Thursday, December 30, 2010
Day 157: Breaking Confidence
I'm in the process of going through a bunch of old photos, tossing the bad and keeping the good. With 2011 quickly approaching, one of my new years resolutions is to get more organized. I figure it's better to get started NOW while I have the time than wait for January 1st before I get working on this project. You can start your resolution early and it still count, right?
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Day 156: At Attention
Friday, December 17, 2010
Day 155: Fragile Poodles
My mother is an elementary school art teacher and one of the mothers of her students gave her bag of beads and other things to possibly use for art projects. I don't know how these poodles ended up in the bag but they did and the moment I saw them, they screamed for a photo-op. How could I resist? They were just so cute.
Day 154: New Phone
This is my mother trying to figure out how to set up her new phone. It's not an iPhone or anything, it's a simple Samsung flip-phone. Easy, right? Not for the technology challenged. Did I mention I taught this woman now to shortcut copy and paste (Ctrl + C, Ctrl +V)? Yes, this is my mother and I love her. So much.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Day 153: Star Silhouette
So the terrible thing about living in the DFW metroplex is that you've got to drive a LONG way to get away from any city. Even then, there was still the issue of light pollution along the horizon. What do you do? Use it to your advantage to get some awesome silhouette action with the stars! This was my favorite shot from the evening. (FYI - this is straight off the camera, I just tagged and re-sized it for web)
80 sec. exposure, ISO 200, f/4.0
Canon Rebel XTi, 18-55 EF-S @ 18mm
Venus, TX 12/14/10 at 12:06 a.m.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Day 152: Square Nose
Today was a full day of family time and I absolutely loved it. While I was going through photos I had taken of my sister, I took the camera and snapped a few photos of myself just for fun. Suddenly it hit me.... the tip of my nose is square! Why haven't I noticed that yet? I suppose I've been so focused on my stubborn bump on the bridge of my nose that I have neglected to truly notice and appreciate the tip of my nose. Oh Alison, what are you going to do with yourself? Take more pictures? Good idea!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Day 150: Police
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Day 149: Handsome Pin
Day 148: Window Lighting
Friday, November 12, 2010
Day 147: Field Mouse
"Little Bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest picking up the field mice and bopping them on their head. Down came the magical fairy and she said, 'Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you picking up the field mice and bopping them on their head. I'll give you two more chances and if you don't stop, I'll turn you into a goon!'"
This is a little mouse the cats caught and tortured. I saved him for a while (long enough to take his picture) and then I gave him back to the cats.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Day 144: Aww, Seriously?
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Day 143: Triston Plays Nice
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 142: Native to the Badlands
Day 141: Mentoring Mentor
Day 140: Windmill in Water
Day 139: Appreciation Pics
I just bought a ring on Etsy from Vintage and Glam Jewelery and I absolutely LOVE it. :) I was looking for a ring that was flat and wouldn't knock into anything and also let me show off a bit of personality. Sure enough, Etsy had it. The artist who designed this ring was also fabulous to talk to and to show my appreciation, I took a few photos and came up with this! Sent it to her with some very positive feedback. I love that about the website, it allows you to put up "Appreciation Photos" of the gift you purchased to the seller.
These images are straight off the camera, 8x10 crop and -10 desaturation and then tagged with my logo!
These images are straight off the camera, 8x10 crop and -10 desaturation and then tagged with my logo!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Day 137: Exotic Yellow Flower
Day 136: Sexy Petey
Petey is awesome. It took me a while to realize I was falling in love with this purring fart machine but once I did, I learned about a new kind of happiness. When I was little, I had a severe allergy to cats. That was an allergic reaction from hell. This allergy made me shy away, avoid at all costs and become slightly phobic of having cat hair and dander on me for too long. I was the epitome of an OCD freak when it came to my post-cat-touching ritual. Then when I was in High School, my baby sister adopted a kitten without us knowing about it and my allergies while the cat was in the house didn't change at all. I was terrified to test those waters but I did. My allergy, while still present, was not severe but mild. It was the same as my allergy to dogs. (For those who don't know, I'm allergic to basically everything that grows on this planet and breathes on this planet).
My hesitation towards cats has definitely decreased and Petey is just so sweet. I still have a reaction toward him but it is very mild in comparison to what it was when I was five. Petey will sit on my lap and fall asleep there, purring the entire time. He likes to follow me around when I'm outside. He likes to perch himself on my shoulder and kiss my nose.
Now do you see why I have fallen in love with Petey?
My hesitation towards cats has definitely decreased and Petey is just so sweet. I still have a reaction toward him but it is very mild in comparison to what it was when I was five. Petey will sit on my lap and fall asleep there, purring the entire time. He likes to follow me around when I'm outside. He likes to perch himself on my shoulder and kiss my nose.
Now do you see why I have fallen in love with Petey?
Monday, September 27, 2010
Day 134: Mantis Lesson One - Copulation
Hello children, today we will start our lesson about copulation using the photograph as our example. Copulation is...
Oh I feel I am failing miserably at making this tactful. I shouldn't be blogging when I'm so sleepy. I'm just gonna say it, my favorite part about this photo is that they are both looking right at me while I photograph them in the act. You caught me, I'm a dirty bug pornographic photographer.
Oh I feel I am failing miserably at making this tactful. I shouldn't be blogging when I'm so sleepy. I'm just gonna say it, my favorite part about this photo is that they are both looking right at me while I photograph them in the act. You caught me, I'm a dirty bug pornographic photographer.
Day 133: Coolest Spider Ever
Coolest Spider Ever. That's what I'm going to call this guy because he's wearing my favorite color in the world. Green. Green is fabulous. Green is magnificent. Green is Beautiful! Not only do I like bugs, I like the color green and that means I double like this photo. *happy sigh*
Also, check it out....
Also, check it out....
Day 132: Hungry Spider
This little guy was enjoying his meal on the edge of my door. I had to chase him over to the wall because my door is black and I wanted him to really stand out and not fade into the background. I really like this image because, while I've shot many spiders being spiders on their web, I've never shot one with such a big meal in his grasp.
Day 131: Pondering Mantis
Day 130: Hopper, Grass
Day 129: Cheer Tower
The cheerleaders for Knox City High School are spirited ladies. In a small town, everyone does a little bit of everything. In this small town, one of the cheerleaders was also a saxophone player in the marching band and went out on the field with her instrument and in her cheer skirt without a second thought. It was an entertaining game, and these girls sure were excited about their football players.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Day 128: Football Fan
Monday, September 13, 2010
Day 126: Chewing on a Pig Hoof
Day 125: Blue on the Prowl
Day 124: Snail in Evening Light
Sue was trying to figure out just what this little snail was about the other day and out of curiosity I wandered over to visit with her and saw it lying in a pool of wolf drool. I may have rescued him from Sue, but I'm pretty sure Blue got to him later. You may be wondering, "Why would anyone save a snail?" My answer - I've never shot a snail in good afternoon light.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Day 123: High Contrast Portrait
I am exhausted and it does not help matters that today is a warm day. I really like high contrast images of myself because I am crazy in-love with my eyes. Honestly, I believe everyone needs to have such controlled high opinions of themselves. Confidence is key. Yeah baby!
I've been off in my head a lot lately, trying to figure things out, and while for the most part I do know exactly what it is that I want to do, the process of getting there is still a little foggy. There are so many paths to take but which road will I choose? I can't help but be thinking it over.
I've been off in my head a lot lately, trying to figure things out, and while for the most part I do know exactly what it is that I want to do, the process of getting there is still a little foggy. There are so many paths to take but which road will I choose? I can't help but be thinking it over.
Day 122: Little Dancer
Jordan is such a beautiful lady and such an incredible person to be around. A group of us loaded up in a car and drove down to Abilene, TX to swing dance for the evening. It was hot, but the place was gorgeous and while the scene was small, they were very inviting. Before we left, I took a couple of pictures of Jordan (literally, these are the only 2) and while the lighting was terrible, I took it as an opportunity to get a bit artsy in my post-processing of the images.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Day 121: Mushrooms Overnight
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Day 120: Rusty Plastic
Day 119: Portrait Session with a Praying Mantis
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Day 118: Benjamin Lightning
Believe it or not, this was my very first time to ever photograph lightning. I don't know how I have gone this long as a photographer, with beautiful West Texas skies around me without, but it was exciting and frustrating.
At first when the storm rolled around the lightning was staying in the clouds but then as the storm moved over us the lightning began to break out of the sky. Walking down the road a bit was all I needed to get this shot.
There's supposed to be another storm tonight. Hopefully this one has an even better light show.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Day 117: Knock Knock
Day 116: Keep Me Dry
Day 115: Rusted
This was the hinge on the safe I just posted. I couldn't get any other details shot of the safe since it was outside, facing a wall and these things are HEAVY. I thought about trying to move it, then I thought otherwise because since getting out to this area I have been warned time and time again of snakes....and this seemed like a pretty cozy place for one to be around. I do love the detail and ornateness of it though.
Day 114: Safe
Yesterday I was able to walk around the city of Haskell, TX with my camera while Sylinda was at the Dentist. Unfortunately for me it was around 1:30 p.m. on a partly cloudy afternoon when I started my adventure. I figured I had an hour (dentist appointments usually take that long) so I searched for shade, interesting stores, interesting people, etc. These safes were pretty sweet to stumble upon and they had a small companion between them.
Day 113: Not Afraid To Get Close
I'm not afraid of spiders. As long as they stay on their web and off of me, I'm totally cool with them. Respect the bubble, spider and I'll respect your bubble too.
I used a 10x multiplying filter on my wide angle to get this shot. It's pretty overcast today, so the light was nice and diffused. I've got several friends in mind who would prefer not to look at this shot, but you've gotta admit, spiders are beautiful creatures.
I used a 10x multiplying filter on my wide angle to get this shot. It's pretty overcast today, so the light was nice and diffused. I've got several friends in mind who would prefer not to look at this shot, but you've gotta admit, spiders are beautiful creatures.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Day 112: Crystal Heart Ring
I absolutely adore window lighting. This is another one of the rings for sale in Santa Fe On The Brazos in Benjamin, Tx.
Day 111: Cowgirl Ring
This is one of the cowgirl rings in Sylinda's store, Santa Fe On The Brazos. This ring is a "one-size-fits-all" because it's got an elastic back. I had to photograph these rings in groups in a bucket (see website HERE) and while I had the rings out, I also photographed them separately.
Day 110: Ashton Boots
These are a new pair of boots we got in to the store today. If you're not driving through Benjamin, Tx anytime soon, that's okay, just check out the website Santa Fe On The Brazos or specifically click HERE for the boots above.
I love having the opportunity to photograph everything in the store. Sylinda has good taste and fills her store with all kinds of fun stuff.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Day 109: When Sue Fights Back
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