Well, we’re living in strange times, and I haven’t been able to get out and do my usual style of photography. Like everybody else, I’m practicing social distancing and staying home. Something positive that I can take from this experience is that I’m again finding myself stretching my photographic muscle by trying my hand at different categories of photography. If you follow me on Instagram (@KathyLibbyPhotos), you’ll have noticed that I’ve been playing. The first image, in this post, is my spin on a self-portrait. I’ve gotten comments from people, on Facebook, who have never seen me in any of my pictures. LOL That’s pretty accurate. I don’t tend to put my image out there anywhere. I’ve noticed that people in the U.S. are more guarded than in other countries about having their picture taken, and I am included in that group. Why? Since in the future, I want to try to learn to take portraits and candid shots, I thought I can’t ask others to do what I’m not willing to do. So, there you go! My first attempt at a self-portrait. I’ve been challenged to take an image that shows how my kitchen is the heart of my home. In the second photo, I decided to take a picture that shows my food--from garden to table. Since I am a vegetarian, you’ll notice that on the left side of the image, it shows my food growing—from carrots and green onions growing in water, to bok choy and an onion that are ready to be used. I followed this with my soup ingredients, and finally, on the right is my prepared meal. I miss going out for landscapes, but I will say that I’ve enjoyed trying to make some different images. Since the quarantine, I’ve now tried Macro photography, Self-Portraits, Food photography and storytelling. Let me know what you think of these photos. Just leave me a comment.
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One thing I was taught was if a sky is boring (as in plain), either cover it up or leave it out of the photograph. Well, on this particular day, in Acadia National Park, I had a boring sky. Other than a few clouds at the horizon line—way off in the distance, there was nothing going on. So, I used the overhang of the tree to fill in the blank, blue sky. It helped the image. But was that enough? I wasn’t sure. When I got home from my trip and processed the image, I decided to play around. I dropped in a sky that I had on file—just some high, wispy clouds. They filled in the upper right corner of the picture. My personal opinion is it was the piece that was missing. Had I had extra time to spend in Maine, I would have revisited this lake when these conditions actually existed, but having a limited amount of time, that wasn’t possible. But what do you think? Is it okay for me to manipulate the image this much? After all, this scene is NOT what was available to me that day. Are you more of a purest who believes that things, such as skies, should not be added to a photograph? Some say, by adding the sky, it’s no longer photography and instead, has become digital “art.” Playing around, I think I’m fine with replacing it, and I would hang the picture on my wall. But if you notice on my website, the original photograph is the one that I posted. Why? Because I don’t know how others feel, and I wouldn’t want to mislead anybody about what the image is. So, what is your opinion? Share with me.
One thing I was taught was if a sky is boring (as in plain), either cover it up or leave it out of the photograph. Well, on this particular day, in Acadia National Park, I had a boring sky. Other than a few clouds at the horizon line—way off in the distance, there was nothing going on. So, I used the overhang of the tree to fill in the blank, blue sky. It helped the image. But was that enough? I wasn’t sure. When I got home from my trip and processed the image, I decided to play around. I dropped in a sky that I had on file—just some high, wispy clouds. They filled in the upper right corner of the picture. My personal opinion is it was the piece that was missing. Had I had extra time to spend in Maine, I would have revisited this lake when these conditions actually existed, but having a limited amount of time, that wasn’t possible. But what do you think? Is it okay for me to manipulate the image this much? After all, this scene is NOT what was available to me that day. Are you more of a purest who believes that things, such as skies, should not be added to a photograph? Some say, by adding the sky, it’s no longer photography and instead, has become digital “art.” Playing around, I think I’m fine with replacing it, and I would hang the picture on my wall. But if you notice on my website, the original photograph is the one that I posted. Why? Because I don’t know how others feel, and I wouldn’t want to mislead anybody about what the image is. So, what is your opinion? Share with me. |
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