~beth
- beth
- Vermont, United States
- Just back from Japan, follow my adventures and growth as a photographer.
Friday, 4 February 2011
Inside an Artist
This was something assigned to watch for my Portfolio Development class, however I felt the need to share it. This is a glimpse inside the mind of Picasso, one of my favorite artists since childhood. Watching how he works brought to light for me how we all, as artists, follow a fluid process that sometimes ends in unexpected places.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Perspective
The assignment this week in my digital photography class was to choose two pictures of the same focus shot from different angles. I have chosen two images taken on January 21, 2010 at Cape Zanpa. I shot both with my Canon PowerShot SX20 IS during the late afternoon hours. The tide was coming in and we were watching a storm circle around us while we climbed the coral cliffs. Because of the climbing I didn't have my tripod with me.
All Images ©Elisabeth Grace Wilhjelm. All Rights reserved.
Swirl. Original is 3264 x 2448. Displayed here the image is 500 x 375. Focal Length 5. F 2.8. Exposure 1/60.
Collision. Original 2448 x 3264. Displayed here the image is 480 x 640. Focal Length 5. F 2.8. Exposure 1/60.
All Images ©Elisabeth Grace Wilhjelm. All Rights reserved.
~beth
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Greetings!
Welcome to my blog! My name is Elisabeth, but I prefer Beth. If I had to say where I am "from" it would be New Jersey, however I have moved around quite a bit in the last 11 years including Quebec and various parts of Vermont. At the moment I am living in Okinawa with my other half, Steven, who is active duty Air Force and finishing up his tour here this spring. This is a blog following my growth as a photographer.
I've had a lifelong passion for photography since I got a hold of my mother's camera as a toddler. At age five I was given my very first camera and still have those first pictures I took. Some of them are quite amusing! I was lucky that in high school we had received a short-term state grant to fund an arts intensive diploma program. This meant that though I took traditional classes, I was able to spend about half of my school day focusing on my art. My "major" was film photography. I practically lived in the darkroom, but I also spent time dabbling in ceramics. Due to a lack of funds to support my passion for black and white film, I have branched into the digital age in the last three years and am working on building my professional portfolio as I haven't had much time to truly focus on it since senior year of high school.
My “babies” are a Nikon FM 10 (though it’s currently back stateside), a Canon Powershot SX20 IS (the lens just starting fritzing over the weekend, I need to see if the BX camera shop can help me), and a Sony Cybershot DCS-W290. I don’t really believe in doing a whole lot of digital manipulation and mostly stick to techniques that I could also do in a darkroom so I’m brand new to the world of GIMP.
Since Steven and I will never be in one place for more than three years at a time (at least not for the next 18 years), my work must be portable and flexible. Over the next few years I hope to start a web based business to sell my photography along with jewelry and fiber art as a second income. I'd also like to be able to show my photography along our journey, though this will be somewhat dependent on the areas we are stationed, as I haven’t been able to participate in a gallery since high school. I don't have much experience with marketing myself however.
Follow the links to the right to view my flickr albums and slideshows!
~beth
I've had a lifelong passion for photography since I got a hold of my mother's camera as a toddler. At age five I was given my very first camera and still have those first pictures I took. Some of them are quite amusing! I was lucky that in high school we had received a short-term state grant to fund an arts intensive diploma program. This meant that though I took traditional classes, I was able to spend about half of my school day focusing on my art. My "major" was film photography. I practically lived in the darkroom, but I also spent time dabbling in ceramics. Due to a lack of funds to support my passion for black and white film, I have branched into the digital age in the last three years and am working on building my professional portfolio as I haven't had much time to truly focus on it since senior year of high school.
My “babies” are a Nikon FM 10 (though it’s currently back stateside), a Canon Powershot SX20 IS (the lens just starting fritzing over the weekend, I need to see if the BX camera shop can help me), and a Sony Cybershot DCS-W290. I don’t really believe in doing a whole lot of digital manipulation and mostly stick to techniques that I could also do in a darkroom so I’m brand new to the world of GIMP.
Since Steven and I will never be in one place for more than three years at a time (at least not for the next 18 years), my work must be portable and flexible. Over the next few years I hope to start a web based business to sell my photography along with jewelry and fiber art as a second income. I'd also like to be able to show my photography along our journey, though this will be somewhat dependent on the areas we are stationed, as I haven’t been able to participate in a gallery since high school. I don't have much experience with marketing myself however.
Follow the links to the right to view my flickr albums and slideshows!
~beth
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