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Shooting And More Shooting to Fill the Well

I’ve never processed more images in a month than this October. All the while trying to keep up with WooThemes.  I love the combination of the ways to use my mind but it really is taxing. That said, I got out and enjoyed some early morning sun yesterday.  The fresh air was great and I couldn’t stop shooting.  I was in awe of the architecture that I was photographing for Cornerstone Architecture and I really only needed a few shots at this point.

I couldn’t help myself; it was as if something else had taken over and kept guiding me to new angles.  I was so submersed and I am beyond confident that I got awesome results.  A blog topic rose to top of my mind as I was out there moving around the buildings.  It’s heavily photography related and the post will be over on nuwomb.com eventually.

The point of mentioning all of this is because I feel it’s important to fill the well (as Julie Cameron says in The Artist’s Way).  Essentially it gave me time to be with myself and my art.  It was a date.  I got way more photos than I needed but it felt great and I was exploring things in ways that will help me in many future shoots.

I was dead tired when I got home but a good tired!

 

Landscape Architecture in the Veins

[dropcap]Landscape[/dropcap] architecture still runs through my veins.  I was out taking some photographs of the Community Centre in Komoka this morning and I was easily reminded of my love for architecture. I was reminded that my schooling was not even close to a waste even if it means I’m not practicing architecture or landscape architecture.

This is a perfect example of God moving in my life today.  Everything is connecting and He is showing me as long as I continue to be open and receptive.  Here I am sharing architecture photography.

I went out to snap a few shots on a short time line and I was sucked in by the amazing work done to create this structure. I couldn’t pull myself away from taking photo after photo – some with my iPhone 3Gs too.  If I had only spent a couple minutes at the site, I would never have gotten this shot shown here.  This shot shows off some architecture and part of the grasses in the concrete planter. I shot it with my 50mm after I had put my 10-20mm Sigma away.

Just because you might not be doing what you studied in school doesn’t mean it’s not still living within your DNA somewhere.

A Favorite Wedding Shot

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] have this massive interest for more abstract wedding photography.  I shoot many more images that have the bride and groom in focus, but it’s these shots that start to fascinate me behind the scenes. I see them as something one could keep hanging for a longer period. I can tell it’s a wedding photo but I can’t tell if the bride/groom look really dated or not.

Just something I felt. I will be posting more of this amazing Fun Country Wedding on Flat White with a revamp of the site.  I’ve just had my head down finishing up a whole slew of shoots! I have never been so overextended in my life ( massive flashbacks to architecture school at Ryerson ).   Weights are lifting though!

Feel free to share what you think of the shot in the comments!

Toronto, See You Soon

The wedding shot last Saturday in Toronto was pretty darn awesome.  There were some traffic issues and it resulted in some lost shots, but overall it was a huge success.  I’m once again reminded that I need to see Toronto again soon before the winter comes.

I love how that looking up in Toronto produces so many interesting sights :)