I'm feeling a bit sad that the online course by Shimelle Laine visit her blog here is coming towards the end. Empowered is not too strong a word to use for how I'm now feeling about my DSLR camera. I have enjoyed every single day and have positively loved getting a daily e-mail and PDF download. Well, a coupla days ago Smurf was the (fairly) willing subject of my first real (planned) photoshoot at a local park. He showered, gelled his hair, put on the clothes I asked him to wear (jeans shorts & dark blue newish T-shirt). I loaded his bike in the back of the car and we drove to a local park. Yes I was nervous. Yes part of me was thinking "there's dust in the lounge". Yes I was even a bit scared. BUT we went. Here are some pics. Not perfect but I'm OK with that.
I took the photo below by 'tracking' with Smurf as he rode, then pressing the shutter as he was almost directly in front of me. I think it's a bit overexposed but Shimelle is a great teacher of loving pics with imperfections & it's OK.
Smurf was all into climbing and posing in trees, so the photo below has captured that...
After all the sweaty exertion I took a portrait shot while he got his breath back...
[taking his portrait was his least fave part of the shoot] I sensed that some treatish refreshments were in order...
Then we bought a fishing net and set off to find the pond. I swapped to my compact camera here (on the landscape setting) because it looked like it was threatening to rain...
After catching & releasing several sticklebacks, we finished the shoot in the playarea and I took photos of him on the swings...
I am still right at the start of my photography journey, but am lovin it!
