Thursday, September 3, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Day 2: Bookworm
Today I cheated. I worked 12 hours yesterday, so I just edited another from our little "Madeline" photoshoot. But, hey, that still counts if I post one everyday, right?
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Day 1: Madeline
For this shot I really wanted to get a decent photo of my daughter, Maddie, with her books. She is obsessed with her books and wants us to continuously read to her from the moment she wakes up everyday until bedtime. It is so cute, and yet kind of annoying! Haha, I guess that makes me a terrible mother, but really there are only so many times you can read "Goodnight Moon" before you want to bash your head through a wall.
I thought it would be sweet to have her "reading" her Madeline book, because, that is her name after all. So I hand her the book and sit her in front of the window and she starts flipping through it upside down, and the book it almost as big as she is. All things I thought would be terrible for my composition at the time. And yet, I just LOVE this picture. I love that she looks so small and is just peeking out over the top. Just makes me happy :)
Fall Photo "365"
I have always loved and appreciated photography. Starting from sifting through the old trunk at my parent's house that housed the thousands of photos gathered from over the years. No photo albums, just tons and tons of free floating snapshots. All gathered in chaos.
I have always wanted to learn to be better at taking photos, but felt like expensive camera equipment was way out of my league. Especially for someone who just wanted to take better pictures of her family.
A few years back I asked my husband, Kory, for a "good" DSLR so that I could get better photos, but not understanding ANYTHING about what goes in to technically snapping a decent photo. I had my Nikon D3100 for 5 years before I even attempted to learn how to properly use it. Starting out with a 101 class for shooting on Clickin Moms last March, then an in-person workshop last Fall, and a follow up class last month. I am finally starting to feel like it makes sense. In this process of learning, I have really fallen in love with photography.
I have decided to start a photography project to push myself to become better. My main goal is to shoot (almost) everyday for the Fall months and then hopefully to push myself further into a Project 365. My friend and teacher, Tiffany Kelly, has told me that shooting everyday will make the biggest impact on improving my skills. So, here is my attempt at a Fall Photo "365".
I have always wanted to learn to be better at taking photos, but felt like expensive camera equipment was way out of my league. Especially for someone who just wanted to take better pictures of her family.
A few years back I asked my husband, Kory, for a "good" DSLR so that I could get better photos, but not understanding ANYTHING about what goes in to technically snapping a decent photo. I had my Nikon D3100 for 5 years before I even attempted to learn how to properly use it. Starting out with a 101 class for shooting on Clickin Moms last March, then an in-person workshop last Fall, and a follow up class last month. I am finally starting to feel like it makes sense. In this process of learning, I have really fallen in love with photography.
I have decided to start a photography project to push myself to become better. My main goal is to shoot (almost) everyday for the Fall months and then hopefully to push myself further into a Project 365. My friend and teacher, Tiffany Kelly, has told me that shooting everyday will make the biggest impact on improving my skills. So, here is my attempt at a Fall Photo "365".
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