Weekly Blog Post 7

I have fairly limited experience as a photographer. The picture in this blog is an example of the little work I have done. I did this shot on a whim with my old electric guitar one day. I used an editing software to get these levels of contrast, etc. and ended up with this as the finished project. I displayed this, other photos, and various drawings on DeviantArt. I also dabbled with other effects, such as saturation and brightness; I also would also try spontaneous things that didn't make too much sense, like taking shots of apples with pins in them (really). This picture was taken at least 2-3 years ago, however; I haven't done much as an artist since then. I found more success on DA and in general as a writer rather than a photographer/drawer. The most recent thing I've done is a photo slide show using Windows Movie Maker for a friend for his birthday in the summer of 2008.
Although I can't call myself proficient in photography, I've always had an interest in it--hence, why I tried my hand at it in the first place. Photojournalism as well as wildlife and nature photography are some of my particular favorites. I use a website called StumbleUpon when I'm out of things to do; it leads me to different pages around the Internet and, as I "like" things, it starts to send me to places more akin to my interests. I've found several beautiful examples of natural and wildlife photography via SU, like some of the shots here. I truly enjoy pieces that use something slightly out of the ordinary--the long exposure photos that I linked to and well-done action shots, for example. I've found a couple favorite artists in Ansel Adams and Rodney Smith.
Photography is definitely something I'd like to study more and analyze, so I have no qualms about the upcoming project. I have looked at different pieces and enjoyed them for their face value, but I haven't done much as far as deconstructing the shot and trying to see the artist's intent. I'm looking forward to that immensely.