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"Painted Bass Player"
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Bass Player "Painting"
I spent last Sunday morning down in Balboa Park with friends from my photography course revisiting techniques we had previously learned. Everyone took a variety of great photographs, and I was actually taken aback by a few that I took entirely by accident! The photo below of a bass player is perhaps my favorite of the day.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Exploits of a Mom
Those who know SQL will appreciate this (I don't know SQL, but it cracked me up anyway):
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
"Paintings"
Here are a couple of my first attempts at "painting" with a lens -- a camera lens, that is. Painting with a lens allows the photographer to photograph the world around him in ways that rival actual paintings and unintentionally misleads viewers into believing the work was accomplished with photo editing software. The first picture is simply an attempt at "punching", or placing color behind your subject to draw attention to it. With the second picture, I actually tried to render a brush-stroke effect (don't mind the blurry flower). What do you think?
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"Punching"
Attempt at Brush Strokes Effect
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Las Vegas, Baby!
The weekend following my Aunty's memorial service in San Diego, we drove to Las Vegas with some friends. Monday morning, before heading back to San Diego, we hooked up with my Uncle Ben and my cousins for breakfast at one of the local casinos off the strip. It was really nice seeing them again, and we plan to see them on future trips to Las Vegas.
The Cabiles and Runfola Families
The Runfola and DeStefani Families
It's SPRINGTIME!
And the flowers are in full bloom all over San Diego!
About two weeks ago, a field full of wildflowers was in full bloom in front of an office building about 1/4 mile from where I work. Because it was such a beautiful day, my friend, Bob, and I decided to go and take some pictures of the flowers during our lunch break. Apart from getting "regular" shots of the flowers, we also tried "painting" with our cameras, a technique that requires thinking outside of the box and which many people mistake for Photoshopped.
That same weekend, we traveled to Las Vegas with some friends where Gena and I visited the Arboretum at Bellagio. The third and fourth pictures are of a "crystal" ball in the center with water flowing out of the top and down the sides and is surrounded by tulips.
Below are a couple of my favorites:
About two weeks ago, a field full of wildflowers was in full bloom in front of an office building about 1/4 mile from where I work. Because it was such a beautiful day, my friend, Bob, and I decided to go and take some pictures of the flowers during our lunch break. Apart from getting "regular" shots of the flowers, we also tried "painting" with our cameras, a technique that requires thinking outside of the box and which many people mistake for Photoshopped.
That same weekend, we traveled to Las Vegas with some friends where Gena and I visited the Arboretum at Bellagio. The third and fourth pictures are of a "crystal" ball in the center with water flowing out of the top and down the sides and is surrounded by tulips.
Below are a couple of my favorites:
"Painted" Golden Poppies
Dizzy Daisies
Spinning Tulips
Tulips in Warp Drive
Doljanchi
I was asked to take pictures for my friend's son's dol, his first birthday celebration. Dol, or doljanchi, is a Korean tradition that celebrates the birthday of a 1-year old child. The birthday babies wear a hanbok and a traditional hat; jobawi or gulle for girls, and bokgeon or hogeon for boys.
The highlight of the dol is a "ritual" where the child is placed in front of a table of foods and objects such as string, books, brushes, ink and money. The child is then urged to pick up an object from the table, where it is believed the one selected will foretell the child's future. For example, if the child picks up a brush or book, he is destined to be a scholar. If he picks up money or rice, he will be wealthy; cakes or other food, a government official; a sword or bow, a military commander. If the child picks up the thread, it is believed he will live a long life. This is followed by feasting, singing, and playing with the toddler. Most often, guests will present gifts of money, clothes, or gold rings to the parents for the child at this time. Click the pictures to view the gallery.
The highlight of the dol is a "ritual" where the child is placed in front of a table of foods and objects such as string, books, brushes, ink and money. The child is then urged to pick up an object from the table, where it is believed the one selected will foretell the child's future. For example, if the child picks up a brush or book, he is destined to be a scholar. If he picks up money or rice, he will be wealthy; cakes or other food, a government official; a sword or bow, a military commander. If the child picks up the thread, it is believed he will live a long life. This is followed by feasting, singing, and playing with the toddler. Most often, guests will present gifts of money, clothes, or gold rings to the parents for the child at this time. Click the pictures to view the gallery.
Andrew DeStefani
Deciding what to pick up...
Proud Mom and Dad, Joe and Dawn, with Andrew
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