http://gizmodo.com/5863355/reader-recipes-31-dishes-you-always-eat-at-thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Gizmodo Shooting Challenge: Thanksgiving Dish
http://gizmodo.com/5863355/reader-recipes-31-dishes-you-always-eat-at-thanksgiving
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thanksgiving "roll"ing hills
So I had numerous problems photographing food for this challenge. Thanksgiving turned out to be cloudy and raining so the natural light was limited. I ended up taking this shot on Friday at my house. I'm pleased with it but I know its not great...
The Challenge:
Take a photo of one traditional dish your family makes each Thanksgiving—the more personal the better. Then give us the recipe to duplicate it.
http://gizmodo.com/5862168/shooting-challenge-share-your-familys-thanksgiving-dish
My Comment:
After taking a number of shots of my grandma's world famous apple crisp, I decided that no matter the lighting or presentation, the food would look horrible. I switched my subject to my grandma's world famous rolls instead. These rolls are my favorite Thanksgiving food. Sadly, my family was unable to get the exact recipe from my grandma before her Alzheimer's had erased it from memory. Still, my cousin David tries every year to recreate the rolls. They are not the quite same but come in as a great runner up. Sunlight was pouring through my kitchen window and I wanted to try a shot not normally seen of food. I adjusted the aperture so I could black out the background and caught what I think looks like a sunrise over "roll"ing hills. This was a fun challenge.
The Challenge:
Take a photo of one traditional dish your family makes each Thanksgiving—the more personal the better. Then give us the recipe to duplicate it.
http://gizmodo.com/5862168/shooting-challenge-share-your-familys-thanksgiving-dish
My Comment:
After taking a number of shots of my grandma's world famous apple crisp, I decided that no matter the lighting or presentation, the food would look horrible. I switched my subject to my grandma's world famous rolls instead. These rolls are my favorite Thanksgiving food. Sadly, my family was unable to get the exact recipe from my grandma before her Alzheimer's had erased it from memory. Still, my cousin David tries every year to recreate the rolls. They are not the quite same but come in as a great runner up. Sunlight was pouring through my kitchen window and I wanted to try a shot not normally seen of food. I adjusted the aperture so I could black out the background and caught what I think looks like a sunrise over "roll"ing hills. This was a fun challenge.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Lost Hero
2010
★★★✰✰
So I thought I had finished all the Percy Jackson stories. Turns out there is a spin-off series "The Heroes of Olympus" now. The book starts out where the Percy Jackson story left off but with some new characters. And the big twist is that Roman gods are thrown in with the Greek gods. Fun story. Teens that enjoy adventures stories will love this one.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Soft focus?
So I am not too jazzed about this photo. I really did not want to skip another week of the shooting challenge so I went ahead and submitted a pretty lame shot. Oh well...
The Challenge:
Capture a photo in soft focus.
http://gizmodo.com/5860080/shooting-challenge-soft-focus
My Comment:
So I wasn't very inspired with this week's shooting challenge but I thought I'd give it a go anyway. I hate editing photos and refuse to use photoshop. My submission has no filters or editing software. It was raining out, and maybe some rain got on the lens but the photo turned out with enough "softness" to leave it as is. Hope you like it.
The Challenge:
Capture a photo in soft focus.
http://gizmodo.com/5860080/shooting-challenge-soft-focus
My Comment:
So I wasn't very inspired with this week's shooting challenge but I thought I'd give it a go anyway. I hate editing photos and refuse to use photoshop. My submission has no filters or editing software. It was raining out, and maybe some rain got on the lens but the photo turned out with enough "softness" to leave it as is. Hope you like it.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Horton Halfpott: Or, The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
2011
★★★✰✰
So I enjoyed this book but not as much as Angleberger's Origami Yoda. Fun characters and a silly story, definitely for younger teens.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Squirt
So I was looking forward to this challenge after my win last week. I probably took 500-600 photos, most of them of nothing but water. This photo turned out OK, but not great.
The Challenge:
Capture a photo of something or someone plunging into water (or other liquid).
http://gizmodo.com/5855663/shooting-challenge-plunge
My Comment:
I ended up using a plastic cereal Tupperware tub for my "fish tank." After trying to get some shots with my mediocre built-in flash, I decided to just use natural light as the sun was shining nicely yesterday. I ended up taking the idea of rotating the photo from the challenge example. I liked how it turned out. Now it appears that the turtle is leaping out of the water, rather than diving in. Fun challenge!
The Challenge:
Capture a photo of something or someone plunging into water (or other liquid).
http://gizmodo.com/5855663/shooting-challenge-plunge
My Comment:
I ended up using a plastic cereal Tupperware tub for my "fish tank." After trying to get some shots with my mediocre built-in flash, I decided to just use natural light as the sun was shining nicely yesterday. I ended up taking the idea of rotating the photo from the challenge example. I liked how it turned out. Now it appears that the turtle is leaping out of the water, rather than diving in. Fun challenge!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Gizmodo Shooting Challenge: Vortograph
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