This month, I’ve shot mostly with my 70-300mm lens, developing comfort with it for future adventures. Each lens requires a different skill from me. Do I zoom the lens (70-300mm) or do I move my body (35mm) closer to get the shot I desire? What exposure works best with each lens? What about depth of field?
Six months into this year-long challenge, I often enjoy putting my own spin on the prompt rather than taking what I feel is a “standard” photo. I’m enjoying playing with composition, lighting, angles, bokeh, cropping, editing, colors – or lack thereof…
For example, “Dog,” one of my favorites this month, centers the photo on Sheila’s lit eye with only part of her body showing. For “Look Up,” I lay on my porch to capture the underside of the light. Playing with color, I spotlight the sign in “Stop” and my favorite color in “National Selfie Day.” I feel using B&W and creative cropping for “Sunglasses” draws attention to my fabulous models’ sunglasses. The bokeh in “J is for…” highlights the peanut butter and dog kong treat. My final photo for this month, “Lens Flare,” allowed me to stretch by choosing to capture flare rather than avoid it.
With Live Oak this month, I had the added element – and fun! – of maintaining my photo streak while volunteering and enjoying the festival. Moonshine Annie gladly posed for me for “Butterfly”; I searched all over until I found some United States Postal Service boxes at the SLO Botanical Gardens for “Mail”; I wandered around snapping pics of “Food,” which is why my Live Oak post has so many food pics!
Halfway through this photo challenge…I’ve learned so much and have so much more to learn! It’s a journey rather than a destination…
June 1: From a Distance
June 2: Empty
June 3: Look Up
June 4: Messy
June 5: Mother
June 6: Dog
June 7: Half Empty/Half Full
June 8: World Ocean Day
June 9: Stop
June 10: Macro
June 11: Vehicle
June 12: Transport
June 13: Insect
June 14: Food
June 15: Mail
June 16: Butterfly
June 17: Street Light
June 18: Closed
June 19: Kitchen
June 20: Made from Wood
June 21: National Selfie Day
June 22: J is for…
June 23: Upside Down
June 24: Sunglasses
June 25: Turquoise
June 26: Sandwich
June 27: Window
June 28: Blueberry
June 29: Action
June 30: Lens Flare
