Weekly Photo Challenge, Week 2
January 12th 2011 15:01
Hey Everyone! This is the 2nd week of Shutterboo's 52 week photography challenge, and the theme was JOY.
If you want to check out my post from the first week (ELECTRICITY), here it is. You can check out what it's all about at Shutterboo's blog, or join the Flickr group to see other photos.
I actually submitted 2 photos to the group, but before I show them here, I want to talk about how the week was for me.
JOY. What a great topic. Perhaps too great, because I found myself grasping for creative ideas for it. The first thing I did was think of all the things that bring JOY to my life.
Just to name a few, but how was I going to capture my JOY creatively? The first thing I shot was a margarita, because honestly it was the easiest and required no travel or pleading for subject volunteers. I bought a new backdrop (just a white textured table cloth) and a new light fixture to do more still-life/object shots this year. I think it will take me a while before I get the hang of lighting and posing, but I gave it my best shot. For one of my submitted shots to the Flickr group. 'JoyinaGlass'
I shot this with the extra light source to the right of the camera, as I shot eye level with the glass. I liked how the light glistened off the lime and gave a shadow in the back. I wish the color was a bit more vibrant, but I couldn't quite get it. Overall, I like the shot, and it sure did taste great!
Now, the most JOY-ful day of my life thus far has been the day I married my hubby and I wanted to capture that somehow. Now I couldn't really recapture the day, but I came up with an idea of setting up a shot of me looking at the scrapbook of the day. 'MostJoyfulDayRemembered'
Now this one took awhile to set up. I only have a monopod, so I had to prop the camera up to get this angle (which took quite a few tries!). I wanted to capture my favorite moment of my wedding day, the part where we exchanged rings, read our vows and of course the kiss. And I wanted to capture my rings in the picture. I think I was able to accomplish all those things, but I wish I was able to have a better background and less of my bulky sweater in the picture.
Now the last idea I had, that I actually had the ability to shoot was with my dog, Toby. This took lots of treats, since he's unbelievably camera shy. He sees that red light focusing and hears the click of the camera and wants to run away (No, really! He does!) But I got him to chill out by the fire and got a couple of good shots. 'MyPrideandJoy'
I did some editing, doing a focal black and white, so that the fire in the background would have some color. This was one of the few where Toby was actually looking at the camera which is so rare for him.
Now, onto my 3 favorites from the Flickr Group:
Michael Sullivan Photography - 'Joy is a Salad with Ranch' - it's a series of photos of a little girl named Fiona eating, you guessed it, a salad with ranch dressing. She's absolutely adorable, the POVs captured, the pure fun and joy on the little girl's face throughout, and the editing is just amazing.
Two and Lu - 'Joy' - it's an awesome and joyful jumping shot on the beach with the ocean and some mountains in the background. The lighting on the jumper is perfect, and the background is so monochormatic which I find really interesting. Bravo!
thee.mercenary - 'The Joy of Colored Straws' - When I first looked at this I absolutely loved the colors and the light of it, that I almost didn't even notice they spelled out "JOY", it's such a creative idea that was done really, really well.
Next week's theme is CONTROL.
So what did you think?
If you want to check out my post from the first week (ELECTRICITY), here it is. You can check out what it's all about at Shutterboo's blog, or join the Flickr group to see other photos.
I actually submitted 2 photos to the group, but before I show them here, I want to talk about how the week was for me.
JOY. What a great topic. Perhaps too great, because I found myself grasping for creative ideas for it. The first thing I did was think of all the things that bring JOY to my life.
1. My hubby
2. My family and friends
3. My dog
4. Field Hockey (and Coaching)
5. Pretty much any beach
6. Reality shows
7. Music
8. Margaritas
2. My family and friends
3. My dog
4. Field Hockey (and Coaching)
5. Pretty much any beach
6. Reality shows
7. Music
8. Margaritas
Just to name a few, but how was I going to capture my JOY creatively? The first thing I shot was a margarita, because honestly it was the easiest and required no travel or pleading for subject volunteers. I bought a new backdrop (just a white textured table cloth) and a new light fixture to do more still-life/object shots this year. I think it will take me a while before I get the hang of lighting and posing, but I gave it my best shot. For one of my submitted shots to the Flickr group. 'JoyinaGlass'
Photo Credit - KristiVPhoto
I shot this with the extra light source to the right of the camera, as I shot eye level with the glass. I liked how the light glistened off the lime and gave a shadow in the back. I wish the color was a bit more vibrant, but I couldn't quite get it. Overall, I like the shot, and it sure did taste great!
Now, the most JOY-ful day of my life thus far has been the day I married my hubby and I wanted to capture that somehow. Now I couldn't really recapture the day, but I came up with an idea of setting up a shot of me looking at the scrapbook of the day. 'MostJoyfulDayRemembered'
Photo Credit - KristiVPhoto
Now this one took awhile to set up. I only have a monopod, so I had to prop the camera up to get this angle (which took quite a few tries!). I wanted to capture my favorite moment of my wedding day, the part where we exchanged rings, read our vows and of course the kiss. And I wanted to capture my rings in the picture. I think I was able to accomplish all those things, but I wish I was able to have a better background and less of my bulky sweater in the picture.
Photo Credit - KristiVPhoto
Now the last idea I had, that I actually had the ability to shoot was with my dog, Toby. This took lots of treats, since he's unbelievably camera shy. He sees that red light focusing and hears the click of the camera and wants to run away (No, really! He does!) But I got him to chill out by the fire and got a couple of good shots. 'MyPrideandJoy'
(Please see above link for photo - Photo to be added here later today)
I did some editing, doing a focal black and white, so that the fire in the background would have some color. This was one of the few where Toby was actually looking at the camera which is so rare for him.
Now, onto my 3 favorites from the Flickr Group:
Michael Sullivan Photography - 'Joy is a Salad with Ranch' - it's a series of photos of a little girl named Fiona eating, you guessed it, a salad with ranch dressing. She's absolutely adorable, the POVs captured, the pure fun and joy on the little girl's face throughout, and the editing is just amazing.
Two and Lu - 'Joy' - it's an awesome and joyful jumping shot on the beach with the ocean and some mountains in the background. The lighting on the jumper is perfect, and the background is so monochormatic which I find really interesting. Bravo!
thee.mercenary - 'The Joy of Colored Straws' - When I first looked at this I absolutely loved the colors and the light of it, that I almost didn't even notice they spelled out "JOY", it's such a creative idea that was done really, really well.
Next week's theme is CONTROL.
So what did you think?
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