General photos, thoughts, opinions, and stylized content mainly about my photography o composition, as based on my life's work knowledge as an artist. Otherwise, just to share or showcase some photos.
By "Black UniGryphon" Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman
乌独角兽 ( 烏獨角獸 ) 任思麒
Pond Meadow Park is located in both Weymouth & Braintree MA (Greater Boston) Fall 2013
Notes: I kept having problems this fall with trying to do some photos here. Either, due to traffic, I would get to the park, and miss all the good spots because the sun went down quickly, or , if I went earlier in the day, there would be clouds, or the angle of the sun wasn;t good.
After about 5 tries in September & also again in October, I gave up. It costs money to buy gasoline, and I don;t own my own personal automobile either.
So, unfortunately, many of these photos came out looking dark, creepy, and ominous... which could be a good thing.... if only that's what I was going for... it wasn't.
But, they could be of interest anyway, so I'm going through them looking for the more interesting frames.
費城!
I tried some experimental photos, at Logan Square. It's a really well known landmark in Philadelphia. You're not supposed to swim in it, but everyone does, and no one ever stops it.
It's very relaxing & refreshing to just sit around anywhere there.
I shot several angles there, but I preferred my frames which had The Moore College of Art in the background.
Just a little side note:
When I was in 8th grade I was awarded a scholarship to take an art class at The Moore College of Art.
Well, to start off with, I need to be REALLY honest.
I'm NOT any kind of special, gorgeous woman. I'm just a plain woman, in my early 30s. I'm chubby, I have a kid, I still have maternity scars, and even tho' I've tried for years to do something about my weight, it's been a problem. However, I DO verifiabley have QUITE a lot of muscle. But, whatever.
So, now that I've gotten THAT out of the way, I'm going to have to just dash & bash your ideas of whatever you think I am. I'm NOT sexy, either. Seriously.
I am NOT a Pro Photographer. Sorry, I'm NOT.
I am a visual artist.
I have a Degree in Computer Animation, an education in Graphic Art (including Design), I'm educate in Fine arts, Media arts, Film/video including production 7 editing. And, I have a brief resume for it. I also worked briefly in the American Comic book industry.
To put it bluntly, I like art, and I especially love visuals.
Now, I do view photography as an art form.
While I was in college, all the traditional artists scoffed at Photo students, with the snide remarks like "they just point and click".
I, however, am NOT of this opinion. Capturing a photo is capturing a moment in time forever. So, there is a right and a wrong way to do it.
I just like BETTER looking pictures. If given the choice of having photos which look bad, OK, or good, I would choose good. Taking photos of my cherished events, memories, or vacations, to me would logically be so much better to capture the fleeting moments forever with quality.
And, yet, having said that, I've taken fairly decent photos WITHOUT a Pro camera.
To me, I use the same techniques and styles as I used for my artwork, whether it were. portraits (which I have drawn countless in my lifetime), landscapes (for which I have painted quite a number of), scenes, moods, color, or black and white. I just know what I like. But, everyone has their own likes, dislikes, and styles (if they've even developed a style yet).
I also have a preference for Adobe Photoshop. But, since I currently live in poverty, I ONLY can use Photoshop 6.0. Oh, well, better than nothing.
I have noticed that a number of visual artists, eventually take an interest in ameture Photography. However, I ALSO noticed that traditional (or digital) artists often have TOTALLY different opinions of what make a great photo. I notice that several pro photographers HATE lens flares, and use filters or tricks to get rid of them, where visual artists tend to LOVE them. Prop photographers often don;t like glare, where as visual artists like it for several situations.
So, whatever, I just do whatever I like. You do what you like.
If you were familiar with my artwork, my color styles, my compositions, you will notice my photography is often totally similar!:
Hopefully, if you're a keen visual person you'll have caught that. They are very similar. It's my style. It's what I like.
But, if you missed how thunderously obvious it was, I'll explain.:
I tend to like back lit figures/subjects, glowy lights, often colored. I like glare, high saturated colors, high contrasts, or soft blurs & foggy moods. I notice also (which I don't have an example of to show) but, I tend to photograph landscapes exactly the same way I like to hand paint them.
Sorry, but I only have a digital painted landscape to show:
