Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Feeling down? Saddle up!

     My second assignment in my portraiture class was an environmental portrait of an interesting person. I chose to photograph my friend Amy who owns a horse (which to me, is super interesting). The requirements for this assignment were restricting. The photo had to be taken in open shade or using north light, it also had to have a shallow depth of field and be produced in black and white. So naturally my thought process was, "ahhh!"
     Luckily Amy and I had talked about shooting her portraits long before the assignment, so I knew I had a very willing and enthusiastic model. Lady on the other had was more concerned with the treats that were floating around to keep her attention (p.s. horses like licking reflectors, Lady was quite curious about my gold reflector at the beginning of the shoot). All in all I really enjoyed photographing Amy and trying my hand at photographing something larger than a dog. After this, I would love to continue photographing horses, they are such amazing creatures especially in motion! Thank you again Amy and Lady!
This is the photo I used for the assignment.

This is my favorite photo!

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This is a close second because of the moment I was able to capture!



Lady





I love the motion, I really want to expand on this!






















Hope you enjoyed my photos. I am always available for any professional photography for any occasion, and photos are also available for purchase. Please leave comments and suggestions. Thank you for you continuous support. -Deanna C. Sakal

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Classmate Portrait

     This quarter I am taking a class which I will consider my biggest challenge. I am taking portraiture, which I will not lie, is not my favorite type of photography.
     My first assignment was a classmate portrait, and somehow I ended up shooting my roommate Levi. We had to portray something about our subject that people do not know or is just part of that persons life, and it cannot be that they are a photographer. I focused on the fact that Levi is obsessed with his hair and appearance.  I tried to shoot from a realistic point of view. I hope you think this is an accurate representation.














Hope you enjoyed my photos. I am always available for any professional photography for any occasion, and photos are also available for purchase. Please leave comments and suggestions. Thank you for you continuous support. -Deanna C. Sakal

Friday, April 6, 2012

Puerto Rico

     Over spring break my family and I went on a trip to Puerto Rico.  It was a fantastic, much needed break.  I used the trip as a relaxed photography opportunity.  I had never been to Puerto Rico and cannot wait until my return trip there.  Next time I hope to visit the rain forest next time.  This past trip we visited Old San Juan and went to the two old fortresses.  I hope you enjoy me photos and my trip through my camera lens.


Old San Juan, Pueto Rico. Castillo San Christobal is the largest fortification in the Americas. It was used to protect the city from land attacks against rivals such as England in 1598 and Holland in 1625.


HMS Bounty, used for the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" 

























Hope you enjoyed my photos. I am always available for any professional photography for any occasion, and photos are also available for purchase. Please leave comments and suggestions. Thank you for you continuous support. -Deanna C. Sakal