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Theatrical Makeup and CS3

I was playing around with some theater makeup and filters in Photoshop CS3 with my willing victim, the beautiful Chelsea.

Then I went through some archives and found an old image and decided to try out some new extras.

©2009 Wendy Quinn Hutchens

My neice, CG

This past Saturday was the 2009 Walk Now for Autism Carolinas.

Several photographers and I went and photographed during the day.  My neice came by and said hello with this creative mask that she had colored. Truly precious CG!

©2009 Wendy Quinn Hutchens

Bumble Bee

Genus Bombus of the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

First Day of Autumn

I had the opportunity to ride to the mountains yesterday near Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. Starting toward our destination I had first thought the day would be overcast, however the sun broke through the clouds and the first day of Autumn turned out to be absolutely breathtaking. The day flew by in a beautiful blur. Thankfully, I am a photographer! Moments captured that last forever. I love my job!!

©2009 Wendy Quinn Hutchens

My Girl

©2009 Wendy Quinn Hutchens

Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)

New Bern Harbor

Film Scans

I have been looking through old film and scanning my heart out. It’s amazing all the photographs I have taken over the course of my life. With film fading into the shadows in this digital world I am overjoyed to have delved into my old chest of negatives and prints. There are photographs that I will never upload or scan, however there are tremendous amounts that I will scan and share.

Here is one that I edited and decided on halftone. I cannot wait to print it as well.

Definition of Halftone: A halftone image is made up of a series of dots rather than a continuous tone. These dots can be different sizes, different colors, and sometimes even different shapes. Larger dots are used to represent darker, more dense areas of the image, while smaller dots are used for lighter areas. (found http://www.techterms.com/definition/halftone)

New York Skyline 1997

Autism Awareness

I had an amazing opportunity this past weekend to photograph a lovely family, The Ruggles. The top left photo shows the family together, from left to right, Steve, Shelby, Larry (Steve’s Father) down/left to right, Ryan and Jake. Steve and Shelby’s child, Ryan was diagnosed with autism and Steve started racing his Corvette with the help of his father, Larry, and family to raise awareness and money for the worthy cause. CBS sent cameraman Matt out to Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina to get footage for The Early Show.

The show is scheduled to air on Wednesday,  June 17, 2009. Tune in! Click here to see The Early Show video.

Yesterday at the track Steve told us a little about the races he enters, Open Road Racing. I looked up the web address and was able to get this description from the website in the FAQ section:

Open Road Racing is a high-speed automotive rally-style event held on closed highways from 50   to 84 miles in length, in two legs, with total distances ranging from 97 to 131 miles. Cars compete in solo runs against the clock in speed classes ranging from 95 MPH to 170 MPH, with the objective being to average your target speed EXACTLY.   You can race by yourself, or share the fun with a co-driver or navigator to help keep the time and watch the course notes.

Also visit: http://www.autismspeaks.org/

There is a walk coming up and as I get more information I will update this post, so be sure to check back!

High Rock Lake Dam (Tuckertown)