Day 4 Black and White photo

I didn't expect this to happen for a few more weeks but I am actually really starting to enjoy this. I am feeling more confidant and much more optimistic about this project.

Today my 5 year old started his first day of Karate. He had the best time. In this picture he is demonstrating standing at attention.

I adjusted the picture to Black and White and was surprised that there is more to it then selecting 'black and white'. I'll have to play around with it more. I don't love how this one turned out but it works for what it was for, to give me exposure to something new. I am feeling like I am getting the hang of exposure but my composition is lacking. All in time, right?

Day 3: A bad habit

Today's picture was of a bad habit. I decided to put a positive spin on this one. My bad habit is not spending quality-individual time with my kids. Today I took my youngest to the park for some mommy time and I loved it. Back to the photo. This one I tried some tricks in photo shop and kind of liked how this one turned out. I am realizing that my subject is always centered, which I guess is a bad habit. I am going to try to apply the rule of the thirds and see how that changes my composition.

Day 2

Day 2: photo of something green.

How could I not capture the spring greenery surrounding me? Obvious? Yes. Creative? No.

Though this picture is a bit boring I am still proud of it. I am getting the hang of using Manual. Creativity and art will follow. It's so hard starting at the bottom and with the basics when my goals and desires are so high. I really am hoping that this daily challenge will help me up a few rungs in the ladder.

As I "turn-in" my best work that I am capable of at the present time I can't help but hope that in a year, or maybe even a month I will review these pictures and easily see things I could have done better to capture the picture.

I am already feeling like I am overcoming my photography fear a bit. Practice, practice they say is the only way to improve.

Day 1: Self-Portrait

I am doing it! Day 1 of my photo challenge is a Self-Portrait.

I hesitate posting this because the lighting is just awful. The composition is what I like most about this picture. It took me dozens of shots to get something I was okay with. I wish I could reach into the picture and fix my hair. Alas, this is me-and I would consider this a semi-dressed up me. The lesson to be learned here is to not to procrastinate my project. It was the end of the day and I just couldn't have the day pass by without starting my goal. The family was in bed, I pulled out my tripod, my weak-sauce lamps and posed for the camera like a fool.
I posted the picture anyway even with the lighting being bad because it's a good reminder of making sure to have the proper lighting and a note to my self: Learn about lighting. Photography is so involved and there are so many elements I am finding. Composition, Focus, LIGHTING, emotion, and all the tricks in photoshop.

I used my limited Photo Shop knowledge and cleaned this one up a bit. I like it much better now. I can't imagine how hard it must be to shoot with film and without software!