Photographing Children

As a photographer, I have noticed different things when other photographers try to get a child to sit still or just what some of my classmates do to get a child to sit still. At school, you had a certain amount of time to get a project finished. I remember one of classmates saying 'she had bribed her niece with candy.' (The project was photographing people.) When I was an intern for a professional photographer two summers ago I noticed she did lot with trying to get the kids to use their imagination. I think about this a lot especially since when photographing a child you have to realize they can not sit still for a long period of time without either wanting to talk or run around and play. Now, as I am writing this, because I have taken some pictures of children lately and my favorite pictures of them so far have been when they are being themselves. They are just so natural at that point. You see them with a true smile on their face and not looking at their parents or the photographer wanting a treat or hoping they will be done soon. For instance, these two girls were able to dress up and run around in the yard while I took their pictures. How fun is that?

Isn't that the kind of thing you want to be doing with your sister when a photographer comes?

Experience

While being in school, having the internships, and seeing people work all gave me experience; I still need more. It is hard starting out in the real world when you are starting a new career and a new company. You are trying to get your name out there and hoping your friends and family will spread the word. The thing is you have your hopes on doing something, but then you never hear back. Everything begins slowly, but it will eventually pick up. All I can ask for now is the experience and hope that what I learned in school will help out in the long run. Just got to keep photographing!

Nature

Since, I have started my business Allie Ray Photography I have been able to enjoy taking pictures of family members, my new dog, and in Highlands, North Carolina. I enjoy being in nature and listening to the birds chirping and the wind blowing. The best part of the hike is when you make it to your destination and you see the most fantastic view. I for one do not want to leave places where I do not hear traffic constantly. I enjoy my times that I have with nature. The first photo is: Little Rock Mountain Statue I noticed on the hike up Scaly Mountain. The second photo is: the view from Scaly Mountain near Highlands, NC.

   

 

Similar Styles: Different Countries

I love when I find out that I have photos that look so Similar but they are so Unique.

The first photo when I took it was I was a little bit obsessed with Twilight and I was so excited to go to Volterra, Italy where they might be shooting the second part of the movie. The film crew ended up not photographing there so my friend and I were able to find all kind of fascinating things around the store and roam around the city for the weekend.

Recently I have been in France and while here I have been taking lots of travel photos for the foreign and the familiar. I have been trying to attempt different views and angles. The type of things that will make me be different from everyone else. While editing a photo recently I realized how similar it was to one I took in Italy almost three years ago. I really feel like the one from France is a whole lot better. Maybe, it is because of the different objects that are in the photo, but maybe it is also because of the colors. Anyways, enjoy!

Experimental Printing

This quarter I have been doing a lot of experimental printing. In the class, I am learning how to print on metal flashing, making skins (using liquitex and inkaid), and other materials. The materials or substrates have to be the thickness of penny or less. Learning about all these things interests me greatly and seeing my work on different material besides printing paper is even better. I can not wait to go on my next adventure to take photographs with my family.

More France Photos

Here are more of the photos I took while in France. You can see even more of the photos on my website. I had so many great experiences while I was there and learned a lot about travel photography which is really important to me.

France Photos

These are just some of the photographs that I took while I was in France taking classes. I was there for three months studying in the town of Lacoste, France. It was a lot of fun and I met a lot of friends.