Rory's Photography Blog

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Propaganda Poster

I wish I had written "about bills" and "about change" instead of "of", but that's just me being nit-picky. Some pieces look too photoshopped because I didn't make the shadows, and that bothers me. Also, I am never going to chew that much gum ever again.

B&W and Color Spider Web @ Night

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lamprey Trestle

Monday, July 26, 2010

Flash Experiments

Here we have Margo without flash, Margo with a modified flash (the lint sheet cover) and Margo with a regular flash.

But I have yet to figure out how to keep images rotated using photoshop! Any ideas?

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

House in a Thunderstorm

When I was walking home from the barn the other day, it was thundering directly overhead, but the sun was setting in the distance, so the ambience was ridiculous. This is just a picture of the back of my house from the back field, but the light was so cool, and I love the contrast, so I thought I'd share.

Messing with Angles

My friend, Lauren, and I went up to the fire tower on Blue Job the other day to take some pictures and eat some blueberries on the way down. I had a lot of fun messing around with the different angles, and some pictures I am really excited about, mainly the one of the broken wire. It came out better than I expected.

Experimenting with Color

Here we have an overly saturated Lauren resting at the top of Mt. Major, although I actually really like the saturation. We got distracted on the way down the mountain when we found a field of blueberry bushes, as the b&w photo makes obvious. I was worried about that one because the sun was directly behind Lauren so I wasn't sure if it would work out as I hoped, but it seems ok. I also really like her reflection in the puddle.

Flaneur 2

These are the other three of the series, all of which (I realize now, after adding them) were taken in Portsmouth on rainy days. I don't like this at all because they all have the same type of light, which makes them look more similar and less interesting. compositionally, I am not 100% sure I actually really like any of them. For example, the one taken of Prescott Park is very symmetrical, which I like, but I think it could have been cropped to make it more visually appealing- I just wasn't sure where to crop it.

As for the fire escapes. I love spiral staircases. When I have a house of my own, all of the staircases will be spiral. Well, maybe. But that was the real reason I decided to take this picture, that, and I liked the contrast of the brick and the black metal. I am not sure I really like the angles yet though.

The trash picture is pretty self-explanitory, but I really like how the arrow on the ground is pointing to the trash pile. I didn't actually notice that until I was looking at the photo on the computer.

Flaneur 1

My apologies for the long delay! For these six images I am splitting up between two posts just to make them a little more organized. The black and white photo here was taken in Providence, RI on a sunny day. Walking past this alley, the steam seeping up through the ground (or building...) caught my eye. Purely as an experiment, I decided to see if I would be able to captureit, and to my surprise it came out relatively well. I'm terrible with angles

though, and to me it seems like there is too much road, but I'm not sure.

The next photo of the mercedes driving past a dumpster I just thought was funny, because there are two very different situations right next to each other. I also like the color contrast between the foreground and background. The last of these three was taken at around 8:30 PM outside a fair in Hanover, NH. After noticing the facial expression on the balloon, there was no way I could not take a picture. I especially like this one because it looks like the balloon is looking out from behind the tent, which gives it personality.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Time of Day/Type of Light

This city scape photo is one I took in Providence, RI at around noon. Rules were made to be broken, right? Despite the sun being directly overhead, I really like the contrast in this photo, and I think the reflections in the water really add to it as well as all the shadows around the bridge and buildings.

As for the residential, this was taken at around four in the afternoon on a miserable rainy day in Portsmouth. The light on the fence is pretty uniform, and there aren't many highlights because there is no direct sunlight. Regardless, I like the color contrast of the trees, the fence, and the sidewalk, and the angle helps.

Lastly, I am disappointed that I was not able to fully capture the color of the sky in this "natural" photo. The lighting was completely ridiculous, because it was eight at night during a thunderstorm. So basically the sky was a sunset through thunderheads and it was amazing. The photo was taken in the field behind my house, and I really like the way the light is reflecting off the machinery, and almost making them glow. Probably not the best idea to be walking around in a field at that time, but it was worth it!

Scanner as Camera

After posting this I realized showing an open lighter could probably give the wrong impression... but in all honesty I am simply admitting my pyromania. And plus, zippos are really fun to play with. The other things are pretty self-explanitory, just symbolic of some of my interests. Compositionally, I really like how the red bandana pops out, and the darker red rose brings it back, but dumbs it down a bit. I think the bronze of the horse head/shoe and the mouth piece bring balance to the piece, and the sheet of music behind everything keeps it all together.