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January 29, 2007
More on camera settings
Shelba and I started our photography class last week. I'm not going to regurgitate the class here, mostly because I love the fact that this class is being offered by a photographer/blogger who takes lovely photos and just decided to offer courses online. I love the idea of that.
We were challenged to take photos of an object (not a person) with various camera settings. I have found that I do not like photographing objects. Well, that isn't exactly true. I do like to photograph objects; obviously you are either photographing objects or people. Or objects and people. What I should say it that I do not like to search around my house for something interesting to photograph because invariably I am bored before I even start searching. My house just isn't that interesting, and I never want to do the obvious shot.
So I was moaning to K. about the assignment when I remembered the house and the cars. They were made by my grandfather and were part of a large slot car display that he built himself. He was an engineer and very intelligent. It apparently was something to see. Eventually it was dismantled and bits and pieces were passed around the family. I am fortunate enough to have a building, 2 cars, and a tree. (Not the tree in the photos. Another tree that has no stand and so is leaning the vast majority of the time.)
Of course these items are interesting to me because I know the history of them, but I wonder if they are interesting to others. I don't know. I had fun taking the shots. I started out with sparkly felt (first shot above) and I liked the shininess of it which did approximate snow (as closely as you can with felt, you know) but in the end I thought the sparkles were distracting and switched it out for flat white felt.
I generally wait until the last moment to submit my assignments unless I read it and a great idea strikes me all at once. A great idea that isn't impossible to implement, that is. You know, like dressing up the kids and posing them with the dog outside when it is sunny but not too sunny in front of moving water. I occasionally have those kinds of crazy ideas, and when I do I have to wait until they leave my brain and I can move on to something a bit more practical.
If you'd like to comment on individual photos (I love feedback. Love it! Especially constructive criticism.) check out the photos from this course on Flickr.
Posted by grrlTravels at January 29, 2007 10:12 PM
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Nope - they're down right cool, not just because they have family history. Super cool. I prefer the last two photos. I see why you liked the sparkly backdrop but I think it detracts from the overall picture a bit. I'd love to frame these pictures and put them in a kid's room.
Posted by: figlet at January 30, 2007 11:54 AM
At first glance, they look like a scene of a village with a snowy mountain behind! I love them!
Posted by: Lisa at January 30, 2007 4:21 PM