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1) A shot from SuperUnknown. It was rad to get the chance to shoot it, I had this angle lined up since I first saw the feature, Berman runs a tight ship, so I only got to shoot it for a little bit. I came out with some keepers, some I'm still holding onto, so I'll throw up this guy.
2) One from this summer in Colorado. Camped in one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, tried to do it justice.
3) I can decide on my last one, so I'll post #3 later
1. First snow of the year came early and I somehow found one of the last trees that was still showing the fall colors. Also, this is the first photo that I have ever sold so I was pretty stoked on that.
2. I've seen very similar shots of this location posted countless times by other photographers but when I visited New York this summer I had somehow forgotten about it. I was in a hurry to catch the subway but as I walked around a corner, bam, there is was. I only had time for one shot so I ran into the street and hoped for the best.
3. This certainly isn't one of my best photographs but it was by far my favorite in terms of actually photographing the event. I had to climb up onto this bridge and stand 50 feet in the air on a six inch wide beam to get the shot centered. I was absolutely terrified but the satisfaction and excitement that came from capturing this was unparalleled to other photographs.
I worked for a marketing company in the ADK's this summer which taught me a lot of awesome stuff. This ones is from a Sunrise on Cascade Mtn in NY during and inversion.
Back in the spring I was focusing really heavily on street photography. That was definitely the best stuff I've shot this year. After the summer I started a huge film project and haven't been shooting nearly as many photos.
I don't know anything about photography, but my friend sam took this picture of me. We never ski in the summer so this is the only shot I have with blue skies in the background. (Rainier in the back)
Holy Fuck... 3rd pic gets so much hype and yes its good but I have never seen that first one. That first one is just fucking amazing, type of picture that sells.
Been super lucky to see some pretty sweet things this year ( and even luckier to get photographs of them). It was super tough to choose just 3!
This first one was taken in The Chicago Basin in southwest Colorado this summer on a backpacking trip. I chased around these goats for quite a while until I got them into a composition I really liked.
The second one was taken in Mancos, Colorado at my house during monsoon season this August. I had been sitting out in the rain and wind for about a half an hour with lightning going off every where but in the line of my camera. I was shooting with a very wide angle lens and this lightning strike lit up about a half a mile away. It scared the shit out of me honestly.
This photo was taken in Albisola Marina, Italy. I am living here as an Exchange student for a year now and this place is incredible. This photo was taken under an ancient fortress. There are fishermen in the background that were staring at me as I was being slammed by waves with a camera and tripod.
Sadly these are all wide angle shots and I recognize that. I working on getting some new glass this year with a greater focal length.
Top 3 is really hard to choose for this year! I got a lot done progression wise and I'm really eager to see what happens in 2015. It's only up from here baby.
I made the switch to m43 in february, and the decition turned out to be a good one.
#1:
This is my definitive favorite of 2014, maybe ever. Right before we took off to Thailand, I looked a lot at Steve McCurry's portfolio. I find his travel images to be unparalelled, especically his portraits. This was also one of the first photos I shot with my new Voightländer 25mm.
#2:
Im really into drawing and design as well as photography, and thus I love bold subjects and simplicity. I think that this reflects that.
#3:
One of the first images I shot with the m43 system, and the only picture I shot for a whole weekend trip.
It's tough to compare to some of the other guys in this thread! However, I'm proud of my work this year so I'll participate. I've gotten a lot of great feedback on my photos this year which helps keep me motivated to keep improving. So, in no particular order:
1. Preseason hike at Stowe.
Not getting the symmetry perfect on this one bothers me a bit, but I don't think it takes away too much.
2. Carl's Bad Cabin, NE Carry, Maine.
3. NE Carry, Maine.
I didn't get as much positive feedback on this one as on as the other two, but I still love it. I feel like it just has Maine written all over it.
Hey, really only started getting into Photography this past year, and I am really proud of some of the work I have produced. Let me know what you think, open to feedback. Also, tried to include three shots from different genres.
"Just Hangin'" - Shot at Big Boulder Parks
"Fishing at Sunset" - Shot in Burlington, VT, Lake Champlain
I started taking photography seriously this year, still have a loooong way to go but pretty stoked with some of my stuff so far! Here are my three favourites from this year:
3. Torchlight Parade and Fireworks - Showdown Ski Area
This was surprisingly difficult to do... I'm so stoked to see all of the improvements I've made in every area of my shooting. I started film this fall, and really enjoy everything about it. Landscapes are becoming more and more manipulatable for me, and as this being my third year shooting the torchlight parade ^ I actually know what I'm doing now. Thanks to everyone on the "post your best photography.." thread, I've been able to make adjustments and really steer myself in the direction I want to go.
1) "Drifter" - Great Sand Dunes National Park
I was on a road trip to the southwestern corner of Colorado and I was really trying to make my photos the best they could be. I had just started using my RZ, and with the absence of the ease of use that I had become accustomed to with my other cameras, along with the few frames per roll, it was highly focused on how critical it was that I really thought about my photos. The Sand Dunes stop was rather impromptu, and as was this photo. Sure, I spent a little time trying to find a good shot, but I wasn't as focused on getting everything perfect as much as I was of the sheer oddity of the Sand Dunes geography. I find that often this is the case for photos that end up really speaking to me. Mamiya RZ67, 60mm, Fuji Acros 100, Red filter
2) "Explorer" - South Valley Park, CO
I really like this photo because, as cliche as it sounds, it evokes feelings in me of the relationship between the act of exploring and the accompanying unknowns. I was meandering around at my go-to hike spot when 3 deer darted across the trail to the bushes below and my dog whipped around and darted to this perch to try as best he could see where the creatures were headed. When he realized that he could no longer see them in the thick brush, he darted his head around looking all across the area unable to find them. He pulled on the leash and seemed to have an intense desire to explore the area. Artistically, maybe I should have kept the leash, but it was just plain ugly. Sony Nex-C3, 16mm f2.8
3) "Burst Rate" - Colorado Springs, CO
I saw this goofy guy, decked out in the latest and greatest of old-man-photo-guy gear, sporting his UV protective clothing and duo of cameras. At the airshow many viewers were doing the same thing, just as at any current concert, they were viewing the event through a screen (or viewfinder). I was surprised of this especially due to the abundance of close up displays and loud airplanes along with a generally older crowd age. And as I see this guy accurately tracing every plane through his viewfinder(s) I wanted to convey that feeling of disconnect of the people and the event. I feel that this is one of the very few, if not my only image, that has really had an intended meaning. Olympus OM-1n, 28mm f3.5, Kodak Portra 160
