Category Archives: Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

February 20, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

I’ve always enjoyed playing with negative or empty space in my photography, so the Rule of Thirds is one of my favorite compositional tools. I actually set up my cameras to have the Rule of Thirds grid on the screen just because I do find myself frequently thinking that way. While I was in Florida last week I spent a day out playing and photographing the competitors for fun and not shooting strictly for editorial. Here, I stood on […]

Categories: Horse Shows, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: gratitude, horse, horse show, Nikon D3s, photography, Rule of Thirds, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale

February 8, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

The monuments in Washington, D.C. are among the most recognized buildings in the city, and I’ve enjoyed visiting them often. Photographing the monuments and memorials is sometimes a bit overwhelming, though, because of their grand scale and the many different viewpoints you can take. I could spend an entire day shooting some of them and still find myself with more to capture. Last month, when I went to D.C. on a photo walk with Arcanum Master Angela B. Pan, we […]

Categories: Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Arcanum Master Angela B. Pan, D.C., flags, Lincoln Memorial, National World War II Memorial, Nikon D800E, photography, scale, Washington, Washington Monument, Weekly Photo Challenge, winter

Tools of the Trade

February 1, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Black And White Project on Google+ featured a challenge this week titled “Tools of the Trade.” While I was working on the next issue of USHJA In Stride magazine on Friday, editing and writing articles, managing freelancers and attending conference calls, I took a short break to set up this shot. As an equestrian journalist, I could have included so many more tools: my computer, iPhone, copies of the magazines, programs, prize lists and other materials my work […]

Categories: Black and White, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Camera+, equestrian, journalist, Nikon D800E, photography, Sony A7, spurs, Tools of the Trade, USHJA, vocation

Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth

January 30, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

Defining the word “Depth” in a photo was the Weekly Photo Challenge today. I’m glad this theme came up, because I’ve enjoyed visiting several aquariums in the past year but never really worked with the images. At the time, I had fun playing with my camera and the inhabitants, tackling the challenging lighting and surprising quickness of the fish as they darted around their tanks. There were a lot of deletes! I chose to edit this one because of the […]

Categories: Black and White, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Baltimore Aquarium, black and white, depth, fish, MacPhun, photography, postaday, postaday2015, Sony A7, Tonality Pro, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Express Yourself

January 23, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

The question asked in today’s Weekly Photo Challenge was to “Express Yourself.” It’s really an open concept as people express themselves in so many different ways. When thinking about my world, there are a variety of topics that came into mind. I scrolled through the various submissions on the WordPress Daily Post page to see how bloggers were visualizing the theme, and I saw beautiful flowers, children smiling, a muddy water buffalo and even a Belgian statue giving a naughty gesture. […]

Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Botany Bay, cameras, express yourself, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday, postaday2015, South Carolina, trees

Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity

January 16, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Serenity. This is the swan I photographed earlier this fall who was so relaxed in my presence that it took a nap while I was hanging out at its pond. A perfect candidate for this week’s theme! This image was edited in Lightroom and Macphun’s Tonality Pro.

Categories: Birds, Black and White, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: bird, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, postaday2015, serenity, swan, Tonality Pro, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

January 10, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Shadowed. As I was reviewing some photos I took this fall, I paused to look through a gallery from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. The morning we visited, the fog quickly lifted, and it didn’t take long for that soft morning light to disappear. Without clouds, the bright sun quickly took control. Thankfully, Magnolia Gardens has beautiful paths that wind through their many ecosystems, from the Audubon Swamp to the […]

Categories: Photography, Scenic, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Charleston, Magnolia Plantation, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, photography, postaday, postaday 2015, shadowed, shadows, Sony A7, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: New

January 3, 2015 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s a New Year and time to reconnect with the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. So how àpropos that we are starting fresh with the word “New.” My new just happens to be old, however. One of my 2015 goals is to travel back in time into my photo archives to resurrect images that have been overlooked, ignored or otherwise lost in the whirlwind of creating new images. In 2014 I pressed the shutter on my cameras more than 21,000 times […]

Categories: Horses, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Copperman, foal, Holsteiner, horse, new, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, postaday2015, Skyland Farm, stallion, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

Juggler of Inner Harbor

March 12, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

We enjoyed a cool street performer during our visit to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in Maryland last weekend. We watched Evan Young’s “Comedy Juggling” show where he exhibited amazing feats of balance and juggling while also entertaining the crowd with jokes and skits. Here, during his grand finale, he stands precariously on skateboards, plastic cups and a pipe while juggling a bowling ball, knife and flaming torch. Really. I’ve watched street performers in a variety of cities throughout the world, and I […]

Categories: Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Challenge, artistic, Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Juggler, Maryland, performer, photography, Sony A7, Tagged J, Weekly Photo Challenge

Happy Horse

February 28, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s been a very productive week, but I do have to admit I feel like this horse: Happy that it’s Friday! I took my Sony A7 and Sony Zeiss 35mm 2.8 lens out for a photo shoot yesterday at a client’s barn and enjoyed experimenting with it indoors and out. This is a mirrorless camera, so it’s smaller than a DSLR, but it retains many of the features found in its larger cousin, such as a full-frame sensor. I decided […]

Categories: Horses, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Code Four Show Stables, horse, photography, Sony A7, Upperville, Virginia, winter, yawn

Garden View

February 25, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

I finally finished up some pressing deadlines and then had time to spend on continuing education. Last month, I’d purchased the Five Day Photography Deal that was offered with a collection of tutorials, e-books and plug-ins, and I hadn’t really had time to fully explore it. So, I spent a few hours over the weekend learning more about Lightroom thanks to Serge Ramelli. His videos were super helpful, and I particularly enjoyed watching his techniques in transforming color images to […]

Categories: Photography, Scenic, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Challenge, garden, lighthouse, Lightroom, Mackinac Island, Michigan, photography, Sony RX100, water, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie

February 8, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

I’m not into selfies, but once in a while I’ll stumble upon a cool reflection and take a moment to experiment. This beautiful piece of artwork caught my eye last summer while at a garden and art boutique in Michigan. I’m rarely without a camera, and I’ve found that the little Sony RX100 is a great companion even while out and about with friends. It only takes a moment to pull it out of my pocket and snap away. While […]

Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, photography, reflection, selfie, Sony RX100, Weekly Photo Challenge

Erupt

February 7, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Last weekend we managed to get out during a break in the weather to hike in West Virginia. We traveled to the Berkeley Springs area and enjoyed a few hours at Cacapon State Park on the trails as well as a stroll through the artsy downtown. Berkeley Springs is home to the country’s first spa, and the mineral springs are still a popular place. In fact, as I shot the image above, a man was in the adjacent pool taking […]

Categories: Nature, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Challenge, artistic, Berkeley Springs, nature, photography, reflection, Sony A7, spring, tree, water

The Fox and the Crow

February 3, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

For this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, the word is Object. This bronze sculpture is in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and I fell in love with it while there visiting last month. I wouldn’t call it a “found object,” because it’s on display for all to admire! But when I thought about the challenge topic, the lovely pieces of artwork at the gallery came to mind as objects of great beauty. By Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN […]

Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, bronze, bronze sculpture, D.C., National Portrait Gallery, Paul Manship, photography, sculpture, Sony A7, The Fox and the Crow, Washington, Weekly Photo Challenge, William Church Osborn Memorial Playground

Docking Only

February 1, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

Here’s something a little different for the A-Z Challenge this week, which is Tagged D. Last year I went on the Blueridge Photography Workshops Single Focal Length Workshop in Annapolis, Maryland, and had a great time. This year’s workshop is scheduled for April 19, and I hope to join them again. If you live within driving distance of Annapolis, it’s worth the early morning wake-up call to get out and see the sunrise over this beautiful city. I revisited some […]

Categories: Photography, Scenic, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Challenge, Annapolis, artistic, Blueridge Photography Workshops, Color Efex Pro 4, dock, Maryland, Nikon D800E, photography, Tagged D, water

Bird In Flight

January 15, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

The birds have been out in full force over the past few weeks, with cardinals, sparrows, finches, wrens and woodpeckers regularly visiting my feeders. One of my favorite birds to watch are the Dark-Eyed Juncos, who hang out in the yard over the winter months. They travel in small flocks, and they’re often the first ones up in the morning and the last to leave, taking care of the groundwork and cleaning up the spilled seeds in the yard. Sometimes, […]

Categories: Birds, Nature, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: A-Z Challenge, bird, Dark-Eyed Junco, flying, Nikon D3s, photography, Tagged B

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You

October 18, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Blue has always been one of my favorite colors. Perhaps it’s my competitive nature or that I’ve always loved the water. Although I’d never want to paint myself into choosing one absolute favorite hue, to be blue brings me peace and satisfaction.

Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: abstract, artistic, blue, glass, Sony RX100, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV

September 6, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

As I was editing some images this afternoon, this week’s theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV popped into my mind. Typically, I don’t photograph show jumpers head on, but on this morning at Horse Shows by the Bay the course designer set the triple combination so that it was almost a crime not to shoot it. I could easily position myself so that it appeared as if the rider was guiding her horse into a sea of […]

Categories: Horse Shows, Photography, Sports, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, horse, horse show, Nikon D800E, photography, show jumping, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

June 21, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

For this week’s WordPress Photography Challenge, it seemed the perfect time to depict Charleston, South Carolina through my eyes. My mother and I took a photo walk this morning and meandered through the alleys and side streets downtown enjoying the many beautiful houses and gardens. With a great many tourists already out and about, we blended in perfectly, and despite our frequent stops to shoot gates and walkways, no one gave us a second glance. Today, I chose to use a […]

Categories: Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: 50mm, artistic, Charleston, downtown, Nikon D800E, photography, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns

May 10, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I went to the State Arboretum of Virginia this morning to spend an hour on the walking trail. I’d planned to take my camera and photograph the birds while I practiced for the Virginia Working Landscapes survey season, but at the last-minute I decided to just take my binoculars so I could really concentrate on bird IDs. I saw and heard a variety of birds, and with my Audubon Bird App on my iPhone I was able to ID a few […]

Categories: Flower, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Bleeding Hearts, Color Efex Pro, flower, green, Nikon D800E, pattern, photography, pink, State Arboretum of Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

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