Nothing

Nothing can be of something that has no importance or something that is none existing. Most think of when nothing is said that means absolutely having not anything around like in possession or it can be that someone has nothing like in their personality. Nothing can either be an object or emotion. To photograph something of nothing I decided to shoot at my condo. The bedroom is the room where I decided to shoot for my nothing. I put my Olympus E-420 camera on a tripod at the door entrance of the room and pointed it towards the window that is in there. I had opened up the blinds just a little bit to get some light from the outside to come inside. I did this shoot around the time of 2am early morning or late night. The shutter speed that I used was at thirty seconds and the f-stop was set at 3.5 which is the most open aperture. For editing I only decided to desaturate the photo to make the light coming through the window looking more like a white color than the yellowish color that was originally in the shot. This photo has a very mysterious feel by making you want to know where you are looking in to. Also what is in the image and is there anyone possibly in the photo that might be staring at you. The feel is mysterious and also creepy at the same time because you never know what could be lurking in the darkness of the image. I also like how you can see the window because of the light coming through but like more how the light coming from the window shines to the adjacent wall and makes it look like there are two windows in the room that we are looking into. This photo makes me think about the paranormal activity stuff where I feel like if I were to look at this for long enough something odd would appear in the shot.

Week 10 EOC Financial Spreadsheet

During class we learned how to do a spreadsheet of the budget for a business. Using the Microsoft Excel program that they have for making spreadsheets is pretty simple to use. Once you get the hang of the program and know how everything works making a spreadsheet is easy. Basically all that you have to do is write the categories and tabs of all the stuff you need and plug in the first set of numbers then excel does the rest by doing the math calculations for you and when you change a number somewhere it affects the entire spreadsheet. The spreadsheet that I did today was for a photography business I plan on opening up years from now. All the products and services that I have made in the spreadsheet with the prices of what I could plan on doing during a period of three to four months my business wouldn't make a profit. For most small businesses that open up don't usually make money until a couple years of being open. Learned while putting everything into the spreadsheet that there is a lot that you have to count for and make sure you don't go over what you have. This is a very useful program that makes all the calculations on how much money is being spent and how much is being made. Either you do it yourself at first or have someone you hire to do all the accounting stuff for you this program is great to have.

Food

There are some many kinds of food out in the world with there being fruits, vegetables, meats, and more. There are foods for all ethnic groups as well like there is Chinese food, Mexican food, and many more.  Mostly all food can be eaten alone but people will combine different kinds of food to create a meal. Like someone may have a steak with some potatoes, mashed or baked, and some vegetables to go with it. Some of the food that is prepared all around the world can be appetizing or disgusting to different people. Everyone has different tastes to all the different kinds of food around. I am one of the people around that is super picky about what kind of food I eat and have. I don't like lots of foods and when I do like something I usually have to get it a special way because I don't like what they put with the dish. Cookies is one of my favorite foods and dessert. My favorite kind of cookie is chocolate chip and I love it when they are just made fresh because they are just so soft and just melt when in my mouth. I don't drink milk but I thought to add the glass of milk because many people who have cookies like them with milk. So I thought that the plate of cookies would look more appealing to others if the milk was in the photo. This was shot in a studio with two lights one on each side of the cookies and milk. I used a table mat and blue plate that I put the cookies on and then set everything on a small black table. I used a blue colored plate and glass because of the orange colored table mat which makes them greta opposite colors and go great together. The background in the photo I used was a white backdrop sheet and I used my Olympus E-420 camera on a tripod.

Week 9 EOC 40 Under 40 in Vegas

The In Business Las Vegas holds an event that celebrates the ones chosen for the list of 40 under 40 which is business leaders that are under the age of 40 years. This has people who are being successful in their business and have help and done stuff to help their community. When I am at the age of 40 years old, which is still quite a bit of time, I have some things that I would to be at in my life. In my personal life I want to be in my own house with my family maybe about two to three kids and married to my partner. Also being financially stable to be able to support us and pay all the bills. In my professional section at the age of 40, I plan to be thinking about open my own photography business or to have that started by just having it opened up or by getting it to almost being open like finding a location of where the business will be and getting the money needed to get started. For helping the community I plan helping the homeless people. Also help kids in the city that need help with being completely poor or with a very low income. Have it where they go to school and for the homeless, if they want, help them to get themselves back up on their feet by getting jobs for them.

Newsworthy

                                             "Killer Honeymoon"

Photographers always try to capture the photo that will sell big and have a great story behind the photo. Just like in the movie Roman Holiday where a reporter and his photographer friend go out one day in the city with the royal princess and take pictures of her without her knowing. With some of the photos it shows her doing the activities that people go do like going to the statue that will supposedly cut your hand off if you tell lies. Also there was a photo that they got of her fighting with the police and she bashed one of them in the head with a guitar. The photos that they took they put great captions with them to put if they were to of sold these images to like newspaper or magazines. So I decided to shoot my two dolls, Chucky and Tiffany, from the movie Chucky's Bride. The idea behind this photo is to shoot that she has been abusive to him or even murdered him on their honeymoon. The reason for them being on their honeymoon because she is in a wedding gown with the hair piece. I choose to have Tiffany be the violent one is first, Chucky has cuts and stitches all over his face like he has been beaten up and second, it seems to always be the men who are the bad ones when there are women who are just as bad as men or even worse. The location is inside at the front door at my place and I am using a floor lamp I have that has six separate lights on it. I set it to have only three of the lights shooting down on the dolls. Then in Photoshop I increased the contrast, increased the clarity, and brought down the exposure a little bit. After that I put a gradient with it going white to black starting from her face going far past the image so that Chucky's face can still be seen. I shoot this at late night around probably midnight with my Olympus E-420 camera on a tripod.

Week 8 EOC Is She Fair Game?

Roman Holiday is a movie starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert where Hepburn is a royal princess, Peck is a reporter, and Albert being his photographer friend. The princess, Hepburn, wants to experience the life outside of the palace that she has always been trapped in. One night she escapes the palace with no one catching her sneak out and goes into the city. Peck's character finds her and takes her to his place for the night. Then later the next morning after looking at a newspaper with the princess on the front cover he discovers that the young lady he brought home last night was the princess. Also he tells his boss that he will have a personal interview with the princess. All three of them, photographer, reporter, and princess, go an adventure in Rome for a whole day to do all the things that she has always wanted to do. The photographer takes photos of her during their day of fun and at the end of the day she goes back home. The reporter decides that he doesn't want to say anything about the princess and her day in the city because he decieved her and could ruin her name. The photographer wanted to make money off of the photos he got of the princess but decides to be like his friend, Peck, and give her the pictures he got printed. I think the way they went to not expose her fun day and all the activities she had done to the public or anyone else was a good choice. It is not a good thing to have your name ruin in society because of who you are especially when you go back to do what you are needed to do. Personally I believe the reporter went that route was because he fell for her and that doesn't seem like a good reason to give up something good for the person you like. Still I think not telling of the things the princess did was a good way to go. I believe I might of gone that way but it really may of depended on the money I would of made from that and see if it would of been worth degrading someone down.

Self Portrait-Eye

Seeing yourself in someones else eye can be a self portrait of you without getting a clear view of how you look. In the person's eye you can see yourself taking the photograph of their eye which is also taking a photograph of yourself. So I thought of taking a photo of my son's eye because he is a a part of me. Thought would be cool to shoot someone's eye who is blood related to me because it is like you are shooting into your own eye. It is like getting a self portrait of your eye and your body inside the eye to get a feel of a regular self portrait photograph of you facing towards the camera. Did get about one picture that was the best out of all of them but don't think it was the best choice to pick. So then I decided to shoot my younger brother's eye. We look a like of course because of being siblings so thought this would still work for my idea of shooting myself in my own eye. This worked out better than my son because my brother isn't a baby who likes to move all the time. Can view the picture with my son's eye in the gallery. I liked the one with my brother because you can see me in his eye great. Also like how the lens of my camera is right where his pupil is. To me this photo makes me feel like I am looking straight into my own eye. I feel like this is myself taking a photo of my own eye but of course it isn't. I shot this outside with the sun being my light and had the sun on his right side and it was around 5pm or 6pm in the late afternoon. I used manual focus because having it set to auto focus it wasn't taking the photos and I used my Olympus E-420 camera.

Week 7 EOC Progress Towards My Professional Contacts

I have collected a few business cards now of bankers, accountants, insurance companies, and attorneys/lawyers. The banker business cards that I have are two different people from Wells Fargo, one from Bank of Nevada and one from US Bank. One card that I got from Wells Fargo I went in and talked to someone that I see regularly when going to the bank and ask if I could have one of his business cards. His name is Mark Salehi and he had no problem giving his card but asked what I wanted for. So I told him that I need an accountant's business card because I am building a business plan for when I am ready to start my photography business. The Other Wells Fargo card and the US Bank were just walk ins and I asked for a business card. The Bank of Nevada card I got was from the banker that I usually go to when dealing with my account. So far I only have one card for an insurance company. The company is Farmers and I already have different kinds of insurance from them so I had their business card already. I have a few more business cards from attorneys/lawyers most of them came from my mom who had these already because of going bankruptcy and other reasons. One that I have from David Francis was someone who came into my job and gave us her business card. I have a business card for an attorney that is our family's attorney who deals with important stuff of the family. His name is Scott Swain and never have spoken to him or even seen him because usually the only people who do are my older brother and aunt. The business card is not his directly but one of where he works. Some other business cards that I have are from places that print all kinds of things such as banners, postcards, and business cards. Got those from business that we deliver to. A couple others are from car dealerships and that might have nothing to do with photography but do go on location for shoots and carry all the equipment is important to have a car. So thought these are good to have since I am currently trying to find a vehicle. One business card I got from a customer I had who asked if I had a facebook and told them no. So I told him though that I will probably get one to help meet people since I am a photographer. So he gave me his business card so that when I do I could find him on facebook from his email. So far I have a good amount of business cards for a start though every chance I get I will be getting more to have a bigger range of contacts.

Paparazzi

The paparazzi photographers everyday get out to try and capture the perfect photo of a famous celebrity or icon. A famous photographer in this field of photography was Ron Galella who got many great photos of famous people. To get some of the images that he got wasn't easy by getting punched in the face and being sued and going to court for it. The person the I used is someone I work with to be my model. The reason I choose him was because he is in a band trying to get famous so I thought he would be perfect in doing this where he might know kind of on how to act and play the role. Also thought he would enjoy doing it since maybe one day he will become someone famous and have the paparazzi all over him and his band. One day we went to Caesars Palace after work so that we could go on the strip. I picked the strip because there are people there and wanted it to look like that he was someone famous with others looking at him like they know who he is. Though this didn't end up working to well with everyone looking at us and giving me looks like why am I taking their photo. The photo that I choose, along with others in my gallery, was one where I was behind him like I'm following him to his car. I like how he is looking back like he knows I'm there and trying to get away or doesn't want people to know what he is doing or has been doing. The time of day was in the late afternoon like about 6 o'clock pm. The light that I used is just the sunlight coming in from the left side using my Olympus E-420 camera.

Week 6 EOC Ron Galella & 1st Amendment

Ron Galella is a very famous paparazzi photographer who has taken some of the most famous photos of popular icons such as Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassi. He went to great lengths to always capture the perfect image from any celebrity that he was shooting. During his career he has been sued, punched in the face, and beaten for taking these photos of people who didn't like it. Many would say that he went against the first amendment of the constitution which protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly. Yes he does go against this amendment because he shoots people who don't want him taking their photos but he is doing his job which helps keep a roof over his head and food on the table. An important part for most photographers to do before doing photo shoots with people is to have them sign a model release form that says the usages of the images and who has what rights for the photos. No matter what kind of assignment your shooting having a form signed is important. "For shoots where we are seeing the subjects for the first time as we are setting up lights, I usually task an assistant to secure the signing of the model release by the subject. This is almost always the case for editorial shoots, street photography, or low-production-level shoots." (Best Business Practices for Photographers 2nd Edition, John Harrington, page 351). Ron Galella has been to court a couple or few times because of people he has shot such as Marlon Brando, who punched him in the jaw. Galella went to court with him just to show that he should not have to get punched for doing his job and the case didn't go completely through because Brando just paid him some money to drop the case. "And, at any point during the trial, up to the moment before the jury has reached a verdict, both parties can come to settleent terms and the case ends up being dismissed." (Best Business Practices for Photographers, John Harrington, page 359). Being part of the paparazzi world can be a bit different. Especially when someone you are trying to shoot does not want their photo taken. Just like with Ron Galella and Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassi how he had tried for a long time to get a great photo of her and he finally did with her walking on the street with her looking towards the camera with her hair in her face from the wind blowing. I think that photographers who are part of the paparazzi do go against the first amendment just because they invade peoples privacy. The paparazzi is doing their by capturing famous people in activities that they do during their daily lives. I think most celebrities don't do much about the paparazzi taking their photos, as long as it is something that won't affect their career, is because it helps get their names out there more. The paparazzi is taking photos that help promote them and get their names out there more to get known.

Painting with Light

Painting with light is such a fun way to shoot with a camera. This kind of photography is a great way in trying to create abstract forms of light where people may not know exactly what it is. You can create an image with just using different kinds of lights and making a light painting. With whatever light that you use to create your image can be of words that you write or of pictures like a heart and other stuff. When I get the chance to do this kind of photo, I enjoy it and get very excited to shoot this kind of image. By doing this I set my Olympus E-420 camera up on a tripod in a dark room, with no kind of light coming through, having the camera pointing towards a wall and a wall that had a window on it with blinds while having the blinds closed. To create the blue light, I used a pen that had a laser point and blue light put into the pen in it. The shutter speed I had my camera set to was BULB with an f-stop 5.6. The first of my photos I took I had my camera shooting towards a wall in a dark room writing words and making designs with the laser point and blue light. I was writing my son's name in the laser point and then I was making dots with the blue light and tracing the outside of the blue circles with the laser point light. I had tried many different ideas but didn't like them a whole lot. Then while I was shooting I saw my blinds moving slightly due to the fan being on. So then I thought it would be cool to shoot those with making designs on the blinds with the two lights I had been using. The photo I choose was one when I was shooting towards the blinds and then used the blue light to make it look like lights on the blinds. I like how the blue light on each blind makes it look like it is a light pole on them with the light shining down. The photo looks like it could be of a street with the light poles on the side of the road during the night time.

Week 5 EOC Midterm

So far this class has giving me tons of information and on how to get started on running my own business and know what I need to be successful. Also that getting out there and meeting people and to start networking will help get a start in the business. With being half way done with this class so far has giving me lots of important things about how to get started in building a business. Having the other half to come I know that there is more to come to learn and important information that will help in the long run of having and running my own business. I’m glad to be in this class and learning all this stuff to help me when it comes time for me to start my own business. Everything that I have learned so far has me thinking more about starting a business than I was before. Also has open my eyes more to all the aspects in creating a business so I am very glad for taking this class. Everyday since class has started I have shown up to class on time and been here. So far I think I am doing fine in the class with have done every assignment so far. For my participation isn’t a 100 percent because I'm not one to speak in class but I am here listening to what is said during class. Also did miss two days in a row for my tweets so that isn’t perfect. For a couple of assignments I was late in posting and turning in.

Wedding

Weddings are meant to be a special day for the man and woman who are getting together to spend the rest of their life together. The day is most special to the bride because it is her day to shine. The bride on that day is the one who needs to be happy otherwise nothing and no one will be having a good time. The day of a wedding is showing that two lovers are getting together and becoming one with having families come together, money, and other stuff in some cases. So I used my mother's cake topper that she still had from the wedding of when her and my dad got married. She still had it up in the attic along with other items from the wedding but I went with the cake topper. The reason is because it has two birds with a ring. A wedding has all to do with two people coming together with their families and lives and become connected with the ring that they both put on each others finger. When thinking of a wedding I think of two people or two of anything representing the two becoming as a whole. The cake topper helps show this because the two doves are the people getting together and are being brought together by the ring they each hold. I did the shoot indoors with a floor lamp that had the energy saving light bulbs which I think are the daylight ones. The lights are a pure white or blue color when on instead of shing that yellow color. The background is a white sheet that had light gray stripes on it and used an open aperture with an f-stop of 3.5 to 5.6. I had to set my camera on a tripod so the photo would be clear and not blurry because I had to use a low shutter speed. For the shoot I used my Olympus E-420 camera with the original lens that the camera came with.

Competitive Analysis

http://www.mgstudio.com/
MG Studio is a multimedia company that shoots photos and video. It is a creative business that has been around since 1998 that has worked with many clients such as Tiger Woods, the Mirage, and so many more. Photography is not the only service that they provide, they also do film and video production, sound recording, and web and print design along with a few others. They are successful with having many clients currently and in the past. Also with not being just stuck to one type of service they have more than one. Also they offer internship positions for photography, graphic and web design, sales and marketing, and line producer. The MG Studio is a real business with using their website.

http://www.richardbrian.com/index.html
Richard Brian is a photographer located here in Las Vegas. He has had stuff published in small community newspapers and in People magazine. He is a successful photographer by working as a sports editor, staff, and contributing photographer. Also has a studio that is called Shutter Addicts Studios that is open for photographers to rent and use. The website shows some of the stuff he has shot but I don't think that he has everything up. The only photos that he has up on his website are photos he took at night. I think that he should have more of a variety in his portfolio. The website I think is more of a glamor site to help get him out there and know by others.

http://www.sagephoto.com/#/home-page/
Diane Sage is photographer who love shooting weddings and has a business called Sage Studios Photography. The website has many photos that she has done shooting weddings, boudoir, and many portraits. Also you can get photo books of the event that was shot and can buy calendars, photo note pads, custom t-shirts, and other stuff. The website shows lots of the work she has done and the stuff you can do with these photos. Diane Sage is a real business and very successful and loves what she is doing which is shown in the website she has for herself. The website is also to help get her name out there and show her talent of what she can do to shoot you or an event.

http://www.kimjew.com/
Kim Jew Photography is a Albuquerue photography studio that started in 1976. The business started by the famous portrait photographer Kim Jew. This studio has about 10 photographers and 35 employees that focuses on senior and family portraits in New Mexico. They have shoot many other things such as presidents, celebrities, and fashion along with others. The website is nicely put together showing a nicely built portfolio and services they have. Kim Jew is a very successful business with probably a lot of clientele and this website is great to help get out there and more know.

EOC Week 4 Scary Legal Issues

When being a photographer and having your own business or even any kind of business, can come only with some legal issues that are a bit terrifying to have happen. A huge important thing that any photographer should have to protect themselves and even their family from legal issues, is insurance. Not just kind of insurance but many that will help protect you from legal issues from your mistakes or clients. Insurance that is important to have now to help if anything was to happen to you is health, life, and disability. Having these insurances will help protect you and your family when something is to happen to you. "I worry about an eye infection should I switch from glasses to contacts and I worry about other risks to my hands, knees, and mobility-all cornerstones of being a mobilized and active photographer. Although I have these worries, they don't overwhelm me because I know that should something go wrong, I will be protected and my family will, too" (Best Business Practices for Photographers 2nd edition, john harrington, page 119). Another insurance you should have is business insurance which means you need insurance on your camera, office, and liability insurance. "If you are doing events of this nature at large hotels and palatial estates, having the right insurance will ensure that you don't get disqualified just because you didn't have insurance." (Best Business Practices for Photographers 2nd edition, John Harrington, page 124). Another issues that you don't want to happen is the IRS to audited you. That will usually happen when you have a business and your not making any profit for a few years. They think that a business can't be around and open without making some profit for some years maybe the first year is fine but not after that. Another reason for them IRS wanting to examine you on your taxes is because they believe that there is more money for you to pay them. "A wedding photographer who deposits a bride's check in his personal banking account or tries to skirt that deposit by going to the bank the bride's check was drawn on, cashing the check, and then depositing the cash will be found out very quickly after just one or two of these cash deposits." (Best Business Practices for Photographers 2nd Edition, John Harrington, page 163). One other thing that would be a bad legal issue is having a client come to sue you because the product that they received did not meet their standards of what they were expecting. Lets say that you are still an amateur and not the best and a client hires your to shoot something like a wedding. Best to let them know that the photos are not going to look like a professional who has experience in the field. So that when they are upset about that photos you already let them know so that they are blind sided about what they were expecting.

Sport/Action

Playing any sport or being involved in outdoor activities is always fun to do when you want to get out of the house. When being part of these activities there are rules on how the game or sport is to be played. Also there is some kind of court that needs to be designed or in place to know where not to go and so you don't go out of bounds. Going outside in your own backyard or in the front on the yard or in the street always have been more fun to me. To be able to play an activity where you don't need to follow some kind of set rules is more fun to me. This is because I like doing what I want and being able to go where I want and what I want to do while playing the game and/or sport. Though I never like being unfair during this activites. So I decided to capture someone playing some kind of game or sport that I enjoy, such as tennis, with not actually playing how it should be played but just hitting it around for fun and having a great time while doing the activity. That is how I have always enjoyed playing any kind of sport or activity. The model who is the one playing with the tennis ball and racket is my boyfriend. I had him throw the ball up and try to hit it to capture him hitting the ball around for fun and playing the sport freestyle. The location is over at his parent's house in their backyard and around the day I had taken this photo was on a cloudy day before it rained and was taking around five in the late afternoon. Using my Olympus E-420 camera with the one lens I have and just used the natural light of outside from the sun for my light source.

Week 3 EOC Where are you now and where are you going?

Currently I am a student at the Art Institute of Las Vegas in the process of getting my bachelor's degree in photography. I own my own place which is a condominium living with my boyfriend and our son. Working at Pizza Hut as a cashier right now to pay for the bills that I have at the moment. Staying at my current job for the time being because school is my priority and my boss understands that so my schedule is worked around for scool. When done with school or at least close to being done I plan on getting a job in the photography business either if it be as an assistant for a photographer or working at a photo place like at JCPenny's or something like that. While working in the field I will be a freelancer on the side to get my name out there by introducing myself to people. Also when working in one of the photography jobs I will be saving up money to help get a business of my own. When getting more experience and work from clients I plan to have my own business. Possibly have this business with a friend of mine who is in the same field. Be a business that shoots anything from family portraits, models who want to build a portfolio, to advertising products for companies. Even would like to be a top fashion photographer where I get to work with models and be part of the fashion industry. A few years after graduating and working in the field of photography I plan to be a successful photographer.

Crime Scene

This is a crime scene where a young woman was strangled to death with barbed wire in her own backyard. She struggled for her life and fought back as much as possible but just couldn't stop her attacker from finally finsihing her off. Now I got my idea from watching the many television shows that are on tv about crime scenes and solving murder cases. My model is playing the dead victim and I put fake barbed wire around her neck and wrists to show that she was tied up and strangled with it. She did her make up to look like she had been dead by putting white powder on her face and purplish brown colors of eyeshadow around her eyes and neck. The location of the shoot was in my mother's backyard on the patio. We put fake blood on her neck and on the ground to show the barbed wire had cut into her skin. Also there is fake broken glass on the ground to show that a window was broken in the process of the struggle between her and the killer. I did some editing on Photoshop by changing the colors and other things. When I first was editing the photo I was going to make it a black and white image but the colors such as the blood and the model's hair seem to give it a better feel to get a murder from the photo. The model's hair with a streak of turquoise and the blood are great contrast colors sinc ethey are opposites of each other. So I decided to have the photo be desaturated to about 70% so that a hint of the colors were still visible in the image. Also I went up on the contrast about 50%. The black vignette around the model was from the camera flash not done in Photoshop. The time of day that I shot was around 7pm and I used my Olympus E-420 camera with an on camera flash.

Week 2 EOC Sacrifices Willing to Make

To get farther along in the photography business there are sacrifices that need to be made. If ever I was offered an opportunity to go photograph something anywhere and anytime my job would not be a concern. Calling off and not going into work is something I would do to move my career in photography along. I would even quit my job to do anything in the photography business. So that I could get more knowledge and connections in the field and start building relationships with others. The more you get your name out to people the possibility of opportunities coming your way. Traveling somewhere I would be willing to take but only if my family came with me. If it is something here or pretty close by I would do it as long as someone is available to watch my son. There really isn't anything that would stop me from doing an opportunity. For right now the only problem with doing anything is not having a vehicle so if anything were to appear I would need transportation to wherever the location was.

Self

A photo containing many rubber duck toys that are all similar except for one. Being unique and having stuff different from others is who I like to be. At first I had a bit of a hard time trying to decide on what to shoot for something to represent myself. Then someone gave me an idea to shoot a bouquet of flowers that are all the same color and have one be a different color. That seemed like a great idea but flowers just didn’t read me because I am not a big fan of flowers. So then I thought what if I did rubber duck toys because for one I like ducks they are one of my favorite animals and two I’m still a child inside and out. Still watch cartoons and play with toys is stuff I enjoy doing. So I put a few ducks together that were all the same and then had one that was different from all the rest. The different duck in the pack is to represent me being an individual from others around me. To do the shot I did it at my condo with window lighting around the time of three in the afternoon. For the background I used a black blanket that I had laid on the couch and hang down to the floor. I used my Olympus E-420 camera with the lens that came with the camera.

Week 1 EOC Haute Couture

Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Elie Saab, and many others are companies that sell and create high fashion clothing and accessories. Haute Couture is a bit expensive in price but has great quality to the products. The clothing can be very nice and comfortable to wear compared to cheaper styles of clothing. Some photographers who are in the fashion industry photographing the clothing and products from companies are Richard Warren, Mark Delong, and many others. Advertisements for haute couture stuff just makes mostly anyone want to go out and purchase the items. These kinds of businesses do know how to advertise their material and also are prepared for the changes in clothing whether they expect it or not. "You not only must plan for what you expect, but you must establish responses to unexpected events and responses to those responses, and so on, and so on." (Best Business Practices for Photographers Second Edition, John Harrington, page 8). Clothing in this category of high fashion look very nice but there just seems to be no need to pay that much for a piece of clothing or accessory when you can save so much more on stuff that is similar to that same thing. When purchasing from high fashion companies you do pay what you got. The quality of the item that is purchased is worth what it is being sold for.

Week 1 EOC My Voice

While I was younger I have always enjoyed taking pictures while on vacations with family. It wasn’t until a friend of mine showed me what photography was and let me use the camera she had. That’s when I found out that photography was the career I wanted to pursue in. In about a year I will have my Bachelors degree in digital photography. The fashion or editorial part of photography is what I am more interested in though I’m not stuck to just one category of photographs. I have taken photos of landscapes to portraits from fashion/editorial shots and other types of photographs. My goal one day is to own my own business in creating stunning photographs for any occasion, person, or company. Creating a unique beautiful photograph that people will remember and enjoy is what I want to accomplish in every image that I shoot. In the photos I want a story to be told whether it is a happy/funny one or depressing/hurtful one. Even with a good amount of knowledge on the field of photography there is still a whole lot more to understand and know about creating that perfect photograph.