tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41176390178115276122012-01-08T11:53:21.992-08:00sara ambernoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-71437690344935260312009-09-15T09:01:00.001-07:002009-09-15T09:01:43.947-07:00go <a href="http://littledynamitephotography.com">here</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-7143769034493526031?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-71167376866465272632009-09-13T08:18:00.000-07:002009-09-13T08:34:31.629-07:00<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/3895077180_954d922a9d_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"></center><br /><br />last weekend, i posted pictures from my uncle's 2008 "crab fest" and then made the drive down to rural delaware (did you know such a part of the state even existed?) for this year's festivities. the past week was a little crazy at work, so i'm just getting around to posting my favorites from the day now.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/3902439798_3992ea8271_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3901666255_31f1396ce6_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3901667053_03943dbf23_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3901671441_8726bda15e_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3902451152_1c9ac06dd5_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3902458518_00c0efd2b6_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3902460270_1fecf1e6c4_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3901682617_d0b5bf8e83_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3901683545_599d31ae67_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3902466524_c6db10aa0e_b.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3421/3902467798_1698828e63_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3901689915_3b7a06de43_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3901692173_44851472fb_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3902476426_49c77383d0_b.jpg" width="533" height="800"></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-7116737686646527263?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-87735165328794873112009-09-06T08:42:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:00:21.823-07:00<center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2829665776_7d7399deb6_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"></center><br /><br />today, i'm headed down to delaware for my uncle's annual labor day weekend family "crabfest". in honor of the occasion, i thought i'd share some photos from last year's event. happy labor day weekend!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2828828873_29397b1a32_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br />(what, you don't cook your crabs in an old keg?)<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2828829087_643e6a1542_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/2828829681_64aa4f2a71_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2235/2829666786_b6a2bdfc79_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2829666850_e3cfaf2fe2_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2829667874_927b527217_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2828830719_53769672e5_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2828831401_10c93cdd2f_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2828831471_e7aba1a2cb_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/2829669178_57fe1192c9_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2828832387_4dd3f330d3_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2829669946_5efeac072e_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2828832865_d8c7e96a9c_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2829670606_6c10120d2c_o.jpg" width="800" height="533"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2828833833_cffa64d716_o.jpg" width="533" height="800"></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-8773516532879487311?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-3326012153566678622009-09-05T07:45:00.000-07:002009-09-05T10:56:06.161-07:00<center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3668555857_1113fff3f7_b.jpg" height="533" width="800" border="2"></center><br /><br />my cousin louisa got married on june 27th at a gorgeous church in philly. i have no great shots of the ceremony because i was up in the choir/organ loft playing with my trio, but i made up for that at the reception (which was held at the restaurant school on walnut street). the location was perfect and it was definitely one of the prettiest receptions i've ever been to, hands down. at one point, one of the professional photographers came over to compare lenses with me. he was a nikon guy, but we got along just fine.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3669329494_93dac889f4_b.jpg" height="533" width="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3668531735_d3c4c2b20c_b.jpg" height="533" width="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3668537321_9b0a276e1d_b.jpg" height="800" width="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3668540939_0b8d3b09a6_b.jpg" height="800" width="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3668546641_4c1d3ce52a_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3668547853_1a982516f8_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3669361888_61accf66e1_b.jpg" height="800" width="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3668553311_73e7b23b01_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3669364086_787193097e_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3668557723_81a97bdce6_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3668562729_133bb44d1a_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3669372590_a73317a6c2_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3669383522_c708c8cb3a_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3668571651_3b83965def_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br />*these photos were all edited pre-imac, on the macbook with iphoto.</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-332601215356667862?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-2279764771632451942009-09-02T09:55:00.001-07:002009-09-05T11:00:05.454-07:00<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/3683565638_df8649ae9a_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"></center><br /><br />over the summer, i discovered an awesome technique known as "double lens reverse macro". basically, you hold two lenses together, face to face, and take a picture through them. i love it because it's given my old kit lens new life and it produces some awesome results.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3601299797_d13c4ce6bb_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3602113490_d0f40db821_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br />(window screen)<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3602114432_3f109cb29b_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br />(dandelion)<br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3602112908_a450ecfa21_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br />(lens cap)<br /></center><br /><br />my set-up is shown below - i've got my canon 50mm f/1.8 attached to my 18-55mm kit lens with a macro coupler.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3602115348_664fa2647b_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-227976477163245194?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-82331005169903030822009-09-01T18:49:00.001-07:002009-09-05T11:01:41.569-07:00<center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3481800170_d38e39d0ea_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"></center><br /><br />my landlords' place is amazing. trust me, i know - we share a driveway and 5-car garage and backyard. their house was built in half of an old barn. yes, just half of it. the other half is still very much a barn, complete with high ceilings and beams and sunlight pouring in through slits in the wood and bats in the rafters.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3481798704_0875033585_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-8233100516990303082?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-22386701287283157382009-08-31T16:44:00.000-07:002009-09-05T11:04:50.860-07:00<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3875636443_6024ab6854_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"></center><br /><br />there is an old, abandoned barn on the property of the school where i teach. i have no idea about its history, but it just sits there and begs to be photographed. i saw a ladder sitting up against it today and decided to use it for my "365 days" shot for the day, to be submitted to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1040132@N20/">bench monday group</a> over on flickr. the first two pictures below were also taken today and the next three were taken back during the summer when i was teaching private lessons at school two days a week.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3875637285_ee8b4e6210_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3875638023_e7a2d61b39_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3682747469_83eb57d12d_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3683562006_6166b7e2ca_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3683564394_af554675fa_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-2238670128728315738?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-56326333360291631022009-08-31T08:48:00.000-07:002009-09-05T11:11:05.181-07:00<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3871190752_82574088d8_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"></center><br /><br />this past weekend, i headed to jersey for the first birthday party of my cousin's son. the day was filled with good food, good times sitting around with family, presents that made everyone go "awwww" and an impromptu game of whiffle ball.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3870411127_46090f0c66_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3870415841_e2d226e322_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3871200228_b8c8d652c1_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3870420467_0b796b8859_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3871207372_9c0b64be50_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3871208970_836feb241c_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/3871366576_a9cc35b369_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3871374786_eceb889e59_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br />*no beer was actually consumed by any babies.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3871388048_6758ba8d36_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/3871395210_61505fe1fc_b.jpg" width="533" height="800" border="2"><br /><br />happy birthday, noah!!</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-5632633336029163102?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117639017811527612.post-23998202201569367572009-08-30T17:46:00.000-07:002009-09-05T11:05:59.561-07:00<center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3568912802_5bd28faeb6_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" border="2"></center><br />this is a test. a test to see if i can make a go at being more of a serious photographer. because the more i dabble, the more it feels like this is the only thing i want to do.<br /><br />why "little dynamite"? springsteen fans will immediately recognize the nickname. i chose it because of what his songs and lyrics mean to me. he tells stories of life and love, good times and bad times, triumphs and despair and in between all that, the tiny little things that make life so damn beautiful. i like to think that i take photography that celebrates the beauty of daily life around me. from casual glances to posed portraits, my goal is to find those tiny little details that make a photo worth taking in the first place. the moments that you will remember years from now.<br /><br />i know i have a lot to learn, but that's why i'm here. if you're a photographer who wouldn't mind taking a very eager (and willing to help) girl along with you on a shoot or two, please <a href="mailto:sarastell(AT)gmail(DOT)com">email me</a>.<br><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4117639017811527612-2399820220156936757?l=littledynamitephotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sara ambernoreply@blogger.com2