Happy Halloween!

Wishing you a happy, safe and fun Halloween!
 (Take photos, we want to see!! :0) )

A walk through the woods ...

The Autumn Trail
Originally uploaded by 12amblue

Been playing with photos from my iPhone ...

iPhone Experimentation Continues

It was much easier to pull out my phone while walking Trace rather than carry my camera!  A few more fall photos ... we love our autumn strolls (I do want to take my camera out, though).

 

An iPhone Experiment

I did a little experiment yesterday while I was out teaching ... I did not bring my camera with me, just my iPhone.  I took two images on our walk back to the Arts Barn and these are what I came up with.

They did take a little bit of work in Photoshop, because I could not adjust any settings during capture, but that little gadget does not do too bad in a pinch.  These were taken late afternoon, so the light was getting low and pretty contrasty, especially shooting out of the shadows.  I cropped to square, sharpened them to compensate for hand holding the camera, I adjusted the levels just slightly, I toned down the highlights using a graduated neutral density filter and added the frame. 

I may try going back out with my regular camera and tripod and reshooting this afternoon, just to compare.  Anyway, fun experiment!

Photo Workshop - October 23rd

Next Saturday (10/23), we will be teaching a beginning composition class for digital photography.  It will be starting at 1:30 pm at the Arts Barn and last for about 3 hours. 

The first 45 minutes, we'll be talking about composition and sharing photos.  We'll then pack up our photo gear and head out into the neighborhood to take some autumn photos.  The leaves are changing in earnest now and if the sun is out, we should get some great photos.  Last check of registration, there were a couple of slots left ... come join us! 

There is camaraderie, just getting out with other photographers.  It's the photographer's version of Plein Air!! :0)

Bring on the Color!!

We have been loving the Indian Summer days, but it's time for a little cold snap so those leaves start turning in earnest!! :0)

Thank YOU!

We wanted to say thank you to everyone who came by to see us at the Kentlands Mansion.  It was a gorgeous weekend and we loved meeting and talking with you all.

And we especially wanted to say a very special thank you to those who chose our artwork to take home with you for your own ... we are so excited to share it with you and hope you love it.  We are pleased to count you all as friends.

Happy Autumn!!  Happy October!!