A Day at the Zoo

The patterned papers are all from the "Energy" kit by Summertime Designs. The cursive font is Schoolhouse Cursive. I can't remember what the other two are, but I will post them as soon as I get a chance to look them up.

Trying to practice and keep up momentum

I am trying to keep up my momentum of photography since my class is now over (sad!) Yesterday I found myself at the local zoo with my girls. They love the animals and seeing them, but the real highlights of yesterday's visit were ice cream cones and carousel rides. I got some cute pictures of them in both situations. I just want to share 2 here.

This is R on the carousel.
1/60
f/4
ISO-100
30 mm

I did run the "Fresh and Colorful" action from the Pioneer Woman's Action Set #1. I believe I decreased the opacity of the light layer just a tad so it wouldn't look too overexposed.

This is A during ice cream time.
1/30
f/4.5
ISO-200
35 mm

I tried running the same action on this photo, but the general consensus was that it made it a little too something. Maybe the yellow shirt and pink jacket were just too much. I was trying to use the leading lines of the bricks to draw the focus of the picture to the subject. And I decided getting a little kid to pose is kind of hard when she is being silly and eating ice cream.

Week 6--composition

Here are my 2 assignments this week:A
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/60
f/5.6
ISO-400
49 mm

My Life
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi with 50 mm 1.4 is lens
1/2000
f/1.6
ISO-100
50 mm


I have loved this class! I am sorry it has come to an end!

Week 5-Lighting

I know, I am behind! Here is my technical assignment for week 5. The lesson was on lighting. Usually I post my technical and creative, but I wasn't thrilled with my creative assignment. Lack of planning made it more snapshotty than creative.

But here is my bowl of fruit:

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
f/4
1/8
ISO-200
27 mm

I will have one more assignment to post...I have so enjoyed this class and learning about photography! I am excited to learn more...I haven't felt this energized about learning since college!