Always Dream....And Never Stop Believing!!

It's Been Awhile

2009-07-29T01:16:00.005-05:00

So....it's been quite some time since my last post. It's been so crazy.
This will be quick. Coming to the end of the semester and just did a photo shoot in the style of 1920's (my idea, thank you very much)....enjoy the pictures.

Studio Photo Shoot

2009-06-25T23:06:00.009-05:00

Here are some shots from the 2 photo shoots we did in Studio Lighting Class today. I hope to post again soon. It's been a busy week. Mid-terms are next week, so I've been preparing for them and choosing the images to print to turn in. Still haven't decided. Any suggest (from the last 3 post)? Leave them in the comments.

Product Shoot- Painting with Light

2009-06-18T18:26:00.009-05:00

Just a quick little note (blog) this time. Its been very busy and fun in classes. This week I went back to Cheekwood and learned have to "paint" with light. It's about mid-term week, which starts in 2 weeks. (How time flies. That will be 1 1/2 semesters done and only 9 1/2 to go.)

Photo-shoots

2009-06-02T21:43:00.010-05:00

So I've been a little behind with post pictures.

The last two weeks in Digital Photography class we have had photo-shoots. It was so incredible fun and frustrating at the same time. The first shoot was a still life that we set up in the school studio and the second we went on location to Moss Park down the road from the school.

I fall in love with Photography a little more each week. Everything that I am learning and doing, I know this is what I am meant to do with my life.

So, anyways, I'll try and post each week again after each shoot. Below are some shots from the shoots and from Opryland (went there Memorial Day weekend).

Enjoy!!

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-25T15:04:00.014-05:00

So it's be awhile since I've updated. Sorry. Been busy working while I had two weeks off from school.This post will be a quick on.

School has started back up and I am absolutely loving it!! I'm taking two photography courses one is studio lighting and the other is studio shoots (Digital Photo 2). I'm also in Photoshop learning how to change and add depth to my pictures. I love this class!

Here are some pictures from this past weekend, celebrating Memorial Day. Enjoy!!

Good Friday Destruction

2009-04-12T22:43:00.010-05:00

On Friday, 4/10 (Good Friday), several tornadoes came through the city of Murfreesboro leave a devestating path of destruction.

Around 1:30 pm, one of the tornadoes touched down as I stood and watched it from the clubhouse of my apartment complex. It was an an amazing sight to watch. I watched as the tornado formed. It started at the far left and spiraled and swirled until it touched down on the ground in front of the elementary school right next to my apartment. The tornado was said to have been 1/2 mile wide and traveled most of the city in a diagonal path.

It is such a site to see how one side of a road is completely destroyed and right across the street the houses are untouched.

In its path more than 450 house were destroyed(100) or damaged(350) and at least 30 people were injured. Two lives were tragically taken as well. A mother and her 9-week old daughter.

The above pictures are of two neighborhoods that are no more than a two minute drive from my apartment. (No damage was done to my apartment complex but the houses directly next to us were hit.)

It is amazing what human nature can do in a matter of seconds.

(And it's true what people say, the winds/tornado do sound like a train passing by.)

Cheekwood and Easter Shoots

2009-04-12T21:08:00.018-05:00

So there is only two weeks left of this semester. I can't believe it. It went so quickly and was so much fun.

On Thursday, in Nature class we went to Cheekwood, which a botanical garden, and shot some great pictures. (Just a few of the many posted above.)

On Sunday, I went and spent the day with my family at my cousin's house for Easter. I had a little photo shoot there with two of the cutest little boys. (The other one was napping.)

On Friday, 4/10, a tornado hit Murfreesboro and left quite a bit of destruction in its path. Many people were injured, two were killed (a mother and her 3 month old), and many,many homes were lost. I went and took pictures of the what was left in the path of destruction. I will have those posted within the next day.

2009-03-27T00:04:00.015-05:00

So on Tuesday my Into to Photography class venture out to Nashville and let me tell you it was an adventure. We all got a little turned around and everyone end up following me because I had a GPS that showed us where to go.

But all in all it was a good excursion and I got several good shots. (Hope you enjoyed the pictures above.)

This weeks assignments is free shooting. We take take pictures of whatever we want to. We also have to finish up the vowels and where we think we'll be in 5-10 years. So assignments aren't too bad this week.

So in computer class we were give an assignment to retouch old photos. I choose pictures of G'pa since I had them on my computer from making the video. It's not what I expected the assignment to be. We had to color most of the picture and I wish I could have only colored the truck/car. But I gotta do what the assignment is. (As you can see from the pictures posted above!)

Mid-terms went well. I passed which is good. Only 4 weeks of classes left. It's gone by so fast.

2009-03-20T22:45:00.012-05:00

So Thursday, In Nature class we went on a field trip to do "grunge" pictures but ended up in the ghetto. It was quite interesting and entertaining to see how we all reacted to it. We found the burnt down structure that had some short of junk yard next to it that was cool.

We had a lot of fun and decided to use this guy from the class as a model to try out our portrait skills.

So my assignments for the next few weeks is to take pictures of vowels (still), shadows, red, and where we envision our selves in 10 years. Not quite sure what I'll do for this. If anyone has some suggest of things or words that start with the vowels will be a lot of help.

Tuesday in Intro to Photography, we will be traveling to Nashville to complete that assignment. So, I hope to get some those pictures posted when it's finished.

Enjoy the pictures. On a few I did some editing an tried to give an old fashion feel for the rundown bus and truck.

2009-03-11T22:27:00.013-05:00

So Mid-terms are over and all went well. Back to shoot pictures like crazy.

My photography teachers have assigned some of the weirdest assignments. I have to take pictures of how I see myself and how others see (character traits). Then after that assignment, there is the assignment to take pictures of what the colors in the rainbow represent to me. The third assignment is to take pictures of things that start with the vowels (a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y). And these assignments are just for my Intro to Photography class.

For Nature I have to take pictures of things that are the color red. I also have to go to Nashville and take pictures and organize them as I view/see the city as (like what I think it's main purpose/thing that draws people to it).

So my imagination has to be working overtime. Sometimes its hard to come up with ideas, but as my Intro teacher said I just have to view the world as if I am always looking through a camera and envision what that image would look like. Hopefully I think of creative places to take the pictures.

Above are some random pictures from some of my assignments. Enjoy!

Half Way Through First Semester

2009-03-01T23:46:00.006-06:00

So I've made it through the fist half of my first semester at art school and I absolutely loved it. I know this is where I am supposed to be. I have a since of belong for the first time in a very long time. It's been great. I've made several friends that are in everyone of my classes and will be in all of my classes until I graduate in 2011. Wow!! It's hard to believe that in a little less than 2 years I'll be done and have my degree.
So far classes have been great. I'm taking Intro to Digital Photography, Color/Nature Photography, and Computer. It's so much fun in the photography classes because we mainly shoot the entire class and class is 4 hrs. long. Time files by though and it doesn't seem like I've been in class that long when it's over.
I got a new camera when i start at the school and it is amazing. I never knew that the camera could make a difference on the picture but it does. So I am going to post some pictures that I have taken so far this semester and hopefully each week I'll come back and post more as I am given new assignments.