Framing Images and Memories

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Monday, April 16, 2012

Anyone?

Does anyone know why pictures look a bit soft until you enlarge them? It's annoying!

The Roosevelt's small family home (yea, right!) has a much more comfortable feel than the Vanderbilt's. The home is quite modest for, arguably, the most popular U.S. President. The cottage seen above is Eleanor's place. After FDR passed she had no interest in remaining in the Roosevelt's home (she lived with her mother-in-law for years!) Looking at the photos I bet you can tell what his favorite horse was named. Again, tough conditions for a photographer as the Roosevelt home is very dark/dimly lit.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Vanderbilt's were only one of the rich and famous families who owned mansions in Hyde Park, NY. These photos document the mansion without creativity; however, when on a tour there is no time for creativity. In fact no tripods were allowed and absolutely NO flash! I'm very happy with the quality considering such rules. I'll spare my thousands of blogs followers the stories told on tour; however, I will give one compliment to the Vanderbilt family. Apparently, though their status was unmatched during the Gilded Age, they were a generous and kind family to work for. I found myself connected to this family as I too treat my 'help' well.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Love In New York City

My goal here was to manipulate the image to give it a 1960s feel. I've seen photos from the 60s which are rounded and yellowed. Don't all "older" people have a box full of photos which are curling on the corners and whose colors are fading?

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Macro- Getting ready for work

My assignment was to photograph objects using Macro.

Searching for a subject was frustrating until I came upon this idea while looking in the mirror. It isn't the most exciting subject but I am happy with the theme that I created.