| 365 Days of Tricia A Year-Long Photographic Project in 2010 Skip to gallery photos or Return to Main Photo Index |
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The goals 1) To celebrate my own uniqueness and to show others that it's okay to be who you are. 2) To become more familiar with the capabilities of my cameras/lenses and Photoshop Elements. 3) To exercise greater creativity with my photos. The task Take photos of myself every day for a year. Keep retouching to a minimum, but use any other Photoshop Elements features (including special effects) to enhance the photo as necessary. |
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The procedure Each day, I set up and take a series of photos of myself, primarily using the Canon SLR (EOS Digital Rebel Xsi or EOS 60D), although I might use a more compact camera such as the Canon PowerShot SX10IS when traveling. I can use flash and wired or wireless remote controls, but I try to use only items at hand to hold the camera steady (e.g., tables, books, car dashboard, etc. are used instead of a tripod). Taking the photos isn't always as easy as it sounds; for example, the Rebel has no flip-out LCD monitor, so you're sort of guessing about the photo composition until you can get back behind the camera to see how the photo came out. Once it looks like I have several decent shots, I upload the photos to my computer, pick one, and process it using Photoshop Elements. The entire process takes 1-2 hours, depending on how many shots I have to take and how much experimenting I do in post-processing. (For some photos, I set up the shot and have Mike take the picture, since there isn't always a good place to set up the camera without a tripod, especially outdoors.) |
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Questions about the camera settings, post-processing effects, and/or how the shot was set up? Contact me at photos@lowhorn.org. Oh, and all these photos are copyright © 2010 by Patricia Lowhorn and can't be used elsewhere without written permission. Just so you know. |
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