Photos: Random Roadtrip

4-15 Random Roadtrip Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Last week was a LOOOOONG week, and towards the end I was getting rather anxious. It turns out that I was coming down with a cold, but that’s beside the point. On Thursday night, I had had enough. I needed to get away for a little while. I …

Photos: Trinity Lutheran Church

4-17 Trinity Lutheran Photowalk Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Last Saturday, I met up with a group of photogs from the Peoria area to take pictures inside Trinity Lutheran Church. This is an older church in this area, and the architecture and adornments speak to that. I had only been in one other Lutheran church before …

Spring is Springing!

4-13 Macro Play Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur Amidst the fallen leaves, new ones emerge. Spring has been a FUN time to begin my photographic endeavors. I took this shot the other night before choir practice. And, as neat as I find this picture to be, I think that the new growth is actually Poison Ivy.

Editing Photos

4-7 Dilapidated House Originally uploaded by Full-on_Amateur I think I’ve fallen head-over-heels in love with a program called Lightroom, which is a sibling to Photoshop. Just last night, it allowed me to take an average picture of an abandoned house and turn it into something that looks eerie, creepy, and cool. …. now I just …