That's right, the 5 weeks of my photography class have come and gone. It seemed to go so fast. I'm so glad I took it. I actually feel like I understand my camera more now. And I can see improvement in the pictures I'm taking. So it was worth it. These are the pictures I took for my homework on landscape, abstract and black and white.
Just cause everyone asks, the red one is of a water fountain spout on a jogging trail in town.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Refrigerator Worthy?
You know those precious pictures that flood your mailbox during the holidays? You know the ones of dear friends and family members that will probably make it to the refrigerator, maybe a special display board, a prayer bowl on your table, or tucked inside your Bible? Our family set out on a mission to have such a picture taken. We thought it was a great idea to do it with our close friends who have kids of similar ages. It would be fun, right?
Chaos was more like it. It was a true Kansas day; WINDY. The kids did do a good job, their cooperative window was just quite short.
So even though this was more telling of the day . . . and why wouldn't this be the picture that leads you to pray for our family?
This is the one we settled on. We may try again as Elias gets older and can hold his head in the direction of the camera.
And for their cooperation, the kids were rewarded with a lolli-pop. Elli confidently told some friends when we were giving them a copy of our picture; "I do that for a lolli-pop."
Chaos was more like it. It was a true Kansas day; WINDY. The kids did do a good job, their cooperative window was just quite short.
And for their cooperation, the kids were rewarded with a lolli-pop. Elli confidently told some friends when we were giving them a copy of our picture; "I do that for a lolli-pop."
Monday, 1 November 2010
Pictures for Photography class
I'm glad I've stuck with it!!! It was REALLY intimidating the first night, and the class shrunk by 4 people the second night. But I'm glad I've stuck with the class. Elias has been super cooperative, sleeping through most of the classes. So I thought I'd show you some of the pictures I've taken, both for assignments and just for fun.
The assignment was to capture movement. So many times when I take pictures of my kids I'm trying to stop the movement so I get a good shot. I like how this one turned out though. You can see she's loving it!
Now this isn't his land, but everywhere I've ever lived with this man (including the balcony at our Pawnee Apartments) he loves to look out over the land and think. He's a farm boy, through and through.
This one isn't very interesting, but the assignment was to try the same shot with different f-stop settings. All about learning the manual settings.
Some more fun shots from our time at the Pumpkin patch. I love that I caught this loving sibling moment in action. They really are good friends!
The assignment was to capture movement. So many times when I take pictures of my kids I'm trying to stop the movement so I get a good shot. I like how this one turned out though. You can see she's loving it!
Now this isn't his land, but everywhere I've ever lived with this man (including the balcony at our Pawnee Apartments) he loves to look out over the land and think. He's a farm boy, through and through.
This one isn't very interesting, but the assignment was to try the same shot with different f-stop settings. All about learning the manual settings.
Some more fun shots from our time at the Pumpkin patch. I love that I caught this loving sibling moment in action. They really are good friends!
I'm really glad I've been able to take the class. I can already tell a difference in my confidence level with my camera. And my eye . . . I'm starting to see shots that I hadn't seen before. Fun stuff!
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