Upcoming California trip, new images, my new logo, photos for "The Wall", finished with the quarter, HDR with one image, my apartment and Wii!!

Upcoming California Trip
Well I have an exciting upcoming in just 2 days on the Saturday the 19th to Sunday the 27th of December. I'll be heading out to California to visit 3 different places! I'm going with Gabby to meet her Mom and family and I am excited! Not only because I am meeting Gabby's Mom for the first time, but because of the opportunity to shoot 3 different places for my portfolio! Tehachapi, California, Monterrey Beach in California, and San Francisco, California! I know that last one caught everyones eye. What an opportunity it is to be able to shoot in this beautiful historic city! I've been there before because I lived in Alameda, California for a year which is right outside of San Francisco. So away from the cold and snow and off to the sunny sandy beaches of California! YESS!!!!

New Images
Finally got to process some images since I've been so busy. One from the 16th St. Mall, on from the light rail station re shoot, and some from the Denver County Court Building.

My New Logo
So I had been messing around with different colors for my logo and I have finally decided on one. It's simple black white and Gray. Easy on the eyes and easy for print! The gray was recently a red color. Have also finished my website i just need to host it and get it live online! I'll let you know when i do!


Photos for the Wall
So i decided to submit 4 photos for "The Wall" this quarter, and it was a tough decision on choosing but decided on doing "Fremont Street" in Las Vegas, "Theater District Convention Center Station", Denver, "Tree Roots" in Garden of the Gods, and a diptych of 2 portraits of my dad.


Finished with the quarter
I'm wrapped up with the quarter now. I had 3 classes and i know at least in 2 of the classes I have A's so thats good! Good for my GPA since i graduate next quarter. That will be helpful!

HDR with one image/photo edit
I found a tutorial online on how to create an HDR using either Lightroom or Camera RAW in Photoshop. I created these in Camera RAW, and i was pleased the results. Here's the before and afters. I'd like to share my final method but that's for me to know and you to find out... Or create your own method!


Well that's about it for now. I won't be updating most likely until i get back from California next week.

Happy Holidays!

35mm and Toy Camera... More to come

35mm and Toy Camera

Scanned these shots in that i took a while back. Hope you enjoy them. I just shooting with a 35mm. It just brings me back to the old days and film, with no photoshop, and all this other digital mumbo jumbo. Not that i don't like digital but i just like to go back to the roots of photography and feel like a REAL photographer, and not one that just buys a digital camera and claims to be a photographer. I also love the hit and miss, and mysteriousness of my toy camera. It's actually a super sampler, and shoots the shot in 4 different colors.

Over the weekend..... Parade of Lights... Go Broncos!

Me and Gabby headed downtown on Saturday night to check out the Parade of Lights. It was a fun occasion if i must say, but cooolllddd! Of course i shot it hoping to get a possible shot for my portfolio. Checked out some floats, marching bands, and mascots. Got to see Rocky the mascot for the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Rockies mascot, The Denver Broncos mascot, the CU Buffs mascot and the Avalanche mascot. That brings me to sports. The Broncos crushed the Chiefs 44-13 and are now 8-4 and have a pretty good chance of at least making the playoffs, and hopefully winning their division!

All Moved In

Well got everything pretty much arranged in the new apartment, just got a few extra things to put away but besides that it feels like home now! I took some pictures of the inside of the apartment to show you guys my new space! Well me Gabby's and Sky's. : )

Pictures to come

I will soon be uploading more processed pics from earlier shoots, pics from my apartment, and pics from the Parade of Lights.

Blog ya later!

Oh yea its only 1 degree outside. COOOLLLLDDDD!! : (

The Old Stuff

I pulled some recent work i've done in the past and just figured id share it with you. Cheers. : )

The Old Stuff

I pulled some recent work i've done in the past and just figured id share it with you. Cheers. : )

"Fine Art Photography"

Well at least my interpretation of it....

Thankgiving fun and images from recent downtown shoot!

Here's the images I promised. Not much more to say, said it all in the last post... Other than I'm tired, and I worked a 10 hour shift today.... : (

Thanksgiving, upcoming shoots, moving and good news for Broncos fans!

Thanksgiving, The Broncos, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Thanksgiving was fun! Went to my Aunts house and had a delicious dinner and desert. After dinner we watched the Broncos destroy the Giants 26-6 to go 7-4 and only a game behind the Chargers. After that we sang karaoke! I'll be uploading some pics of the occasion asap! My aunts husbands dad loved my husky Sky and took him for a few walks and enjoyed his company. He also had an interesting face so i got some shots of him, and hopefully they'll turn out well, so i can upload them to my website. As far as my website, it is in progress and like i said as soon as it is completed i will upload the link! This morning I also watched most of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I liked the movie but unfortunately i fell asleep during part of the movie and didn't see the whole movie.

Upcoming Shoots
A couple of days ago in downtown Denver they had the lighting of the Denver Courthouse. I watched it on TV and probably should have been there shooting but I was to busy watching the Broncos and gobbling down turkey and mash potatoes! It's a beautiful site, with beautiful colors of green, red and blue. I'll be shooting the Courthouse and other beautiful Christmas scenes downtown either tonight or tomorrow night. As far as other shoots hopefully i'll have more spontaneous shoots tonight or tomorrow night also!

Moving....
Well I'll be moving pretty soon here with Gabby hopefully in an apartment we found downtown that's close to my school and has a balcony! We've submitted our applications and other renting papers and hopefully we'll be accepted! It also has a fireplace, so in the winter we can cozy up next to the burning fire! I will let you know soon if we get the place, or any other place and i'll be taking pics too!

That's about all i have to update on for now. I'll be uploading tons of pics soon!

Happy holidays and hope you all had a good Thanksgiving!

Farewell. I'm about to have some hamburger soup and a grilled cheese sandwich that Gabby is fixing up for me! She's so sweet!

Not to much to update on....

Starting Off
Well i don't have to much to update on. To start of with sports the Broncos suffered another disappointing loss to the Chargers and are now 6-4 and a game behind the San Diego Chargers in their division. Hopefully they can win this turkey day against the giants! I will be going to my aunts house, and than my other aunts house! Should be fun. I might make some beef potato tacos if i have the funds for the supplies. : ( I did however get a canon 430ex flash to add to my accessories for my camera.

Moving and stuff...
Well me and Gabby will be moving next week hopefully to this apartment off of 14th and Pearl. It's a nice apartment, with great closet space, and a great view of downtown. If we move in ill take pics! Other than that I'm still busting away on my website and as soon as its finished i will let you know and this blog will be linked to it!

HDR 57 Chevy Bel Air
I did this in Lightroom. I was satisfied with the results! Could maybe use a bit of tweaking.

Bad sports news, another Denver blizzard, and much much more!

Starting it off with the NOT so good stuff!

Well first off i'd like to apologize for being inactive for a while. I've been real busy with school and home life. A lot's happened since my last post. So without further ado let me get you updated on the fun stuff and the NOT so fun stuff! The Broncos have dropped their last 2 games and have dropped to 6-3. They are now tied with the Chargers for the lead in the division and have a tough test against the Chargers this coming Sunday. Hopefully they can pull it off. As far as the Nuggets and Avalanche, they are playing descent and still in first place in their respective divisons. As much as i love the snow we had another blizzard Friday and Saturday night. Fun to drive in!

New Stuff, and Good Stuff!

Well i recieved a bonus check a couple days ago, and decided to invest in some much needed, and wanted things. First off i got a new battery for my laptop that I actually need to replace becuase the one i recieved is defective and won't charge at all. I also upgraded the RAM chip in my lapto to speed up my computer. I also purchased a canon telephoto lens that is a 75-300mm lens. Picked up a back up hard drive and new 8gb CF card for my camera. Now i can shoot 809 RAW images! Yay! Also got some new Rockies pajama pants, and a Broncos hoodie sweatshirt. Still support even though they've dropped the last 3 games. Next up is Pictran Kyokushi paper for my portfolio prints, and Adobe Photoshop CS4 student edition.

Shooting and School Stuff

As far as shooting I haven't done any shooting the past 2 weeks although I should be! I will shoot away these next few weeks of the quarter and over Christmas break when i go to visit Gabby's family in Tehachapi,California. I've been working on my website in Web Portfolio I class and i have a Lightroom gallery that im pretty satisfied with. Now I just got to put together the Home, About, Services, and Contact page. Should be fun!

That's about all i've got to update you on for now. I'll have more updates next time, along with alot more photos from my shooting! I would like to to Royal Gorge this weekend. We'll see!

I uploaded a little polaroid image i created in photoshop. It's fun i think. : )

Blog ya later!

The Deadmau5 show and The Day of The Dead Celebration Pics!

To start off on a negative note the Broncos lost horribly 30-7. Oh well you can't win them all. On a more positive note the Avalanche and Nuggets are still hot and going strong.

I've uploaded some pics from The Day of the Dead shoot i was talking about. The event was pretty fun. Alot of bright colorful dancing people, and free mexican bread and hot cocoa. They were delicious.

I've got 4 photos approved for my portfolio, and have found a good border that im going to put around my travel images to kind of give them my own unique touch. I've also decided that im going to try some different paper for my portfolio. I like the Moab photo matte paper, but i think i can do better.

Well as far as upcoming events not much planned, I guess just shoot shoot shoot what i can, and whatever i stumble upon. I would still like to go to the Royal Gorge to shoot. I would also like to look more into fine art photography, and what defines fine art photography.

That's about all for now. Until next time blog you later!

Adios.

Happy Halloween! And Snoooowwwwwww!!!!!

Halloween and Snooooww!

Well it's Halloween and it's my first Halloween where i can legally buy alcohol. Isn't that special. Anyways besides that we pretty much had a snow storm the last few days and it was looking more like Christmas rather than Halloween and Fall time but hey that's Colorado for you. Me and Gabby built a snowman, and i guess you can say that's why im a photographer not a sculpture hah! It's the effort that counts though. We went to the dog park with Sky and he had a blast in the snow! I did a dog park panorama check it out!

Sports
As far as sports updates the Avalanche are still hot and the Nuggets are back in flight with the new start to the NBA season. They are 2-0 and going strong! The Broncos play the Ravens tomorrow in Baltimore so that should be a fun one to watch.

School and Photography related stuff.
Well i decided im going to do a second portfolio, and this one will be my Advertising/Commercial and Portrait book. Im not sure if Im just going to do a Portrait book, or just and Advertising/Commercial book or both in one book. But nonetheless i am going to make that book using blurb. It's a great economical cheap way to make a good quality book.

Fine Art
Lately i've had an interest in fine art photography and still don't quite know what it is. I guess it's just capturing beautiful things and moments and turning them into fine art. I thought that's what photography was anyways hah. Well i've uploaded some recent fine art stuff i've shot (at least I think they are). So check em out!

Wrapping Up
I'll let you know how that shoot goes tomorrow where im shooting my cousin dancing in the "Day of The Dead" dance. Should be fun and colorful! Hopefully I'll be able to go as long as i can get a ride. If not i might just go down and shoot at the Platte River near sunset. Should be gorgeous.

That's about it for this post until next time i'll blog you later!

Processed photos from shoot #2, and Platte River shoot!

Well really no sports updates today, Broncos had a bye so let's get straight to the good stuff.

I made a website for myself, not to fancy but still shows my work to the world. You can see that at http://www.onlinegalleries.com.au/users/alucerophotography. I'll be updating it just as i will be updating this blog as often as possible! I am also working on making my own site in Web Portfolio I class. I've uploaded a sample template that i designed, just to show you what the site might look like as far as the interface.

Platte River
Well i finally got a chance to head down to the Plate River with my camera. I really should bring my camera with me everywhere i go unless it's prohibited somehow, and somehow i always manage to forget which is not a good thing. Anyways the shoot was fun, i think i got a couple of good shots, however next time i shoot down there i'm going to wait until sunset. That's the best lighting situation for me, or sunrise which tends to be too early for me. : ) I'll be uploading some photos as soon as i get them processed!

Processed Photos from Shoot #2 and some from #1
I've uploaded some photos that i finally got a chance to process. My personal favorite is the lightrail HDR. I actually found out how to do an HDR with one image in lightroom. Usually you have to combine 5 images all with different exposures in Photomatix Pro.

Went to a party over the weekend, and should be going to a party for Halloween. Should be exciting!

Next Shoot
Next shoot i got planned is an event my cousin is dancing in. It's an event to celebrate "The Day of The Dead" in Mexico. Should be colorful, and hopefully i can get some portfolio worthy shots!

Ciao!