Being a student at the Mississippi School of the Arts takes hard work and dedication. Often I find myself not being able to the things I love; one of things being photography. I found my love for photography ever since I got a camera phone honestly. I love taking pictures of the cloudy sky, the dewy day after it finishes raining, or simply just a beautiful flower.
According to Wikipedia, scenic photography is also known as landscape photography shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Scenic photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes. Scenic photography is done for a variety of reasons.
Here are some my favorite scenic photographs:
Okay, so now I think you understand my fascination with scenic photography. The endless opportunities you can create with scenic photography with just the base of the beautiful earth. I mean I know when I feel upset, overwhelmed, or I even just need to relax. I go outside of my house and sit down on my drive way and just observe my surroundings. I take a deep breathe and I meditate. I instantly feel at peace with the world as if we are one. The beauty of nature is a underrated form of art and I believe everyone should just sit outside and fully take in the beauty of nature. The inspiration you feel is as if your past ancestors or your guardian angels are in conversation and you can feel their presence. I hope i’m making sense, probably not I don’t know, but back on topic with scenic photography.
Last year in my digital media class the assignment for our final exam was to create a photography show and OF COURSE I decided to implement my personal scenic photography. So here is the photography show I submitted. I hope you enjoy.
WARNING: These pictures look nothing of the quality above I am just a beginner with a starter camera. So please judge lightly lol!
Stephyne Weathersby Photography Show
Brief Information about the photos in case you’re interested
The first two photos I featured were the pictures I took while I was at the cabins lat year with my family. It was probably 30 something degrees outside,but it was a sunset and I had to capture the moment. In the first photo presented in a slideshow I tried to make the view of the sunset the main point but with a sub view of my cousin looking at it. The second photo is similar to the first considering they were taking at the same location.
For the rest of the photos that are shown are from my vacation I took last summer. For the vacation I went on a cruise to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Mexico. The third picture is when I was in Montego Bay, Jamaica on a tour bus and it was the view of the city.
In the next picture I was still in Jamaica; however, this is probably one of my favorites. Even though it is blurry you can see a clear sight of a tree with springing pink leaves.
The fifth photo shows a picture of a hill in Montego Bay and where loose goats were roaming free. The tour guide said, “Even though you don’t see the owner doesn’t mean their not there. If you try to pick one up you see someone come after you.” I thought the story was entertaining so I took a photograph of the view to describe it.
The next three pictures were placed in Cayman Islands which was the second place I visited on the cruise. The picture of the sea turtles is when I was in a animal museum. I saw all kinds of live animals like alligators, snakes, and etc. The sea turtles caught my eye because I never saw one in person before, and I thought they were so beautiful. In the picture that I took of the sea turtles were bunch together and their shells look like rocks dazzling in the sun. The next picture, features a mamma chicken and her chicks trailing behind her which I actually saw outside the museum. I thought this symbolize family, and since I was there with family I thought it symbolize the trip pretty well. The last picture I took in Cayman Island was the picture of the ground. If you look closer you can see an iguana and a pink flower that stands out through the grass.
The last two sets of pictures I took were in Mexico. While in Mexico I didn’t explore the city but I did go on a private beach. These pictures feature the sky of the beach we were on. All the photos I edited with same technique I added more color and lowered the lightness slightly . I tried to make this set of pictures more colorful.
I always love to read about what people are passionate about. It was lovely to hear your passion for photography. Your photos are beautiful, and I appreciated the description that came with them. There’s something about having backstory on a photo that makes you love it even more.
ahhh you’re so talented!! Those photos were so good Steph like omg! I’ve never been a photography type of girl, but I sure do love your work. Keep it up sis!
I really appreciated this post. “The beauty of nature is a underrated form of art”, that’s so true and I think so many people take it for granted. I also love photography and find so much joy in surrounding myself with nature. My favorite thing to do when I’m upset is to go outside and focus on nature and I find it more difficult to be upset while looking at such amazing scenery. I could relate to a lot of the things you talked about, and I think it would be really cool if we took pictures sometime together:) The pictures you showed are so beautiful and they made me happy just looking at them and reading their background. Thank you for sharing this.
I found this blog to be so interesting!