I Love Shooting Practice...

and my sweet daughter for always being so willing to let me shoot her. I'm lucky to have such a beautiful model on hand!


This one cracks me up...
"Can I stop smiling now? My cheeks hurt!"


Thanks for letting me share.
Happy shooting!

Baby Blues...

These are a couple of my niece. Her mom wanted to do an impromtu photo shoot but their yard was full of huge mud puddles and no place to set up a shoot but I captured these 2 pics of those pretty blue eyes. Can you believe this adorable girl has never had pictures made? I told her to come to my house sometime soon and we can do a real shoot. My Sis-in-law was super excited and asked if I'd take their Christmas photos. Of course!

Using Negative Space...

It isn't always necessary to fill your frame when taking a photograph. Negative space can give your photograph balance. Negative space is the space around your subjects. Including the negative space in your composition can help add more emphasis to your main subject. Using negative space is probably my favorite composition technique.
Here's an example...

Rhythm

Rhythm in photography is similar to rhythm with poetry. Just like using rhyming words through out a poem gives it rhythm, using similar shapes or items in your photograph will give it rhythm. Repetition is a good way to get rhythm in a photograph. Using odd numbers is more pleasing to the eye...such as 3 or 5 of the same object or shape. You could also have a tree line that mimics the curves of the moutains in the background. Reflection is also a nice way to gain rhythm. Rhythm helps move the viewer's eyes through the picture.
This week was super busy and I haven't really had the opportunity to get any great rhythm example shots this week. I did go to the grocery store and took a pic of the brick wall. That's got rythm right, lol.



The straw pics from last week would work for this. :)
Thanks for stopping in and taking a peek...sorry it is just of a brick wall this time. This week the challenge is using negative space in your photograph. Should be fun! Check back soon.