Shoot Q Grant

Here is the website for a really cool photography grant.  It offers 10,000 to pursue a personal project that you believe will have some positive impact and create change 

Gulf Shores Part 2

This photo I really love. I exposed for the beautiful blue sky and then used a little fill flash. I like the extra sky on top. I tried cropping it but didn't like it that much 

My website is ready!

I have given my website a facelift. It has been a long time coming so I am very excited to have worked out all of the bugs! 

Check it out at www.laurengaw.com  

Gulf Shores Part 1

I will be posting a number of photos I have taken on a recent road trip down the east coast. I visited Alabama where my fiancee's family is from. A pretty popular beach in the area is Gulf Shores. High rise hotels have been taking some of the charm away from the place, and changing the scene a bit. Here is my take on the beach and its surrounding buildings. 

Fishing for fools

Happy April fools! 

I have posted some photos of some koi fish. I had a lot of fun photographing them working with different shutter speeds and the use of flash on the water. I applied the brush strokes filter to some of the images at varying opacities and used curves and hue and saturation to get the desired effects.