slide show troubles...

So I have created a slide show in Picasa about framing.  I have tried about 6 times to upload it to my blog, but it continues to only post the first picture as an image, and not as a slide show.  Anyone else having troubles???

Week 5 Elements of Photographic Composition

My A-Ha moment, was really just simple.  I am used to creating a center of interest, it is usually of my children.  What I don't usually do, is really take into consideration the background, or what is really in the picture with my children.  So, really looking into the viewfinder, and "seeing" what this picture is that I am creating, has really opened my eyes.  I don't thinkt that I will ever take pictures quite the same!  I also liked the suggestion to just keep it simple.

I will have a hard time occasionally, depending on where I am standing to "capture the moment" with certain photos, but will also learn to place myself in better spaces to capture a better picture.

I have been extremely busy this week with the Brattleboro Winter Carnival, so all of the pictures I am posting this week are from different events.  Maybe not as creative as I would have liked, but I had to make do.

These photos are of different girls during the Queen's pageant rehearsal.  I tried to make sure the backgrounds did not have extra things in them, and I was centered squarely on the contestants.  The last 2 photos are of my youngest daughter, who will be competing in the Princess pageant on Sunday afternoon.

Week 4 assignment COLOR!

The first 3 photos are taken with the complementary color theme.  I actually found this to be the most challenging, finding colors that were exactly opposite on the color wheel was more difficult than I thought.  Of course, I used everything from my daughter's items.  The first photo is obviously ski equipment.  the orange hue in the goggles is a direct opposite of the blue/green boots, and periwinkle helmet.  The second photo is my oldest daughter's custom Chuck Taylors.  The pink and green are the opposite hues.  The last photo is a small beach ball, and the orange and blue are the opposite hues here. 

Many more photos I tried to closely look at were of the Analogous kind.  I did not choose to take these, as I thought that many of them just had too many colors.

The color theme that I anticipated being the hardest to capture, was actually the easiest!  Monochromatic.  I really didn't know where to even begin looking at a them, that had the same hue of color.  Then, sitting on my couch, BINGO!  There was my cat Callie!  She certainly blends in with the couch.  Then with another light-bulb, the dog just got a new brown dog bed!  I do love my animals! 

This was such a fun assignment!

I really didn't think I had enough interesting things to photograph close up. I really like outdoor photography better, but I must say it is a bit too cold for me to photograph much of anything out there! Also, with it being winter, there is not as much color as I would like.

I tried to pick different photos that had a lot of color, and chose some pictures using different angles as well.

I have to say.... I LOVE MY CAMERA!!!

Week 2

This is my dog Chelsea.  She is a chocolate lab, and loves the outdoors!  This first picture is of her standing on top of the rather large snowpile at the end of our driveway (also where the kids have made a snow fort).

I am standing on top of my deck looking down on Chelsea to get this first photo.  I used auto focus, to allow the trees, Chelsea, and the snow to be in focus.  I also did not zoom in, so I could really expand on the surroundings.

The second photo, I stood below her, and also zoomed in to really focus on her.  I used the portrait feature on my camera, to soften the background, and allow Chelsea to remain sharp.  I really like this photo! 

I frequently use different settings when I take photos, but never really thought about changing angles for the same picture.  I really liked this experiment, and believe I will take several different angles when able, to really see the differences in my photos.