Panorama before PANO2VR

This is my final for Panorama before we put it through the Pano2vr program.

I'm pretty excited about this piece. I got to have some fun with it!

I basically took a panoramic view of the inlet (where the Bogue Sound and ocean meet) near my hometown and pieced it together in photoshop and then added in elements as if my little brother was playing in it as a giant child.

Wildchild-jumping off the bed despite my mother's scolding

Logan summed up in a word would just be "energetic".  He never stops moving or playing.  One night while I was at home, he decided he wanted to show off his jumping skills by jumping off of his bed doing silly poses.  I just had to get some pictures of this.  Of course my mother was displeased, but once I showed her the shots I took she was actually impressed! Funny how that turns out sometimes.

And for the record...I had no idea the kid was so flexible???

Bubble Bath!!!!

Something about the focus and Logan's facial expression just gets me about this photograph.  I felt it deserved a place on my blog for sure.  He definitely had a ball with all the bubbles while I took tons of shots of him.  I'm starting to think he really enjoys modeling for me sometimes....
"Mr. center-of-attention" haha.

Logan being an AWESOME model. What a good sport.

I can't explain to you how grateful I am to have such an awesome little brother who will model for me whenever I suddenly have the urge to break out my camera.  Logan was playing in the bathtub with his many toys when I saw him staring at this ducky in an odd way.  He is so charismatic.  Probably one of my favorite models to date.  He never disappoints.
Love you "Logan-bear".

HDR-People R People

This was my HDR piece for our 3rd project.  I dressed up my models as homeless individuals and the statement "People R People" on the sign was the source of my inspiration for this piece.  I saw that statement spray painted on the side of the road and passed by it often.  For some reason, it always intrigued me somewhat.  There's many ways to interpret it, but for me in regards to my photograph, the statement shows how most of the time we dehumanize people who have no materials or homes.  They're like wild animals roaming the city streets at night.  However, we have no idea how they got to this point.  Someone once told me long ago that "everyone has a story".  We usually assume why people are the way they are, but we could be completely wrong.
I had some lighting issues with this piece.  I might have needed to look into getting a cord to get the flash off my camera.  The sign also raised a lot of questions and "controversy" within our class on critique day.  Now that I've examined my work, I'm really on the fence about it too.  Overall, I feel as if I need to delve into this piece more than I have.  I didn't push it to its full potential yet.

Abstract Texture

Also while I was home, I found that when it hit low tide at my local beach, the most interesting sand texture happened on the shores. It was completely untouched since it's not quite beach season yet.  I loved how the light hits each little dune and I decided to keep the composition tilted like that to add some interest to the photo.  I just can't get over what cool texture it is.  I wonder if I didn't tell anyone where this was taken, if they'd guess what it was!

Christmas Tree Graveyard

So it's been a little while since my last post, however I'm catching up now!!! This was a nice shot I got when I last went home to Morehead City, NC.  I went to one of my favorite beach spots to find that there were Christmas trees everywhere! I knew that people usually donated them after the holidays to be used in the sand dunes to prevent erosion, however I didn't realize they'd still be out and lined up like this on the sand this close to spring!  It was really neat being able to smell the salty air and the Christmas trees at the same time.  It was slightly weird in a way.  The beach was deserted since it was still a little chilly out there, so I felt as if I was in a Christmas Tree Graveyard.  It was so out of place....