Rest in Peace?

First off, I have a website update! I've updated the Monthly Features gallery under the Featured tab. Now it's got eight new pictures from a couple of winters ago. You'll recognize them as being from the Missouri Botanical Gardens. I'll keep adding more to the gallery as I take them this winter so be sure to check back often!

Now, on to the photo update. My final for my Digital Photography class is coming up on Thursday so I've been diligently working on that the past couple of weeks. I decided to do my final project on gravestones and cemetery art. Well, while printing my photos last week, I realized that I was three photos short of the designated twelve photos needed for the portfolio book I was doing. So that meant one thing: Photo Excursion!

I headed out to an older cemetery called Forever Oak in the Kirkwood/Meacham Park area last Saturday. Now, usually, one would think of a cemetery as a peaceful resting place for those loved ones who have departed this Earth before us. Well, some of Forever Oak is very peaceful and quiet, but some of it...not so much. If you check out the shot on the left (click it to make it bigger) titled Rest in Peace? you'll notice highway traffic in the background. I mentioned the cemetery was in Kirkwood and this section of the cemetery is where the Kirkwood family is buried. You'd think that they'd want a more peaceful spot for the founders of their city. Rest in Peace, indeed.

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland

It snowed this weekend for the first time this…autumn. Yes, that’s right, it’s still three weeks away from winter and we have snow. But that’s not so bad, it made for some nice shots at Faust Park in Chesterfield. Here’s some previews for you to enjoy!

I had more fun with textures (as usual) with some of the images. As you can see, A Snowy Autumn Day in the Park, I got crafty with Leah Profancik's papers and frames. I really like the way that turned out...considering it was my first attempt at something like that. Not bad for an amateur, eh? It's funny, sometimes I surprise myself, in good ways of course.

The fence shot I got really layer crazy and had a blast, it looks great though. I actually used the same texture layer twice and just changed the blending style for each of them. It's kind of amusing, I loved the photo when I shot it but after I uploaded it, I totally disliked it. But, of course, after all my edits, I'm back in love with this piece.

This final shot isn't my best work, but there was just something about it that I liked. There's something almost whimsical about it, I think...but it could be just me. Any input anyone else has about this shot would be much appreciated. A texture maybe? Or maybe a paper? I just don't know! I've done so many edits these past couple days with the website going live and my class projects coming up, that my eyes are going crazy and my brain is turned to mush! Please help!

Well, anyway, this post has gone on long enough and I've run out of things to say. I hope you'll all check back in the next couple of days because I'm sure I'll have something new and fun to talk about since the website is live...which I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am over! Woohoo!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Yours,
Kdr

Welcome to My Blog

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the new face of Kd Reinhold Photography! Along with my new website, I’ll be posting updates here regularly as well, so check back often! There may even be contests and prizes coming up sometime in the near future!

I hope you’ll all enjoy my new website and blog and maybe I’ll even see some of you in the future as clients! I look forward to hearing from all of you! Have a wonderful week everyone!

kdr