laurencoakley

Absorbing Light Pollution

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I love my little canon point and shoot!
Underwater stuff is so much fun. If only I could afford an underwater housing for my DSLR!! haha, maybe one d

I decided to try decorating an eye with something other than paint this time. haha! Also, a good friend let me borrow his ring light for the project..

3.21.14 - My friend, Megan, and I decided to go on a sunrise adventure this morning and it was OHHH SO GLORIOUS! She is a flow artist and decided to w

My friend, Meryl, was kind enough to help me with my school project: "Female Figure Studies"
For this project I was trying to portray the female body

I love painting and love photography so I thought, why not combine the two? hehehe! Thankfully I have such wonderful friends that are willing to let m

I went for a sunrise boat ride while adventuring through Varanasi, India.

It's about that time for some underwater stuff again! Can't wait... still only working with my little point and shoot but hey, it's better than nothin

Again, I can't thank my friends enough for putting up with me and my weird photo ideas. haha! As long as it's IN THE NAME OF ART! :) My friend, Natali

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Another paint-photo project I had but with lips instead of eyes. © Lauren Coakley Photography

I love my little point and shoot camera.... way too much fun, I tell ya! This is what happens when my friends and I hang out during the summer now. HA

3.16.14 - hehehe my friend, Maria, is a singer and she always has the best stage outfits! So I decided to surround her "every day" look with 4 of her

I love my little canon point and shoot!
Underwater stuff is so much fun. If only I could afford an underwater housing for my DSLR!! haha, maybe one

A piece for my independent study for school: "Female Figure Studies in Landscapes" - Model: Maria Sable - © Lauren Coakley Photography

My friend, Maria, and I decided to have a spontaneous photo shoot in her backyard, and towards the end of the shoot it started to rain. It actually wa

My thanksgiving this year was absolutely wonderful! Some of my best friends from out of town came and fire danced with me under the full moon on a cle

I wanted to test out my new fog machine so my friends, Maria and her husband, decided to help me out in their backyard. Such beautiful people and a be

Only have a little point and shoot to do these underwater shots but they are just so much fun.... I can't stop! :) I can't wait till I have enough mon

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Absorbing Light Pollution

I took this in the summer of 2013. I was far enough away from city lights to capture the Dark Rift but as soon as some thicker clouds headed my way they seemed ...
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I took this in the summer of 2013. I was far enough away from city lights to capture the Dark Rift but as soon as some thicker clouds headed my way they seemed to just absorb all the light pollution and bring it into my shot. HAHA of course. Thankfully, though, it turned into a pretty interesting shot... especially since the light bouncing off the clouds makes it look like fire.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 3200 Shutter 25/1

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Mar, 2014

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Awards

Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

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+5

Peer Award

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I like your night sky images but this is my favourite. I think it's the colour that makes it such a striking image. Well done.

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Cool shot! Voted :)

This is so stunning