~mercycreek http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4950865/ http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4950865/ Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:24:38 PST
I am going to be customizing all the little additons of the journal area and do some creative things with the new found goodies, so keep your dial locked in.

Today I'm going on a park excursion by myself after work. I'm really anxious. I already know I'm going to enjoy it. Perhaps I'll have some good work to show from it. I guess only time will tell.

For now,

-mercycreek-

]]> ~mercycreek http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4932981/ http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4932981/ Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:27:46 PST
I'll be getting a year subscription in the next little while. I've decided to become a permanent fixture. There's just to much great inspiration around in the photography side of DA. So when that gets goin' I'll have a thumbshare part of my journal as well as some other things.

My wife and I fought over the camera this weekend. She took some wonderful shots and I constantly hound her about getting a DA account. That task is not getting much ground at the moment, so I'll be trying harder in the coming days at the risk of winding up in the dog house for a week.

We finally decided that we'd go get another 1 gig card tonight so that should help out wiht the space issues.

Between the two of us, we are looking at setting up some print accounts through DA or Zazzle. I haven't seen a Zazzle print in person so if anybody has and can vouch for them please do. My friend utilizes DA and Zazzle for his print work and he's bought one of every print he's offered on Zazzle and has some good things to say about their work. So if anyone else uses Zazzle and has any feedback it would be much appreciated.

Besides a 1 gig card, I plan on getting a 70 -300mm zoom lens this week. I haven't decided if I want to go Canon or Sigma right now. The better half and I are still weighing out the good and bad. I'll also be getting several filters, including an IR Pass kit. Been wanting to get one of those for a while. I'll also get a polarizing, some gradient and color filters, and some other misc ones to use. I'm looking forward to it.

Well... for now...

-mercycreek- ]]> ~mercycreek http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4917937/ http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4917937/ Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:42:54 PST
I have a grasp of the equipment now. At this point, it is time to push creative vision into the mix. Up to today, my shots have been ruled by technical pursuit not subject definition or technique. I feel I have settled that pursuit down a bit today. If things go as planned I will have plenty of work to upload and share when I return home. I'm confident that I'm learning.

I put into practice several photography methods and compositional concepts and I feel I've done good. We'll surely see starting tomorrow night when I arrive at home. I can hardly wait.

For now,

-mercycreek- ]]> ~mercycreek http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4895066/ http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4895066/ Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:57:43 PST
I am very much in a learning phase of photography. I understand the basics, but I'm still new to advancing the state of the image after the shutter closes. Capturing rich color, getting the mood and lighting you want. These aren't foriegn, but they do seem far off in the distance.

My current work of the past week is more experimentation and technical self learning than divine photographic burn. I'm still more concerned with how the shot is taken rather than the subject itself at times. So forgive my randomness. In time I will move forward. That I assure you. Right now I share myself in the best way I know how, because there is always that chance... that someone wants to see what I have seen... and when that someone comes along with the expectation to see a unique visual style... I want them to see what I see and then shake there head and say, "You know... he's real.".

For now,

-mercycreek- ]]> ~mercycreek http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4880103/ http://mercycreek.deviantart.com/journal/4880103/ Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:36:40 PST
I guess the best answer to that question is rather tedious in coming.

First off, I'm a graphic designer by trade. Photography takes on new meaning to designers I think. When I take a shot I try to see what design potential is present in the lasting image. I'm still playin' the student even after college... I believe there are things I do not yet see... but I pursue nonetheless.

As a friend of mine could be quoted as saying, "I'm a designer. I am not as interested in the initial shot itself as much as I am in the final composition.". I'm sure I fit that bill as well.

right now, I'm very experimental. As is obvious by the various odd subjects in my gallery thus far. I'm very personal right now. I'm not taking up card space with portraits and overwhelming landscape scenes. It's the common things... the things we look over that catch my creative eye and from there find their way into my camera.

My wife is a natural. She picks up a camera without a day of technical training and perfectly assesses the rule of thirds and compositional know-how before taking a shot as if she were a 20 year veteran. She only takes a shot if there is a reason or a subject seems to have purpose to her. I guess it's safe to say she is very traditional while I see everything as a photograph.

I have had to go on a technical journey of sorts to be able to convey what my eye sees visually to others. I still feel I have some way to go. My weapon of choice is the Canon 20D. I am on an adventure. I see so much inspiration here and I hope to explore all sorts of areas in photography, both "traditional" and creative. I hope it is a fullfilling journey. No doubt it will be.

For now.

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