Ok so I am only getting around to posting assignment one for my Through the Lens digital photography 101 class now. I know that the next assignment has already been posted and I know I had ages to do this one and that it was pretty simple – ‘read the manual and then take your best shot’, but hey… better late than never huh?
I have to admit I struggled with this assignment. Not the reading the manual part, I can read ok. I struggled to remember much of it, or apply it, but that is why I am taking part in these classes. What I struggled with was getting a good photo.
It is dark and dreary and wintery here and our house is dark and dreary too and I really struggle with getting decent light to take photos of anything. My kids have all been sick and miserable and not wanting to sit still so I can take their photos and I’ve just not been able to snap that magical ‘great shot’ that I wanted to. So this is not my ‘best shot’, I can sit here and point out several things that are wrong with it and several things that I wish I could master to make it better, but it will have to do.
Actually, while I found this assignment frustrating, it has actually been good for something. It’s made me think about what I want to learn by doing these classes and about what sort of photos I want to take. I want to take better photos of my kids, my family, our home, the things we do, our every day life. I want to take amazing photos to make my blog posts light up like the ones I see on so many other blogs. That is what I want to learn…. so this ‘not so great photo’ has actually shown me a lot.
The next assignment is up already – it is about White Balance which is a little new to me. I know what it is, but it is something I have always done with photoshop rather than on my camera. But – I read the manual and I actually think I remember how to play with this on my camera, now if only there was some light around here that needed white balancing!
Lee says:
Great DOF Kate, I think you have done a great job… I think you are being too hard on yourself! Can’t wait for the next one! :-)
July 7th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
elaine says:
I think this is a great shot! Wonderful job!
P.S. I struggled with remembering the stuff in my manual too, but how can you remember it all?
July 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Dillo says:
I’m curious to see what you chucked thinking they were ‘bad shots’. I like this one! Great start.
July 7th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Dianne says:
That’s a great shot! I think it turned out very nice. I know what you mean about having a dark and dreary house – ours gets little to no natural light and the dining room & kitchen have busy, annoying wallpaper that sucks all the light away.
Your focus and depth of field are very good. I think it speaks volumes. :D
July 7th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Karin Sutton says:
That is a beautiful picture. I’m not sure you could improve at all.
July 7th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Mel says:
Oooh he has blonde eyelashes, soo beautiful!
July 7th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Stephanie says:
Indoor light is so difficult for me, I can understand your frustations. BUT ~ I think you have a wonderful shot here. I like your DOF.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Heather says:
This is a great photo – love the DOF and the composition of it.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Barbara says:
I think it is a beautiful photo.
July 11th, 2008 at 8:04 am