Photo Stroll

Sept. 21, 2010 was my best friends birthday, to celebrate we went on a Photo Stroll around Downtown Historic Buford. The following images are a result of that, no edits. Some days the best thing to do is to just shoot for the heck of shooting.

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Before and After

Above shows a the before and after edits which I have done from my latest photo-shoot. I will be posting more B&A, and will also show the process of how it was done, in the form of videos.

2010 Bail Out Program

First I must say that I am very proud of the image above, it is me trying my hand at multi-layered sequential  editing. I think it turned out well for a second attempt, I am aware of the faults and I will use them to better myself on the next set of images. It is something I wanted to share even though I am aware it is not perfect. Point is, something can still cause  you to feel proud though it is not the way you want it to be. Enjoy the image and please let me know what you think. I will be writing an article and tutorial for Fuel Your Photography on how to accomplish an edit like this. Sadly it is not achieved by using the overlay blend. No blend modes here.

Special thanks to Cameron Scott for boarding for me.

Do you know where your Instrument is?

You will hear it more times than you would like to but here it goes again, if you do photography, "take your camera with you, EVERYWHERE you go". A few nights ago I was invited to see the screening of a short film some friends of mine from Point Click Shoot had produced. These guys stayed up for 48 hours straight working on this video and the end result was great. After the showing everyone gathered around and just began to talk and relax and over, just have a good time. The girl in the image above began playing some her own music, and everyone gathered to listen. The first thought that went through my head was, "wow I wish I had my Camera with me". This thought made me really understand why it is so important to keep your creative instrument with you. I say instrument as a way of covering all creative tools, whether they be a camera, sketch book, camcorder, and everything in between. What ever your craft, i believe it is very important to take something that allows you to practice it with you where ever you may. Luckily for me I was able to capture this moment with my iPhone. Though the quality of the image wasn't great, the quality of people and experiences which I have from looking at this image are amazing. 

Special thanks to Point Click Shoot thanks for the invite and night of memories

Retouching Video

The way I learned to do a lot of the edits that I do now, was by surfing the web and looking at video done on Youtube and Vimeo. I would put what I have learned to use in some of my own works and build my skill level from there. It soon got to the point where I was being asked how I was able to do a certain edit, or effect. So I decided to start screen capturing myself doing certain edits, in hopes that it will help others in same way I was helped. Above is a video of me doing an edit from a shoot I did not too long ago. The video's will get more intricate over time, showing full and complete techniques, till then enjoy!

Special thanks to,
Bianca Bowen (Model)
Raiza Kahn (Make-up Artist)

Thanks guys, could not of done it without you

A NO is just a YES waiting to happen

"NO", a word in which I believe many creative individuals can relate to as being one the the hardest words to hear. It is sometimes difficult to hear a, "NO", because it is often times followed by rejections. Whether it be for a concept, a job proposal, or even from client. No matter who it is from it is always the last thing that is wanting to be heard. This post is about over coming the fear of rejection. For a long time I would have a problem asking for help, not because I was ashamed to need it, but for the fear of being rejects and just getting a NO! One day I merely realized that the people I was afraid to ask for help and get rejected by, were just like me at some point. They were starting out, lost and wanting to seek advice, which is exactly what I was wanting to do. So one day I decided to email the sites which (blogs which I read daily, they can be found under "Helpful Links") and I just informed the people who ran the sites as well as other professionals, who/what I was and what i was hoping to accomplish.  And to my amazement I received emails back from about 90% of them. Turns out they were very willing to help, all of them gave me their personal email and phone numbers. And welcomed me to call and ask anytime I needed help. After experiencing this, it only motivated me to seek it out more professionals and ask for more help, which has in turn helped me creatively as well as expanded the network of creatives which I have. No is just a word and Professionals are just people to heard a lot of no's before getting many yes' s. So just go out there and try, you will be surprised at who is willing to help.

Special thanks to
Joey L Eric Bradshaw Patrick Hall  and Thayne Shamway , just to name a few

Where Do I Begin?

There is no clearly defined way to be a creative person, each person has or does something which works for them. This blog is my way of expressing and sharing my creative skills and knowledge, as well as my ups and downs with others. I hope that the future posts to come inspire and aid others on their way to creativity. My name is Rasheed Brown, and this is my Blog.