Photography, This Week

Finally!  Blogger is letting me upload photos!  Better do it quicky before it gets mad at me again...

Thought I'd share a quick peek into my photography class this week.  We're working on ISO, which may not be that interesting for you, although I've learned a lot!  I love that I've been working in manual for almost two years and I'm still learning so much, especially about the basics.  It's been a great experience for me.

What I wanted to share were my attempts to imitate a photo.  I went on flickr.com and browsed around, looking for photos that inspire me.  Unfortunately, the ones I liked were copywritten so I can't just copy and paste them or download them to show you.  You'll have to go see for yourself.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monster-yarn/4748170137/in/faves-59117257@N05/

I loved the red barn color and texture in this photo.  I also loved the focus.  It's very Vermont to me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moorz84blogspotcom/2417334572/in/faves-59117257@N05/

I love love love these blossoms and am very into sun flare right now.  Not that I know how to do it, as you will see.

So here's what I came up with as my duplications.  For the red barn photo, I went to a local house that has a gorgeous front door (you can see the door in its entirety in my 365 Project from yesterday).  I knocked, and when no one came out (not surprising since I have never seen a car in the driveway), I took many a photo.  Don't be surprised if this year's Christmas card photo is in front of this door!

  

I tried to capture the same "bokeh," or blurriness as we would call it, as my inspiration photo.  I also think the texture and color are similar.  I like it and am determined to have a cool front door one day.  I hope a younger version of me asks to take photos of it--then I'll know I've arrived.

My second photo is the one with the sun flare.  Here's what I got:

I have never been taught how to capture, nor do I really know anything about, sun flare, but I quickly scanned The Pioneer Woman's tutorial on Sun Flare for Beginners (that's me) and I'm glad I did.  I would have had no idea that I needed to amp my f-stop to as high as it would go.  Good to know.

I like this photo but it isn't nearly as awesome as my inspiration.  Mostly because there isn't such brilliant color and there aren't any branches in the background, which I tried to capture, but failed.  That was a hard one and there were bees buzzing around and golfers staring at me in my mom yoga capris.

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So that's what's been up with me for this week.  And since I don't have any cool photos of my kids to share from this week's photography assignments, I will share with you my cell phone camera roll purge.

Because one is never enough.