Steve's Red Assignment

How many times I have used one or both of my nieces??  100s?

Claudia's Red Assignment

I apologize for the late posting on the "Red" assignment.  Claudia is experimenting and learning her camera and I would say she is doing very well!  I'm happy to post for Claudia.  Feel free to leave her a message!

Soap Portrait Assignment- How ridiculous!

This is my portrait!  Damn, I'm handsome! lol   I was wearing a sweatshirt which is why you see shaded soap near my neck.

Claudia's Creation!

Assignment Spiral

Assignment 'Floor'

I know the focus of this photo is the pair of boots but I like the hardwood floors as the backdrop.  I also shot in 'high key' purposely.  I like the bright side of the photo.  I know it isn't typically the desired effect; however, in this case it was the look I wanted. 

Assignment... "LOOK OUT!'

 The above photo is a recreation of an accident that actually happened.  Well, below is someting that happened also!  Just poking fun at myself...no one better to do so!

Junk Drawer Sculpture

 

After opening my kitchen, junk drawer I immediately saw all the circular objects within.  The small flashlight, also circular, was the gem!  No flash, kitchen light and flashlight on, the image was made.  No manipulation whatsoever other than cropping.  I count nine circles and some triangles too!

Assignment 'Leaning'

 Assignment 'lean' was easy once I spotted my house plant desperately leaning toward light.  Incidentally, my new table is perfect for 'what if' thinking.  It is difficult to see the leaning that I am doing in the photo below but I am doing so as I wake with a stiff back.

Buy My House?

This week I was to photograph one room in my house that a realtor might use to sell the house.  I live in a pretty small home and taking photos, without distorting shape, was challenging.  Also, my house is bright for most of the day therefore I could not avoid the bright windows.  If I waited until afternoon the living room would be too dark and I would need to use flash. I did the assignment though!  Two weeks in a row!

Time To Read

 

My first baseball, a photography book, hiking book and a motivational read adorn my bookshelf.  Let me not forget to mention my George W. Bush Memoir.  I wanted to create a 'dark/shadowy' feeling above and a 'cool/funky' one below.

Assignment- 'Where I do most of my thinking'

I do most of my thinking and work in the den.  Tonight I had a fire going as I corrected papers and so I took time out to capture these images.  The one above is obviously 'lighter' and vertical whereas the one below (my favorite) is darker and horizontal.  Photographing a bright fire in a small, dark room proved challenging, however, unlike last week, I did the assignment!

Have Heart

This week's assignment was 'heart shaped'.  I tried many different subjects, however, this was the best I found -though ordinary.  In this image I used a white background and then altered it to black using my photo editing program.  I then practiced making the image size small enough to email so, as I write this, I am not sure of the quality.  I'll soon find out once I hit the 'publish' button.

Assignment "Rust"

Another building in Amsterdam, NY that is crumbling.  The 'pillar' next to the door was covered by metal, covering the brick.  It has since turned into rust and is nearly gone.  I increased the saturation so that one could see that I did indeed complete my assignment!

Assignment 'Stripes'

 

I was stumped with this assignment until a friend suggested that I photograph a flag.  Duh!  I'm a history teacher but didn't think of that subject on my own!  Sometimes the obvious alludes me.  The photo above is with double exposure and with a filter..so please click for better viewing.  The image below was taken by my friend Nicole.  I'll only take credit for the filter.  The larger than life flag was hanging over a Scotia street.  I like the rainy day and the oil filter that I added.  Again, please click for better viewing.

 

Assignment 'Stranger'

I'm not sure if these photos work for this week's assignment; however, this gentleman is a stranger to me.  I don't know him.  The only information I have is what you are reading on his stone.  Likewise, the man represented below is unknown to me.  Though I don't know them individually what they did for our country is well known!  I appreciate our veterans and I marvel at their bravery and dedication to our country.

The image below was an experiment of mine that didn't really 'take off'.  I wanted to take photos of street life/city life.  I went out early, with my camera, in hopes of finding people at bus stops, walking the streets, going to church, walking in a park, etc.  My plan was hampered by the fact that people were not out and about! at all!  I like the image below because it is exactly what I wanted.  I wanted an 'old feel' and I wanted blurry photos.  I like photos of street life where the subjects are blurred and where the color of the photo is 'off'.  I hope to get back to this style of photography soon.

Calm Before The Storm

This week's assignment was 'storm'.  As I was hoping the Storm of the Century, as it has become to be known, did not affect our area to a great extent.  This was the day of the storm.  Coming home from school early, out of precaution, the sun poked through often in Amsterdam.  As I was preparing for the winds, I snapped this photo out of my garage window.  I wasn't thinking of using this photo for anything but I decided it is an interpretation of the word 'storm'.....loosely interpreted?  You have to give me credit for the one leaf which blew up onto the window as I snapped the photo!  Not exactly a scary scene.

Assignment= Collection

Women like shoes, Men like hats!

Assignment "Nail It"

Sometimes having an old garage full of materials is a very good thing!

Too Early? Assignment Flashlight

MAKE SURE YOU ENLARGE FOR FILTER EFFECT

Is it too early for Halloween?