Hello Ladies, my name is Katie or Kathryn or Kat (according to Ashley). I am 20 years old and I currently live in Riverside, CA. I am a college student and a (way) amateur photographer. I've had my camera for a little over two years now and I've known how to shoot with manual for about a year. My gear is a Canon Rebel XT, favorite lens is my 50mm f/1.4, I use my 18-55mm standard lens and I also have a 70-300mm which I never use. This is all carried in a standard camera bag, nothing fancy (I am a college student after all :)) I use CS5 on my mac to edit oh and I love shooting RAW, which I would assume we all do.
Currently I am still figuring out what I love to shoot, this past summer I did a few different types of shoots to see what I liked. So far not a fan of family reunions or really families in general. I like kids but they're difficult to shoot.. maybe with more experience. I also shot a couple this summer and loved it but so far I love shooting fashion, girls in fancy dresses placed in the middle of a forest or desert. Any type of senior portraits I love too, something to show off the individuals personality. I can use all the advice I can get, be harsh it's okay I need it. I'm picking up a graphic design major to maybe one day use if I have kids in helping guide me with my photography.
Enough about me and my likes here are a few of my favorite photos I've taken so far:
One of my first nights at college, this guy was riding his skateboard and I asked to take his photo. I really like the artistic side of photography blended with the artistic side of skateboarding.
This was the most random/fun photoshoot I have ever done. We found this old-school laundromat next to my school and I asked my friend Taylor to dress 1940's and we'd take her photos. She was a beautiful model and I just love how classic this photo looks. Below is the same shoot but maybe my slightly more artistic side or at least I like to think so..
This is my favorite photo of the summer, I took this in a small barn on an orchard while I was visiting Oregon this summer. Samantha is a frequent in my photos and I just love her to pieces. I love the dark wood against the light on her skin.
I am really excited and honored to be a part of this blog of women that I can learn from. I am very new/amateur so it'll be great to get feed back and learn from all of you more experienced ladies. I have a few photo shoots coming up and I'll be on here soon asking for advice. :)
Nice to meet you all and love,
Katie
great to "meet" you! :) I really wish I had started my obsession when I was your age. You have a great eye. I love the skateboard shot, and envy your ability to ask a stranger if you can take a shot. very cool!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Kat :) And don't be so quick to assume you're the beginner of the group! I am so excited because some of you are literally shopping for cameras right now and are soon to get a'goin on this fun hobby! I'm sure we'll be talking lots about the benefits of RAW shooting over JPEG. Love you!! GREAT SHOTS!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the feel of being an outside observer in the laundry shots.
ReplyDeleteCorey: great to "meet" you too! Yeah I guess being young helps.. I love all of your shots though! Well I usually don't but I guess that day I was really compelled to get a good shot of his skateboard :)
ReplyDeleteAsh: Fine, fine I guess I am not the beginner anymore. Would love to hear more about RAW and JPEG and well anything. Thanks and love you tons!
Angela: Wow, thanks that so sweet of you. I've never gotten that comment before and never thought of the shoot that way. Thank you!
Voyeuristic was the word I was looking for. But not in a creepy way - if that makes sense.... LOL I struggle with getting good shots of people not looking straight into the camera and smiling, you know? Love it done well.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the photo of the girl in the laundromat!!! Fantastic! And what Ash said--you are DEFINITELY not the beginner! I'm the one shopping for my first DSLR, so you're lightyears ahead of me! :)
ReplyDeleteAngela, I understood what you were saying. I constantly shoot which means I have billions of photos but I also get the shots of people not looking, like the one through the door she was just fixing her hair. I dare you to tell people to look away from you just slightly, it's different and doesn't always work.
ReplyDeleteJill: Thank you! That's so nice of you! And ok I take back what I said, though you are really amazing, you have an eye for this :)