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www.carolynerfe.comCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-71763514239389548912011-01-10T19:59:00.000-08:002011-01-10T19:59:59.321-08:00my Moleskine<a href="http://www.moleskine.com/">http://www.moleskine.com/</a><br />
I love my moleskine notebooks! How cool is it to write in paperpads that once Hemmingway, Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse and the many likes of geniuses have used to take detailed notes of their ideas? I've had mine for over 6 months now and only now am I getting around to writing about it. I must admit I feel pretty cool owning and using one. I like them so much I had to buy them for my friends. Now we've got the Moleskine gang or as we call it the "Hemmingways". Maybe I should start calling mine the "Picasso"? haha<br />
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molCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-66446156369406795452010-12-01T12:37:00.000-08:002010-12-01T12:37:14.004-08:00Getting back into drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDOoPbqpOOPP3S6oYLDHamx1TJ5g1cSD7-s6zpalb07DYviK7WClgfEvpLnqhY8V6_4Ly9veq_yW2QQdmEc6IMTsVmhTJZ6cOhxEypPiob1aRvpt2Slf5dyXL3bBfZJJBoFWtpKDaXsSR/s1600/DSC02277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDOoPbqpOOPP3S6oYLDHamx1TJ5g1cSD7-s6zpalb07DYviK7WClgfEvpLnqhY8V6_4Ly9veq_yW2QQdmEc6IMTsVmhTJZ6cOhxEypPiob1aRvpt2Slf5dyXL3bBfZJJBoFWtpKDaXsSR/s200/DSC02277.JPG" width="111" /></a></div> These are some drawings I did today. After seeing the works of several great artists last night I got inspired. It's been so long since I've sat down and really made a drawing to please myself. It's so relaxing and enjoying. It's almost like I'm slowing down my own day and smelling the flowers for a change!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75T999mArtJg9ThLQeGencJ5Y4hQMvX07Ue1tds32nPAW3YYBbUDxNBQJBB357YUGVZnXs8Ta-afmPoMREX1l18Pf8cw1U8GBzSB2XNFLkM1yQloVlql8-xaatBsFvkN-FFIxQSvwOYp-/s1600/DSC02276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75T999mArtJg9ThLQeGencJ5Y4hQMvX07Ue1tds32nPAW3YYBbUDxNBQJBB357YUGVZnXs8Ta-afmPoMREX1l18Pf8cw1U8GBzSB2XNFLkM1yQloVlql8-xaatBsFvkN-FFIxQSvwOYp-/s320/DSC02276.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Although I'm not quite pleased with my work yet. I will slowly get back into it. I do love Stella Im Hultberg's work but they are so sad to me. I can tell she's inspired by Gustav Klimt's work who is one of my favorite artists of all time. (Sidenote: You'll find that IKEA has been selling some of his work for a really great price. A great price for someone like me : )<br />
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In my art, I would like to take a new direction and paint my ladies with hope, joy, and confidence in the future. I'd like to paint women I want to inspire to be like rather than those I've been, which are usually sad and lost of hope. It's a dawn of a new age in my world. Transformation is always occuring.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-17262450832528440182010-11-30T20:22:00.002-08:002010-12-01T12:41:38.077-08:00I love Stella's work!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPxtoFbazvidomrnjH4TYr_vnRhc6ht0XCdNz4UfcEl9-eKqgNkekznVFH-ERKlzvug4lCyd_ygP7oio4hE9_lGroSoORY3hqkVMDVPZJbWcAYTTs8JZlqlDJgquGlQyRaE4UP8u6TtXv/s1600/Stella_Alwaysblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPxtoFbazvidomrnjH4TYr_vnRhc6ht0XCdNz4UfcEl9-eKqgNkekznVFH-ERKlzvug4lCyd_ygP7oio4hE9_lGroSoORY3hqkVMDVPZJbWcAYTTs8JZlqlDJgquGlQyRaE4UP8u6TtXv/s320/Stella_Alwaysblog.jpg" width="256" /></a></div> I'm pretty picky about the kind of art I like. Stella's reminds me alot of Susan Boullet and Gustav Klimt's work, two of my all time favorite artists. I have their work up and about in my home. Suffice to say, here are two works by Stella Im Hultberg that I really like and could only hope to create something that speaks to me as these two do.<br />
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<a href="http://stellaimhultberg.com/">http://stellaimhultberg.com</a>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-74016904918591590072010-11-30T19:26:00.000-08:002010-11-30T19:26:58.769-08:00Judith GeherI just discovered a new artist who's work I like.<br />
Her name is <a href="http://www.judithgeher.com/">Judith Geher</a>. She is a native of Canada. She is pretty fascinating with a degree in Architecture and spent a year in Paris, at a studio, developing ideas on art and architecture.<br />
I can really relate to her except I'm using my photography and design abilities to keep me employed right now but wanting to get back into my first passion, painting.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU3AJLQ6ntUEtqIGsKJlZLr7iwxIchgAJGf6pNFzmwbGTP0iUItEoujrPQOTwBGTYAC0iijlhyIDEyti3XcWeqFML_1w7hD0-5_GHEcz15qrjKnMZmugsDJp7Kal0_-nAUtk5PzOnYPsW/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU3AJLQ6ntUEtqIGsKJlZLr7iwxIchgAJGf6pNFzmwbGTP0iUItEoujrPQOTwBGTYAC0iijlhyIDEyti3XcWeqFML_1w7hD0-5_GHEcz15qrjKnMZmugsDJp7Kal0_-nAUtk5PzOnYPsW/s320/Picture+3.png" width="317" /></a></div>I've enjoyed painting women since I was 10 years old. I just find them beautiful to paint like the rest of the world. But my concentration will be on the beauty of women who look like me, the dark silhouette, the black hair, the piercing brown eyes.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-8879080467358715642010-11-30T19:08:00.001-08:002010-11-30T19:11:09.418-08:00Abstract Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75JVk0cHEYSh3P7caIgrLFWD8l4GUkAqjG1EDkyliHGs3BkjOAiNHJfcgke4k67u0QvDtXPKoi_zyujAyNt69FALR6LJpX72c_DELFiZUjjZZlQPVbhoq24pNTwE0x3GfoJAdijELgBz7/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75JVk0cHEYSh3P7caIgrLFWD8l4GUkAqjG1EDkyliHGs3BkjOAiNHJfcgke4k67u0QvDtXPKoi_zyujAyNt69FALR6LJpX72c_DELFiZUjjZZlQPVbhoq24pNTwE0x3GfoJAdijELgBz7/s320/Picture+1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sitting in my Graphic Design class and everyone is bustling around me trying to get their homework done and here I am surfing the net. It feels nice to have my homework done before class starts and not be a part of the havoc of trying to use the printer and mounting the final project.</div><br />
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In my internet search for art. I found some really neat artwork that I may try to emulate. It's a bit too strong and edgy for me but I really enjoy the bright colors they used. I like abstract art because I can take whatever emotions I want to get out of the painting.<br />
The colors alone speak to me not to mention the strokes of line and forms created.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-86702137795379500272010-11-05T21:13:00.000-07:002010-11-05T21:14:38.536-07:00Going back to Normal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-qhtv5wWpBaSdz6jGwNPBhUeLJOY4G2dabS0RaHwIUug5h7NORTUvV54ChLG4kQtOI77zNrXqgkh_C4iONXX2rEI_AOSH72UfXEO5LXYrEZu5ELQstc_tPYVKHivtg5PZt0ce9yMoYiT/s1600/madamebutterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-qhtv5wWpBaSdz6jGwNPBhUeLJOY4G2dabS0RaHwIUug5h7NORTUvV54ChLG4kQtOI77zNrXqgkh_C4iONXX2rEI_AOSH72UfXEO5LXYrEZu5ELQstc_tPYVKHivtg5PZt0ce9yMoYiT/s320/madamebutterfly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArM90RB11Kwyn-U1xqPtZAZ6jjH98FJFncz7aPI72ONNL_hpihUnK2xIT7WYG_TtCoR87ADS5aFx9eeS_YEgRMGSJY2nXp9nsnqMZhDVWTpc409zjdItRu67UkhSrhsfzD22Md1_DLqg7/s1600/Ballroom+dancer2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArM90RB11Kwyn-U1xqPtZAZ6jjH98FJFncz7aPI72ONNL_hpihUnK2xIT7WYG_TtCoR87ADS5aFx9eeS_YEgRMGSJY2nXp9nsnqMZhDVWTpc409zjdItRu67UkhSrhsfzD22Md1_DLqg7/s320/Ballroom+dancer2.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh0NhiDPZYuqThxF24Qy7bP8MYYun8Ahv-ibeDoNKePCaFyoYj5XTl1UNV3NXFQSjByGJQJZHzVyQTcfStPj3xiktQ1XtYVTV71sgGUJ0DyRgH4RRvfFbR1CSIjdki-W9R4VnYAchEBPP/s1600/goldenface.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh0NhiDPZYuqThxF24Qy7bP8MYYun8Ahv-ibeDoNKePCaFyoYj5XTl1UNV3NXFQSjByGJQJZHzVyQTcfStPj3xiktQ1XtYVTV71sgGUJ0DyRgH4RRvfFbR1CSIjdki-W9R4VnYAchEBPP/s320/goldenface.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnRcyAyxEa0hUWiTuCJoo0B9rEXLP4S9sb8huyAPDiDrAgz_YX74cqlyJi4q512kTgxR_MT6eG6NLwGrzAQH6yLtRYPl4GKcq5N2C8yMRoaqwUnzBol-cNQ881melx2JtYLqrUBd3DcLF/s1600/Red+Villian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnRcyAyxEa0hUWiTuCJoo0B9rEXLP4S9sb8huyAPDiDrAgz_YX74cqlyJi4q512kTgxR_MT6eG6NLwGrzAQH6yLtRYPl4GKcq5N2C8yMRoaqwUnzBol-cNQ881melx2JtYLqrUBd3DcLF/s320/Red+Villian.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>I'm going back to my normal life of just me, me and more of me. It's nice to have all this time for me. I can go back into putting time into my paintings, drawings, designing and photography. Yup, it's all about ME! I'm very excited because a new friend of mine and I are going to put on an art show of our work in December. We are going to start at a local coffee shop in Moreno Valley and work our way out from there. This will be a fun and challenging project in which it means I need to get my focus back into my fine art! I've got some really great ideas that I've sketched out in the past 15 years of my life, starting from highschool, during my lost and confused stage, to my disciplined and somewhat mature stage. And I've got some really great ideas now. Look at world, here comes Tess & Carolyn, Thelma & Louise style!!!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-17432379281017750782009-01-12T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:43:32.523-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qsO2p62CSmHs8JsGqUIHqMMKHkL2TYDc0Co3ICWYM2-PyAPb-nV5kyubY_Mi3Vr3t4z75aGMKTNF3BGlRuPvgISPhg1Em2Ss-YSGkyCV0JhSgcK_lRnrW9i9i5KmEHK0Y3M3yp2yWi37/s1600-h/081227-Leon-Erfe-165.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qsO2p62CSmHs8JsGqUIHqMMKHkL2TYDc0Co3ICWYM2-PyAPb-nV5kyubY_Mi3Vr3t4z75aGMKTNF3BGlRuPvgISPhg1Em2Ss-YSGkyCV0JhSgcK_lRnrW9i9i5KmEHK0Y3M3yp2yWi37/s200/081227-Leon-Erfe-165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290572408851098258" /></a><br />Here is a recent photo from a wedding I did in December! Boy was it cold outside! Thanks to Kyani I didn't get sick but let's talk about the picture. This photo was shot at 1/1600 at F3.5 with a wide angle lens at 800 ISO. I know that's a little high but thank goodness it still came out with the manual settings I had. Photography is alot of thinking and following a process. Practice, practice, practice!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-12800620031527795652009-01-11T19:54:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:01:38.339-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyZDBXUBLRwg8SibReMQxWTkNgmagm6c5XM_IXvmzTop828MRS9HLzlaGr1xyoF_Oiwq5_Onx0yvHTeDt0dVCADIhhzO7GmY2W0wR_ky-BVCqRNr-sDU_GEcBJuxZPXI00jH7fOBS-rBo/s1600-h/DSC_0110aa.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyZDBXUBLRwg8SibReMQxWTkNgmagm6c5XM_IXvmzTop828MRS9HLzlaGr1xyoF_Oiwq5_Onx0yvHTeDt0dVCADIhhzO7GmY2W0wR_ky-BVCqRNr-sDU_GEcBJuxZPXI00jH7fOBS-rBo/s200/DSC_0110aa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290252469849738786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkYerJwxSf2DogdpI1sfoVRELPLFnSkdFwTDWC1HwzyCHbdSA-Jw1x1egyOCLwDSgV4jp2ihHVw5tMlbRZJprNsOA1P-d-PQ8JE4aX5jAtZYNLNddQkk5DqC0Tm9SUCBzZuitG3m-UD6r/s1600-h/DSC_0110a.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a><br />It's been along time for me log in to this and create a post. But here's a photo from the past that someone from across the world in Singapore was asking for from me recently. It's nice to see my work still be requested...<div><br /></div><div>I've had one person told me they liked this picture because it looks like the girl in the photo is running above water! Of course she's not! but the beauty of photography is half the illusion.</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-34740935911968365482008-12-07T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:06:40.412-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1KbqOicRiQ_d7f5vvyxvMqdIdq94OTs-TUqmNSVnrpavkb8foZulMMhvnF0lGW-eMxursOqaQlBE7lN3Gyb7dnbIDqd1bMWAV1b249bM1tKtEIlH3lzyJhgp1H-EDuggcBYXP_tkOa3K/s1600-h/081114-F-0919E-094.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1KbqOicRiQ_d7f5vvyxvMqdIdq94OTs-TUqmNSVnrpavkb8foZulMMhvnF0lGW-eMxursOqaQlBE7lN3Gyb7dnbIDqd1bMWAV1b249bM1tKtEIlH3lzyJhgp1H-EDuggcBYXP_tkOa3K/s200/081114-F-0919E-094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290253799762051138" /></a><br /><br />I have wonderful news! A photograph I had recently taken just won in a photo contest for its "composition and illusion of depth" according to the photo contest announcers at Photo Laureattes. Though it may not be such a coveted title it's nice to just be recognized. Eventhough I'm not buying the album it'll be published in, it was a little something that made my day!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-53991284823580292782008-12-07T15:12:00.000-08:002008-12-07T15:31:32.951-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJCeDT3MAdQM8u_zDxdl51aC2s3pyjGxFe8EpJyYPOPo6C4zT997WBg0pmQhtoyCin1_Wy_2kvk05BzdTeT07jnfrKn7ZnaborIO3F7OPqPnHZyd9Igw-_X1PUJTdTXErHNhr6fW9C_T4/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJCeDT3MAdQM8u_zDxdl51aC2s3pyjGxFe8EpJyYPOPo6C4zT997WBg0pmQhtoyCin1_Wy_2kvk05BzdTeT07jnfrKn7ZnaborIO3F7OPqPnHZyd9Igw-_X1PUJTdTXErHNhr6fW9C_T4/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277192551950899906" /></a><br />So I did try out the miracle juice called Kyani and despite my first impressions and doubts I am well convinced that this product is HOT! I am amazed at how I could remember things more and my vision improved. I was so convinced by the product that I managed to snag the title of distributor. oooh ahh. Not so much to make money on this product but to help other people out like my aunt's mother who has alzeihmer's and my mom who has arthritis and my aunt who has diabetes. I am so thankful to John Nonog who introduced me to this impressive product. So I highly recommend this product to everyone who wants to be healthy and stay healthy. It even helps with slowing down aging which is good for me :) I can keep my 25 look forever! LOLCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-63320018595877550762008-11-24T21:12:00.001-08:002009-01-11T20:04:33.344-08:00At the heart of the image<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KXEV16H2XaoiG_NtQAYOOdEvco0Pvnno53ykHw0WynP_2vkX9MF-9g-IhH2E5-mzGqeegD1YtfACLs7bPBRGaWA9u7W7O7Ph_xUCD5aAQbzA2bkaBoEPFWtlQkZYDMzsQlaap7OXeJQ7/s1600-h/080723-F-0919E-228a.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KXEV16H2XaoiG_NtQAYOOdEvco0Pvnno53ykHw0WynP_2vkX9MF-9g-IhH2E5-mzGqeegD1YtfACLs7bPBRGaWA9u7W7O7Ph_xUCD5aAQbzA2bkaBoEPFWtlQkZYDMzsQlaap7OXeJQ7/s200/080723-F-0919E-228a.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290253252971244818" /></a><br /><br />Today I juggled so many things but amongst them was reconstructing this photo. It was originally a colored photo I took in Kenya, Africa. With a little bit of manipulation this is what came out.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-19171245897695536992008-11-22T09:37:00.000-08:002008-11-22T09:44:58.962-08:00Flash Complication<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9oyOp2L-zHy-Qcb7sN5kB6LFKSUc9Wq3H1ye7rHEnU-tMRRbdGQL4R73RuPhyphenhyphenWn1M4X_QYVOgtEy7OPkBwZBmEju1m5SJzHXDE2Phl1QJxwhyOs-9LF4y_w3Yk3zP1QAZG-elw6Ii2u/s1600-h/081121-012.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9oyOp2L-zHy-Qcb7sN5kB6LFKSUc9Wq3H1ye7rHEnU-tMRRbdGQL4R73RuPhyphenhyphenWn1M4X_QYVOgtEy7OPkBwZBmEju1m5SJzHXDE2Phl1QJxwhyOs-9LF4y_w3Yk3zP1QAZG-elw6Ii2u/s320/081121-012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271538982100536738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH5R-U2M_P2Y_eiLvd8l8SSar2eXlcceo3AK64B-jyXdvJereJ0ORqnywnk2tXMA9XfJPePJrr9BN7kwRSFfDc4P9HRtIBky6OGIoXmp9kk3eNuE0aMl0lRDesexY3XKl8lFd_QBReer6/s1600-h/081121-018.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH5R-U2M_P2Y_eiLvd8l8SSar2eXlcceo3AK64B-jyXdvJereJ0ORqnywnk2tXMA9XfJPePJrr9BN7kwRSFfDc4P9HRtIBky6OGIoXmp9kk3eNuE0aMl0lRDesexY3XKl8lFd_QBReer6/s320/081121-018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271538978414779922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSotWo4ldDQ1v9I1fGMZGOFEhKbw0iEBwKbiwUdrlAZifLE6PHWevXmC69eeVXIUg5FlV-XGkPuorSIGKdE4E3N_zr-_rr94NLQ_ssy3XhDDIl-t8KOBAQCuIv6MqIP-jl3jOu5V4ty0Tu/s1600-h/081121-009.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSotWo4ldDQ1v9I1fGMZGOFEhKbw0iEBwKbiwUdrlAZifLE6PHWevXmC69eeVXIUg5FlV-XGkPuorSIGKdE4E3N_zr-_rr94NLQ_ssy3XhDDIl-t8KOBAQCuIv6MqIP-jl3jOu5V4ty0Tu/s320/081121-009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271538975797912002" /></a><br />Recently I've been attempting to learn more about my flash and my camera. I've been playing around with the SB-800 and it's ability to sync with other same of its kind flashes. I'm using the Nikon D2Xs and a couple of SB-800 flashes. It was very liberating to learn how to use it's remote/master function. I used it on manual as I was taught in a class I just attended and add or subtract the amount of light as I please and with a charm the flash listens. I feel more in control of the output. So far it's looking ok.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-48637447764897871982008-11-18T22:08:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:07:23.926-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNRXq1RStiZqjXWfopnk7_gPVILJM98yLXGxMjN6B8tle6YLzwPgtkCKj5E-RNuXCGhoYWpsgMqD1ccHHvsMJHkGOXM791-7hG2GqE2W5bFg_8_2LcS9tpx_Kt9NhJh8SzFpUsHUWwlIW/s1600-h/081114-F-0919E-094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNRXq1RStiZqjXWfopnk7_gPVILJM98yLXGxMjN6B8tle6YLzwPgtkCKj5E-RNuXCGhoYWpsgMqD1ccHHvsMJHkGOXM791-7hG2GqE2W5bFg_8_2LcS9tpx_Kt9NhJh8SzFpUsHUWwlIW/s200/081114-F-0919E-094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290253981750602034" /></a><br /><br />I documented the Military Ball celebrating the Air Force's 60th Anniversary this past weekend and came out with one decent photo out of the 200 I took.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-37610543000473644862008-10-31T18:04:00.000-07:002008-10-31T18:09:43.221-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y2YVoWQx0Pv5pbyxudvV5akrn7oubbGeAXj_p5E5yIQePw13qBVhlJdVdcnmpg4DgkbHYiq0E7aZZc_qUL7dxIPvRqLwrGUhwOiAzsXhyL-YNEFM1Mh1F-C9hsSOA724DitYlzBUxoJf/s1600-h/Halloween+2008-010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y2YVoWQx0Pv5pbyxudvV5akrn7oubbGeAXj_p5E5yIQePw13qBVhlJdVdcnmpg4DgkbHYiq0E7aZZc_qUL7dxIPvRqLwrGUhwOiAzsXhyL-YNEFM1Mh1F-C9hsSOA724DitYlzBUxoJf/s320/Halloween+2008-010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263489879058133346" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>HAPPY HALLOWEEN! So this year, I'm staying home and passing out candy, but not before I got this cute picture of my neighbors as they were off to go around the neighborhood to take their kids trick or treating and Snow White made a guest appearance....Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-43482668523494080332008-10-31T17:54:00.000-07:002008-10-31T23:16:46.877-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok3J7g3dOhs7rtffHDjQxDcaVn0A6Okef1cca4LqWDDKdFFu5MlTHwRPjdoSZMlBW35d6SxG7KrHGRiohxXEiTtAK9_oFXAtFxaZpdOV154OOShCVYIV_vExJyMbhtR1TkaZcNwHrqcPm/s1600-h/Burt's+Bees-008a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok3J7g3dOhs7rtffHDjQxDcaVn0A6Okef1cca4LqWDDKdFFu5MlTHwRPjdoSZMlBW35d6SxG7KrHGRiohxXEiTtAK9_oFXAtFxaZpdOV154OOShCVYIV_vExJyMbhtR1TkaZcNwHrqcPm/s320/Burt's+Bees-008a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263488263125785586" /></a><br />Here's my small attempt at creating something visually stimulating with the popular brand of skin care called Burt's Bees. This is a sample bag that I picked up at the market. I played around with it a little. What I came up with is this. I guess, it could be used for a small print ad or maybe as an additional photo in a brochure. The light is very simple, just window light. I tried to add some fill flash but it just didn't give off the same color saturation. I just worked with composition and leading lines and a touch of photoshop :)Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-12381790400430164082008-10-28T15:36:00.000-07:002008-10-29T01:05:42.206-07:00Kyani --- the new miracle juice?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYMCGGMnausbXB-Pt84FYPH93ZLmq6j_HpMhV3Wbno8BGkxZj92_qjPN4rDisPR6kd8HjPQr-LqPbTADVN57-8ftxdBrkuN-UnrmVv5-vXB29hBkIHiCrfXriBDd5YcxSF81JFQydjFgd/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYMCGGMnausbXB-Pt84FYPH93ZLmq6j_HpMhV3Wbno8BGkxZj92_qjPN4rDisPR6kd8HjPQr-LqPbTADVN57-8ftxdBrkuN-UnrmVv5-vXB29hBkIHiCrfXriBDd5YcxSF81JFQydjFgd/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262483972995536866" /></a><br />In hopes of maintaining good health, I am currently trying out a product a friend of mine introduced to me called Kyani. It's a antioxidant-rich fruit from Alaska and it's suppose to improve your overall health and living. I did some research on this product and it sounds impressive, we'll have to see about that in a week or so. I'll post my reviews then.<div><br /></div><div>http://www.kyani.net/</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-7460594205130814812008-10-28T15:04:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:06:47.615-07:00If you want to check out more of Rick & Carmen's Engagement pictures... go to http://aureofiore.multiply.com<div><br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831390236262581510.post-12527905681094509202008-10-28T14:16:00.000-07:002008-10-29T00:51:26.742-07:00The Engagement...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4VGK2OcVKJpLLk5UrX1QrBSg_CYWr_MRoEjIyZLVORGYuofn9261zDU0-GCwWqrSy_fn7qvVUVBgqvASjF5GhNfM7L9dMbHYLxbcdgPYbaQhPTwfB9JiLdyPNrOhspEKiEqmugvg9qt/s1600-h/DSC_1345a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4VGK2OcVKJpLLk5UrX1QrBSg_CYWr_MRoEjIyZLVORGYuofn9261zDU0-GCwWqrSy_fn7qvVUVBgqvASjF5GhNfM7L9dMbHYLxbcdgPYbaQhPTwfB9JiLdyPNrOhspEKiEqmugvg9qt/s320/DSC_1345a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262318507772413490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLiwdRLUq_9Aqp4WnaqaAY4tQ28_E9VPyVfahMogmmWKhWPFTcJichHkWv1-awfUAA_RPM2YDrBpxV-zgW3bjyo0jX3XWa80Sjh66L6HmbN6D1U4AzHrxtDbG7XadBMKJ4qUN1HGRjSJx/s1600-h/DSC_1316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLiwdRLUq_9Aqp4WnaqaAY4tQ28_E9VPyVfahMogmmWKhWPFTcJichHkWv1-awfUAA_RPM2YDrBpxV-zgW3bjyo0jX3XWa80Sjh66L6HmbN6D1U4AzHrxtDbG7XadBMKJ4qUN1HGRjSJx/s320/DSC_1316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262317606799271458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3apg3bn7Usv4-g63qkQNLwVXHxhA7p_2Kb9JpwpyNydV4Xx1hAxAYJc8Ufy0uXuT5MMXliPySrhY6pJxyX6AOuExjY2r-u1n_XmiKx-Xl77cq387amC0rm7kWELqA5uGlhj_JCohFFg2/s1600-h/DSC_1253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3apg3bn7Usv4-g63qkQNLwVXHxhA7p_2Kb9JpwpyNydV4Xx1hAxAYJc8Ufy0uXuT5MMXliPySrhY6pJxyX6AOuExjY2r-u1n_XmiKx-Xl77cq387amC0rm7kWELqA5uGlhj_JCohFFg2/s320/DSC_1253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262317600211377426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHE4GLsCYoesBvqNgH2WIfP_mY7janJxGQweoB8bTDwTPG_-9eULENfge3wtH27D1cpCgGyf8vQIQbEXA0CXJWCsUOwAV8HRqC4G7dptCVH79eOmPcROnJLqEITuggFlFERWQFlY6lKfv/s1600-h/B&W.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHE4GLsCYoesBvqNgH2WIfP_mY7janJxGQweoB8bTDwTPG_-9eULENfge3wtH27D1cpCgGyf8vQIQbEXA0CXJWCsUOwAV8HRqC4G7dptCVH79eOmPcROnJLqEITuggFlFERWQFlY6lKfv/s320/B&W.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262317582327917938" /></a><br />It's nice to get back into photography again. After experiencing a lull, well an extensively long lull, and coming back from a military deployment in Africa it sure fired me back up to shoot again. Then when I saw a mentor's blog site called 31 days-31 photos, I was sure-fired I had to have one of those too. Even if I can't get myself to shoot every day, I would attempt for a weekly shoot. It was my turn to take the challenge. To start off with, I went for something easy and fun, here is a recent engagement I shot with a friend in Laguna Beach. This couple, Rick & Carmen, were great to work with. They were really flexible and easy going. We shot them right next to the rocks with waves almost drenching us as we tried to complete the shoot. And yes, it was getting a tad bit too cold for my African climated blood but it was still a great day to shoot!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406510446277197504noreply@blogger.com0