Bilbo & Gandalf 3d lenticular posters at The Hobbit booth

Here is a quick glimpse of a few of the 3d lenticular posters that were on display at The Hobbit booth at Comic Con 2012. I really wish I had the time to capture them all and with better video, but I was in a hurry. So glad I saw them, they were facing the wall on the back. I wonder if they will be for sale?

Toad Hall!

Went to the ol' Disneyland for a belated B~day celebration.
Love that Toad Hall! Can I live in it please?
© Adriana M. Galvez Photography 2012

Senior Portrait

Been toiling away, learning as much as possible about the ins & outs of photography. So much to still learn. I've been practicing any chance I get. I took some shots of my beautiful cousin while visiting her in Nevada a few months ago. There are so many shots of her that turned out well, but this was her favorite. She decided she wanted to add this to her Senior portraits to give out as wallets. I'm so honored!

Gallery Girls Annual Figurative Group Show

In early March of this year, I exhibited a photo at the Gallery Girls Annual Figurative Group Show in collaboration with Gallery Godo. All mediums were accepted, but it had to be from one of the Gallery Girls events. The photo was taken at the Bali workshop in Palos Verdes. What a great show! Lots of beautiful sketches, paintings, sculptures & drawings from the past year's Gallery Girls workshops around the city. Have to try to fit more drawing workshops into the ol' schedule.
Photo ©Adriana M. Galvez 2011~All Rights Reserved

Eaton Canyon

Wow, time flies! I went to Bali for 3 weeks late last year, the holidays came and went, and now Easter and springtime are upon us. I've been enjoying some time off, relaxing, getting chores done and working on my photography. Really loving playing around with cameras and images.
I've been trying to get my exercise going, so I started hiking again. So lovely! Due to all the rain, there are flowing streams & waterfalls right here, near Pasadena!
I always forget, you don't have to drive for hours to get away, or hike doggie poo Runyon Canyon either. I took the photo above at Eaton Canyon, Altadena. Enjoy spring everyone!
©Adriana M. Galvez /All rights reserved

Testing the waters of the DSLR world

So its been a long while! Yes, my new job is keeping me way too busy. Not that anyone is reading this. Blogger's counter says that basically, almost no one has come to read my blog since I last checked, yet the counter on the front page of my blog shows 500+ more people than Blogger's counter?? Weird! Anyway, with my constant search for new creative endeavors, it has resulted in producing some photography attempts. I was always into photography, but had not yet jumped into the DSLR area. Well now I have, and have quickly outgrown the camera I bought last summer. Although, there is still much to learn of course! I've been meeting some great new people, & I must say the photography community has been really welcoming and supportive! Here are some pics from some photo shoots I've attended with the SoCal Photo club.

Playing with Photoshop and Virtual Photographer

Before & After. Results of applying Virtual Photographer fixes to an under exposed photo. I was just testing how far one could go to save an image!
Photos ©Adriana M. Galvez 2010~All Rights Reserved