Daily Photo Journal

"Empty". 10/26/10, 6:32 pm. Benson Building, BYU-Idaho Campus, Rexburg, Idaho. f/5. 1/13 sec. - Nikon D60. No edits.

This might not look like much, but I've pretty much lived out of my lockers in the Benson Building for the last two and a half years. This semester however, I don't have any classes in the building, and now that the first block is over, the south side of campus. Kind of a sad day.


"Welcome to the Club". 10/27/10, 10:48 am. Malad, Idaho. f/13. 1/40 sec. - Nikon D60. Changed white balance and painted blue into sky in RAW.

On the 23rd of October the ORC sold all their old road bikes. I bought two of them, one for a friend and one for Greg, my brother (they paid me back, of course). Greg met me in Malad Wednesday morning to hand off the bikes and this was his first ride. The 20 pound bike is a great upgrade from the heavy Walmart dinosaur that he's put over 4000 miles on over the last seven years, more than 1000 of which has been this year alone. Favorite shot of the week.


"Craigos Salad". 10/28/10, 8:21 pm. Rexburg, Idaho. f/5.6. 1/2 sec. - Nikon D60. Adjusted white balance to Tungsten in RAW.

Dinner with the swim team at Craigos. I don't know what it is about their salads, but they are the best. Perhaps it's the sunflower seeds. YUM!


"50m Relay". 10/29/10, 6:35 pm. Hart Pool, BYU-Idaho Campus, Rexburg, Idaho. f/5.6. 1/100 sec. - Nikon D60. Cropped to 8 x 10.

I joined the swim team this year. Have I ever been on a team before? No. Did I grow up swimming? No. Do swim meets terrify me? Yes. Am I dead last every meet? Yes. Does swimming make me happy? Usually. :)


"Lil Puker". 10/30/10, 6:41 pm. Rexburg, Idaho. f/5.6. 1/2 sec. - Nikon D60. No edits.

Since I was trying to get our pumpkin out before it got too late/dark in order to encourage trick-or-treaters to come knock my door I went with the easier, more traditional route of carving this year, rather than something more specialized or artistic. I also got NOTHING done on Saturday, so this perfectly symbolizes how I felt Saturday night in regards to my homework.


"Feast". 10/31/10, 10:01 pm. Rexburg, Idaho. f/11. 1/3 sec. - Nikon D60. No edits.

I love cooking. The more people to feed, the better. I detest the cleanup, however. Beef stew, homemade rolls and bread, and caramel corn can sure destroy a clean kitchen fast!


"Simplicity". 11/1/10, 10:09 am. Rexburg, Idaho. f/5.6. 1/125 sec. - Nikon D60. No edits.

While out trying to get inspiration for my Photolusion, I happened upon this beautiful little scene. I love rocks, leaves, and hearty soil.

Because of my slacker of a weekend I used this template for my photo journal.


This is the finished product. To change the tan background to pink I added an hue and saturation adjustment layer above the background layer, changed the yellows to pinks, and lightened the saturation. I then used clipping masks to add my photos to the template by placing the photos layer above the shape of where I wanted the photos to show layer, and hit the alt button while clicking on the line between the layers to merge them. I then sized and arranged the photos how I wanted them to show in the clipping masks with the transform tool. I also changed the fonts because the font in the template was not available in this version of Photoshop.