A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

This post isn't about me using a thousand words to describe a photo, but about how there is a story behind every image/photo/sculpture/painting/or any other form of art. Some people may just see a picture as just another picture or an abstract painting assomething they could do by throwing paint at the wall (even though I don't understand the story behind the splatters). But what I'm garbling at is that no matter what, an art form has some type of meaning, story, or explanation behind it. Some are more complex meanings and then some aremore straight to the point or superficial if you will.

Anyways I just recently went on a hiking trip with my friends. It's somewhat of a tradition and we do it every year when the leaves begin to change and turn brilliant oranges, yellows, and reds.

Here's a picture of my friends amanda and l

auren, on top of Hawksbill Mountain Summit. (You'll e seeing more of them...I'm sure)

They are Awesome people!

After we made it to the summit we ate our Subway subs, THANKS JARED, and lauren had her salad in between two buns of bread. Then we started our decent.

We then hiked down another trail and saw some pretty cool waterfalls...

Anyways we were driving around Skyline Drive and pulled off to the side of the road because i saw a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. Yes! i said to myself. Clouds were mostly covering the city/town down in the valley 3,000 feet down. But something special was happening... the clouds were breaking and letting sun rays shoot down onto the little town. This is what I got. One of my favorite and surreal pictures I've ever produced.

100 Faces Project

Incase anyone was wondering... the 100 Faces portfolio is for a project I've been working on. It's going to consist of obviously 100 different faces, but different faces from all around the Hampton Roads area. I'm doing this project to show people how diverse and unique the culture in our cities are.

All of these Images are going to be shot using a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 at f/1.4 for a shallow depth of field. I love the shallow depth of field because it creates isolation between features on the persons face and for this project, I will be focusing mainly on the eyes.

At the end of the project of 100 faces I'm going to get it printed and enter it in some local art/photography shows. There is even a thought of making it a book so I'll keep you informed when I get closer to that time!