Autumn Still Life

We spent the day today arranging, rearranging and trying different angles in the attempt to get some good still life photos that say AUTUMN!

Students in my photography class realized that it takes some practice, some luck and some editing to get just the right shot! This assignment was not the most interesting to some students, while other students really enjoyed it. I told them that if they ever do become a photographer, as a business or as a hobby, or perhaps they work at a flower shop or design for magazines, etc, they may not always be given an assignment that they LOVE, but they will have to do it anyway. That is part of the photography deal! This is my first year of teaching photography AND my first year of helping with the school yearbook. Subject matter is not always interesting, fun, cooperative, pretty, young or even enjoyable, but part of the process of learning. Here a few of my attempts today!

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Harvest Landscapes

For my Photography Class- Edit, alter, crop, enhance, rev up the color and contrast and post 10 photos which depict our season of HARVEST! Remember, your job is to capture and describe the beauty of harvest in your PHOTOS!!!

Time for Nature

Our photography assignment for this week is an invitation for you to get out and enjoy the beauty of nature. My request is that you record and post at least 10 photographs of nature.
The catch is that they need to be interesting, so please lie on the ground, crawl around in the trees, record nature in new and different ways. Perhaps the trees can act as a "frame" around your subject. Maybe some plants or flowers can be coming in from the side of your photo frame.

Try to incorporate some things in the foreground, in the middle and in the background.

Edit, crop, enhance and come up with pleasing photos, then post them for all to enjoy.

Remember, this is fun!!! We are so blessed to have this opportunity and to have this amazing medium to share with our guests!

Portraits

Flowers with "Person"ality

I know I have said that this was going to a be a blog featuring photographs that I have taken, but tonight I received an email with the most amazing, wonderful photos! I am not really sure of who the photographer is, but there is a website listed at the bottom of each photo so you could do some investigating and I plan to as well. My friend, Suzie thought I would enjoy these and I truly did! I thank her for being so thoughtful and sending me such beautiful artistry. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

These pictures may teach you to be a little more observant of things around you. Each image is completely made up of HUMAN FIGURES! Amazing!!!