Project 365 - Week 18 "Mystery Box"

Well this week was certainly a fun week for photography. The theme this week was actually thought up by my wife, Samantha. She wanted to challenge me a bit by giving me a box full of random items that I then had to photograph. I had no knowledge of the items before they were given to me, thus the "mystery." I actually had fun trying to figure out how I could photography each item so as to make them appear interesting but also give each its own unique flare.

I always enjoy and appreciate these themes as they push me to move further into studio work and experiment more with lighting and composition. I must thank my wife for such a fun theme as well as such a fun and exciting set of items.

Day 120 - Sneaky Slinky

Day 121 - Wine Supreme

Day 122 - See the Sea Glass

Day 123 - Liberty

Day 124 - Misty Peacock

Day 125 - Exposed Rose

Day 126 - Blue Flame

Project 365 - Week 17 "Fruits"

Seventeen weeks ago when I started Project 365, I took a photo of a lime. Since then, I have received a lot of positive feedback on the photo. This week I decided to take that photo and elaborate more on what I had done for it. I chose to make the focus on fruits and decided to continue with the same method of photographing each one, focusing on a cross section of each rather than the whole.

At times it was tedious, slicing a thin sliver off of a blueberry is not easy. Photographing each piece was a bit tricky as well. I opted to work without a tripod so as to move around trying to see if there was something different I could achieve for each shot. This set me back some, as sacrificing stability led to some out of focus photos and some that weren't framed appropriately. The difficulties were small however and I really enjoyed the whole process, especially the part in the end when I got to eat all of the fruit.

Day 113 - Orange

Day 114 - Strawberries

Day 115 - Bananas

Day 116 - Tomato

Day 117 - Lemons

Day 118 - Pomegranate

Day 119 - Blueberries

Project 365 - Weeks 15 & 16 - The Body

Well, after a two week "vacation," I'm back. I'm posting this week with a double week to make up for the missed post. The subject I got for this post has been one drifting around in my head for a while and it wasn't until now that I decided to attack it. No better time than a two for one special at BE Photography.

The subject for this post is the human body. In my recent ventures into black and white work, I've noticed more and more how amazing the body can look, especially when the light falls on the curves in just the right ways. I've chosen to number the images as "Abstracts" to leave them as such and not spell out what they are, some are obvious and some are not. This was definitely a tricky assignment, especially when trying to pick different parts of the body. It all came out in the end and I am happy with the results.

Also, with this weeks post I have reached 100 photos so far. I'm excited that I made it this far and am happy to keep on going. It would be a lie if I didn't say that it got a bit shaky there. But we are still here and going. With that said, keep and eye out for a special post.

Day 99 - Abstract 1

Day 100 - Abstract 2

Day 101 - Abstract 3

Day 102 - Abstract 4

Day 103 - Abstract 5

Day 104 - Abstract 6

Day 10 5 - Abstract 7

Day 106 - Abstract 8

Day 107 - Abstract 9

Day 108 - Abstract 10

Day 109 - Abstract 11

Day 110 - Abstract 12

Day 111 - Abstract 13

Day 112 - Abstract 14