I just opened my account on Found Folios after looking through the beautiful and inspiring images that are shared online there. My first posting is one of my favorite fine art sessions, the Golden Gate Bridge. I took the photos lomography style with my Blackberry Pearl, and just had about the best time ever! It was such an interesting weather day there. I was driving across the bridge, leaving the city towards Marin County. The city was wrapped in fog and COLD! and I knew I wanted to spend the day somewhere warmer. As I was driving across the bridge, the fog started to lift and voila! it was bright and sunny. It was as if a curtain was right in the middle of the bridge, the SF side dark and foggy, the Marin side bright and sunny. So I parked at the visitor center and started walking back towards the fog, clicking away with my blackberry, and getting more excited with each new image I took. I had never really got up close to the steel, the bolts, the barbed wire, the signs, and was fascinated by everything. I came back with over 100 images, and started playing with them in photoshop, adding filters and contrast and just loved what I was getting. I actually even entered one of the images into PPSV print competition and got a gold ribbon! It just goes to show you, it’s not the camera you are using, but the vision and creativity by the person using it. (Oh and it doesn’t hurt to be on one of the most scenic bridges and areas in the world!)
Let me know what you think of these. I am also planning on publishing a book on my Golden Gate Bridge images later this year, so let me know if you are interested. Thank you!
