White

Week Seven of the 52 week photo challenge brings me to the subject, White. You can join the 52 week photo challenge by going to, M4H Photography! Hmmm, back to, white? White as a color was not the most inspiring thing I had heard lately, but sure enough, I found myself getting excited with lots of ideas. When brainstorming, my brain tends to get stuck on and jump first to, flowers! This is probably due to the fact that flowers are one of my favorite things in the world...so what did I do? I went out and found some white flowers to add to my photograph!

For the rest of my photo shoot I picked one of the most beautiful spots on the Island, Pritchard Park. It is always quite and you can sit and watch as the ferry goes over to Seattle. :)

Composed

Week six of the 52 week photo challenge from M4H Photography has already come and passed! This weeks theme was; Composed. When I think of composer I think of control and a sense of calmness. For photography it is a similar thing. Composing is a part of the process when you are creating a photograph and an important one at that. When you are composing a photograph you are mentally deciding what elements are important and how you are going to frame your subject. It does not matter if you happen upon a subject quickly that you wish to photograph or whether your subject was pre-meditated, you are always going to make a choice about how you wish that photograph to be captured.

Having said that, some photographs are more composed then others. So, for this week, I decided to photograph in a way that is not normally my style, and completely create my subject. For this particular shoot I went to a shore access at the mouth of Eagle Harbor, where if you show up early enough in the morning (around 6 am) you can watch the rowing team practice!

So, here is an example of a photograph that was composed quickly and by using what was around me. This is generally the type of photograph that I like to do, just snapping whatever catches my eye!

Here is another example of a photograph, this time becoming more composed, by taking a chosen subject and putting them in what is around them. 

This is my final photo for composed. I took a subject and created it in a controlled background and then further edited to make a final image that I wanted. 

My Favorite Color

It is week five of the 52 week photo challenge from M4H photography! If you wish to follow along with the photo challenge here is the link:

My Four Hens Photography

The theme for week five was, my favorite color. As a beginning photographer you begin learning in black and white. You focus on your subject, line and composition of the photo and you edit for shades of gray. Color can be distracting and take away from the importance of your subject, but if done right and in the right context, it can also help to enhance your photograph and add interest. As a Fine Art photographer I tend to lean towards photos that are black and white.

Since the theme of the week was color, and my favorite color, I decided to (mostly) leave out the black and white. I don't know if it is because I live in one of the grayest places in the country and I can't remember the last time I saw blue sky or because I actually enjoy the color blue, but that was the color that I chose to take as my focus. Bainbridge Island and the Seattle area in general is an area where people are surrounded by nature and it is important to our culture. This is why I tend to prefer to photograph outside as much as I can rather then in a studio. Enjoy!

Lytle Beach!

My favorite color!