Monday, February 22, 2010

Project One-a-Day

The best way to learn how to take photographs is to get out there and take them. I assigned myself to a little project titled; Project One-a-Day, in which I would take at least one picture with my camera every day. There is always something you can find to snap snap snap at, and so far...I've skipped a few days here and there, but all in all, I've been doing my homework. I also learned a lot. I finally started to understand a bit of what this whole new world is (photography), and how to make it work for me, rather than the other way around.

Jerrid and I hit the abandoned golf course at a resort by our house and got a run in. Of course Jerrid works out a lot harder than me; he actually breaks a sweat while I'm brushing hair out of my eyes from the wind. I quit half way during Jerrid's workout and looked through the duffle bag out of boredom.

I found a stowaway.

My Nikon made its way to the field with us, so i put er' to use.

[Photos taken using the 18-55mm F3.5-5 kit lens; not my new lens. My new lens (70-200mm F2.8 VR G) is just way too big for me to lug around]


Jerrid taking a break.

Does anyone else get tummy aches from Dasani water?
Is it just me?





I'm allergic to these fellas so I'm quite courageous to snap this at 55mm.



They mature and fall off...



xoxo,

24 comments:

royalty0802 said...

amazing pics;)

Lynn said...

I learned awhile ago that Dasani water (which is made by Coke) has chemical elements that make you more thirsty, thus you need/crave more water. I never buy it because of that. Maybe it's related to your stomach aches.

Olivia said...

your photography is beautiful <3

ipinkbeauty said...

Your camera is amazing!

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Liana said...

wow beautiful photos!

Meya said...

great pics, especially the one with the bee <3

Kristine said...

LOVE your photography skills!!! I don't get stomach ache from dasani but i do get migraines.. i dunno why but its the only bottled water that gives me migraine lol

Miss.Fortune said...

wow those pictures are incredible.. alot of times ppl get mad at the camera they own when all they really have to do is invest in great lenses...these are beautiful!

Fiza said...

wow these are amazing, I think I'm going to do this as well, even tho don't think mine will be as good

Katrina said...

Thank you all. I still have so much to learn, but Im glad Im making progress! I used the stock lens on this one (the one that came in the box). My new lens is such a hefty thing, it hurts my arm to hold the camera up longer than 2 minutes, so I dont carry it around on me...I dont want to get it damaged as well. Its still alright to learn new things with my old lens. hehe

Bombchell said...

omg girl ur work is amazing!!! uve grown so much in such a short time, ure a very fast learner. it blows my mind to imagine what ull be doing in a year, it'll probably be big

Fre$h as $he Wannabee said...

I would love to take pictures like you do!! I find it so complicated to understand...those shots are amazing!!! they look they belong in a postcard!! ur amazing!

ting RN said...

amazing pictures mama. did it take a while to learn how to use the cam and its different settings?

ting RN said...

amazing pictures mama. did it take a while to learn how to use the cam and its different settings?

xLovelyMakeupx said...

what settings are using to achieve these looks on the camera, they come out so gorgeous, im barely gettinig use to mine but i still find it quite tricky. Do you photoshop them or is this what you capture??
thanks girl

Maria FS said...

amazing dear!you inspire me to take pictures!

StealThisDress said...

Absolutely gorgeous photography!

Sita said...

Great pics. I'm impressed because my pictures do not come out like yours. I want to learn how to take photos like you Miss. K.Lo!

Dope Fiend said...

amazing!! when i fiiiiiinally get my nikon, ill be doing project one a day. my fav was the wasp/bee

Corie said...

I like your photos. I have the same camera but I've decided to take a small course because I'm not doing much with justice with my camera.

sssdawna said...

I'm new to your site, love it so far! these are great pics, can't believe you're new at it...and is that hottie your bf?! get it, girrrrl : ) btw (i'm sure you've heard this a million times and please take it as a complement) when i first saw your pic i thought i'd found Kim K's blog LOL o.O! <3

Kate Gene said...

You take the most amazing pictures, Katrina! I know you've got a fabulous camera, but I also think a big part of it is you having an artistic touch! I love your posts... They're always full of eye candy! (I added you to my blogroll. You're the bomb.com, miss thaaaang!)

BTW, Jerrid's skin is amazingly smooth! Tell that man of yours to start a beauty blog! LOL! I didn't know you guys were engaged until I read your formspring.me. I also officially feel like an arse for saying you look like Kim Kardashian! LOL! I actually had someone tell me that I looked like Jackie Chan. I look like a 60 year old Chinese man? Awesome. Ha ha ha! But no... I get where you're coming from. My husband gets told all the time that he resembles so-and-so, and it drives him crazy, too. He's like, so I just look like everyone else? :/

xoxo

Glendy said...

Love your images! You're so talented BTW Im also loving my new Nikon d5000 it's a gem, Im still learning how to use it properly, I'm glad I found another Nikon Fan :)

Much love always,
Glendy <3

supervillain said...

I know what you mean! The 70-200mm is HUGE! lol. Oh the back ache! Since you shoot DX, I really loved the 18-200mm for shooting outdoors in daylight. It isn't too bulky, but you still get a great range for shooting. I loved it on my old d200. It doesn't have the super impressive super wide f-stop, but it also doesn't have a super hefty price. I love it for travel because of the range.