10. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

I liked the reflection in this window. Study the lines in this image and how they affect the viewer.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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7. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

I photographed this window early in the morning just using natural light. I did several exposures either to light the curtains or furniture or window. I finally ended up using Photomatix to create an HDR image.

Enjoy and keep on trying!

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6. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

The reflection in this window caught my attention. I am sure you noticed that the flower was twice reflected in this old window glass. By the way, I photographed this image in Nevada city, CA , an old gold mining town. My family saw a play in on of the oldest theaters in California and I had all the time in the world to photograph.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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6. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

This week I would like to continue to work on my windows exercise. It is often good to repeat old exercises and continue to work on them

I found this window in Nevada City, an old California gold town. I loved the color contrast of the shutters and the brick. Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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9. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I visited downtown Merced looking for interesting windows. I came across this bar right around sunset. First I thought the tree is in the way then I decided that the tree makes the composition interesting.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

PS: I loved the tree exercises and I would like to shoot wood next week again. I started collecting driftwood while I visited a few beaches. You can also collect ordinary branches from any local park that are laying around. Please, don’t cut of break them off a tree!

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8. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

After coming home from my trip to Northern California and Oregon I took my photographic exercise walk around my neighborhood to see if I could find some interesting windows. I saw this window and it created in me all kinds of different feelings. It is dark inside, it’s mysterious, is it an invitation to peek in? All these feelings are most likely wrong. The window lays on the second floor and the owner most likely kept it open in the morning to get some cool air in.

Also, one person stopped me and asked what I am doing? He relaxed when I told him that I lived just around the corner. September 11 changed many of us. There is a lot of fear out and I am determined that fear is not running my life!

Enjoy photographing but be careful when you walk around your neighborhood with a camera!

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7. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

Photographing windows can be tricky, especially when the reflect things or people. I could have easily used this window to create some sort of self portrait. Instead I created a highly image with a lot of tension.  On one side your eyes are automatically drawn to the reflection and letters in the window on the other side the lines of the window frame point to the red alarm system in the upper right corner.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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6. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

I decided to photograph this window because of the interesting color combination. The warm red brick compliments the cold blueish window frame. The tobacco box inside the windows adds to the antique feeling.

Enjoy and happy window photographing!

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5. July 2010 by Friedhelm.

This weeks photographic exercise is easy but it also could be very challenging. Go out and photograph windows. Windows provide the opportunity for “framing” and partially photographing a subject. Both methods can be used to create and interesting image. As always have fun with this exercise.

I photographed this window in Jacksonville, OR, a beautiful historic town with millions of opportunity for every image maker. I decided to frame this window with the plants that are growing all around it.

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