Fences.

 I liked the way this fence looked because of the snow covering it.
Shutter Speed: 1/100, Aperture: f/8.0, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 36 mm, Flash: None

   This is a side look of an old fence that is jumbled up behind an old build in Neillsville. I liked the new perspective.
Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: f/5.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

    A different kind of fence in this case, a barbwire fence. I liked the sky in the background and thought it casted a nice shadow.
Shutter Speed: 1/200, Aperture: f/11.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 48 mm, Flash: None

   Behind this cluttered mess is an old rusty fence that I liked.
Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 23 mm, Flash: None

Urban Decay.

   In our city there is a building that is my favorite to take pictures of. Around every corner is a new look to the exterior. I think this picture has a lot going on which I love. I took it at an extreme angle to add effect.
Shutter Speed: 1/200, Aperture: f/9.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

    I love boarded up windows and I think that they fit into the description of "urban decay". I like the different textures in this between the boards, brick and the different colors.
Shutter Speed: 1/200, Aperture: f/10.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

    When you are standing under this building, it is hard to see that there is old lettering on the side of the building such as this. I love this rustic look of this building and between the building falling apart, a missing window and the other ones boarded up, there is a lot of character.
Shutter Speed: 1/250, Aperture: f/10.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

    I took this picture because I liked the way the vines were taking over the side of the building. The fact that there is rust around the window gives the picture a better look.
Shutter Speed: 1/100, Aperture: f/7.1, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 27 mm, Flash: None

   I love this picture because of the way the paint is chipping off. I boosted and faded the colors a little in the picture so it would have a more dirty look to it but the yellow wouldn't be too bright.
Shutter Speed: 1/160, Aperture: f/8.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

The Grid.

 For most of the boxes I just adjusted the hue and saturation but also used things like emboss or just burred the box.

Portraits.

   In this portrait, is a member of The Guilty Wanted. I saw them in concert this weekend and after meeting him I found out he has a very soulful and bubbly personality. I think this portrait portrays his personality very well.

Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 50 mm, Flash: Yes

   I took this self portrait with using my favorite things. I love cold weather because I get to wear my warm vests. Another thing that is part of my personality is that I love doing my makeup and hair. In this instance, I got to beatify my self in order to take this!

Day in the Life of.

The first thing I do every morning is put my makeup on. Next I choose the outfit I will wear and then everyday before leaving the house I brush my teeth. After I am ready, I drive 20 minutes into town for school which is the picture of the locker. After school I usually have to stay in town for some reason so to waste time I will study at the library. After a long day I will fall asleep in my comfy bed!

Best Of December and January.

 Best of Family Portraits.

   I think this is the best family portrait picture because I love the colors in it and the uniqueness of the angle and position of everyone. 

Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 23 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

 Best of Lights.

   I love this picture because it isn't your normal picture. In most cases you want to have to camera focused when taking a picture but in this case, having it burry worked better.

Shutter Speed: 1/6, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash: None

 Best of Band Pictures.

   Last weekend I went to the Districts Youth Conference and The Guilty Wanted performed. I love this picture of the guitarist and I think the lighting was perfect.

Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 50 mm, Flash: Yes

Best of Baby Pictures.

   This is probably my favorite picture of the baby because it is so peaceful and the textures are great.

Aperture: f/3.5, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

Christmas Time.

   What's Christmas without a cup of "The World's Best Cup of Holiday Cheer" from the Dunn and Bro's coffee shop? It is always tradition for me and my brother to go out and have a morning coffee date just the two of us. This is part of my Christmas.

Shutter Speed: 1/15, Aperture: 1/4.5, Focal Length: 33 mm, ISO: 800, Flash: None

    I took this picture during my visit to St. Paul for the holidays. I loved the way the street was lit up and the lights in the trees are dangling into the picture that was meant to capture the beauty of the castle in the distance.
Shutter Speed:1/50, Aperture: 1/4.5, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 18 mm, Flash: None

   Growing up this was always one of my favorite ornaments. The bottom is glass so when it's in front of a pretty light it will shine what ever color that happens to be.
Shutter Speed: 1/4, Aperture:f/5.6,  ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash:None

    This display sits outside my house every year through the holidays. The bright lights light up the entire front yard to a peaceful setting. The mechanical dear move back and forth and the colorful presents give it a little "flare".
Shutter Speed: 1/50, Aperture: 1/5.0, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 25 mm, Flash: None

   The assignment was to take pictures of the holidays or lights, I think this picture does both. I switched the focus on my camera from auto to manuel  so it wouldn't focus on the lights but the color of them instead.

Shutter Speed: 1/6, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash: None

Seasons Change- Winter Wonderland.

I took this photo because I liked the reflection of the trees through the snowflakes on the window.

Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: f/ 5.0, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 20 mm, Flash: None

When the snow first hits the ground, my dogs love running around in it. So I went behind them and took a snapshot of their little footprints.

Shutter Speed: 1/40, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 55 mm, Flash: None

          I love this set up out side our house with this rustic snowman and the lights shining through the snow.
Shutter Speed: 1/30, Aperture: f/5.0, ISO: 1600, Focal Length: 34 mm, Flash: None

         I love the way the lights light up the snow in the bushes.
Shutter Speed: 1/30, Aperture: f/4.0, Focal Length: 28 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash: None

         Even in the winter the beach is a pretty place to watch the sun come up.
Shutter Speed: 1/100, Aperture: f/7.1, Focal Length: 55 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash: None

Portraits.

Low Key Portrait.

 This is my favorite kind of portrait because I love B&Ws and playing with light in my photos. 

 Background Portrait.

 This is probably my least favorite kind of portrait because the picture becomes too noisy and it is hard to focus on the subject.

No Background Portrait.

I like this kind of portrait because it isn't too busy and not being focused on the girls hands or what looks like a recorder, adds character without taking your eye off of the girl.

Hoax Animals.

I found this picture of a lion that had just a lovely face but then I noticed that the lion in the background had probably the prettiest hair I've ever seen.. I just had to add it to my blog.

 Peruvian Monkey- Head

 Koala Bear- Body

 Baby Hippo- Head

Lion- Mane

Baby Elephant- Body

Giraffe- Head

Snake- Body

The Alphabet.

• A- Beams at the Lake Arbutus Park
• B- Heads on an ATV
• C- Side of lamp post
• D- Chunk of wood
• E- Side of crate
• F- Old wash board
• G-Tip of arm rest of a chair
• H-Front of ATV
• I- Candle
• J- Plant steam
• K- Lace Bow
• L-Wooden Pole
• M-Edge of Comb
• N-Fence posts
• O-Bird Bath
• P-Bottom of skeleton key
• Q- Old wheel
• R-Top of light
• S- Flower basket holder
• T-Bird bath
• U-Tip of scissors
• V-Plant steams
• W. Towel hook
• X. Outdoor Light
• Y. Tree roots
• Z. Christmas Lights

Land of Giants.

  For this assignment I chose to put a smaller me into the mouth of my dog so it looked like he was going to eat me. I added a shadow behind me and faded it a bit and made it look like it was bending at the tongue.

Beth&Tony Erickson

For this picture, I chose to have dim lighting and use the flash to go off of.

 Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

To take this picture I had the lights off in the room and a lamp behind them and a hovering light above to not create extra shadows.

 Aperture: f/4, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

I had the family lay on the bed for this photograph and the baby resting on Tony's shoulder.

 Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 23 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

I chose to focus on the baby's feet for this picture and have to baby blurred in the background.

Aperture: f/4.5, Focal Length: 37 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

"B" for Brielle. I had a hovering light so extra exposure and used a pinkish tint while editing to match the headband, blanket, and ornament.

 Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

Another family portrait taken infront of a black background and little lighting in the room.

Aperture: f/4, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO: 400, Flash: Yes

Best Of..

 Portraits.

  This is the best of my portraits because I love the coloring I chose for this picture and how clear all her facial features are.

Aperture: f/8, Focal Length: 37 mm, ISO: 200, Flash: None

 Action.

  I believe this is my best action shot because it isn't blurry or faded and that is hard to do in an action shot when your subjects are moving.

 Contrast.

  I love this picture for it's contrast and dark colors and how well they go together.

Aperture: f/5.6, Focal Length: 23 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash: None

 Assignments.

  This was my favorite assignment because it involved more work and to think outside the box! Plus I got to use my creativity to come up with a band name and pictures that I thought fit really nicely!

 Abandoned. 

  This is my favorite abandoned photo because of the antiqueness to it. You can't much more abandoned than this..

Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 18 mm, ISO: 100, Flash: None

Exposure. 

  This is my favorite exposure because of the darks and lights in it. I love how you can see the steering wheel in the front of the bus!!

Aperture: f/3.5, Focal Length: 21 mm, ISO: 100, Flash: None

Boys Basket Ball. - Open Themed.

  I like this picture because of the color contrast in it. In editing I made the other players more blurry to focus on the main subject more.
Aperture: f/5, Focal Length: 90 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash:None

   I like using sepia in sports shots and even more so in this case because it shows the main subject better since he is wearing a white uniform and the rest are in darker ones. I also like how the ball is in the shot as well.
Aperture: f/5.6, Focal Length: 55 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash: None

   I love the bright colors in this photograph and how I caught this at the last second of the shot.
Aperture: f/5.6, Focal Length: 25 mm, ISO: 1600, Flash:None

  Here is another jump shot that is a little more clear than the rest. I think this is a nice action shot.
Aperture: f/4.5, Focal Length: 74 mm, ISO: 800, Flash: None