So today I had my first session with Dan Elliott (who I mentioned in my last entry) and I learned so much already!! It was fantastic :)
Unfortunately, I was late due to a work thing so it didn't leave us with much time. I could only imagine what more I would have learned if I was there on time! ;)
Anyways, Dan taught me about light today. How to properly use light to your advantage - and using the different kinds of light (artificial and natural) and then he showed me a quick overview of the behind the scenes editing (which I'll definitely need more work on, there's so much that goes into it!)
I had an amazing time and Dan is a great teacher. I can not wait to learn more as we get into more sessions!
This is the end result of the editing he showed me. :) (See, I told you I'd put it up, Dan :P )
I've had a sheer burst of blessings in the past couple of months, my friends. One of which I'm going to share with you guys, seeing as its a big highlight in my life right now and I'm so glad to have the opportunity.
As y'all know, I love photography (according to the previous post with the same title) and I've been looking for a way to learn and experiment and grow. Well, I had contacted the man who had done my senior photos and my sisters maternity photos asking for a leg of advice. First, let me tell you a little bit about what I know about Dan Elliott. He is a magnificent photographer, a guy I really look up to. He has a personal relationship with God, he is a very loving and kind person. I loved having the opportunity to work with him on my senior photos.
Well, now I get to work closer with him - as he is guiding me on an internship with him and his business. :) God has blessed me so much, y'all!
Check out his photos and how talented this man is. And I get to work and learn from him :) (not that I'm bragging or anything) I've linked his website at the bottom of the page.
I hope your guys' dreams will come true as mine are coming true for me.
Here's some little thoughts into the Holidays. :) I wrote a Christmas article for the school newspaper this week, detailing all the fun Christmas traditions people love to do. I added a little humor into it, because that's what I do and I think it'll be a wonderful read.
Listed in there are some great ideas to celebrate Christmas - such as baking and decorating gingerbread houses, caroling, decorating the tree and so on. Most of you might remember the best part about being a little kid during Christmas - waking up at 5 in the morning and proceeding to jump on your parents bed until they grumpily told you to go wait by the tree and not touch any of the presents.
We never listened. See, my parents thought it was a great idea to prevent present peeking (say that 5 times fast) by writing code names that were different each year so we couldn't just pick up a present and say it was ours. They also never associated the code name to us specifically... meaning that they didn't put something I would recognize as being me or my sister and brother. There was one particular year, where I saw the color "Orange" and thought it was me because I hated the color Orange. It was in fact, my mother who had an indifference to the color in question.
My step mom and I would make gingerbread houses every year, but she sprayed them with some kind of preserving spray and I was unable to take out a huge chunk of the gumdrop roof top.
Make the Holiday's special this year, friends. :) May God bless you and your family.
