I'm Kinda Into Photography #14: Thanksgiving Break

I got so many cool photos it's sort of a dilemma which shots to include and which not, so I'm going to post them all (not really)! I took an interest in taking pictures of Disney balloons and cute kids. These pictures where taken in Disney Magic Kingdom, Island of Adventure, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens.

Mom kept laughing at our matching leggins. 

Epic moment when Dale pointed at me because of my Dale beanie. 

I love the effect of the counter light in this photo. 

Landscape of Universal Studios at sunset. 

Such a funny moment when Chip complained about my Dale beanie and then hugged me. 

Comparing my Nikon D7100 to my Sony a580

So this week I bought a brand new camera, I bought a Nikon following my grandpa's advice, and of course I followed his advices because he's had over 5 Nikon cameras, even over 10. So I bought this particular Nikon because of its weight, focus points (21, which is a lot) and prize.

When I first bought my Sony a580 I did it because of the colors, the shots I took with that camera came out with very vivid and similar colors.

What I noticed the most between these two cameras was: that the Sony a580 projected a better quality of colors while the Nikon D7100 had better focus.

I still have to get used to this new layout, but here are a few cons and pros about the Nikon D7100 compared to my Sony a580.

Cons:

• The screen that tells you the aperture, ISO and speed does not have a light of its own, so you can't see those numbers unless you select the option to use the screen. 
• I've noticed that sometimes it takes a long time to go from picture to picture. 

Pros:

• It's lightweight. 
• The lens I bought has a bigger capacity (18-105mm) and is smaller and lighter. 
• The vast amount of lenses you can buy. 
• The focus capacity. 

Overall I think that both cameras have their pros and cons, and they are both good. It just takes a little bit of getting used to and knowing you camera's peeks. 

Taken with my Nikon D7100.

I Was So Freaking Scared..

So in my previous post I told you about my new gig in Fashion Voyage, and today I went through campus looking for stylish people asking for a photo. 

At first I went to the Marshall Student Center and I was so awkward, I was about to give up and do it another day in Downtown, but I built courage and took out my camera. On my first try I saw this girl with a pretty dress, she was talking on the phone and I went to her and asked her if she was busy, I explained what I wanted and she told me that she was not interested, so first photo declined faster than a stand with free food. 

I kept walking and saw this cool edgy, rock and roll chic and I went up to her and asked if I she minded I took a picture of her outfit for an online magazine. She said yes! But she didn't stand up so I awkwardly took her picture sitting down. Is part of my job to as her how she describes her style and what are the brands of what she's wearing, so I asked her that and she didn't told me her brands so that was a fail. 


My second try, I saw a girl in an orange dress with a really cool bag walking by, and I asked her and she said yes. She answered all my questions, the only thing is that she only gave me the brand of her dress so that was not okay either.           

They say the third try is the one so I saw this Asian girl with a really edgy, simple yet sweet style and I asked her if I could, she said yes and she described every single item of clothing. That's the photo I sent to Mr. Comstock. He was really pleased with it. 

I kind of went from a really awkward to a really comfortable stage during my first search for good candidates and I just hope to get better in time. This will definitely strengthen some of my weaknesses. 

Fashion Voyage

So..

I GOT MY FIRST OFFICIAL JOB :) Actually, my mom told me it's not considered a job but a... Okay I forgot, but it's not a "job" because they are rather than hiring me, buying my photos.

So about this job, a online fashion magazine, Fashion Voyage, contacted me to be one of their photographers from Tampa. They have photographers all over the world, and I'm one of the ones in Tampa. What I have to do is go through wherever in Tampa and ask people with cool outfits if they minded that I take a picture of them for the online magazine. I'll do a post about my first experience later. Let me tell you, this is going to be hard because I'm a little introverted when talking to strangers but that's the beauty about this gig, that I get to exercise one of my weaknesses and get paid for it.

This is the link of the magazine: http://fashionvoyage.com

Soon you will be seeing my works in there.

STATUS: SO HAPPY.

FAREWELL PARTY!

Yesterday I had a farewell party because I'll be leaving for Tampa this Sunday! And a lot of my closest friends came by :) We hung out, played heads up, ate Mexican Food from "La Mexicanita", and also learned how to do the cup song! I love my friends and I will miss them a lot, hopefully December will come by pretty soon :) Here are from pics from last night: