Odd day in Washington

    I was going to post later today, but I forgot about work. So today is going to be a short blog. It's a gloomy day today, well sort of. It's all rainy and wet out, but it's almost 70 degrees. Not something you come by often in Washington. Work is going to be crazy. My town has this little festival thing called Oyster Run. No, it doesn't involve people running a marathon hold oysters. It's pretty much just a big biker fest. People come from all over the state on their harley's, etc. for a weekend of drinking, music and ogling other biker's shiny possessions. But mostly drinking. It would be a perfect time to pull out my camera and go downtown where all the action is at, but seeing as I have a ginormous hatred for large crowds and an over-abundance of noise, I think I'm going to pass. Not too excited about work tonight, We've got a band who's playing all weekend and bikers just love that.
     Anyway, instead of posting one of my own photos, I want to share my favorite photographer. I would be very surprised if anyone who knows anything about photography doesn't know who Annie Leibovitz is. She's incredibly diverse and has an incredible eye. Her photos are gorgeous, here's just one:

Amazing right?!

In case you're not sure who's featured in this photo, they are Julianne Moore and Michael Phelps.

Although I don't really care for her use of celebrity subjects in this series, it doesn't at all take away from how amazing all of them turn out. This photo is from her Disney Dreams Portraits series. 

This woman has some mad skill. With her camera, and with editing software :p

Well have a wonderful day, and check out some of Annie's work if you haven't already. :)

I miss thee, Camera.

       Allllllright. First bloggity blog, here I come. Using proper punctuation and grammar may be a challenge. Well not so much the grammar part, but punctuation yes. Thank God my internet has spell check. Unfortunately, that will not help my excessive use of run-on sentences. ANYWAYS. Among many things, I like to write. I do have a tendency to veer off-topic though, so bear with me. I actually had to google the phrase "bear with me" to make sure I was using the right bear. haha, ahh man. Here we go. Too many sentences in one paragraph.
     It's really a challenge to start writing a blog and be able to accurately portray who you are as a person. So I'm really just going to introduce myself a little. My name is Caitlan, I'm a Washingtonian and have been my entire life, and no, it doesn't rain 364 days out of the year, I promise. It rains 363 days out of the year...Juuuuust kidding. Actually, Washington is a beautiful place and has some of the most diverse terrain in the whole US. My main hobby for the past 5 or so years has been photography. I'm a big fan of nature, beauty, etc. and to be honest, I've kind of forgotten what drew me in to photography so long ago. 5 years may not seem like a long time, but in young adult years, that's a pretty long time. And I've lost touch with my love for taking photos. So that's what this blog is for.

     I'm not saying that I'm a pro or anything. I'm pretty amateur actually, but I'd like to go somewhere with it someday, I'm not sure how yet, but it's a dream. so instead of rambling, I'm going to share a few of my photos. I do use photoshop, but I don't manipulate my photos. I mainly do touch-ups and I mess with levels, etc. As I said, I am a newb. :p

     These are just a few randoms that have poked at me somehow, but I'd like to start posting photos that coincide with my mood. Which may include photos by other people which I admire. With the proper credit of course. Anyway, here you are.

This was from a trip to Fourth Beach in Washington. Well, ONE of those beaches :p

I love waterscapes, comes with being a resident of Washington.

 I also love Disney movies, preferably Disney movies involving princesses >.<

This is a portrait of a friend. I was messing with long
exposure.

And thissss, would be muah. Goofy AND refined. :p I'm a big fan of self-portraits. Not because I'm into myself or anything. But because I'm the easiest subject to move and manipulate.
Anyhow. That's all for now.
Until tomorrow,
xo