Lamp Shade

We got a new lamp for the family room. Ikea makes the world go round.

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From the Desk of...

I was at my desk doing homework when I thought to blog. I present Abstracts from the Desk.

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Lighting Up

We have these neat light fixtures over the sink. I love them.

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Texture

I love when a photograph shows really interesting texture. Like the wrinkles in the flower petals, or the grooves in the lampshade.

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Professional

There is a big meteorite exhibition coming up in my department. We've borrowed a bunch of meteorite samples from various places, and I am in charge of photographing them in their original packaging, and then out of their packaging. This way, we know where they belong, but we also have studio shots if we ever make a book or calendar out of them. And I get credit for the photographs because I'm the one that's been taking them! How neat! It's really great experience if I do choose to go into photography as a career.

I'm using this beautiful Canon Rebel DSLR with a fancy macro lens. Well, I was done shooting, so I decided to get a little artsy. I loaded all of the pictures onto the computer, and when the woman in charge of the exhibit saw them (I had intended on emailing them to myself and then delete them), she loved them! Haha. It was fun to use big flashes and lights. It's been really excellent experience.

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Let Your Light Shine

I got a new desk lamp from Target. It's simple - white cylindrical shade, slim and discreet silver stem and base, fun chain switch to turn it on and off. It's perfect. I'm at the stage in photography where little details that I used to not notice really really bother me. Like my reflection in the ball at the end of the chain. I. Hate. That. I used to love stuff like that. Now, I'm trying to display personality without actually being present in the photograph. I'm still working on that skill.