P.D.H PHOTOGRAPHY

     One word, family. This is one of hundreds of pictures I took that day in Greenport at a family party. This particular side of the family (my fathers side) I don't see that often. So when I heard of the party I brought every camera that I own. Two 35mm cameras, a 120 film camera, my DSLR,  and two polaroids. This picture is one of my favorites from that day. Taken on Ektar 100 film with a Pentax K1000.      Everything I love about my family is in this photo. Love, silliness, appreciation, and excitement. The reason I photograph people is to capture a precious moment. I raised my camera and the second I saw this through the viewfinder I clicked the shutter. It's perfect. James(Orange shirt) going crazy out of focus, Delphine(pink) not looking satisfied with people all over her toy car, Malia on top of her cousin James' back, and two family friends going with the flow. What else can you find in this picture?

     It was after my Graduation Party when I decided to buy my first 35mm camera, a Canon AE-1. At the time my only experience in photography was with my Nikon D3000 always on AUTO mode. Obviously every picture I took with the Nikon came out perfect but having it on AUTO never taught me anything, but with film, that all changed.       Before film I never knew anything about aperture, shutter speed, or ISO sensitivity. But I had ordered a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 before I did my camera, and when both came in I immediately drove out to a nearby lake and started shooting. What amazed me is how perfect this first picture turned out. The sharpness, the color tone, the lighting, the fact that I got so close to this goose without it hissing at me. It wasn't until after I looked at the rest to see that none of those features were present in the rest of the roll.       It was then that I began to learn about photography, so that e...

     Not to sound egotistical, but ever since I took this profile of myself, it has always intrigued me for several reasons. When ever I photograph a person, place, or an object, most of the time there's a reasoning behind it. Whether its because I like a scenery, a bunch of strong colors, or it captures someone in their most honest form. With this picture, I don't why I took it. But when I think about the other people that see it, they know less than I do.      There's no color, but I know what color shirt I was wearing. I know where I was, but the scene is completely blacked out leaving me staring at a lamp. I know I was alone taking the picture, but how does everyone else know whether or not I was alone, or if the room was full of people.      The pictures itself mirrors a shot from my favorite film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. After the central character Elliot and his siblings witness the alien creature use telekinesi...