I thought I'd hop on board to a linky party that will challenge me to get out and use my camera more this summer.
I'm joining up with the lovely blog A Rosy Note. I love the photography and gain so much inspiration from the photos that Tricia posts. We haven't chatted yet but I'm hoping to make some new friends who also enjoy photography. Wish you could see me smiling right now!
** Update 5/29/11 It looks like the party is over before I even got to join in. Today Tricia blogged that the First Friday Photo Feature has been unplugged due to the amounts of time it's taking out of her life. I understand her need to do this and although I'm disappointed there are other fun parties I can join up with or maybe I could just make my own someday. She was very sweet to leave me such a nice comment on my blog the other day so it was a bit of a surprise to hear it's now kaput. I had to laugh because it's just the way it goes sometimes when I get on board with stuff a day late and a lots of dollars short. I don't know what God has planned in my life but I have to trust that He has every single teeny minuscule part of it in His capable hands ***
An old friend of mine has asked me to take photos of her daughter's wedding this July! I am both flattered and nervous at the same time!
Last summer I took photos at a wedding for the first time, ever. I posted a few of the pictures here. The couple was looking to save some money by using a new photographer (or student) and I was looking to add some experience under my belt and some new pictures to my "portfolio" (even though I really don't have a portfolio ...yet)! It was a great learning tool for me and even though I was a bit stressed I was happy with the results.
I love weddings but it was very challenging to do everything on my own. I also had to rent a flash for the indoor church photos, use a tripod, and have nonstop energy and ideas! Wow!
I'm very glad this next wedding is small, outdoors (gotta have that beautiful natural lighting) and for a good friend who wants to encourage me in my photography. She blesses me with her wonderful compliments...
The link party theme is "flowers" and I have so much fun photographing the lovely ranunculus. I always feel like I'm misspelling that word! I think they are also called buttercups, too. Below is a pretty vintage canning jar that I bought my mom and a single flower bud laying on top. It's fun to try unique ways to photograph different items.
All my photos have minimum editing and I try very hard to take a good picture with natural lighting so I don't have to do a lot of clean up.
I would very much like to try Piknik and Photoshop because there are so many pretty layers I could add to make the photos have more character as well as give them a vintage aged look. Photoshop is not in my budget and I hear it's hard to learn. Piknik is free, though!
I couldn't resist re posting a previous photo I've used earlier this year. Love the pink, white and brown combo!
I've been missing your comments lately! If you stop by please say hello! I'd love to meet you. Have a fantastic weekend. Remember our soldiers who fought for our freedom which we are so very blessed to have!
I love the bud and canning jar!
ReplyDeleteI definately think you should pursue your photography in more depth. YOU have a good eye for the darling details! Looking forward to seeing more photos. Hugs,G.
ReplyDeleteYour photos look beautiful! I love ranunculus too and I have plenty of photos to prove it :) Thanks for your sweet words and for linking your pretty post to Photo Feature Friday. Have a wonderful weekend ♥ Tricia
ReplyDeleteHi Angela, You found me on Pinterest, and now I've found you. Love you photography. I'm an amateur photographer, you work is a an inspiration to me. I'm also a papercrafter. I've repinned some of your things. So good to "meet" you. ~ Abby
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