Isolation

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  • I like how the polarizer made a holographic effect on the headlight.
  • My pup! I wish this shot could’ve been a little more colorful.
  • i love this picture! Obviously edited, but there’s not much I would have done differently.
  • This was a quick snap shot. I wish I would’ve gotten a picture of the burnout.
  • i took a photo of this lamp awhile ago but took another go at it and felt like B#W suited it the best.
  • My microphone at home. I wish this picture had a little more ambient light in it.
  • a picture of my computer. I wish I lights were easier to capture
  • A buggy boi! He sat mighty still for me.
  • A motorcycle on my travels. I wish I would’ve gotten a chance to take this at a different angle.
  • A photo of my friend Hannah, testing out the background blur mode on my phone. I wish I could’ve got this photo from the side a little more.
  • Michel Rajkovic’s Nowhere is one of my favorite isolation photos because I love the effects of the black and white and it is what a optimal situation to me could have looked like.

Variations

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  • This man was painting a enemy from DOOM, but had a phone call. His kid decided to take over! I wish that the art was exposed a little more.
  • A fire hydrant, clearly whoever painted it needs a new job. I wish the sky could have been a little more dramatic
  • Justin’s camera, in the flumes. I wish that the blacks weren’t so harsh.
  • Subtle flumes shot. I wish that the water was a little more in focus.
  • Here is a picture of some leaves in the flumes. I really like this shot, but the only thing I could’ve done better is getting rid of some of the red tones.
  • A portrait of my friend Justin. I wish that in this picture the blacks were a little less prominent, but overall I think it looks good.
  • Photo of a classic Charger taken at Cars & Coffee. I wish the sunlight wasn’t so harsh in this picture.
  • A picture of my dad’s front deck. I wish that the photo was a little warmer feeling.
  • A fake plant in my mother’s room. I like this shot a lot, but if something could be done better i think it would be the shadows.
  • A photo of my car. Not my best work, especially because I specialize in this type of photography, but I think the overall scene would be a lot better with more sky involved.
  • I really like this photo because the variaton in the hard edges of the background buildings in the direction that they are being viewed is very interesting to me.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

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This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

  • Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
  • Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

  • Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
  • What topics do you think you’ll write about?
  • Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
  • If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

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