Zoo Blooms
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
Several weeks ago I went to the Cincinnati Zoo’s Zoo Blooms. They have about 80,000 tulips in bloom over the course of a month. I love tulips but I had no idea that there were so many different types. I was in photographer and tulip lover Heaven.
This tulip caught my eye because of the color and the shape of the flower.
Family Love
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
A couple of weeks ago I got a chance to travel to the heart of KY and visit my Mom and her family. This was the first time in over a year that I had gotten to see my Mom.
Every year since I can remember they have taken a group photo together. The vast majority of the photos are taken outside against this wall at the motel. This year I was the one who got to take the picture. I was incredibly honored.
My mom is the one on the top left. Next to her is my Aunt Ethel. (They are the younger ones and don’t they look like they are up to something.) Seated is my Aunt Neva (bottom left) and next to her is my Aunt Ruth.
Words…
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
Sometimes after a rough day at work I like to come home and practice taking pictures. I’ll wander around the house looking for various objects that catch my eye.
This particular day I stumbled on my collection of magnetic words. This shot I specifically placed words that caught my attention or fit in with my day.
I affectionately call this my word vomit shot.
Hold On
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
Part of how I learn to take better pictures and to see what makes a good photo is I study other people’s work. There are photographers who I dream of being able to shoot like (see the links on the side) and there are photos I try and re-create.
This is entry is one of those photos I tried to re-create. It’s a concept I have seen in many a Flickr page and I even saw one in an art installation at a coffee shop.
For me, this picture is a visual reminder to hold on. Whenever I see it or think about it the lyrics to Good Charlotte’s Hold On come to mind.
So remember “Hold on if you feel like letting go. Hold on it gets better than you know.”
Whose Played Here?
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
Sometimes when I see something that is worn and used I wonder what it’s story is. I wonder whose played with it or what stories have been told about it.
Such is the case with a piano that sits in Grace United Methodist Church’s prayer room. The keys are well worn and it’s out of tune - yet it is completely beautiful.
This picture is also entered into the Capture Cincinnati 2008 contest. You can vote for it directly here. You can also see all my entries into the contest by viewing my profile. Please feel free to vote and pass the information along.
Olivia
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
One of the greatest things that has happened to me in 2007 was the birth of Anna Olivia Bird. She is the daughter of two of my closest friends and my niece by proxy. (Being an only child makes being an Aunt a little harder.)
I completely and utterly adore Olivia and she is the best little subject when it comes to taking pictures. I have taken tons of her and this is one of the portraits taken when she was 11 months old. We went to Ault Park and she was quite the trooper.
This picture is also entered into the Capture Cincinnati 2008 contest. You can vote for it directly here. You can also see all my entries into the contest by viewing my profile. Please feel free to vote and pass the information along.
Heart In the Dark
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
To practice shooting objects in low light and to learn to capture shadows and contrast, I set up my little wooden drawing mannequin and posed him with various objects. Even though he has no eyes or mouth for expression, I have always felt that he conveyed tons of emotions.
This is by far one of my favorite shots. (It is currently part of a framed series in my living room.)
Welcome
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Welcome to the photoblog for PhotosByCRT.
I will be posting the best of the photographs I take, along with their stories.
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