Tuesday, August 17, 2010

New Blog

I’ve made it official…according to the state of Oregon, I own a business.  Well, I already owned a business, so now I own a photography business as well.  And since I’m being all official, I have a new blog:   www.jenwhitephotography.blogspot.com.  I haven’t decided whether to keep up both blogs, but for now I’ll be posting on the other site, so please join me! 

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Remember last post when I mentioned people who look adorable when taking pictures?  Here’s another great example:

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Thanks Emily!  I had a great time and learned so much.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Playing with Pictures

Last week, some friends and I went to the park to play with our cameras.  We were practicing using different shutter speeds, camera modes, depth of field, etc.

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The two above are examples of how changing the depth of field can affect your photograph.  The bottom has a shallow depth of field (and is a bit over exposed—sorry about that), which is a nice way to bring attention to your subject.  Incidentally, my goal is to somehow learn to be as adorable as she is while taking pictures. 

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I’m normally more interested in portraits than other types of photos, but this picture makes me happy.

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Playing with shutter speed (hint:  a fast shutter speed will freeze the droplets in air, a slow shutter speed will make the water look like it’s flowing, but you’ll want to use a tripod for that and I didn’t bring mine).

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Just a note:  I’m perfectly happy with my boys.  They’re rough and tough and FUN.  I wouldn’t trade them for anything.  But sometimes, I see something that makes me think it might be fun to also have a little girl.  Like these shoes by a bench in the park. 

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This wasn’t at the park, but was a cute one I found on my camera while taking the others off.  We went to a U-Pick farm to get raspberries for jam and summer smoothies, but this little guy read the sign wrong:  he thought it said “U-Pick I-Eat!”

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

So Sweet

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My favorite picture from this shoot keeps changing.  This one is my current favorite.  Thanks again Katie for sharing your wonderful family with me.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Orton

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This style of editing was developed by a man named Orton.  I can’t decide whether to love or to hate it.  It gives pictures a somewhat dreamy look, but also makes them look very, well, edited.  What do you think?  Love it or hate it?

The Family

 

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

K and R

K and R were fun to work with.  They’re genuinely nice people and are raising kind and loving children, so I enjoyed our whole session.  But my favorite part may have been their couple shots.  They adore each other, and it shows. 

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