Portrait Session: David

Last week I had my first senior portrait session of 2009. David is a senior at Early High School and seems to have it all lined up. He is an Eagle Scout, has a job working at Brookshires. He is joining the army after he graduates and leaves for basic training in June. He has even preregistered for college when his term of service is up. We took some studio portraits and then headed out to Brookesmith for some outdoor shots at David's Grandfather's ranch. We made sure to get some with one of the two original trees that were on the land when David's Great-Grandfather bought it in the 30s. David was a lot of fun to photograph and we wish him all the luck in the world as he heads off to the army!

Photo of The Week: Sun Flower Edition

This photo doesn't have a title yet so if you have any good ones let me know! I have always struggled to give my work appropriate titles. I want something that conveys the meaning of the piece but isn't cheesy. And cheesy is all I've got right now. I took this image while on one of my photo walks. I came upon a group of sunflowers and composed the image to include three flowers in various stages of growth. It shows the life cycle of the sunflower (without death of course we are trying to keep things positive).

Photography Classes

I am proud to announce the return of Stop Shooting Auto the photography classes that show once and for all that you are smarter than your camera! As most of you know I was teaching this class at TSTC just a few months ago, but due to a lack of funding and a general disinterest in community education by the higher ups it seems that Continuing Education in dead in Brownwood. I had hoped that TSTC would pick up the slack when Howard Payne axed their Continuing Ed department but that does not appear to be the case. But not to worry, Stop Shooting Auto lives on, I will now be offering the classes on my own with a more flexible schedule so that all of Brownwood and the surrounding area may learn to take better pictures.
The purpose of Stop Shooting Auto is to teach the fundamentals of photography as well as all the camera functions in a hands on environment. If you want to get repeatable results from the camera you spent $$$ on or you have always wondered what that button on the side does then this is the class for you. If you would like to learn how to take good pictures on purpose then send an email to kim@kimhurtphotography.com or call 325-200-6404 and sign up. The classes are 2 hours one day a week for 6 weeks and the cost is $130 per person. I would like to start the class the first week of February so call soon because space is limited. I am considering teaching advanced photography and photoshop classes if I can get enough students so anyone who is interested please contact me.

Photo of the Week: Organ Pipes

Happy New Year! That means it is time for new years resolutions, mine is to blog more often. I know that I should be doing more after all why start a blog if you aren't going to post anything on it. I just get bogged down in the everyday stuff that needs doing and I let my blog fall to the wayside. But no more, starting today I am adding a new feature - Photo of the Week. After my posts on the Austin Ave. Baptist pictures so many people sent me emails telling me how much they liked them that I have decided to make it a regular post. Once a week I will post a picture or series of pictures that I have taken either for my art portfolio or just because I felt like it and talk a little bit about the how and why of my photography. To start the whole thing off I will finish up with the Austin Ave. Baptist photos.
One of the first things I noticed when walking in to the sanctuary at the church was the wall of organ pipes. They just go on and on from one side of the wall to the other and so far up too. It was like a forest of metal covering undulating wooden hills. It is that idea that I tried to convey with my images. That the forest of metal pipes goes on forever.