slide show

These are some of my pictures. Some of them are not the best, but I wanted to include some of everything so I and anyone else who wants to can see me hopefully get better!
The white background ones were my first try at studio work, I have since learned not to put the subject(s) so close to the background.
But I got the black background ones printed at Wal-mart and they made me sign papers saying I was indeed the photographer because they thought they were pro and were copyrighted and I insisted they were mine.

my favorite photography websites

So today I thought Id make my blog maybe some what useful and post a list of some of my favorite photography websites that I have found. Maybe you know them and this is old news to you maybe you dont and you will find something interesting or maybe you wont even check them out. Either way here they are.

http://www.flickr.com/ : its a pretty common one alot of people are probably already on this site, but its a real nice site for uploading pictures, but I mostly like the different groups that I can join. I am in some of the canon groups (as thats is what I have a canon), they do have nikon groups though and im sure all the other camera makers have groups as well. Another good group is the scavenger hunt 101 group its challenges you to take pics of a 101 different things for a list, it is very fun.
http://www.photographycorner.com/ : has a nice message board and alot of nice tips and tricks articles from onlocation senior portraits to how to calculate filter factors and etc. I found all the articles I have read so far to be very helpful.
http://www.pcphotomag.com/ : I basically like it for the articles, on the site Im cheap and have yet to actually order the magazine.
http://cameradojo.com/ : Really good for product reviews, articles on fake memory cards, and some good tutorials. Mostly aimed and DSLRs though, which is fine with me but may not be for some people.
http://photography-business-tips.com/ : Again more arcticles I love reading anything I can. Theres some good ones on making your own photography web sites.
http://www.virtualphotographystudio.com/ : Another one mostly about the business of photography and although I am not there yet its nice to read about. Theres equipent lists, and articles on how to get clients, etc.
http://www.cameratown.com/ : I go here for the videos. The have some good ones on setting up a studio and some good ones on lights.
http://www.52clix.com/ : This is one I recently joined. I like it so far although its either new or not many people have heard about it. As there is not many people on it yet or atleast not many people adding in photos. It is a fun site where weekly they give you assignments of things to take pics of and add to the group they call it a clix. Then the next week they vote on it. This is my first week with pics in the groups to be voted on so ill let you know how it goes next week.
http://www.jpgmag.com/ : This WAS a great site, I say was due to the fact they sent out emails stating they were closing the site down supposed have been monday, but it is still up and running and there is talk about it being sold to some one else. I am keeping my fingers crossed as I did love this site. For those of you that dont know what jpg is its a photo magazine that on the site they had themes and you could add you pics into the themes and then they were voted on and your pics could get published. I have yet to be published but havent been on the site for to long.

I realize that list became longer due to all my going on about the sites. Sorry to all those who are actually going to read this. I just love to learn and thought Id share some of my best sites with everyone. I am also very open to any new sites so if anyone knows of any leave me a coment and id love to check them out as well.

I guess just a little of everything to start

This is my first time doing a blog so hope it all goes well. Ill start off by saying I am starting this because I am very much into photograpy and it seems every other photographer I know has a blog so why not me.
So for starters I think ill start by telling you why I decided to get into photography in the first place. The end of April 2008 my little brother passed away in a car accident. I miss him very much as does everyone else who knew him. He was the greatest little brother anyone could ever ask for. And thats exactly where my journey into photography started which kinda sucks cuz I would so much rather have him back.
Anyways now you have the background of it all. So my parents decided to get my sister a car and to drove with her and my dad to look at one which none of us ended up liking but we drove over two hours there so half way home we stopped to eat and we were talking and for some reason we started talking about photography and dont jump to conclusions now about what im about to say cuz Im gonna admit I was way wrong but I said If I could get a nice expensive camera I could be a photographer. I was wrong! So please those photographers out there dont yell at me. But dad and my mom later bought me a new camera, with some of the money my brother left to them. I picked it out my self a Canon Rebel Xsi (450D) which ever you want to call it. I have since signed up for photography classes at NYIP (New York Institute of Photograpy), and have checked out numerous photography sites daily. Because I am serious I do want to do this and its one thing that can come out of me losing my brother that can make me better myself as things have been going so much better for me since I have found something I truly enjoy.
So I guess thats about it for now. Thats how this all got started and Im hoping to make something out of it.