the explorer, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A child dressed up and “marching” in the 2011 Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara.

Our little sleepy monster.

devotion, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Manual focus. Wanted some nice bokeh. My mom made this ornament. Merry Christmas!

january 23, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Today marks one month since the passing of my puppy, Chakotay. I miss him.

march 25 / evening at home, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A house in our neighborhood, nestled in the eucalyptus trees. A friend of mine photographs our neighborhood quite often; she takes a lot of wide-shots, considers spaces empty of people, and focuses on architecture. I was interested in pursuing a similar tone.

light sources, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

San Simeon State Park camp grounds in April. After a small crop and some spot editing (dust on the lens), I gave this image more of a green tint; warmed the temperature slightly to avoid making it too blue/green; upped the shadows and darks in curves; and saturated the reds, oranges, yellows, greens, aquas, and (most especially) blues.

pink and blue, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Baby’s first camping trip.

honk, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Goose at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California.

orange, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Brad in San Simeon, California.

punks, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A mime-inspired, vaudeville-ish, carnivale-like troupe of characters that call themselves Steam Powered Giraffe. Admittedly, this isn’t the best portrait of four people (blurred hands, closed eyes), but the look on the third man’s face made it worth it to me.

texture, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Yosemite, 2009. This was part of a course assignment on composition rules.

curves, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A lily in the Balboa Park botanical gardens in San Diego. Still struggling with file degradation; the reds are much stronger in Lightroom. I’m annoyed how much post-post-editing (read: color exaggeration) I have to do to make my images web-ready.

spiked shadows, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Shot under harsh lighting conditions, which produced these wonderful shadows. Our friend Gwen’s black-and-white photos of plants and trees partially inspired this.

pink white green, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

January 2010.

january 18, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

My boy helped me by posing for portraits and letting me drag him around our neighborhood looking for good light.

hear me roar, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

I caught Yabi just as he hissed at me.

dust of snow, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Near the Tamarack Lodge in Mammoth Lakes, California.

snowbird, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A fairly significant crop of a photo I took during a snow flurry. This bird enjoyed my attention.

mom, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

My awesome mother let me take a couple head shots of her. I took this in bright sunlight, under a patio umbrella. Diffused light, yay!

urgently needing shelter, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

A curious shelter rabbit.

leaf, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

I focused on various parts of this leaf to see what would most impact the viewer/me. This photo came out best.

wet fruit, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Some of the landscaping at a winery on a rainy day.

spiral, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

I took this as a lark, and I love it.

reflection, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

Usually there isn’t water here. The recent storms have been kind to my camera and me.

m, originally uploaded by Shayna Ingram.

June 2007 in Brighton, England. She is a dear friend.