Posted 5 July, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Lizzy

Lizzy, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

It’s not hard to take a good picture with a model as pretty as Lizzy!

Posted 5 July, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Nathan

Nathan , originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

The “golden hour” just before sunset makes for some beautiful lighting.

Posted 5 July, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Renee Sunshine

Renee Sunshine, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

Getting some practice in with the 50mm, F1.4 lens. I’m glad I have some homemade models available.

Posted 2 July, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Dance Art

dance art, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

Experimenting with artistic techniques on a dance photograph.

Posted 22 June, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Cool Pool

Pool , originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

Trying out my 50mm, F1.4 lens at the pool party my girls went to recently. I composed the photo to include the pool in the glasses’ reflection.

Posted 22 June, 2010 by Carol | No comments

My beloved

My beloved, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

Bill gave me a new lens the other day…one I’ve been wanting for quite awhile. Everyone raves about the 50mm f1.4 lens, and how it is perfect for portraits because it’s so fast, as well as the bokeh in the background. For those of you that are not familiar with what those terms mean, I’ll explain. A “fast” lens is one which you can use in low light situations, since it has a large aperture or opening.

Dictionary Definition: “A lens with a larger maximum aperture (that is, a smaller minimum f-number) is a fast lens because it delivers more light intensity (illuminance) to the focal plane, allowing a faster shutter speed”

Bokeh is that nice blurry background behind my husband. At this large aperture opening, there is only a small part of the photograph that is in focus (a shallow depth of field), and that’s just what you want for a portrait. You want to showcase and draw attention to your subject, and having a blurry background does that quite nicely.

I can tell already that this lens will be my favorite, and it will most likely stay on the camera most of the time.

Posted 9 June, 2010 by Carol | No comments

They Shall Mount Up with Wings Like Eagles

They Shall Mount Up with Wings Like Eagles, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

Each year at the last performance for Northern Virginia Dance Academy, they have the seniors do a solo that they choreograph themselves. I used one of the photographs from the solo to create this inspirational poster.

Posted 8 June, 2010 by Carol | No comments

Dance Photography

Pas de deux 2, NVDA, originally uploaded by calligraphycarol.

We have the pleasure of having a daughter who takes dance lessons at Northern Virginia Dance Academy in Manassas, Virginia. She has had a passion for dance since she was three years old. Last year she was asked to join the professional ballet company, The Asaph Ensemble. It is a joy to watch her dance gracefully; she shares her passion with the audience–it’s infectious!
June 5th was the year-end performances by the NVDA studio, and we were blessed to have the opportunity to take photographs there. Katelyn talked her brother, Nathan, into taking the partnering class this year, and he did an amazing job.

Posted 23 November, 2009 by Carol | 1 comment

Clara’s Christmas

If you enjoy watching ballet & dance, you will LOVE seeing The Asaph Dance Ensemble in action. The Ensemble is a non-profit professional ballet company, and each year they perform their own ballet using the Nutcracker music. It is absolutely spectacular! If you are in the Metropolitan DC area, you won’t want to miss this year’s Christmas Concert at the NVCC Alexandria campus in the Schlesinger Concert Hall on December 13th at 4:00 p.m.! Tickets are only $15 adults, or $10 for children under 12 and senior citizens. Contact The Asaph Dance Ensemble for details (see address below).

Since our children have been part of Clara’s Christmas for several years (through association with the Northern Virginia Dance Academy), we have had the opportunity to photograph the dance, and this year, Carol used some of our photographs to make a calendar keepsake! The proceeds will benefit this worthy ministry. This exquisite 2010 Clara’s Christmas Calendar Keepsake featuring stunning photographs of the Asaph Dance Ensemble’s 2008 performance of Clara’s Christmas is on sale NOW through November 27th, 2009 at only $13 each! Please make checks payable to Asaph Dance Ensemble and enclose it in an envelope and leave it in the Tuition Box at the NVDA Studio or mail to: 8797 Commerce Court, Manassas, VA 20110-5235. For more information about either the calendar or the performance, call 703-368-1812 or go to www.asaphensemble.org.

Clara's Christmas Calendar, $13 each

Posted 7 July, 2009 by Carol | No comments

Stop Motion Photography

I was browsing the Photojojo site today and came across a very well done Stop Motion Photography Video. This is made up of 60,000 photos!

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Photojojo Video