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by Melanie
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making of: New Year Me
As promised, below you will find the video of me taking my “New Year Me” portrait. The song is “I Am Blessed” sung by Nina Simone (Wax Tailor Remix). I found the mp3 on Sixeyes Music Blog on the One and Only Christmas Mix (again) 2008 post.
The video doesn’t use all the photos, but they are all here in chronological order. I’m still a bit of a camera noob and shot using “the basic zone” with the flash disabled. I’ve been experimenting with my camera’s “creative zone” with limited success, I’ll share those later. I figure I’ll be more motivated to learn how to use different functions once I become limited by what the “basic zone” does.
Back to the photos.
I knew that I wanted to include sparklers and candles, and that I was going to sit with my back to the window in hopes of getting a bit of city skyline. I took some shots with an overhead lamp and some without. I really loved using the tripod and now just think I need a shutter release to make my life complete.
Please enjoy responsibly!
making of: New Year Me from Melanie Ching on Vimeo
Well Done, Looking forward to 2009 on your site.