Photos – Page 6 – Roads on Her Face

Portrait of a Man

I decided this every single day shit was a little too much with a job and a half already. So, I am not going to worry too much about whether I get a shot every single day. I will just do as well as I can. I have been shooting at least every other day, which is way more than I started out with. So, yeah, not going to beat myself up about it too hard.

Loucille Johnson Sanostee Whore

I loved the color of this wall with the color of Shiprock off in the distance. And I loved the random middle school graffiti. I probably should have lightened up the wall a little.

Day 6: Portraits

My friend Bobcat happened to fit his background perfectly, so I had to take his picture. This should be on the cover of New Mexico magazine. :) — My friend Bobcat happened to fit his background perfectly, so I had to take his picture. This should be on the cover of New Mexico magazine. 🙂

I hate posed photos of people, so try to avoid them at all costs. Bobcat is naturally photogenic.

Day 5: Unusual Subjects

Day 4: Unusual Subjects

This is a photographer’s dream spot- empty, strange things wherever you look, and lots of lighting challenges.

Day 4: Simplicity

Sometimes getting the focus sharp and cutting out all the crap really makes an image pop. This one looks so ethereal. Plus it's a crapper- fun! — Sometimes getting the focus sharp and cutting out all the crap really makes an image pop. I’d like my focus to have been sharper on the wood…I should have brought my tripod. This one looks so ethereal. Plus it’s a crapper- fun!

Day #3: Composition

Faywood Hot Springs, Deming, NM

I love the way the shapes and colors here came out. This was one of the first ones I snapped. The only thing I don’t like is how blown out the sky is. I could probably darken it up in Photoshop a bit more…I shot in RAW, so there might be some other fixes I can come up with.

Day 2: Picture a Day Silhouettes

I love painting and photographing silhouettes- something about the clean lines really attracts my eye and interest. It’s tough to get a backlit exposure correct- and I usually end up doing manual focus if there’s something thin and delicate in the foreground like this scrollwork in our front door.

I liked both of these a lot, especially the second one because of the focus on the middle ground red leaves. Great lines and fun color.

Day 1: Picture-a-Day Nyx and Her Bone

February 1

Here’s the start of a great year where I learn all of the technical stuff I’ve been too lazy to focus on. I finally came to the realization that you can have a great artistic eye, but you still have to be a bit of a nerd and learn all of the capabilities of your tools to be a good photographer. Same with painting- I have to slow down, read books, and practice. Here goes!

I took this in our living room. It was tough getting an exposure for the bright spot, my camera wanted to equalize the lights and darks. But, I only shoot manual because that’s the only way to learn!