strings of light

lately at photography club we've been doing some cool stuff with christmas lights (did i mention i'm kind in love with photo club this year? it's a really cool chance to do some weird experimentation with photography and take some really excellent, artsy shots). one week we did light painting and some weird poses with them, which turned out pretty awesome. this past week we experimented with aperture shapes and bokeh - i made a starburst and it was pretty kick-ass, not going to lie. i love pictures with christmas lights in them; something about the tiny dots of light in the background, or the clusters of tiny lights that sparkle out at you. they're also really great for aperture shapes because they really take the shape of whatever is over your lens. (if you don't know what i'm talking about, here's a really great guide to aperture shapes: http://www.lomography.com/magazine/tipster/2009/03/24/have-fun-with-aperture-shapes) anyways, here are some of my favourites from photo club so far!

we hold club meetings in a science lab, so things like this end up happening.