Kyody Pictures

ODY here!

Soooo I don’t know about anyone else, but when I was probably between the ages of 13-18, my friends and I would like to explore abandoned houses, go in search of old “ghost tales” of Huntsville, AL, and probably numerous things that could have gotten us into some trouble.. yeah, we were stupid haha.  It was some of the best times of my life though.  Those memories I will never forget and will always hold close to my heart.

The other night, I hung out with my good old friend Ben.  It had been way too long.  It was if we were 16 years old again!  That always seems to be the beauty of “true friendship”.  No matter how long you have been out of touch, when you get together, it’s as if you just hung out yesterday.  That being said, we quickly fell into our old hobbies and went on an adventure.  Our stop? The roof of Discovery Middle School!!

Capturing this photo was a brand new experience for me.  While Ben and I reminisced on old times and talked about what lies ahead for us, I played around with shutter speed.   I just love the shot!  I left my lense open for 15 seconds.  If it was open for one second less, or one second more, it would be a completely different picture.

After we parted ways for the night, I was just in the mood for some peace and quiet.  So I went to one of my spots from my skateboarding days!  This church, was probably where I spent most of my time learning to skate.  Did I go to this church?  No.  Did I know anyone that went to this church?  No.  In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen anyone at this church haha.  That aside, I always loved this place.  During the day, afternoon, or night-it didn’t matter!  There was always something about this church that I always found peaceful.  SO, of course… I took a picture!

What did I learn from this night?  Never let your youth die no matter how old you get.  I know I’m almost 22 years old, but if you live “young” you live well.  You live happy.

On the photography side of the night… I learned to not be afraid to play around with shutter speed!  Shutter speed is so much fun to mess with.  If you have a camera, get out there and have fun!  Learn as much about your camera as you possibly can!

Well, I’m out for now!
ODY
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-Currently Listening to: Empire by August Burns Red

Well well well…  We transformed our second bedroom into a mini home studio.  We’ve got a sweet 3-point lighting system with black and white back drops!

I was very excited to get in there and take some photos so I immediately got to work.  Got everything set up and positioned correctly.  And… we’re off!

Yeah… Kyleen didn’t wanna be a test subject so I resorted to the first stuffed animal I ever bought her!  It was for Valentine’s Day 2009.  This lil guy is almost 3 years old!  Believe it or not, Who lost one of his eyeballs within the first 24 hours of his ownership.  Thanks to an AWESOME black lab mix.  Do you feel the sarcasm?

I love that face.  Not too mention the lighting on this one is unique.  With our Key Light being full force, the back light being at about 40% and the the hair light turned on angled downward it gives the our subject, the lovely Ky, a very strong black n white look.  Fellas, this is a married woman.  Slow your roll.

With the Key light being full force, the back light being at 0%, and our hair light still on Ky we get a beautiful black n white photo.

I was SO surprised with the detail of this photo (it was so detailed, when zoomed in at 100% you could totally see black heads!  Gross!  Wash your face bro).  With a controlled lighting system, it makes it much easier on the photographer to capture their subject.

Proof:  I should probably remain BEHIND the lens.
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Yeah, I’m lame.  Yes ladies, I’m married.

We thought we would give you guys just a quick preview of our new in home studio!  Keep checking back for more updates!!

-ODY
KyodyPictures.

-Currently Listening to: In Friends We Trust by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

ODY here!  On behalf of KY and myself, we both want to personally thank you for visiting our site!  The site is still being updated, so be sure to check back for changes.  In the mean time, we are booking photo and video shoots for Spring.  Head over to the “Contact Us” page for a quote on your project.  We are very excited about Kyody Pictures and are both looking forward to the future!

Until the next post,
God Bless!

-Kyody