Imperial Sand Dunes, Arizona and California

Imperial Sand Dunes Arizona & California

Morning as probably my most favourite part of the day. During sunrise the world is usually quiet, this is a beginning of a new day and new possibilities

The Imperial Sand Dunes are a recreational area for lovers of dune buggies, and all terrain vehicles, and most of them have not yet started their day or their buggies at sunrise.

The shapes and textures of the dunes is much more visible in the early morning light than any other time of the day.

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1 + 1 = 3; Maternity Photos

Amrita and Brett; soon to be new parents

Any day now, well to be honest, any day some time in the next couple of weeks! We, your family and friends are waiting patiently for the arrival of the new baby.  My first attempt into maternity photos was a lot of fun, due in large part to the patience of my wonderful friends!  I added a little texture to the image, creating a border and depth to the image.

Can’t wait to get the call, when they arrive home with the new baby!

If you know anyone who lives in the Calgary area and would like to work with me to develop this are of my portfolio have them send me a message!   Happy Friday to everyone!

 

Eagle Feather

Eagle Feather

Quite some time ago now I was out walking when I found this lovely eagle feather, I knew immediately that I wanted to create this image. I could picture it in my mind.  Time passed, travels, and other projects became a priority and this lovely feather sat in a basket on the coffee table for many months. Last week I finally took time, made it a  priority and photographed the lovely and delicate feather. Then using Kim Klassen’s texture Phoebe as an overlay I was able to achieve the image I had in my mind the day I picked up the feather.

I don’t use textures a lot in my work, but it is a tool I have explored and worked with on occasion.  Kim Klassen Cafe has workshop, tutorials and above all wonderful textures to work with. Head on over to her site for some inspiration!

I am not sure that I am entirely done with this image, as it is staying with me. It might need some text, or a haiku, I will have to sit with it a while to decide. Let me know what you think

sillouette in stone 2

Back in June I worked with a young lady to create “figure and form”, and wanted to try the same process with a male figure.

While the lady was a soft shadow, I choose the harder more defined lines for the male subject.  Here you can see some details in his face, and I used a darker grungier rock texture.  So the two images while following the same process look quite different.  Let me know what you think.

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Figure and form; an experiment with light, shape and texture

I have been experimenting with figure and form, shape and light; here my lady is standing in front of a sheet of thin white paper, with the light behind her. during processing I added a textured rock layer.

Where ever I go I will shoot small detail pictures of stone walls, bricks, stucco, anything that could be an interesting texured layer and can be added to photos.

I am interested in your thoughts on my experiment, your comments would be appreciated.

this and other photos are available at jmeyersforeman photography.

Submitted for the UE’s Weekend photochallenge “brick”  Not sure how it will be interpreted, or accepted as brick work, what do you think?

Hannah

I met Hannah on Sunday Mar 18, 2012, a group of us were getting together to work on a photo project.  Hannah was one of our models, she was creative and lively and willing try just about anything. Her dress was a great contrast to the background. We didn’t get much to talk but I have since learned that she doesn’t like getting up in the morning for class and finds riding the bus boring! Hannah I hope your Wednesday is a good one!

More photos from the Sunday project at Calgary Passion for Photography

street performers

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.     Victor Hugo

The guitarist in the photo was playing on the streets of Nuremberg Germany, absorbed in the song he was playing we stood  absorbed as the music floated around us. between songs he acknowledged those that place a contribution into his guitar case.  He acknowledged my camera, an smiled for a photograph, then went back playing.  I like the images of him playing, his passion for his music is palatable.

I have been following along with Kim Klassen’s Cafe, she has some wonderful textures, e-lessons, “where textures and photos connect.”  After adding the texture I used the the Floreabella Retro Vintage Action, adding to the vintage feel. I have been experimenting with different images and I want to that these two websites for inspiration and encouragement.

white amaryllis diptich (Hippeastrum)

The white Hippeastrum, commonly known as Amaryllis, that has been sitting on my dining room table has been blooming for a couple of weeks. I have finally taken a few minutes to photograph it, to try to capture the delicate beauty.  Amaryllis means “to sparkle”  in Greek, the flowering bulb has become almost as popular as the poinsettia to decorate our home. Photographed in front of the kitchen window, using a macro lens I was able to get a nice clean background, and the backlight helps to bring out the lines and texture.

Daydreaming

“Everything starts as somebody’s daydream.”          Larry Niven quotes

I was out Monday afternoon – the sun was shining and the wild flowers were blooming, I couldn’t resist taking more photos, I know, I know I have lots of flower photos, I just couldn’t resist.  Then it rained and I had pretty bright yellow flowers to work with, yeah!!! I know that in the winter when it is cold and miserable I can dig out these different flower images and do some daydreaming about warmer days or warmer locations…………….I used a texture from Kim Klassen’s collection – the texture it was originally brown.  I have found that I can completely change the color using the hue and saturation.  Others may have known this, but for me it was new, and  it makes each texture much more versatile. The website has lots of interesting ideas and tutorials for getting started if you want to learn more about using textures on your images.