Passion for Photos

I shot this image yesterday from the same tree than the other two. I used a reflector to get as much light as possible to show as much structure as possible.

Enjoy and go out photographing!

I photographed this image from the same tree than yesterday’s photo. It is a very old tree on the bike path in Merced, CA. I walked by this tree many times since it is on my exercise route and I just overlooked it.

Keep in mind: The purpose of constant photographic exercises is to train your eyes that you see things and images that we normally overlook!

Keep on shooting!

One of the greatest gifts as a photographer is creativity and imagination. These gifts have to be combined with persistence and hard work.  I want you to continue to photograph just one tree of you choice and create images of great fantasy that the viewer does not recognise as a tree or part of a tree. Enjoy and have fun.

I found this old tree on my exercise walk which has lots of cracks and structure.

This is another shot I took at the Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve located in the Oakland hills.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

I photographed this Eucalyptus tree this morning on my photographic exercise walk. I converted the image to black and white because I felt that the green leaves in the background distracted too much from the structure on the branches. Enjoy and happy exercising with your camera.

I was hiking through some heavy brush when I noticed the sun shining through. The curves of the tree trunk were just perfect for an image. Enjoy!

I photographed this tree just about hundred yards away from our house. For many years I overlooked the new branch that is growing where the old branch was once cut off. I used a reflector to shine more light on my subject since I shot the image almost against the early morning sun.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

Trees are a wonderful subject. You need to get out of the house, walk into the local park and observe them. They are different in the morning than in the afternoon. The light changes constantly. This exercise is good for your photographic eye and your overall health. Enjoy!

I photographed this tree at Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve right outside Oakland, CA. This little garden is a jewel for native California plants and well worth a visit.

When I look at a portrait image I first look at the eyes and then I like to determine where the light is coming from. In this image the light is coming from the left. I wanted her ear on the right in the shadow because the ear tends to compete with the eyes for attention and they attentions needs to be on the face.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

I love to show hands in my portraits. Hands are at least as much revealing the personality of a human being as faces do. I created this image by putting the hand in the lower left corner and the face as much as possible in the upper right corner. Also, look closely at her face. the rim of her right eye (left from the viewer’s point) is right at the edge of her face. Last, The lines of her body are in an angle and she is slightly out of the center of the image. I believe these are all criteria of a great portrait.

Enjoy and happy photographing!