Week 39: Dragan Effect with Self Portrait
So this week's pictures are self portrait's of myself. What I wanted to accomplish first, playing around with my flash and reflector and also I wanted to play with the Dragan effect again. I shot around 35 shots, with various hats, T-shirts, and even equipment in my hand. Then Ginger and I go through them to pick out the best shot. Yes, Ginger has an eye of picking out things I do not see, plus, it is nice having the love of my life participate in my hobby with me! So the winner is:
Ginger loves the Dragan effect on the picture. It is not complicated, just involved. The black background was much easier this time around. Plus she like the stocking cap that I have on.
So thank you for those of you who checked on me this week. I LOVE my new job. I actually look forward to going to work. As I worked this week, God would remind me of things I have learned in the past six years that have brought me to where I am at today. But maybe the most telling example I can give you is I went to work on Rebecca's ranch on Saturday. She said I looked like the weight of the world was off of me. This is AFTER working a week on the new job. As I dug holes for fence posts I couldn't help but smile, it sure is nice to be appreciated. I don't mind hard work. And that is what the picture this week represents, hard work.
So at the job that I worked at this week, there were wasps. Mom, you will be happy to know I could not get close enough to get a really sharp shot that I liked. Spent a lunch shooting to see if I could, lol. So you just get a shot of your son this week!
Last weekend Ginger and I were able to reconnect with an old friend of ours, Chelsea (her name has been changed). Actually, truth be told, Chelsea is like the sister I never had. I was put in the situation of my brother when she decided to go into the wilderness for a time, and felt things that surely my brother must have felt when I was off in the wilderness. But God brought her back into the fold, like me, and for a few hours on Saturday, she came over and we were able to laugh and just talk. It was like old times. Chelsea has a special place in my heart. When Ginger and I first started dating, she encouraged Ginger to continue to see me, regardless of my past. She saw my heart, not my past. And so, last weekend, I looked at Chelsea's heart, not her past. And, like Ginger, she has a heart that yearns to be close to God.
So we are finally going to get some cool weather tomorrow! Fall is finally going to come. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Happy Photography!
Baa
Ginger loves the Dragan effect on the picture. It is not complicated, just involved. The black background was much easier this time around. Plus she like the stocking cap that I have on.
So thank you for those of you who checked on me this week. I LOVE my new job. I actually look forward to going to work. As I worked this week, God would remind me of things I have learned in the past six years that have brought me to where I am at today. But maybe the most telling example I can give you is I went to work on Rebecca's ranch on Saturday. She said I looked like the weight of the world was off of me. This is AFTER working a week on the new job. As I dug holes for fence posts I couldn't help but smile, it sure is nice to be appreciated. I don't mind hard work. And that is what the picture this week represents, hard work.
So at the job that I worked at this week, there were wasps. Mom, you will be happy to know I could not get close enough to get a really sharp shot that I liked. Spent a lunch shooting to see if I could, lol. So you just get a shot of your son this week!
Last weekend Ginger and I were able to reconnect with an old friend of ours, Chelsea (her name has been changed). Actually, truth be told, Chelsea is like the sister I never had. I was put in the situation of my brother when she decided to go into the wilderness for a time, and felt things that surely my brother must have felt when I was off in the wilderness. But God brought her back into the fold, like me, and for a few hours on Saturday, she came over and we were able to laugh and just talk. It was like old times. Chelsea has a special place in my heart. When Ginger and I first started dating, she encouraged Ginger to continue to see me, regardless of my past. She saw my heart, not my past. And so, last weekend, I looked at Chelsea's heart, not her past. And, like Ginger, she has a heart that yearns to be close to God.
So we are finally going to get some cool weather tomorrow! Fall is finally going to come. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Happy Photography!
Baa
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