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.

Circles...

was the challenge this week. From what I have been able to read about circle compostition I have found that the continuous curve of the circle keeps the viewers eye in the frame. I just like the visual interest the curved lines give the photograph. Here's a few from this week...







I hope you enjoyed looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them. :)

Taking the Lead...

The challenge this week was to use leading lines. You use leading lines to draw the viewer's eye through the photograph. This is an especially powerful technique to draw the viewer's attention to one or more intended subjects or a single focal point.
I haven't really had time to go out to practice shooting this week but today we went for a walk at a greenway so a grabbed my camera hoping for some luck. I took around 300 pics, lol. Not just for leading lines...just having fun capturing memories. For most of the walk I was way behind my family because I stopped to look at anything and everything. Enough rambling, heres some of my favorites using leading lines...








Hope you enjoyed looking!

Being Framed

This week the composition challenge is frame within a frame. Framing focuses the attention on the main subject.
I wasn't able to get out and really look for framing compostition photo ops but here's what I was able to get yesterday at the park.
A couple of the sky framed with the trees...




A few creative frames.
My husband's eye framed by his glasses...


My son captured through the slats of the guard rails at the park. I like the 'v' shape framing him. Trouble written all over his face like he was caught red handed, lol. He was gathering acorns so he could start an acorn collection.


I will definitely be more mindful of framing compostition. You can be really creative with framing.