100 Shots

   For our Creative Imaging class we had to take 100 pictures of one object in one location. This was HARD!!!! I mean how many ways can you look at one object? Apparently more than 100... I started getting frustrated after the first 25-30 pics. I found that I had to walk away from my location a number of times during this assignment. I did this to clear my mind and re-focus myself on what I was doing, and it helped.

   While trying to find 100 ways to "see" my object was hard and frustrating, it was also kind of fun. It really took me out of my box and stretched me to think of my object in different ways. I know that my final pics were NOT fabulous (in fact they were pretty bad), but I think that I am starting to understand why Sarah had us do this exercise.

   Other than trying to think of numerous ways to "see" my object, my biggest frustration was the location I had chosen, my living room. My living room was fine except for the lighting! Even with the few extra lights I brought in, it was still too dark. UGH!!!!! It was really challenging to get the exposure and white balance right.

   It was a stretching exercise, and hard like a rock, but I think that I'll do this exercise on my own from time to time to take me out of my box and challenge myself. And I WON'T be doing it in my living room again!

Simple Subject Compostion

 
  I think that this picture has good simple subject composition as the little girl is the only subject in the picture. I love the subject and composition of the picture, it is simple yet beautiful. One of the first things I noticed about the picture is that it uses good empty space, the photographer used the empty space on the right hand of the frame really well. This picture also followed the rule of thirds, the little girl's right eye and the horizon in the background are on lines of thirds. I also like how the first and last wisps of the girl's hair start on lines of thirds.

Hello All,

 Well, I have never blogged before, and never thought that I would, yet here I am...blogging. "Then why?" you ask, well I'll tell you. I'm attending PrairieView School of Photography and part of the curriculum is to create a blog. So over the next 10 months I will be posting pictures from different assignments and what not. I hope that you'll enjoy it.

Christina