Bailey Thompson's A Photo A Week

MOVED TO FLICKR

2011-02-20T17:38:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Thanks for keeping up-to-date with this blog, but I have moved all of my photos to Flickr.

See here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/baileyjthompson/sets/

If you have Flickr, feel free to "add me as a contact"!

Username: BaileyJThompson

Disco Balls in... Snow

2011-02-20T15:33:00.001-08:00

Funny story with these ones. There are only 2 disco ball ones, but I took about 100 pictures that day...

That day, I'd missed my bus to school. Normally, this was just an inconvenience and I'd juust take the city bus. But as I got home, I noticed the fresh snow on the trees outside. I wasn't catching any city bus - I was taking pictures (Despite my mother's protests...). You'll never know how refreshing it is to take pictures when 1) the scene is so beautiful and 2) you know you're not supposed to!

Melt My Heart?

2011-02-16T18:21:00.000-08:00

^ Ice heart, just incase you hadn't figured that out.

Favorite! ^^

Hopefully you understand the metaphore for this one. I wasn't quite as impressed with the way the photos had turned out, honestly; I was hoping they would be a little more intense... Oh well :)

Somethings I'm beginning to Regret

2010-11-09T16:32:00.000-08:00

For the first time in my entire life... I forgot to capture some of the most amazing moments with my camera...

Moments so beautiful, so special to me... and now they're gone without anything but a trace of a memory.

I miss him

Only My Favorite Place In The World

2010-09-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

I think the appropriate title for this blog would not be "Bailey Thompson's A Photo A Week"

I truly find it amazing how I planned to spend so much time practicing photography this summer, and I never really got the chance. Summer flew by quicker than I would have liked, and I barely had free time.

I have some photos from when my family went to Wasaga Beach (My FAVORITE place in the world) for the week.

It's official; nothing beats a Wasaga Beach set

This is from a different day

I absolutely love this picture!
Here's the story; I was sitting at the beach writing when I spotted the view. Naturally, I dropped my stuff, sprinted to the cottage to grab my camera to find that it wasn't the same anymore. So I returned my camera to the cottage and resumed writing, only to look up and find an even more beautiful view. Simply said, I didn't take my camera back after that.

Wasaga Beach is MAGICAL, I tell you, MAGICAL.

Sunset from, I think, the first day, BEAUTIFUL - like a rainbow

Finally, just because I'm a proud daughter....

Sand sculptures by my father, Chris.

What possibly could you need a sandal for?

A foot of course.

Disco Balls - In the Reality

2010-06-05T15:22:00.001-07:00

These next few pictures describe the reality of my disco balls in nature series. Please see the first blog entry for explanation if you don't know the meaning.

It is untouchable. We are losing grip.

Kinda random.

My favourite!

Disco Balls In Nature - Extra

2010-06-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

I thought this one had a lot of meaning.

If you don't already know the meaning of my Disco Balls in Nature series, please see the original blog for an explanation... which might help you understand why this has meaning.

Disco Balls in Nature - Set 2

2010-06-05T15:06:00.001-07:00

In my backyard waterfall... I liked the bubbles!

Again, in the waterfall.

I liked the way the water continued falling as the ball began to drop.

At the top of the waterfall before it fell (I guess this is a little out of order!)

All of the Trilliums died... Already... So I decided to put a disco ball in what was left over.

In a tree...

I will NEVER do this again... Maybe

2010-05-24T14:40:00.000-07:00

I blinded myself for this picture. What I didn't realize... Is that even though you're looking through the lense, you're still staring directly at the sun and possibly even worse. So... I took a whole bunch of these pictures... trying to get the sun right. I took the camera down... I could barely see out of my right eye!!! I was like "uh oh!"

So in other words, I wouldn't suggest doing this at home.

But my gosh, I LOVE the Sun... It's so pretty.

R.I.P Trilliums :(

2010-05-24T14:32:00.000-07:00

This was taken after my walk.... And I was sitting on the deck when this thing started rubbing my head. Turns out it was the tree, and it looked kinda funky, so I grabbed my camera and pointed up.

OH NO! My Trilliums seem to be all dying - I didn't know they died so early in the year!!!

2010-05-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

Tree leaf - I actually love this one!

I thought this was kind of an interesting shot. What do you think?

Just another "through the trees" shot to add to my collection. As you've noticed, throughout adding pics to this blog, I've taken a bunch of pictures through this tree and you can see just how the forest has matured overtime.

Maple leaf :)

2010-05-21T14:05:00.000-07:00

I liked this one. Because the tree is in focus, but the colourful background isn't - amazing how much the forest has filled in in the last couple of weeks. BEAUTIFUL

I love Trilliums, I'm sure you've already figured that out though.

This is why I need a macro (or close up) lense... But isn't he cute... Kind of?

Queen's University Pictures

2010-05-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

It's been a while! I went to Queen's University in Kingston for a week for a program called E=MC2. Last year, I went for the photography (Hey, that's the reason I'm into photography today)... but this year I went for a different course. Anyways. Believe it or not, my camera and I didn't really spend as much time together as I'd expected (that sounds kinda strange)... I was so busy and having so much fun!

Anyways... Here's a couple pics.

Flower. Close up.

Library stairs. I fell in love the moment I saw 'em!

I don't know, I just thought it was kind of nice :)

Typical me, I found a squirrel. They're so much more photogenic than people!

Disco Balls in Nature - Set 1

2010-05-07T18:30:00.000-07:00

We are the disco ball.

Spinning continuously, but not really advancing. With time, becoming more apparent, more damaging and less attractive.

Our souls reflect nature and the world around us. The disco ball reflects the room engulfing it.

It reflects light, brightly blinding anyone who stares at it. We reflect destruction, ruining most of what we come into contact with.

While we advance technologically, we fall further behind in noticing the world around us. As the disco ball continues to reflect light, it becomes normal and less noticeable to those around it.

It is untouchable. We are losing grip.

Disco balls in nature?! What an unusual Sight!

Hard to mix nature with an object such as this. It's not normal, it's unusual, it's unexpected. There is a thin divide between the disco ball and the world around it.

Might I remind you, we are the disco ball?

This is the description of a very large series of photos I have begun working on. The disco ball is a metaphor for the human in so many ways, only few were mentioned above. Every once in a while, I'll upload some photos from the "Disco balls in Nature" Series.

Psst... Insider Secret: Those disco balls are Christmas Tree ornaments.

This photo won 3rd place at my public library. I liked how the greens of the forest were reflected on the disco ball.

Disco Ball in Grass

Disco Ball in Rocks

All of the above photos were edited in Adobe Lightroom. Taken with Fuijifilm Digital Camera.

Yeah, it's a fish....

2010-05-02T16:43:00.000-07:00

You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to photography tiny fish through the glass... but I think these photos turned out well.

These are my male fancy guppies... Incase you're wondering.

You can't see AS well in the picture, but this guy is extremely colourful.

This one's got a bit more colour in his body.

April Flowers Bring May Showers... WHAT?!

2010-05-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

It's May 1st... and I've already found a Trillium. In fact, dozens and dozens of them. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, or a bad thing. But for the beauty of it, we'll just say it's a good thing. Beautiful!

I liked this tree - I thought it was kind of unusual.

This one is kinda unique too, eh?! A little early for flowers. I took this in April. It should be "April Showers bring May flowers". But this April, we had very little rain, and tons of flowers and growing. Today is the first of May and I believe this was our first real rain. So, what is it this year? April Flowers Bring May Showers? That's just not right!

Green Screen Photos

2010-05-01T12:19:00.000-07:00

This is the first time I've published photos from my green screen photography studio. Incase you're curious, the set up is very simple. I have got a chromakey muslin green piece of fabric on a stand that covers 1 wall and the floor. I have 2 umbrella lights which are used to backlight the background (green fabric). I've also got two softboxes that are used to light the subject, as well as 2 flashes for the subject. It's an awesome set-up, that works and I really enjoy working with it. I use FXHome PhotoKey editing software to work with my green screen images.

Isn't it awesome? I think it's pretty cool how she never left home to get a picture at the beach.

I absolutely love this one!!

Beach

2010-04-15T15:08:00.000-07:00

Mr. Sun - Don't Try This At Home

2010-04-15T14:59:00.001-07:00

Squirrel Born to Be A Model - Yes, I know I'm crazy!

2010-04-15T14:07:00.000-07:00

I went for a walk and found this little guy. Who, when seeing me, moved closer and stood still. I took a few pictures before he changed his pose. I took more pictures before he changed his pose again. He did this a bunch of times and eventually... I guess he was done because he started yelling at me. At that point, I walked away and he ran down towards the river. Quite the cutie!

Creepy Storm

2010-04-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

It was almost instant, that this random wind storm (no rain/thunder, just wind) blew in!

The clouds looked kinda mean, the trees blew like crazy...

To the point that even one fell down.

Just a little glimpse of the creepy storm that came and went pretty quickly.

Taken with Canon... today. No editing.

Forgotten

2010-04-03T17:02:00.000-07:00

Haven't uploaded lately! Mostly because I haven't been out taking recent pictures and I don't want to bore you with old ones.

But then again... I think you'll like the one I took today...

So Typical, It Was Beautiful

2010-03-27T09:13:00.000-07:00

Uh oh!

2010-03-27T09:02:00.001-07:00

Well... These things happen and I kind of forgot to upload any pictures in the last two days (oops!)

When I saw this sunset, it really looked more like a gorgeous rainbow embracing the entire sky. The problem was, it was dark out. If I put my flash on, it turned it even darker. When I turned my flash off, there was no flash to freeze the frame, so it looked blurred. But... Somehow I think it looks kind of neat. The colour of the sky is overwelming - it sure was a beautiful night!

The picture says it all - I thought it was gorgeous!

Both taken using my Canon XSI. No editing.

I'm sorry...

2010-03-24T18:32:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, I know, it's snow. I'm sorry for that. I thought it was a nice picture :)

Makes Me Wish Spring Would Hurry Up!!

2010-03-23T19:25:00.002-07:00

This was taken at Queen's University last year (2009) with my Fuijifilm. No editing done.

Kind of random, but I felt it was well composed.

A lot of my photos lately have been from last year. I apologize, I'm just in the mood for spring and wouldn't dare posting pictures I took in the winter.

Isn't Nature Beautiful?

2010-03-22T17:25:00.000-07:00

Taken last Summer (2009), with my Fuijifilm camera. Edited with lightroom.

I love this one - although I'm looking forward to getting a better zoom lense!

Where There's One, There's Always More...

2010-03-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

I just want to say, I love this image way more than I should. The colours are absolutely gorgeous and it reminds me of summer in so many ways.

This one also has a story. I was in my back yard when I noticed a Trillium and got unbelievably excited, because they are a beautiful sight. I began taking multiple pictures, when my dog ran through the gate and into the forest behind my house. I chased her and she led me to a section of forest where there was no doubt 500 Trilliums, at least. You can see them faded in the background.

This photo was taken last summer before I had my Canon. So it was taken with a Fuijifilm 8MP digital point-and-shoot camera. I did edit it with my trial version of Adobe Lightroom, just to enhance the colour a little.

The Last Kiss

2010-03-20T20:33:00.000-07:00

This one has a story. Just imagine... My mother walking into the room as I am walking out the door carrying wine glasses, a necklace, food colouring and a camera. I guess, she had a right to wonder! Surprisingly, she had no problem... so I headed outside and set the glasses up. I did the first few photos of the filled glass standing upward, but it seemed too uniformed and set up. So instead, I decided to knock down the glasses and see where they ended up. I thought it looked kinda neat.

The name of the picture comes from this kiss on the side of the glass, as well as the necklace which appears to have been thrown down in a rush with the glasses.

No photo editing was done to this photo. I will give credit to my sister for the kiss though!

Just a little dark and gloomy

2010-03-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

I thought this one looked a little neat. Kinda typical, but interesting. It has a dark feel to it, and the clouds make it feel stormy and sad. But overall, I think it's a nice photo. I espeically like how you're looking up at the trees at an interesting angle. This was taken TODAY! No photo editing! :)

2010-03-19T20:21:00.000-07:00

This is to make up for the two days I have missed....

This photo was taken on January 1/2010. I noticed a slit in the trees and decided what a great photo it could make; kind of opening up into the huge forest. I had quite the difficulty focusing on the background rather than what was in front of the camera! No editing was done to this photo.

With this one, I decided to continue the theme with the exact same trees. This time, you'll noticed that the snow is gone and the sky is a little bluer. No editing was done to this photo either. Photo taken Mar 18, 2010

I am thinking I will continue with the trees for each type of season and then in between; I think it turned out nice.

And...

2010-03-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

I've already failed putting up a picture a day. It's the March Break, I have been so incredably busy; that's my excuse.
Next up are 3 pictures to make up for my lost days.

Oops!

First Image: Only the Darkest Hour

2010-03-16T16:33:00.000-07:00

Copyright (c) 2010 Bailey Thompson. All rights reserved.

This photo was taken a few days ago. It was meant for a still life, with kind of a dark feeling to it. Someone had just blown the candle out for me and it just worked out perfectly!

You've Gotta Start Somewhere....

2010-03-15T19:45:00.000-07:00

So I was trying to come up with some genius way to share my photography online without it looking like some insane Facebook photo album or something crazy like that.

My idea; from now until the day I get to lazy to do so, I will upload ONE photo per day to this blog. I will try to take the photo THAT day... but sometimes it will be from previous days because I liked the photo a little too much.

But before we get started, for those of you who are wondering... Technical details:
Typically, I will say what I used, and if it was edited in the entry..
Camera: Canon XSI SLR Digital Camera
Editing Software: None (Typically, it will be none. I am currently saving for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, but for now, I have neither so there will be no editing done to regular photos) That being said, if it is a studio photo, I've used the program FX Home Photokey to edit out the studio backdrop and replace it with a nicer looking on.
Flash: Just the typical camera flash. However, if need be, I will use my large reflective umbrella flash. However, it's HUGE and heavy and I don't particularily enjoy taking it everywhere I go. LOL
Lighting: I prefer natural light, in everything except studio photos. In the studio, I currently use two 800w umbrella lights, and 1 500w (I believe) backdrop lighting, as well as both camera and external flash. In about a month or so, I will begin using 3 1000w softboxes. But I'm holding off ordering them until I'm confident that it fits my budget. Haha!

Any questions? Visit the contact page to find out a variety of ways to contact me: www.baileythompson.ca/contact. Or simply, shoot me an e-mail: contactbaileythompson@gmail.com.

I have a feeling this is going to be an interesting journey... so I suppose, we can get started!