The Project

Alright well the time has come to bring some traffic to my Flickr account. I have decided to start a photo compilation that will initially be populated over the next 9 weeks during my Winter Work Term. The idea here is to track the progress over a given amount of time to see improvements and to have fun! I will be shooting at least once a week over the next 9 weeks. I may continue this on further but I do not know what my commitment level will be like once I am back at school with other things to prioritize.

I would like to get some feedback from whomever views the set, please do so on Flickr. I do not want to just read things like "they look awesome!!!!!!!:)" or "you are the bestest photog ever" because the idea is to improve, be ruthless, well maybe not ruthless, but give some constructive criticism I am looking for it. I wouldn't share these with anyone, if I didn't want to know what you thought. Tell me what you like, what you don't like, what you think would make it better, ideas on things to shoot etc.

I am doing this to occupy my time as well as to improve my skills and make myself more rounded since it seems like everything I am doing these days involves numbers and science, it will be fun to get to use the more abstract creative side of my brain.

So stay tuned the first set is up that I shot last night in Downtown Buffalo right on the water. I will link the set here every time there is an upload and I would appreciate if you would look and maybe even offer up some opinions. The set is called Winter Work Term Photo Project '10.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Week 6

Well this weekend was a late showing of what winter in Buffalo can be like, it started to snow on Thursday and did not stop until late Saturday night leaving us with about a foot and a half of heavy damp, heart attack snow. I spent a windy Friday night, and a very soggy Saturday night on the slopes where the snow was epic, us East Coast skiers do not often get to ski the glorious magic of powder. I am hesitant to venture to the wild west in fear that I will never return! The wet heavy snow made for a very scenic morning today on my way to the gym, and it was the muse for this weeks photos.

Enjoy!

Pavillion

Forrest

Monday, February 22, 2010

Week 5

Monday, Monday, Monday! It is week 5 of this little experiment, we are on the downswing at this point and with that I have come to a few conclusions.:

I always seem to find a great photo spot or that elusive shot at the most in opportune moment. I have started carrying my camera with me everywhere like a paparazzi, to try to prevent these light bulb without a room to light moments.

There is a lot out there, you just have to look a bit harder and be creative. The secret to a great shot isn't a secret at all, they are all over sometimes right in front of your eyes.

Practice makes perfect, I am becoming much more proficient with the operation of my camera. Being able to make just about every adjustment without having to reference the manual is SWEET!

I feel like I am rambling at this point but, this is my blog and not many people read it so you are stuck scrolling a bit farther to see the pics this week...

Enjoy!

Sour Patch

Hello

Keys

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Week 4

Well the saying better late than never comes into play this week. I decided that the snow we were getting last night was a good enough excuse to no go to the gym and work and get these photos uploaded.
I shot these during a snow storm and all of my shots but these two were plagued with snow flakes on the lens. I guess I will have to work on my photo shop skills to try and edit the spots out.

Enjoy!

Road to the Trees

Windmill

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Week 3

Well it is already the third week of this project. I have quite a few photos since there wasn't an upload last week. I tried to work harder on getting the correct lighting. I don't have as hard of a time of this at dusk or night but during the day I struggle a bit, so I worked during the day. All the shots in this set were shot free hand without a tripod with my 28-80 Tamaron Lense.

Enjoy!

Die Cast


Die Cast
Originally uploaded by sryan87

Cobble Stones


Cobble Stones
Originally uploaded by sryan87

Graffiti


Graffiti
Originally uploaded by sryan87

Frosty


Frosty
Originally uploaded by sryan87

NUB


NUB
Originally uploaded by sryan87

Mill St


Mill St
Originally uploaded by sryan87

LL Bean Water Bottle #1


LL Bean Water Bottle #1
Originally uploaded by sryan87

Monday, February 1, 2010

Week 2 Update

Well I was fortunate enough to catch a sweet stomach bug this weekend, and instead of shooting I was calling dinosaurs. I am hoping to get out tomorrow to get some shots and hopefully I will have them posted by Wednesday!