Meredith Gordon Photography

Change of Address

2007-10-30T13:43:00.000-04:00

Change your favorites. This blog is on the move.

The business website will be launching in the next two days and with it, a new blog. Check it out here. It's still a work in progress, so don't say anything about the look of it yet. I have been working with Blogger for three years now so it's quite a switch to go with something else.

Thanks so much!

Woot!

2007-10-28T12:39:00.000-04:00

Some good news. My sister showed off her kids' pictures and booked me a paying job with a friend of hers from church. Woot!

The Yorde Bunch

2007-10-23T08:16:00.000-04:00

I took my niece and nephews out this weekend for our annual photoshoot. I love the pictures with the baby. He was very cooperative once we started singing the Itsy, Bitsy Spider.

For some reason, blogger has decided to cut off the right-hand side of my pictures. I'll have to figure that out.

Picture of the Week

2007-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:00

Some of my favorite photos from last week.

This week I get the opportunity to shoot my niece and nephews and I am supposed to have an interview with a local photography studio for a small office job. Hey, everyone's got to start somewhere!

Picture of the Week

2007-10-07T15:12:00.000-04:00

I am learning a lot in my digital manipulation class and used my advantage as a student to purchase my own copy of Photoshop CS3. This picture for "Picture of the Week" was enhanced in Photoshop. What do you think?

Picture of the Week

2007-09-17T20:24:00.000-04:00

I forget which week I'm on. In honor of 9/11, this is the picture I took. I tried to do a little Photoshop on it, but I'm not really sure what difference it made. I'll be learning Photoshop soon enough--class starts on Thursday.

I also really like this texture picture I took the same day. I did a walking tour around Dublin, OH and shot this of a bench outside a doctor's office.

Also, does anyone know how to make the pictures bigger on this blog?

Game Time Decision

2007-09-11T13:26:00.000-04:00

Over the summer I signed up for a math class at Ohio State because I was going to begin work on my actuary science degree. It was an upper-level math class, specifically for actuary science and it was already full when I signed up. I was put on the waitlist and I did not expect to get in. In the mean time, I signed up for the Photography I class to keep my student status. Funny enough, a few weeks ago I actually got into the math class, but decided to drop it as I was turned down for an actuary job about a month ago.

I am still signed up for the Photography I class. Class start next Wednesday, the 19th, but I haven't paid for the class yet. I am really torn with this decision. On the one hand, I know a lot of the stuff that will be taught in class as I've taken a few classes at the local photography store, but this class will also involve critiquing. Except for family and friends, no one has critiqued my pictures. On the other hand, the class is a good chunk of money. Money that could be used to upgrade my current camera. (I have a Canon EOS Rebel that's only 6 MP--I want a 5D, but really can't justify it.) In addition, the class is three days a week including two-2 hour classes. That's just time in class too and does not include the assignments. I still need to work full time, keep running schedule, and see my husband once in a while.

My question is this, should I enroll in class? Is class that important or is it more about practice, practice, practice? Should I look to sign up for a Photoshop class instead of a photography class (next quarter)? Thoughts?

Update: What the heck was I thinking signing up for another class? I signed up for a digital manipulation class which is a class about learning Photoshop. The class work looks less like photo manipulation and more like collaging. I have not dropped the photography class, yet, but I will probably only take one of these classes. I am kinda leaning towards the digital manipulation class since I know very little about Photoshop.

Picture of the Week

2007-09-07T06:12:00.000-04:00

This week's picture was taken at St. John Arena at The Ohio State University. Dave, my husband, used to be in the marching band. At the first game of the season all alumni are invited back to play and march. Rehearsal is the Friday before the game. This year the rehearsal was held at St. John's.

Future Plans

2007-08-30T08:24:00.000-04:00

I received a comment on my first post regarding having a separate website for my photography business. I wholeheartly agree. I'm just not quite to that point yet. My thoughts behind starting the blog now was to drum up interest, to see if people even liked my pictures, to see if this is a good idea at all. The business plans are being laid. I have a seven month timeline in which to lay those plans.

Thank you for the comment and suggestion. They are always welcome.

Picture of the Week

2007-08-26T17:50:00.001-04:00

I must say, I have really been enjoying taking pictures everyday and seeing what becomes. Last week I took my point and shoot to the grocery store. It was quite a sight trying not to be noticed. This is what became:

Picture of the Week

2007-08-20T17:53:00.000-04:00

One thing I have been doing to improve my photography is to take at least one picture every day. You can find the set here. From these pictures (or from others I took throughout the week) I am going to post one here to be my picture of the week.

Tell me what you think.

This week's picture is from the Western and Southern Financial Group Master's tennis tournament in Cincinnati this past week. Read my personal story about the tournament here. The fans got into the action by doing the wave during a changeover.

Welcome

2007-08-20T10:16:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the all new Meredith Gordon Photography blog. For several years now I have been toying with the idea of starting my own photography business, and now I am ready to take the leap.

A little bit about me: 5’2", eyes of blue, Aries. :)

I grew up and settled in New Albany, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. I attended THE Ohio State University where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. Photography has been a hobby and passion of mine for quite some time, but I didn’t get really serious about it until I had my point and shoot camera stolen on a trip to Boston and replaced that camera with a digital SLR. After taking some classes on how to use it and composition, I fell in love with photography. I have had the opportunity to shoot friends and family for engagements, weddings, and other special events.

If you’re interested in my photographic services or interested in purchasing any of the prints you see on this blog, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.

Please check back often for new stories and pictures. Comments and e-mails are always welcome

Meredith Gordon Photography

Change of Address

Woot!

The Yorde Bunch

Picture of the Week

Picture of the Week

Picture of the Week

Game Time Decision

Picture of the Week

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Future Plans

Picture of the Week

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