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Baby blue eyes

Izabela — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:05 +0000

I was watering my small flower bed in front of the house a couple of days ago, and I noticed those tiny buds. What is it with flowers and plants, that just a few drops of water change the appearance and visual interets, regardless how colorful and full of texture and shapes they are?

The flower bed is quite crowded, thus the strange crop to make sure the stems and leaves of other plants do not disrupt the frame. Also, the tall fram accents how tall the flower is, this plant dominates the bed, at least for now.

Anyway, a day later, they turned into flowers, baby blue eyes (Nemophila menziesii) are called, I think. A great subject for another evening.

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Keeping creative with “The inspired photographer” by Nicole S. Young

Izabela — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:57 +0000

I do agree with Steve Gosling, that creativity is not a given but something requiring hard work. This is the major reason I started the 365 project this year, to keep practicing, seeing images around me not only when I am on vacation, in new place, but where I live, in mundane. But creativity is one thing, and staying inspired and really go out and shoot everyday, finding new and exciting subjects is not easy. Not if you walk the same road and the seasons change only so slowly. I am in a need of constant sources of inspiration, creativity boosts and all the help I can get.

Thus, I picked up with great interest Nicole S. Young’e newly released e-book, “The inspired photographer”, available from Flatbooks as well as Nicolesy store.

Do not get fooled by the extended title. “The inspired photographer. Twenty Ways to Seek Inspiration & Ignite Creativity” has far many more ideas and tips to offer than promised twenty. And there is a huge variety of those in this e-book, from Social Media and post-processing software recommendations, to simple things like staying organized and in focus. Each chapter is really a collection of ideas, expanding on a single concept with tons of additional resources, linkes etc. Take a look at the Table of Contests below just to get the idea of what is in the e-book:

“The inspired photographer” was exactly what I needed yesterday, when I did not feel like I have anything to add, neither in terms on words on blog, nor with the camera. After I finished reading, I was newly invigorated and ready to get up from the couch. I went out and took some images of flowers in my tiny flower bed in front of the house, and they turned out quite nice! I feel I will be going back to this e-book often.

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Pastels

Izabela — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:08:35 +0000

I own two boxes of pastels, hard and soft. They are from the times before photography, when I did not want to do watercolor painting anymore, but needed some other outlet. i never really learned how to draw. Looking back at my first drawings, I see same problem my studio photography suffers from. It isn’t until now I start to understand how light and shadow help define the object. Maybe it is time to pick them back and draw something?

Meantime, they serve well as photography subject. It was one evening fun with multitude of pastel colors and a Lensbaby lens.

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Around Photo web – watermarking or not?

Izabela — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:07 +0000

While over the years of publishing my images on this blog my opinion about watermarking the images and the need for it changed, the look of my watermark did not change all that much. Finally, I am thinking about a change and working on a compromise between large, distracting watermark and elegant signature.

If this is something you think about, too, here are some opinions on the subject and tips from around the web. Hope you find them useful.

Comprehensive post on protecting your images posted online by Erik Sacino for Picture Correct blog

Google Hangout organized by Darlene Hildebrant to discuss different opinions photographers have about watermarking

Short post written by Richard Harington on PhotoFocus blog proposing using unobtrusive signature rather than watermark (and showing how to do that)

A rather ironic take on the whole idea of watermarking images by Kip Praslowicz (found via PetaPixel)

And for those who still would like to watermark their images and do not now how to start, Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials from Her View Photography

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Wild geese

Izabela — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:08:40 +0000

My 365 project has flows and ebbs. I am trying to stick to daily schedule, yet in April I was regularly missing one shot a week. Then May started with the G+ color project, and that put me back on track. We take long evening walks, and each of them is a great opportunity to photograph something- is it a sow-thistle, or a flock of wild geese flying above our heads..

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