Rikki From Flickr
29/07/10 20:54 Filed in: Guest blog
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Rikki from Flickr. Rikki is a very talented photographer that has a loyal following of people on Flickr. Many of the photos have a human subject in the photo, but that is not the entire story. If you follow her for long you will quickly learn that her photos tell a story. One thing that impresses me is that Rikki uses a point and shoot camera. Her photos are good due to solid composition and a nice touch with her post processing. I hope you enjoy the story she tells with her photos as much as I have.
Rikki teaches at least two important lessons perfectly with this blog and with her site. The first is that you can’t take good photos if you don’t go out and try. Some times she gets her inspiration from her walks. The second lesson is that the best camera for photography is the one you currently have. An expensive camera won’t do you any good if you can’t afford it. Just get out walk around and take photos with what you have.
~wr~
When I was younger I always carried around one of those disposable cameras and would take tons of pictures of pretty much anything. Then, during my sophomore year in high school, I took a class on photography. This class didn't teach me a lot about lighting or posing or any important technical aspects of photography. However, it did teach me how to develop film in the darkroom, which was so much fun. I would say that this class really swayed me into becoming more interested in photography but I didn't get real serious about it until a year later, during my junior year in high school, the year you're supposed to decide what college you want to go to. I heard about the Hallmark Institute of Photography through a friend and when I went to visit it I fell in love with the school. So, in the fall of 2009 I started really getting into taking pictures and I love looking back and seeing how much I've improved already. It should be amazing to see all the things I will accomplish after attending Hallmark this fall.
I am happy to post this blog the hard part was choosing the photos. I have narrowed it down to the following four photos.
Beautiful Day for a Daydream
This photo is one of my favorites that I have taken. Mainly because of the location and colors. I am always looking for wildflowers to photograph near because I really love them. When I went out to take this, I was walking around aimlessly before I found this spot, but I am really happy with the turnout. I only have a point and shoot camera so there were no special settings I used on this, but I did do some post processing to get the dreamy tones I wanted.
Lingering Sun
This is another one of my favorites because I simply love how the sun looks in this. For this one I used the "candle light" mode on my camera, so it made the light seem like it was glowing. I didn't really plan this shot out, I had just gotten my tripod and was playing around with it and I happened to capture this! I also did some post processing with the tones.
In The Woods
This photograph has an interesting story behind it. First off, I really love this little bridge that is tucked away in the woods, it’s so quiet and mysterious there. One night I was looking through the book that I'm reading in this and I found this little excerpt called "In the Woods". Now, this book was my great-grandmothers school book and was published in 1911, so its almost 100 years old, which blows my mind. As I was reading the excerpt it reminded of this spot in the woods and the next day I went out to shoot this. I'm also holding one of my favorite wildflowers in this, the queen anne's lace.
I Wish I Could Just put the Pieces Together
In this picture I definitely wanted to express a certain type of feeling. I think that a lot of people sometimes feel like they can't "put the pieces of the puzzle together" and have a hard time figuring some things out in life. I know I certainly have felt this way. So, in this shot, I used these paper puzzle pieces I had left over from an old english project and I wanted to lay down the way I did because I wanted to convey the feeling of helplessness or that I can't put the pieces together. I also love how the colors pop out and that I took this in the woods.
-Thanks again for this opportunity!
Rikki
Rikki teaches at least two important lessons perfectly with this blog and with her site. The first is that you can’t take good photos if you don’t go out and try. Some times she gets her inspiration from her walks. The second lesson is that the best camera for photography is the one you currently have. An expensive camera won’t do you any good if you can’t afford it. Just get out walk around and take photos with what you have.
~wr~
When I was younger I always carried around one of those disposable cameras and would take tons of pictures of pretty much anything. Then, during my sophomore year in high school, I took a class on photography. This class didn't teach me a lot about lighting or posing or any important technical aspects of photography. However, it did teach me how to develop film in the darkroom, which was so much fun. I would say that this class really swayed me into becoming more interested in photography but I didn't get real serious about it until a year later, during my junior year in high school, the year you're supposed to decide what college you want to go to. I heard about the Hallmark Institute of Photography through a friend and when I went to visit it I fell in love with the school. So, in the fall of 2009 I started really getting into taking pictures and I love looking back and seeing how much I've improved already. It should be amazing to see all the things I will accomplish after attending Hallmark this fall.
I am happy to post this blog the hard part was choosing the photos. I have narrowed it down to the following four photos.
Beautiful Day for a Daydream
This photo is one of my favorites that I have taken. Mainly because of the location and colors. I am always looking for wildflowers to photograph near because I really love them. When I went out to take this, I was walking around aimlessly before I found this spot, but I am really happy with the turnout. I only have a point and shoot camera so there were no special settings I used on this, but I did do some post processing to get the dreamy tones I wanted.
Lingering Sun
This is another one of my favorites because I simply love how the sun looks in this. For this one I used the "candle light" mode on my camera, so it made the light seem like it was glowing. I didn't really plan this shot out, I had just gotten my tripod and was playing around with it and I happened to capture this! I also did some post processing with the tones.
In The Woods
This photograph has an interesting story behind it. First off, I really love this little bridge that is tucked away in the woods, it’s so quiet and mysterious there. One night I was looking through the book that I'm reading in this and I found this little excerpt called "In the Woods". Now, this book was my great-grandmothers school book and was published in 1911, so its almost 100 years old, which blows my mind. As I was reading the excerpt it reminded of this spot in the woods and the next day I went out to shoot this. I'm also holding one of my favorite wildflowers in this, the queen anne's lace.
I Wish I Could Just put the Pieces Together
In this picture I definitely wanted to express a certain type of feeling. I think that a lot of people sometimes feel like they can't "put the pieces of the puzzle together" and have a hard time figuring some things out in life. I know I certainly have felt this way. So, in this shot, I used these paper puzzle pieces I had left over from an old english project and I wanted to lay down the way I did because I wanted to convey the feeling of helplessness or that I can't put the pieces together. I also love how the colors pop out and that I took this in the woods.
-Thanks again for this opportunity!
Rikki