Negative Space: Winner and Top Ten

Monday, March 31, 2014


We loved seeing all of your "negative space" images this week!  Thank you so much to everyone who contributed!  Here is our winner and the top ten in no particular order!

Winner:

Melissa Maahs Photography

Our Top Ten:

Jennifer Weis Photography

Summer K Photography

Sonja Stich Photography

Alec Mills Photography



Angie Marie Photography


Chaos and Bliss Photography

Jana Butman Photography

Tammy Nicole Photography

Jodi Lynn Photography

Chasing Tydes


Remember our theme this week is "sun flare!"  The super talented Arrow Creek Photography will be our guest judge.  So let's see all of your beautiful images!!!

April 2014 Featured Photographer | Arrow Creek Photography

Sunday, March 30, 2014

We are so excited to have Arrow Creek Photography as our Featured Photographer and  Guest Judge for this week!!! Her work is absolutely gorgeous and she has one of the biggest hearts of anyone we have ever met!!


Arrow Creek Photography    Facebook ~ Website


 
   
 What drives your passion for photography?

My children. I try to capture casual moments of their everyday life, as well as special portraits along the way that give clues to their personalities. I want them to be able to look back and see their journey. I also hope it gives them a little piece of me to hold on to- a tangible, visual fragment of the way their mother saw them that day, and how in love with them I am. Some people say that a little of a person's soul is captured in a photograph. I think a little of the photographer's soul is as well, and I hope they will find comfort and love in that as they look back at their childhood in photographs.



Do you have a place around your home that has amazing light that you just love?

Yes, and they change depending on the time of day. The front window has golden sunlight streaming through early in the morning. The master bathroom has a very large glass block window that filters in amazing light in the afternoon, so sometimes I'll have the children sit on the edge of the bathtub for some great soft natural light. 


Do you have any tips on finding light that you would like to share? 

Don't be afraid to take photographs directly into the sun. You really can't miss- you'll end up with some great effects; gorgeous sun flare, a soft golden haze, or a beautiful silhouette depending on where the sun is positioned and where you select for exposure. Put your subject directly in front of the sun to get that halo of light around their head. Cloudy days even provide their own filtered light that is great for getting portraits without your subject squinting- you will get the whole eye which leads to soulful portraits. Don't forget to notice the shadows that the light leaves either- they add interest, mood, and texture to your photographs. 


What is the best advice that you have received about the use of light? 

Don't be afraid to break the rules, and shoot for yourself. Some people believe that sun flare is a "flaw" in a photograph, whereas I often seek out sun flare. The light that you find is yours- use it how you see fit, and always experiment. Light is fickle and guidelines won't always apply- it can bend, blind, haze, color, bleach, and change in a second with the wind. Light can be tricky to tame, and only trial and error will teach you how to use it to get the effects you are seeking. Expect that while you experiment you will fail a few times, so get down on the ground and shoot up, or stand on a chair and shoot down, or peek through a bush and find the backlit flower, or put your child on the edge of the bathtub for a portrait, and see where the light works. Light is everywhere, and once you are used to looking for it, it will begin to find you.





Morning Light: Winner and Top Ten

Monday, March 17, 2014

So many beautiful images were shared to our page this week for "Morning Light," Rupa Sutton Photography really had her work cut out for her! ;)


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Top Ten






















This week's theme is "Golden Hour."  Share you favorite images to our Facebook page for your chance to be featured.



Pocket of Light : Winner and Top Ten

Monday, March 10, 2014


You all really rocked this theme!  We loved seeing all of the beautiful pockets of light you found.


Winner

Michelle L Morris Photography

Top Ten
Lisa Snead

Holly Donovan Photo

Life Expressions Photography

Carolyn Maria Photography

Hobbs Photography

Jamie Faulkner Photography

Maria Angerilli Photography
Ana Rosenberg Photography


Privizzini's Passion Photography


This week's theme is "Morning Light."  Share your beautiful images to our Facebook page for your chance to be featured.  
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