Dreaming in 16bit color

Schools out, schools out, teachers let the monkeys out!

One week of freedom and in that week I haven't posted?? I am such a slacker anymore. 

I have some pics from my last project that I want to show off, my son and his girlfriend an up and coming model did alot of modeling for me. I love how the two of them will pose all day if I don't tell them ok.. leave me alone now! lol

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I am definitely starting to enjoy portrait taking and looking to expand the knowledge from school. I am starting a group of fellow photographers in the Phoenix east valley area. My dream is to create a group of people who help each other. Let's hope that it works!

Here is a few more pics of the kids with added friends, taken before a school dance. 

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Testing cross posting using Posterous.com

It will only be 6 years of waiting if it works. Keep your fingers crossed! *Cheers*

 

So very absent

I challenge myself to post here more often. I put out our hard earned $$ for this site and here it sits, like a red headed step child most of the time. Forgotten, left behind, neglected.  I can use the term red headed step child because my first born has red hair, and I am irish, it gives me the right ;). Not dissin red headed step kids promise!

So, back to why I am here, school semester is near to over, we're in the last few weeks and the end of the road is near. At least for a month then it will be back to the grind.

I have been busy busy, hence my neglect of the site. I could put up all the pics that I have taken since summer, but they definitely fall into the description of Photo101 and lack the beauty, spontaneity and simple life that I am used to exhibiting.  I do have a couple to share though, ones that I worked on despite being pressed to finish homework. Sometimes you gotta break the rules right?

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Darkroom Evolution

Evolution
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

First of the pics that I have been taking with my 35mm for my photog course. All natural lighting @ sunset.
Evolution consisting of the first timed print, 5-25 sec
2nd with 2 1/2 filter
3rd 3 sec longer exposure with 2 1/2 filter
final image uses #3 filter

Using Ilford XP2 400ISO. Wet darkroom on Ilford Multigrade IV pearl surface.

ISO-SS-Fstop Guide

ISO-SS-Fstop Guide
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

Had a bit of fun re-building the guide that I created last year. This one is a bit more detailed and... well... prettier.

Free for use, If you use it, enjoy and hope that it makes a difference!

Farewell Vox

No idea why your being kicked to the curb, but I loved you while I was here. See ya all on the other side, if anyone is still following this blog I moved to http://lisavanalstyne.com/ . I may not always be around, but that is where I can be found. :)

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Cats

Cats
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

Cats meow out of angst
"Thumbs! If only we had thumbs!
We could break so much"

They make my world go round.
Willow and TK-51 posing for me.
They are my only models who don't complain about always having a camera shoved in their faces >=D

All natural lighting

Dana Point with a Twist

Dana Point with a Twist
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

A Miami twist that is. Overcast Dana Point with a bit of the '80s sherbet tossed in for color. Where is Don Johnson when you need him?


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Peaceful

Peaceful
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

My beautiful unincorporated town of San Tan Valley.

We're trying to incorporate our town. I can't say we're little, far from it. We're over 80,000 strong. By all rights, we're actually a city, if we were just incorporated!
We are one of the largest communities in this part of Arizona and the largest in our county. But when $$ comes into the picture one of the very small towns near us is fighting to keep us unincorporated.
They want our tax dollars, but don't provide the support that we need as a very large growing community.
I really hope that this gets settled, I know personally I am not fond of my tax dollars going to help towns other then my own to grow, while we sit here *without* those tax dollars to keep our own roads repaired, or our own in town emergency services.




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Dry Beauty

Dry Beauty
Originally uploaded by Lisa Van Alstyne

Driving home to the beginnings of Monsoon season last week...
I've been waiting since last February to capture clouds again with my trusty Canon....
We're still waiting for the rain, but at least we have some beautiful clouds to keep us occupied out here in the Sonoran Desert!


Mask and Texture thanks to Jerry of Shadowhouse Creations. You can visit his flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/
Or his Blog
shadowhousecreations.blogspot.com/
For all of his masks, textures and just to see the beauty that he loves to bestow us with.



All photos are saved in jpg ultra low resolution. If your interested in purchasing any of my art in full original resolution please contact me for pricing.