“Grading” I had lot to do today to get all my ducks in a row for the upcoming school week. I had told myself that I could not work on today’s photo until all of my real work was done. I was OK with that because I wasn’t sure where I was going with the “splash of red” idea. I didn’t want one of those trite Valentine’s Day candy shots like I have seen way too many of already. As…
“Flying” I am envious of many of the folks on the Capture Your 365 forum because they have little ones at home to provide endless photo opportunities. So when Erin came over with her rollerblades, I decided to take advantage of the situation and grab my camera. Though the shadow is not the predominant feature in this picture, I love the angle that it creates with her body. In fact, this image is all about angles. I shot this…
“Words of Wisdom” One of the nice things about teaching at the college level is that you can become friends with your students without being fired or arrested. When this happens, I find that the learning is a two way street. One such student brought me this quote this week. As someone who has been married longer than I have been alive, I am going to trust her and Twain on this one!
“My Boots” Today’s task was to create an image that clearly illustrates the “rule of thirds.” If your frame is divided into nine equal blocks, the interest in the photo should be at the intersection of a vertical and a horizontal line. With a little imagination, this one works. As an added bonus, while shooting for today’s prompt, I also accomplished the second assignment for the online class that I am taking, which was to photograph “half”. What’s up with…
“Evening in the Park” I love silhouette shots though I have never taken any. When I first saw the “faceless portrait” prompt earlier in the month, I decided that I wanted to try to take a silhouette. What I failed to do was figure in some time to learn how to do it before today. So, armed with little knowledge and little time, we headed to the park to give it a try. I can say two things: 1) I…
“Making Yogurt” Some days you just have to take the path of least resistance or simply go with the obvious. This afternoon I was making our weekly ration of yogurt. I should have done this two days ago but time got away from me and I didn’t get it done. As I was pushing the “On” button, I was struck with how many circles were present in the yogurt maker. The maker itself is round; the lids are round; the…
“At Sunset” Beautiful sunsets are not uncommon around here, but today, when the prompt was “sunset”, there was no sun to be found. During the golden hour the sky was blanketed in heavy gray clouds being blown around by some fairly strong winds. I had two choices for today’s picture. I could have dug through past images and found a sunset picture to satisfy the day’s topic; or, I could take a picture that reflected my day today. I opted…
“Cookies Are A Sometimes Food” It’s not that I dislike cookies: it’s quite the contrary. What I dislike is that I like cookies so much and thus eat WAY too many. I could have photographed mushrooms today, but I dislike them so much I did not even want to take a picture of them.
Passion for Rehearsing” It feels good to say that there are many things in life that I am truly passionate about. However, when it came time to address “passion” photographically, I wasn’t sure where to go with it. I am passionate about teaching, about music, about knitting, and about photography. I couldn’t decide how to create an image of any of those things that would intentionally convey the same level of passion that I feel for them. I had a…
“Write Hand” “My Favorite Hand To Hold”