My first series...

Hello!  So last week we presented our first series in class.  I decided to do mine on musicians that I know.   I love photographing people and concerts but for this series I wanted to show a side of musicians that is a little softer.  Music is a way to connect with people and it can be big and loud and fun but it's also meditative and healing.  These artists are loving music for so many reasons and I wanted to present that time where they're just doing it for themselves, when it's all about them and their instrument. 

Some Sites to check out...

One of my goals of being a photographer is to capture the spirit and character of the people and places in the photos I take. It's something that I would love to master. I recently saw pictures that Sam Jones had taken and had to look him up to see more of his work. I love his style and ability to bring out the personality of his client.


I really love people pictures of any kind so this next site is a bit different than the last. The photographer, Rob Gardiner has more of a street style. He creates images with a story and emotion, a talent that I hope to work towards. I also really love the fact that he has some images taken with a pinhole camera.


Some of the photo's that I think exemplifies this quality that I admire are...
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3 (photo taken with pinhole camera)

This is my assignment for Industry Studies on "Lines".  I think the hardest part of this assignment is writing this blog.  Blogging is really new to me so please bear with me, it'll get  better soon, I promise!  

I took most of these pictures in the Exchange area just because I love walking around down there so kinda I had an idea of what I was looking for.  I didn't find it too difficult to find "lines",  although I did walk around a while before I started shooting.  Once I got started I developed a roll (no pun intended).  But really, I think at first I was looking at everything and questioning whether it was a line or not before taking a picture of it.  Then I realized that thinking this way  was really annoying me and not helping.  So I stopped over-analyzing everything and tried to keep an open mind for the rest of my journey, which helped.

Day Four

Tomorrow is our first day using our digital cameras which is something I've been wanting to know more of. The whole digital world is very new to me so I can't wait to see what it offers! This whole year is going to be full of possibilities. By the end of this course I hope to be skilled in the darkroom and in using photoshop programs. I also hope to discover who I am as a photographer and find my photographic eye.

I've been so lucky in my life to have a family full of photographers and creative minds. They inspire me and encourage my love of photography and desire to learn more! YAY family! Without support life is much harder.

Second day of school

Hi, I'm Heidi. I've been taking pictures for about 15 years. I love photography as a way of capturing a moment in time and documenting life. I'm interested in so many types of photography... portraiture, black and white, preforming arts, fine arts and landscape...just to name a few. I'm so excited to learn more and put it into practice!

Photo by Duncan McNairnay