Blah...and Yay!! Pictorialism

I'm feeling blah today. I don't know why. I think it's a combination of feeling really stressed over school and getting shoots in. Also the pressure I put on myself to be the best is starting to wear me out. I need to get over it, but I've always been like this. It's just worse now because I really love photography, and I'm so desperate to not be a amateur or a "corny Utah" photographer. I need to stop, but until then, I feel blah.

Here are some things, though. I tried to shoot a photo inspired by Julia Margaret Cameron. Here is one of her photo's for an example. She was a British Photographer back in the 1860's-80's. I love her work.

Here are some of mine...I don't think I was too successful, but that's what school is about. Learning. The failure is what causes you to learn and grow, and hopefully become better!!

I'm actually going to be printing some of these with the VanDyke and Cyanotype processes. I also have some 3200 film that I need to develop. Hopefully those will look cooler. Guess I'll find out. I was going to do it today, but since I have to work today, I didn't feel like standing up for hours. I'll wait for another day.

Horrible...

I'm a horrible blogger. I realize it's been two weeks. I've been busy. Shooting, working, camping, being sick...you name it. I'll have a proper post soon. In the mean time, I did a family shoot a month ago...go check it out...

Shot a wedding yesterday, check it out...

Follow me...

Go check out my photography blog...I posted a family shoot and a bridals session...

Click here for Katie...

and HERE... for the Kolbs!

Also here is another two photo's from my shoot with Hayley! I really like them.

Playing dress up...

 This morning, my friend Hayley came over and we played dress up. I did her hair and makeup, and then we took pictures. It was a lot of fun. I hurried and edited some pictures so that I could post them and Hayley could see them, also because I'm in the middle of editing bridals, and need to get them done!! I think they turned out awesome, and who knew that putting tin foil on the wall could produce an awesome backdrop!!

this weekend...and some from this week...

This is what happens when you play with the hose in the wind...

Here are a few more pictures from this week...I'm trying to get my camera out whenever the mood strikes me, so that I don't lose my creativity over the summer. Whenever I think, that would be a good picture, I try to make it happen...

A picture from today...

I was helping my dad out by taking pictures of his horse that he's selling. As he was saddling up the horse, I took some shots...I kind of like this...

Photography 2 Final...

So I was waiting to put these pictures up until I presented them for my final, but I can't wait. I found a photo spread by the photographer Andreas Sjodin in the most recent issue of French Vogue. I really loved the airyness and lightness of the shoot. So I tried to recreate it. I wish I had a copy of the picture to show you, but I couldn't find one on line. It was either going to turn out really bad or pretty good. I think it turned out pretty good. I'm really happy with them...

Here are some outtakes...I really like them too, but I decided to choose the above three because they tell a story...

I love this bottom one, but Jaynie said it looked like the girl from the movie "The Ring" so I chose another one hahahaha

Mindy and Raylin...

Took some pictures...check it out...click on me.

Shot some pictures today...

Go check out this engagement shoot I did today at my photo blog...

Photography...

Took some family pictures, go check them out...Jennifer Palmer Photography

Free wifi at the Tute!

So I decided that I'm going to take an Institute class. There is one at 11:00 am in between my two classes. I figured that was a sign or something. But one plus, is they have free wifi. SLCC does too, but I think there is issues with my account and I didn't feel like figuring it out. Plus the Institute has chairs and tables and isn't too crowded.

Now I can post some pictures of things that I've been doing, and of Oliver. It's been awhile since I've posted Oliver pictures....

I was taking pictures of Oliver for a Christmas present, and while I was, this happened. It was funny. I was going to post this picture on my New Years Resolution post about falling down and getting back up, but I didn't have internet, alas. So here it is anyways.

This is the picture I gave my mom for Christmas. I realized that I had never really taken a "real" portrait of Oliver. Just candids, so I tried. It wasn't the most successful shoot ever. It was freezing, and Oliver doesn't like to stand still. But I'm still marginally happy with this photo. Even if it is typical and a tad cheesy.

Here is O outside at Thanksgiving. Snow was a new thing for him. I don't think he really likes it. One of his favorite words is cold.

Oliver also discovered Rock Band on Thanksgiving. He's obsessed, and that's just putting it mildly.

I took some family pictures after Christmas. I'm still working on them, but I'm pretty happy with them. They are a really cute family.

I'm also working on pictures for a new cupcake business. This is just a small sample, I have tons of editing to do, since I don't have a real studio.

And I just started a new semester at school, so I should have a lot of pictures to start posting. I also have some awesome ideas for conceptual photo's that I want to do this spring/summer. I'm excited. Photography is cool.

Matthew, Camille, and Cooper...

Just posted some more family pictures on my photo blog...go here. They are of my old boss, Matthew, and his family. Love them!! (the family...well, and the pictures, too)

Kari, Todd, and Cole

Go check out some family picture I took for my old roommate, Kari at my photo blog. I think they turned out great!

Families...

I had a Family Portrait Session a few Sundays ago...go check it out at Jennifer Palmer Photography...

Very first photography assignment...

So I got my first homework assignment in Photographic Vision. This is basically a 100% creative photography class. Thursday was our first class, and the teacher asked us to go outside and find an object. On our way back, we had to make up a story or history of it. I wandered around and found a few things. A cool tag, a Christmas ribbon, but neither of those were really giving me anything to work with when it came to a story. Then I found a trax schedule. I picked for two reasons. It wasn't gross garbage, and a story easily came to mind for it.

Here are the pictures I chose to tell it...

Can you guess the story? A girl is going to school on trax for the first time. She is really nervous because she's never used public transportation before. She knows it's not a big deal, but she is still nervous. So she makes a few mistakes, is worried, and then figures it out and is happy. She realizes that she doesn't need the map and schedule and drops it on the ground. This is how I found it.

This may be corny, but it was the best I could do!! My friend Hayley helped me out a lot by playing model. She's a hoot and a half. I hope my teacher likes them!!

Here are some outtakes...

I actually like some of these a lot, but they didn't really fit with the flow of the story, that's why I chose the 5 that I did...Thanks again Hays!!