P52 Update - Weeks 10-14

I've learned something about myself while doing this P52 so far - I can stay pretty on top of taking the photos (even if it's on the last day of the week) but I am awful at posting them or blogging them in a timely fashion.  I think I need to work on this as the year goes on.

Anyway, it's time for an update on the weeks that I've missed so far. It's been a busy few weeks, working on a bunch of different projects, and having the opportunity to take photos for 2 different theatre productions.  Things are busy and crazy, which is great because that means I can pay my rent and save up to buy more photography toys (70-200 2.8 VRII I'm looking at you!)

Here we go.

Week 10 - Movement - Ripples taken at the Coal Piers shoot I did with some local CM members. A sort of loose interpretation on movement, but I'm ok with it

Week 11 - Night Portrait - Here we have Row, lit by an iPad and her laptop making faces at me.  I don't think she was feeling being photographed that night

 Week 12 - Signs of Spring - While visiting my parent's house I stepped outside and saw this planter, mid gardening.  I'm so excited for winter to be over, even though I live in a city and there isn't all that much green growing things.

Week 13 - Blue - One of the shows I got to take pictures of, Rent, featured some great blue light and awesome electric blue hot pants.

Week 14 - Bloom - A lot of people in my P52 group used gorgeous flower macros for this week, but a) that's not my style and b) I didn't have any flowers.  I even went to the park to try and find some nice growing things, and couldn't find anything.  I love this corner market though and figured the flowers outside totally count as blooms.

Woot, now I'm all caught up.The weather is gorgeous out, so maybe I'll have some other great and fun and interesting things to post soon!

Philly Coal Piers

Yesterday I got the opportunity to do something awesome and different for me - I met up with other photographers in the area and headed to an awesome location in Philly to do a photoshoot.  The Coal Piers are off the beaten path, and definitely a little interesting to get to, but it was so worth it.  We went down a dirt road, turned the corner, and encountered this graffitied abandoned structure right on the river with beautiful light and things to climb on and lean against.

The location was awesome, everywhere you turned there was something different, and a totally different feel.  We had a few models along who were incredible and beautiful and a total joy to take pictures of.  It was a new experience for me, to get to pose people, and I definitely learned a lot from watching some of them ore experienced girls.  Overall, a total blast.  Here's a selection of my shots from the day.  Which are your favorites?

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