10.12.2009 Photography 3 Comments

Portrait Photography – Junta

This is a photo of Junta that I took a while back.  He is Japanese and the son of a friend.  He was born special, but he is one of the happiest children you will ever meet. I took this photo while we were out in Yokohama at a stage festival.         [...]

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07.12.2009 Photography 4 Comments

Get Out and Take Photos! – Photoshop Simple Image Pop

I finally got out and took some photos this past weekend. I had been making the excuse that I didn’t have any material to take pictures of. I woke up that morning and told myself that I would take a picture of whatever I saw. I stumbled on this view while driving. Keeping up with [...]

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15.11.2009 Photography 3 Comments

First Ever Photoshop – Fixing Flat Looking Faces

Credit goes to Rutt at Digital Grin! Well, I finally took the plunge.  I believe that a photo that is great without any editing, is a great photo.  The more you edit a photo, the less real it is.  While seeking opinions and watching feedback on others, it has always been apparent that some type [...]

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26.08.2009 Photography No Comments

Cherry Blossom

This photo is one of my Favorites.  I was due to leave Japan after living there for 8 years.  I woke up one day and realized that I had not really taken a picture of a scene or place in Japan.  I needed something to remember it by.  I knew I would regret it later [...]

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24.08.2009 Photography No Comments

Down the Tunnel

This is a photo of one of Tyler’s friends.  They were going through a tunnel slide and I decided to take pictures as they were coming down.  This one reminds me of Michael Myers from Halloween for some reason.  I think it is the hair.          

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24.08.2009 Photography No Comments

In The Rough

This is another one of my early photos.  I enjoyed the beauty of close-up flower photos, especially in the first few weeks of attempting to take decent photos.          

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23.08.2009 Photography No Comments

Tyler’s Portrait

This photo was taken on the way to a day in Yamashita Park, in Yokohama, Japan.  I wanted to specifically practice portrait shooting that day. While we were in the parking lot walking to the park, Tyler kept climbing on this fence.  I took 1 photo before telling him to get down, and this was [...]

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23.08.2009 Photography No Comments

Illuminate

This is another photo I took right around the time I got my first DSLR. When I opened it up in Aperture, I instantly feel in love.

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23.08.2009 Photography No Comments

Busy

This is one of the first photos I took when I got my Canon Digital Rebel XTi. The idea was to take photos of places and things right in my area. It was an idea that I picked up form a user on a photography forums.

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23.08.2009 Photography No Comments

November is Over

I took this photo in Japan on December 1st.  This tree near my home had such beautiful colors, only days before.          

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