2.17.2007

Welcome to My Photo Blog

This blog is just a place for some of the photos that I've taken in my life, from snapshots to studio photos. I claim no particular talent at photography, but it does something for me that little else does... let's just call it shutter therapy.

Just a little background on photography in my life. My father gave me a 35mm camera when I was a young teen and it was love at first shot. Since then, I've started collecting more photo equipment of different kinds and have been teaching myself some technique, though I've got a long way to go to get where I want to be regarding photography. It's still all trial and error.

Hopefully there will be something here that interests you. To me, it's photo play.

Again, welcome.


12 comments:

Bernie said...

Nice shot, Velvet Girl.

I was looking at profiles on blogs I regularly visit to see who does multiple blogs and I found this one, apparantly on your first day. Cool.

I recently started a second one too.

Dan said...

Velvet! Wow! A photo blog. Very cool. Very cool indeed. Just from this photo alone I know that I ain't even close to your league! Hugs and kisses.

velvet said...

bernie-

Wow, what luck for me!

I'll have to check out your second blog.

Thanks for stopping by for the "grand opening". ;)

-velvet

velvet said...

dan-

Um, I'm just an amateur who's studying at Trial and Error University. ;)

Hugs and kisses to you and thanks for stopping by!

-velvet

Em said...

I'm excited about seeing your photos. I love taking photos, but I'm not quite brave enough to share them yet! LOL

Is this a self portrait? I love the sepia tones and shadows.

velvet said...

em-

Yes, it is a self-portrait. It was from the shots that I took for my profile photo, but there were others that I liked more.

I wasn't quite sure that I was brave enough to do it, either. You should consider posting your own photos... really! It would be great to see them.

I worked in photo labs for years and loved looking at all the pictures. I thought it was really fascinating to see what people were interested in taking photos of. :)

-velvet

thisisme said...

Wow - what a gorgeous self portrait. I'm so glad you told us you were doing this - I'm looking forward to seeing more of your photos.

velvet said...

thisisme-

Thanks for the kind words! I have so many photos from over the years that I look forward to posting. Not only that, it'll give me the inspiration to actually shoot (and learn!) some more. It keeps me sane. ;)

-velvet

heartinsanfrancisco said...

I love your use of light here, and the pose is so natural. You are really, really good, girl. Really.

Deb said...

such a beautiful shot. Just wow.

velvet said...

heart-

I'm glad that you liked this.

These shots were tricky to take, since I had no assistance at all (the shutter release remote is hidden behind my foot) and had no idea what the poses looked like until the shots were taken. I got lucky sometimes! :)

-velvet

velvet said...

deb-

Wow, thank you! Glad you stopped by. :)

-velvet