rylee beck | photographer: October 2015

10/30/15

b & w

(dylann + hagen + shooting through a hazy lens.)

10/28/15

This week, my family is in Virginia for a conference. We've gotten to do some exploring before the conference actually starts, and it's been a blast. Our last couple days have consisted of a crisp morning in Shenandoah National Park; hours roaming the rainy, leaf-littered streets of Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown; and countless hours in the car, driving across the country.

I've been snapshotting moments with my camera and iPhone along the way, but honestly, there's a lot that I didn't capture. My dad recently reminded me of a quote from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty that has always resonated with me, but I sometimes find difficult to remember: "Sometimes I don't [take a picture]. If I like a moment, for me, personally, I don't like to have the distraction of the camera. I just want to stay in it." I absolutely love taking photos and capturing beautiful moments, but I'm learning to walk the line between snapping a picture to remember a moment and getting caught up in documenting life too much to live it. I still haven't quite found the perfect balance yet, but I suppose that's alright. We're all still learning, right?

Anyways, here's some bits of our explorations in VA. Enjoy!

10/17/15

portrait | kylee grace

This morning was spent learning about portrait composition from my photography mentor and taking portraits of my dear friend, Kylee. It was frigidly chilly, windy, and fantastic.

I can't think of a better way to spend the day.

10/14/15

distorted portraits | vol. 1

I've started working on a series of distorted portraits. These are pictures I've taken before at various different times, but I've re-edited them. I've found that obscuring the centerpiece of traditional portraits, the face, creates a completely different aesthetic in a photo, and I'm really intrigued by the way it turns out. This is volume one of my "distorted portraits" series; more to come.

Enjoy!