12th Black & White Statewide Competition

Rob and I have always enjoyed perusing art galleries. Two years ago Rob and I attended the Statewide Black & White Competition at the Eccles Community Arts Center in Ogden, Utah.  Little did I know at the time that I would have my own piece showing in the gallery two years later! Rock on!  

There were 302 works entered into the competition and 165 pieces were chosen to be included in the exhibition. The gallery held an artist reception and Rob and I went and viewed so many wonderful works of art. It just amazes me how much talent people possess!

Here’s the finished photo before I decided to enter it into the competition:

But since it was a black & white competition I needed to rework it a little. Then I cropped to an 8x10 and made a giclee canvas print. I decided on this bold, stark white frame in order to contrast with the grungy, depressing subject. I wanted the griminess to stand out.

The exhibit continues through March 27th.  Free Admission.

Valentine’s Day Gift Idea

This Saturday we’re offering a special Valentine’s Day opportunity. Give your sweetheart a fun portrait session! Just think about it…

Would he or she rather have this?

This?

Or THIS!!

That’s what I thought.

 

 

 

Valentine’s Special

30 minutes in-studio couple portrait session

10% off prints

Retouching of purchased prints

Digital web-sized files of purchased images

$25

 

 

This Saturday ONLY!!

Book your appointment soon by emailing rjsnow@rjsnowphotography.com

Jules’ Jewels

Okay, so I (Julie) wouldn’t exactly say I have jewels. I’ve never owned anything large or flashy, nor have I ever wanted to.  

The other day I got the itch to shoot and decided to use my jewelry against different textures around my house. When I started editing them I decided to go for a hyper-warm, 70’s vintage-y feel for most of them. I wanted to bring out the texture, wood grain and glowing light.

 

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

Come on Up

Taken with the Nikon D90 and 18-105mm lens on February 5th, 2010 at 1/25s, f/5.6, ISO 200, 90mm, using aperture priority exposure mode and processed in LR 2.6.

Since I live in Layton City and don’t know how long I’ll have the opportunity to live here I started a photographic series documenting nooks and crannies of Layton City. 

On the corner of Gentile and Main Street existed the Layton Trading Post. Most of the building has already been torn down as part of improvements to Main Street and a new I-15 Interchange (so excited for that). 

This image was made of the current exterior of the building taken from Gentile Street.  I made this image because of the strangeness of the scene. I love the colors (green, gray, and two tones of blue) and the red arrows indicating something about the door.  What do they mean?  I might like to find out but I think I’d have a hard time getting up there. 

Tip-or-Tech Tuesday – Point & Shoot Symbols/Settings

I copied this over from a news site and it was written by a National Geographic photographer. Sorry I don’t have a link, I couldn’t find it when I was ready to post this.

This is a quick and dirty guide for point & shoot cameras. Most people have one but don’t really know what all the symbols and settings are and how helpful they can be. Time to pull out your camera and experiment!

We’re not affiliated with Olympus…it’s just an example. 

Camera Symbols

Point-and-shoot photography is supposed to be simple, and knowing what the symbols on your digital camera mean will make it simpler.

• The icon of a flower signals the macro mode. It allows your camera to focus very closely.
• The lightning bolt icon controls the flash—either on, off or automatic when it senses limited light.
• The icon that looks like a clock is the self-timer mode.
• The "+/-" button allows you to override your camera's automatic exposure settings, to correct photos that are too light or too dark.
• The icon that looks like stacked photos allows you to take rapid-fire photos.

 

Automatic Settings

Your camera also likely has several automatic scene options, with settings for various specific locations.

• "Sports" has higher shutter speeds for fast-moving action shots.
• "Night" allows long exposures for limited lighting.
• The icon that looks like a mountain is for landscapes. This gives you the most in focus from foreground to background.
• "Portrait" throws background out of focus.