Its raining its pouring

I did another photo shoot with Lucy and this time we decided to go to a park close to our places called Queen Elizabeth Park. The day started off a little rainy with a few showers here and there. In the middle of the shoot though it started to pour. Luckily there was a conservatory in the middle of the park that we went into to get a bit dry. Oh and of course to take some pictures in as well! I already have Lucy and I next photo shoot planned out, something a bit more crazy. Here are some of my favourite shots from the day.

Theres an app for that

When I first got my Iphone I downloaded a bunch of photography apps and one of the apps I had but completely forgot about is called instagram. Its mainly for sharing photos with other people who use the app and on social media sites like facebook. The coolest feature about it though is that you can put different filters onto your pictures which make the photo black and white or look really old, etc. Here are some of my favorite pictures using the app!

Fish Creek on steriods

Amber came to visit me last weekend and of course I had to take the opportunity to do another photo shoot with her. I wanted to go to Stanley Park again but in a different area then where Lucy and I went. Fortunately Stanley Park is huge so this wasn't a hard thing to do. I had been constantly checking the weather for when she was coming to visit hoping it would be sunny the whole time. Unfortunately on the day we decided to do the shoot it was raining and I was of course not wearing rain proof foot wear. That didn't deter us and we got some great shots! This was probably my favourite shoot that I did with amber. While at the beach taking pictures a group of tourists on a trolley tour drove by and waved at us, it felt like we were famous! Amber helped me edit the pictures afterwards which was cool experience. I lost both my umbrellas during her visit but it was well worth it! Here are my favourite pictures from the shoot.

Here comes the bride

I have been asked to be the photographer at my friend Lill's wedding. I am so excited and honoured to be able to help document one of the most important events in her life! I am also very nervous because I have never done anything like this before. I did get to take some pictures for my friend Kristi's wedding but I wasnt the designated photographer. I have read ALOT of blogs and sites that give tips on wedding photography and will make sure I am uber prepared for the day. I already have written down a shot sheet, some ideas I have on top of that as well as seen pictures of the ceremony which has given me ideas as well. This wedding will be good for me to do because I ideally want to become a wedding photographer once I have graduated from school. If I hate the experience at least I will know that I should pursue a different photography path. The wedding is not until the end of June so I will post some pictures and update how the day went after. Here are some pictures from Kristi's wedding last summer in California.

Lucy you gots some explaing to do!

I was really excited to go to Stanley Park and take some photos since it is so beautiful there no matter what the season. Luckily I got my good friend Lucy to go with me and be my model. This was the first time she had ever done a "photo shoot" but I think she did great.I have become a bit more advanced in my knowledge of editing and photo shop and had taken advantage of this while editing Lucy's photos. One particular thing I love about photo shop is the colour filter option. You can make any picture a little more yellow or a little more green and I definitely used this application with Lucy's photos. On this photo shoot it also made me realize how desperately I need a external flash since the one on my camera just doesn't do the trick in some situations. Especially when it came to take her picture under the bridge. There were some many opportunities to take some cool shots of her but due to the lack of lighting I just couldn't get any good shots. I'm excited for the next time Lucy and I get to do a photo shoot together. She has been watching some ANTM to learn some tricks so that this time her bf wont think she looks "bored" in every picture. Even if she looks bored I still think she looks beautiful! Here are my favourite shots from the shoot.

Diddle Daddle

I bought at Photo shop for Dummies book a long time ago because I thought it would help me understand the basics of photo shop a bit better. Unfortunately it just made me even more confused! So I took the the world wide web and searched a bunch of sites that instruct you how to perform different tasks. One task that I was particularly interested in was making a picture black and white and then having a little bit or a lot a bit of colour stand out. I played around with some of my pics and these are the best ones of the bunch.

It's a beautfiul day in the neighbourhood

I have only gone out a couple of times by myself in Vancouver and taken pictures. I havent gone very far just around my neighbourhood in East Van and a bit farther. I have taken some good shots though as there are lots of things to shoot. I am still a bit shy when I have my camera with me and I tend to just keep it in my purse until I see a shot I want to take. Hopefully going to school will make me less shy as I have no option but to shoot in front of a bunch of people! Some of these shots are taken literally in my neighbourhood about a 10-15 minute walk from my house. The rest were taken on a day where I got off work early and since it was sunny out decided it would be a good day to take some pictures. I was directed to go to an area where there were some nice houses and abandoned building, some good oppurtunities to take pictures. I must have gotten a bit lost because I never found the houses or the buildings. I have found that the sun is very decieiving in Vancouver though. Even if it is sunny out as opposed to the regular cloudiness of the day doesnt neccisarily mean its not going to rain. I learned this the hard way on my walk to the site by not having a hood on my jacket or an umbrella. I ended up getting some good shots despite being soaked by the end of it!

Here are a couple in my neighbourhood

Here are some more from around East Van