3.4.12

The week in review:

February 27 – F is for Flower 

February 29 – Z is for Zebra.  I skipped 2/28.  I was also experimenting with a black background.  This was the last of the photography class so no more alphabet related photos.

March 1 – New tree swing!

March 2 – Look!  They don't always have their butts in the air.  

March 3 – Old keys.  I was playing with textures and post processing.  The original photo was completely dark and boring.  

No photo for March 4th either.  Sundays are hard for me since I'm usually getting my avian chores done (cleaning the palais and refilling the bird feeders) and getting ready for the trip down to my dad's.  So please excuse two absences this week.

Because I was taking a class many of the photos I've taken over the past month have been more about the camera settings and new photography techniques than about the subject.  Like the camelia and the zebra.  These techniques will serve me well if/when I ever open up an online shop and need to take photos of products.  But for my blog I think I prefer the slice of life (tree swing, rumpled quilt) type of photos.  

Those are the types of pictures I like looking at on other peoples blogs anyway.

It was an eye opening class.  I am so glad I took it.  It made me slow down and learn my camera a little better.  I understand light much better and I learned a few post processing tricks that help rescue a less than perfect photo.  

And, as a bonus, my N is for Negligee picture won a prize!  The instructors gave out prizes in different categories and that photo won in the "best use of natural light" category!