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#P.O.T.D. weekly re-cap, week of October 4, 2009

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Posted by Katie on October 15, 2009 – 1:02 am
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Sunday, October 4, 2009 – “Hello Kitty”

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I was pushing myself again to do something different. I’ve always been interested in doing some sort of erotic photography. Nothing graphic, just art. The human form is intruiging and lovely. This week I dabbled a bit in some teasing sort of pieces.

Monday, October 5, 2009 – “Would You Like To Go To There?”

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I love this place. I featured this shot in my last photo tech blog. The beautiful Lodge at Riverside along the Rogue River in Grants Pass, Oregon. I would love to live in this town again.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – “I Forgot Where I Was Going?”

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Honestly, I forgot where I was going. lol Jet set Kapow? O_o

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – “Lemon Lomo”

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I took this on my Iphone last summer and turned it into a Lomo. I love Lomography and its little sub cuture.

Thursday, October 8, 2009 – “Behind the Lens”

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My #HNT contribution for the week. Gaussian Blur for the win!

Friday, October 9, 2009 – “Peeking”

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Is this my sexiest photo yet? I’m not sure. Sure do like the nets.

P.O.T.D. re-cap week of Sunday, September 27, 2009.

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Posted by Katie on October 9, 2009 – 7:05 pm
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Just in time for the weekend, here’s the P.O.T.D. weekly re-cap for the week of Sunday, September 27, 2009.

As always, feedback is appreciated and thanks for watching the P.O.T.D. on Twitter.

Cheers,

- Kapow

Sunday, September 27, 2009 – “Fairytale Stairs”

#POTD photo of the day: Fairytale land stairs up up up to her he walks http://ping.fm/8JnDY on KatieKapowDotCom.

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I had a paid portrait shoot with a lovely young couple that was recently engaged.  It’s been a while since I shot in Grants Pass, Oregon so I took them to my favorite little nook along the river.  These stairs have made it in to many of my portraits but I’ve never edited it quite like this one.  Very fairytale like.  She was quite pleased.

Monday, September 28, 2009 – “Counting Down”

#POTD photo of the day: Counting down, 3, 2, 1 my house is empty, alone with my love. AT LAST! on KatieKapowDotCom http://ping.fm/BZTzk

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Ah yes, the Twitter dare photo that started a very artistic, naughty streak.  Heh.  I’m going to be taking some nudes soon and I have to brush up these skills.  The following photos made way for some fantastic conversations though. LMAO!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – “TigerRawr”

#POTD photo of the day: RAWR loud like a Tiger, on KatieKapowDotCom http://ping.fm/hHR9c

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Oooh this one was a pleasant surprise!  I found it in archive while cataloging.  Taken sometime in 2007, it wasn’t anything special until I played editing magic.  I’m blowing this one up and hanging it in my living room. =)

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – “Meet You There”

#POTD photo of the day: A train wud take u there thru here —> For a friend —>”Meet you there” on KatieKapowDotCom http://ping.fm/MOybH

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This one is special, very special.  A friend needed a way to get to his love.  I built the path for the dream.  Love you madly David!  I’m sure she’s waiting too.

Thursday, October 1, 2009 – “Legs”

#POTD photo of the day: A little leg, a little net, a little lace, a lot of fun on KatieKapowDotCom http://ping.fm/FClFJ

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Oopsie!  Kapow got frisky again!  Actually, this is one of my all time favorites.  I wouldn’t change a thing.

Friday, October 2, 2009 – “Ghost”

#POTD photo of the day: High contrast me. A ghost? Could be. I’m not dead yet. What do these eyes say to you? http://ping.fm/YnaZj On KatieKapowDotCom

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“Ghost” is still my favorite high contrast, macro portrait.  This is a self portrait too.  Taken in 2008, the infared fx’s and slight surface blur on my eyes makes it a delicately intriguing piece.

Saturday, October 3, 2009 – “Thanks For the Mammaries”

#POTD photo of the day: “Thanks for the mammaries” they’re great on KatieKapowDotCom http://ping.fm/EEmo8

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Heh.  Here I’m practicing again.  I think the U.S. is so sexually deprived.  I get emails and messages when I post photos like this telling me how “uncomfortable” these photos, mixed in with my other art, makes my viewers.  Not so much “softcore” as an artistic expression of sexuality, these are some of my most beloved shots.  With a little Kapow humor, maybe I can break some of you in.  If you’re not comfortable with the human form in general, how will you ever be comfortable with yourself?

(All photos on P.O.T.D. are available for viewing in the gallery. Thanks for visiting www.katiekapow.com.)

PhotoTech Blog #7 – “Do you want to go to there”.

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Posted by Katie on October 4, 2009 – 1:20 am
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One of my favorite things to do is to use a photograph that is only taken in passing, as my palette for a new piece.

This is a wonderful example of how I play in my spare time.

This photo was taken while I was metering light.

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I was out on a hired shoot for a young couple, taking engagement portraits.  They wanted a shot with the Caveman Bridge in the background.  Lovely shot.  To get the portrait we walked out on another bridge, one of my favorites in Grants Pass, Oregon, that stands parallel to the more historic Caveman Bridge.  Here on this side is positioned the Lodge at Riverside, a fantastic tourist resort, home to the famous Hellgate Canyon Jet Boats.

I’m looking through my lens and snap this landscape without a thought.  No true vision of composition in mind.  Months later, while cataloging some of the hundreds of raw shots I store, I stumble upon this and start to play.

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There are a variety of effects in this piece.  Along with my standard vignette and radial gradient overlay (that I’m slowly becoming known for), I’ve done some very simple painting with the preset smart brushes.  I really feel that anyone could do this, given the skills to navigate PSE.  Elements has done something so spectacular by making my beloved Photoshop into a program that most scrap-booking mothers could control.

I used the greenery, cloud contrast, sunset, and high contrast smart brushes in this transformation, tweaking and adjusting the settings and gradient styles on each.  I found the reflected style gradient to be quite useful here, especially with the river surface. I do very little not in excess so as is my standard I have upped the contrast and saturation levels to my style.

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There are a few more complex things in play with this piece, including hand painted greenery and mountains and some texture changes.  If you would like specific details on what I’ve done, please message me here at the site, I am happy to share.

This photo can also be found in my gallery with #KapowNotes here.

Cheers,

Katie