Photography

A couple of years ago I was really into photography, in fact, it was what I was majoring in when I was going to college. Somehow, in the whirl wind of events called "life," I shoved aside my love for this and now I am determined to bring it back! My sister Shelley has truly inspired me with the way she captures the sweet innocence of children and has made me realize that this is something I really want to do. She has always encouraged me and has helped me as much as she can over phone conversations. She told me about a little class online called, "12 Weeks to Better Photos," and suggested I give it a try. So here I am :) She also suggested I blog the pictures I have taken every week and include you all so you can help me to stay motivated!

This weeks lesson was on Aperture Basic Training. The aperature (a.k.a. f/stop) determines how much of your picture is in focus. We were told to set our camera in Aperature Priority Mode. This mode lets you control the aperature, but the camera controls the shutter speed for you.

The weekly challenge was to pick a subject outside and photograph it in 3 different settings of aperature. The first was supposed to make the background completely out of focus, the second a little more in focus, and the third even more in focus. I decided to photograph a simple flower and here's how it turned out. I really like the first photo, but for some reason all the other ones were darker. I'm not sure why this happened, but since I couldn't control the shutter speed I'm blaming it on the camera. lol.

I'm in week number two now so keep me in line and make sure I keep going!