical photographic term.
North American Open Sled Dog Race Fairbanks Alaska - a set on Flickr
North American Open Sled Dog Race Fairbanks Alaska - a set on Flickr
I published a smaller set of photographs to Flickr. I like both Picasa Web Albums and Flickr. The advantage of Flickr is a much stronger user community. The advantage of Picasa is that it works better and is much less confusing. If I want to share with just family or friends I use Picasa and make a private album. When I send people the URl they can see and share the photographs.
I published a smaller set of photographs to Flickr. I like both Picasa Web Albums and Flickr. The advantage of Flickr is a much stronger user community. The advantage of Picasa is that it works better and is much less confusing. If I want to share with just family or friends I use Picasa and make a private album. When I send people the URl they can see and share the photographs.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Picasa Web Albums - Cysewski - Open North American Sled Dog Championship
Picasa Web Albums - Cysewski - Open North American Sled Dog Championship
Just finished a rough edit of the photographs that I took at the North American. I went for three days and really focused on people. I also used four different cameras to see if I liked them and to get used to how they worked.
Just finished a rough edit of the photographs that I took at the North American. I went for three days and really focused on people. I also used four different cameras to see if I liked them and to get used to how they worked.
Open North American Sat. March 22, 2009
Here are some of the unedited pictures from Saturday at the Open North American Sled Dog Race. They are posted on Flickr.
Ice Art Next Saturday $8
I just got an email from the Ice Art people. The cost for each of us will be $8.00. This is the price that teachers and adults pay when they escort a school tour. My plan is for us to get there around 1:00.
Steve
Steve
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Driver's Seat
Driver's Seat
This is kind of cool, see the photographs as a series. Sometimes the most ordinary is the most evocative.
This is kind of cool, see the photographs as a series. Sometimes the most ordinary is the most evocative.
Photographer I Like
I am currently trying to improve my sports action photography. I have been asked to cover a baseball season for a high school. What the picture for me v what a parent or coach wants. Brad Mangin has some of the types of picture I would like to get. These are action photos, lots of equipment and people in mid air. I also like to get more of the feeling of the players The opportunity for action in baseball happen infrequent and fast. Keeping focused and awake to catch that moment is hard. Then when you do watch the game remember to take the picture and not just watch and cheer.
I like these photographer too.
I like these photographer too.
What I wish I had Taken
I now work downtown and many days I don't bring my camera because I ride the bus and can't bring everything.
1. The seasonal light changes of buildings downtown as well as though out the day, the Northward and the Mt. McKinley Bank building.
2. Dense ice fog downtown. I had my camera some days but the "good" days were the days I didn't bring my camera
3. The Galapagos Islands under water. I flooded my camera the first day. I would love to have pictures of the sharks. I have mixed feelings and I also enjoyed just watching.
4. Going from Homer to Augustine Island - Volcano on a landing craft on a still evening, flat water, full moon in July.
5. Halebopp Comet- I took lots of Hyakutake and then let the brighter one go. Maybe because it was so popular and everyone was taking these pictures so I didn't.
1. The seasonal light changes of buildings downtown as well as though out the day, the Northward and the Mt. McKinley Bank building.
2. Dense ice fog downtown. I had my camera some days but the "good" days were the days I didn't bring my camera
3. The Galapagos Islands under water. I flooded my camera the first day. I would love to have pictures of the sharks. I have mixed feelings and I also enjoyed just watching.
4. Going from Homer to Augustine Island - Volcano on a landing craft on a still evening, flat water, full moon in July.
5. Halebopp Comet- I took lots of Hyakutake and then let the brighter one go. Maybe because it was so popular and everyone was taking these pictures so I didn't.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Focal length comparison tool, Tamron USA
Focal length comparison tool, Tamron USA
We will use this tool next week in class, it is another excellent means of seeing and understanding focal length.
We will use this tool next week in class, it is another excellent means of seeing and understanding focal length.
Depth of field comparison tool, Tamron USA
Depth of field comparison tool, Tamron USA
We will use this next week in class, it is an excellent means of learning about depth of field aperture and focal length.
We will use this next week in class, it is an excellent means of learning about depth of field aperture and focal length.
Tao of Photography: Learning to See from the Blind
Tao of Photography: Learning to See from the Blind
Take the time to read this, it will make you think about your photography.
Take the time to read this, it will make you think about your photography.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Photography-Now.info - The International Photography Index.
Photography-Now.info - The International Photography Index.
The real masters of photography presented in a book like format.
Amazing. I will share this in class.
The real masters of photography presented in a book like format.
Amazing. I will share this in class.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Alaska Photos - Alaska Photography: Professional Alaska Stock Photography and art decor pictures.
Alaska Photos - Alaska Photography: Professional Alaska Stock Photography and art decor pictures.
Excellent examples of beautiful photographs!
Ugh :)
Excellent examples of beautiful photographs!
Ugh :)
CIOS 258 Exploring Digital Photography: Stephen Cysewski
CIOS 258 Exploring Digital Photography: Stephen Cysewski
The course web site for the Spring CIOS 258 course is done as well as the first weeks lesson outline. The Photo Walk for the first class will be the North American Open Dog Sled Race. I have posted links on the lesson one outline for ideas and inspiration.
The course web site for the Spring CIOS 258 course is done as well as the first weeks lesson outline. The Photo Walk for the first class will be the North American Open Dog Sled Race. I have posted links on the lesson one outline for ideas and inspiration.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
What kind of photographer are you? | DSLRBLOG
What kind of photographer are you? | DSLRBLOG
It is good to think about where you fit in photography, what are your goals and what is your purpose?
It is good to think about where you fit in photography, what are your goals and what is your purpose?
Review: Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans by Sarah Greenough et al. (Conscientious)
Review: Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans by Sarah Greenough et al. (Conscientious)
I have purchased this book and will bring it to one of our classes when we discuss the process of selecting and organizing your photographs.
I have purchased this book and will bring it to one of our classes when we discuss the process of selecting and organizing your photographs.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
Shutterfinger: History Is Happening Now
Shutterfinger: History Is Happening Now
What is ordinary can become significant in thirty years, that is my experience. Documenting the currently ordinary is an important photographic task.
What is ordinary can become significant in thirty years, that is my experience. Documenting the currently ordinary is an important photographic task.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
10 Tips to Manage Photos Better using Google Picasa | MakeUseOf.com
10 Tips to Manage Photos Better using Google Picasa | MakeUseOf.com
I our class I recommend using Picasa because it is free and effective. Lightroom is what I use, but it is expensive.
I our class I recommend using Picasa because it is free and effective. Lightroom is what I use, but it is expensive.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | The Americans in the frame
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | The Americans in the frame
Selecting the photographs that you edit and share is a crucial skill, probably as critical as choosing what to shoot. I have ordered this book and will bring it to class.
Selecting the photographs that you edit and share is a crucial skill, probably as critical as choosing what to shoot. I have ordered this book and will bring it to class.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
15 online photo editors compared | Webware - CNET
15 online photo editors compared | Webware - CNET
Some of these are worth using. I like Picnik and photoshop.com. They both integrate with Flickr and Picasa Albums.
Some of these are worth using. I like Picnik and photoshop.com. They both integrate with Flickr and Picasa Albums.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Digital Cameras: A Buyer’s Guide v2.0 Review - Digital Camera Reviews - TrustedReviews
Digital Cameras: A Buyer’s Guide v2.0 Review - Digital Camera Reviews - TrustedReviews
Excellent and clear. TrustedReviews is a good web site with objective information.
Excellent and clear. TrustedReviews is a good web site with objective information.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Searching for Buddha in Bihar: Stephen Cysewski
Searching for Buddha in Bihar: Stephen Cysewski
We took an eighteen day trip to India on a pilgrimage to follow the life of Buddha.
Most of our time was in Bihar, but we also went to Nepal, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.
This is a selection of photographs from that trip.
We took an eighteen day trip to India on a pilgrimage to follow the life of Buddha.
Most of our time was in Bihar, but we also went to Nepal, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.
This is a selection of photographs from that trip.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Running from Camera
Running from Camera
There is an off chance that this might inspire some "creative" ideas!!!!
There is an off chance that this might inspire some "creative" ideas!!!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Your Digital Camera and the Law - PC World
Your Digital Camera and the Law - PC World
It is important to know what we can do legally when we take photographs in public. This is a quick introduction to the subject.
It is important to know what we can do legally when we take photographs in public. This is a quick introduction to the subject.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
iPhoto '09
I have had the new iPhoto 09 since the 27th of Jan. I have had time to try out Faces. It works fairly well, better with some than others. It did select me to match up with a stuffed animal. You can Geotag using Google maps, that works well. The editing is improved the touch-up tool works real well now. It is worth the upgrade.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Photographs from Bihar India.
I will be posting a random selection of photographs from Bihar in my Wandering In Thailand web log.
http://wanderinginthailand.blogspot.com/
I expect to ad a few photographs each day.
Steve
http://wanderinginthailand.blogspot.com/
I expect to ad a few photographs each day.
Steve
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Picasa for Mac
For those of you in the class that are mac users Picasa is now available for the mac. The link is http://picasa.google.com/mac/
I haven't really tried it but I plan on it.
I haven't really tried it but I plan on it.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Vancouver and Victoria in the Eighties: Stephen Cysewski
Vancouver and Victoria in the Eighties: Stephen Cysewski
I just posted a new web site of photographs from Victoria and Vancouver BC during the eighties.
I just posted a new web site of photographs from Victoria and Vancouver BC during the eighties.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Hatcher Pass Alaska: Stephen Cysewski
Hatcher Pass Alaska: Stephen Cysewski
Hatcher Pass is one of the most beautiful places in Alaska. When I lived in Anchorage I went there often to take photographs. Most of these photographs were taken in the seventies or early eighties.
Hatcher Pass is one of the most beautiful places in Alaska. When I lived in Anchorage I went there often to take photographs. Most of these photographs were taken in the seventies or early eighties.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The North Slope Alaska in the Seventies: Stephen Cysewski
The North Slope Alaska in the Seventies: Stephen Cysewski
Another new web site including Barrow and Pt. Hope.
Another new web site including Barrow and Pt. Hope.
Seward Penninsula and Nome In The Seventies: Stephen Cysewski
Seward Penninsula and Nome In The Seventies: Stephen Cysewski
Another new web site. I am posting photographs that I scanned a couple years ago.
Another new web site. I am posting photographs that I scanned a couple years ago.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Shaktoolik Alaska 1967 and 1968: Stephen Cysewski
Shaktoolik Alaska 1967 and 1968: Stephen Cysewski
Since we are stuck in Alaska, instead of Thailand, I used the time to post a new web site of photographs I took when I was a VISTA Volunteer in Shaktoolik Alaska in 1967 and 1968.
Since we are stuck in Alaska, instead of Thailand, I used the time to post a new web site of photographs I took when I was a VISTA Volunteer in Shaktoolik Alaska in 1967 and 1968.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Technophilia: Organize your digital photos with Picasa
Technophilia: Organize your digital photos with Picasa
This is a good article. I will integrate it into next semesters class.
Steve
This is a good article. I will integrate it into next semesters class.
Steve
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Wandering In Fairbanks 2008
I just finished Wandering In Fairbanks 2008. I wanted to complete it before we left for Thailand.
Here is the web site URL
http://www.cysewski.com/wif/wandering2008/index.html
Here is the URL for the same photographs on Picasa Album
http://picasaweb.google.com/cysewski/WanderingInFairbanks2008StephenCysewski#
Here is the URL for the same photographs on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cysewski/sets/72157609834478467/
Please share with others if you think it is appropriate.
--
Stephen Cysewski
Professor of Computer Applications, Emeritus
University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.WanderingInAlaska.com
http://www.WanderingInFairbanks.com
http://www.WanderingInThailand.com
http://www.WanderingInSeattle.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cysewski/
http://picasaweb.google.com/cysewski
Here is the web site URL
http://www.cysewski.com/wif/wandering2008/index.html
Here is the URL for the same photographs on Picasa Album
http://picasaweb.google.com/cysewski/WanderingInFairbanks2008StephenCysewski#
Here is the URL for the same photographs on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cysewski/sets/72157609834478467/
Please share with others if you think it is appropriate.
--
Stephen Cysewski
Professor of Computer Applications, Emeritus
University of Alaska Fairbanks
http://www.WanderingInAlaska.com
http://www.WanderingInFairbanks.com
http://www.WanderingInThailand.com
http://www.WanderingInSeattle.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cysewski/
http://picasaweb.google.com/cysewski
Wandering In Fairbanks Alaska 2008: Stephen Cysewski
Wandering In Fairbanks Alaska 2008: Stephen Cysewski
I just posted Wandering In Fairbanks 2008. I wanted to finish before we leave to Thailand.
The site has many more photographs of the people of Fairbanks then usual.
The files are not large so it should load fine, I hope.
There are more and larger versions of the photographs on Flickr and Picasa Albums.
Steve
I just posted Wandering In Fairbanks 2008. I wanted to finish before we leave to Thailand.
The site has many more photographs of the people of Fairbanks then usual.
The files are not large so it should load fine, I hope.
There are more and larger versions of the photographs on Flickr and Picasa Albums.
Steve
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Loosely Related
I know many of you in the class do some web stuff. Here is a good free book (download PDF) on CSS. There are some good design bits in the book too.
http://cssdesign.s3.sitepoint.com/Art_Science_Of_CSS_Giveaway.zip
http://cssdesign.s3.sitepoint.com/Art_Science_Of_CSS_Giveaway.zip
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
This is a "cool" resource to explore!
This is a "cool" resource to explore!
How to Build a Photography Website in 3 Easy (and One Difficult) Steps | Magical Places Fine Art
How to Build a Photography Website in 3 Easy (and One Difficult) Steps | Magical Places Fine Art
Excellent article. I will add it to the sharing section of the course next semester.
Excellent article. I will add it to the sharing section of the course next semester.
Friday, November 14, 2008
The next President of the United States - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The next President of the United States - The Big Picture - Boston.com
What makes a photograph excellent? These photographs are inspiring. Use these photographs as examples of the diversity of ways that you can cover a subject to express its meaning.
What makes a photograph excellent? These photographs are inspiring. Use these photographs as examples of the diversity of ways that you can cover a subject to express its meaning.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
10 Tips For Better Autofocus - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com
10 Tips For Better Autofocus - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com
Worth reading!
www.wanderinginfairbanks.com
Worth reading!
www.wanderinginfairbanks.com
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Dark Roasted Blend: This Math Rocks!
Dark Roasted Blend: This Math Rocks!
Check this out, scroll down to the DC6 photographs. I love this site, I subscribe with an RSS feed and am always entertained.
Check this out, scroll down to the DC6 photographs. I love this site, I subscribe with an RSS feed and am always entertained.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Why Your Photos Look Lousy - Color Managment Basics | PixSylated
Why Your Photos Look Lousy - Color Managment Basics | PixSylated
Excellent description of color management.
Excellent description of color management.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Laurence Kim Photography Blog
Laurence Kim Photography Blog
Read this blog post, it applies to the Panasonic LX3, but it is appropriate to other cameras like the Canon G10. The comments on the camera, the metering, and the quality of JPEG images will seems like heresy to some people, but, from my experience it is true. I used the Canon G10 for the last half of the Amery photographs and you have seen me use the Panasonic LX3 at International Friendship Days and at the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market.
Here is a quote from the posting.
"In fact, for certain subjects such as landscapes, nature and fine art, a good point-n-shoot like the LX3 could be the best tool for the job, sometimes even better than a DSLR or a $40k medium-format DSLR.
Why?
* Would you rather schlepp around 20 pounds of gear (camera, lenses, tripod, ballhead, etc.) or a 9 ounce camera that you put in a pouch on your belt?
* No need to change lenses. Really handy for a day like yesterday, when I was taking pictures on a rainy day on a muddy trail.
* The combination of built-in image stabilization + greater depth of field you get with a small sensor means that a tripod is not required. No tripod means more creativity, as you can get yourself in more positions and are less likely to remained anchored in a few spots.
* Greater depth of field means no need to stop down to tiny apertures like f16 which soften images due to diffraction.
* Shooting with bigger apertures also means faster shutter speeds, which = sharper images.
* Fixed lens means no dust spots on the sensor.
* No mirror slap means the camera doesn't vibrate = sharper pictures, even if you're using use mirror lockup.
* Overall image quality will be just as good as a DSLR (if not better) because of all the reasons listed above.
On the other hand, if you want to shoot anything that moves, is in very low light, with a shallow depth of field, or that requires long telephoto lenses (e.g. wildlife, sports, or weddings) you'll need a DSLR. Horses for courses."
Read this blog post, it applies to the Panasonic LX3, but it is appropriate to other cameras like the Canon G10. The comments on the camera, the metering, and the quality of JPEG images will seems like heresy to some people, but, from my experience it is true. I used the Canon G10 for the last half of the Amery photographs and you have seen me use the Panasonic LX3 at International Friendship Days and at the Tanana Valley Farmer's Market.
Here is a quote from the posting.
"In fact, for certain subjects such as landscapes, nature and fine art, a good point-n-shoot like the LX3 could be the best tool for the job, sometimes even better than a DSLR or a $40k medium-format DSLR.
Why?
* Would you rather schlepp around 20 pounds of gear (camera, lenses, tripod, ballhead, etc.) or a 9 ounce camera that you put in a pouch on your belt?
* No need to change lenses. Really handy for a day like yesterday, when I was taking pictures on a rainy day on a muddy trail.
* The combination of built-in image stabilization + greater depth of field you get with a small sensor means that a tripod is not required. No tripod means more creativity, as you can get yourself in more positions and are less likely to remained anchored in a few spots.
* Greater depth of field means no need to stop down to tiny apertures like f16 which soften images due to diffraction.
* Shooting with bigger apertures also means faster shutter speeds, which = sharper images.
* Fixed lens means no dust spots on the sensor.
* No mirror slap means the camera doesn't vibrate = sharper pictures, even if you're using use mirror lockup.
* Overall image quality will be just as good as a DSLR (if not better) because of all the reasons listed above.
On the other hand, if you want to shoot anything that moves, is in very low light, with a shallow depth of field, or that requires long telephoto lenses (e.g. wildlife, sports, or weddings) you'll need a DSLR. Horses for courses."
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Amery Wisconsin 2008: Stephen Cysewski
Amery Wisconsin 2008: Stephen Cysewski
I just created a new web site. I visited Amery Wisconsin twice this year to visit my father. I visited the first week of June and the last week of October. I spent some time walking around Amery taking photographs. Here is the web site of the Amery photographs.
I just created a new web site. I visited Amery Wisconsin twice this year to visit my father. I visited the first week of June and the last week of October. I spent some time walking around Amery taking photographs. Here is the web site of the Amery photographs.
Editing and Enhancing Photographs(2)
Here is the original photograph (a small gathering of Obama supporters in Fairbanks):
Brought up close by zooming and adding blue color
Enlarge only the group and enhance all c0lors to almost 200%
(This photo is not as clear as it is in photoshop probably because I increased its quality to 10)
I tried to eliminate all color but didn't have much success
Editing and enhancing photographs
The link to Adobe Photoshop is: http://www.adobe.com/photoshopcs3
Photo cropped and softened and optimized
I will use Adobe photoshop to edit and enhance a photograph as follows::
Original photo
Original photo
Photo cropped and softened and optimized
Photos with common errors
These are my photos that document and show the following common errors:
Subject blur/partially blurry photographs
Motion blur/totally blurry
Depth of field/wrong plan of focus
Over exposure/washed out
Under exposure/too dark
Incorrect white balance/wrong color
Motion blur/totally blurry
Depth of field/wrong plan of focus
Over exposure/washed out
Under exposure/too dark
Incorrect white balance/wrong color
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