Week 4

Still working on my focus issue. I can get sharp focus on still subjects, but when it comes to the kids its a lot harder. This week I also worked on composition and lighting. I took the boys to the park around 3pm, so the sun was still pretty high. I tried facing them with the sun to the side, then I tried facing them away from the sun. The best shot was Andrew when he was in full shade. The sun seemed to blow out their skin and cause harsh shadows under the eyes. Here is the photo, and I also added my logo.

Week 3

Here is another outing with the boys. Andrew's Cub Scout den went to the fire station for a tour of the fireman's quarters and the fire trucks. I had to raise the ISO because of the indoor lights in the garage, but this one of Matthew was in front of the windows so the noise is not so bad.

Week 2

Oops! I missed Sunday. Well, tonight was like a Sunday night for us here at the house, because the kids had the day off. So, here is the entry for this week. Matthew and I were in the dining room working on a school project, when I noticed the light coming in from the window was really bright. Not direct sun light, but even light. So, of course I grabbed the camera and begged Matthew to let me take his picture. At first he wasn't being cooperative, but then he asked if I could take his picture with his project.

Week 1

Maybe I was being a little too ambitious with the 365 challenge. The purpose of the photo a day was to motivate myself to practice my photography and learn how to improve the quality of my photos. I feel that by giving myself a week to think about what I want to photograph and plan a shot, then I can get more out of this exercise. I don't want to end up snapping a picture with my phone just to get something posted everyday. So, on to my new adventure...

I have decided to post on Sunday night, so it will give me the weekend to do any post processing if needed (which will most likely be the first couple of months). I will update this post on Sunday with the photo of the week.

UPDATE: Here is the picture of the week. We took the boys ice skating today. It was hard to photograph them, because 1) everyone is moving and it's hard to get the focus right, and 2) I'm not good at ice skating and I almost fell with my camera.

Day 2

Since the Christmas decorations will be put away soon, I took a picture of one of my favorite ornaments. My friend, Erin, made it for me last year. It's a clear ball with Twilight pages cut up and stuffed inside. You can see the first three letters of Edward's name. I love it!

Day 1

Here we are at the start of the new year. My resolution, well not really a resolution just something I want to try, is to take a picture every day. I want to learn to be a better photographer, so this will get me out there taking more pictures. Now to start off the first day, I actually have a picture from last night right after midnight (technically it was Jan 1st) at a New Year's party. This is by no means a "professional" shot, I was just doing the point and shoot thing to capture the fun.