Homework assignment #3

well i have come to the realization that this class is a little bit ahead of me - i'm just not quite ready to take pictures of other people's kids, etc - i'm not ready to really put myself out there as a "photographer" - i did have plans to shoot my good friends kids this week but came down with bronchitis and strep throat and then my daughter got sick and since she has a 3 year old and 5 month old, i just didnt want to bring my sickness to them - so again i settled with my daughter trying to work the shooting children's assignment in - so i interviewed myself :) - totally not what i was supposed to do and I'M SORRY -but this class is giving me GREAT tools to use when i am ready to get out there. i just feel that until i have my new lens (this week hopefully) and a little more practice i'm not ready to really show my work to others....but i feel like i'm making progress, i learned a little about lightroom this week, ordered a new lens and am learning tons from this class - so have no fear. i'm not a completely lost case yet! also i promised to do a shoot for a different friend this weekend so it looks like my time has run out in staying in the safety of my family...
so on to my "assignment" i know my daughter loves hats and shoes and dressing up - so i got out her favorite hat and prepared a shot list - i found a really cute picture of a little girl with an owl hat and they cut her off right under the eyes, so i had that picture in my head when i took these - couldn't decide if i prefered black & white to color.... then i tried to get a full face with her looking at the camera- i learned in my first lesson asking her to look at the camera and smile wasnt working - so i had some tricks, in these and the one's before i had dora fruitsnacks and would give her one and tell her to stand by the wall - which actually worked! and she'd look at me in anticipation of the next fruit snack - we are working on colors so i'd ask her what color the fruit snack was when i held it up by my lens -yay!

and i had a cute picture in my head of her in this fur vest trying on mommy's shoes -but she wasnt happy with the wardrobe and of all the shots - i liked this one best as it's authentic - this is my daughter - she is going through some tough times in her life and this is her most days at some point. i like how the shoes are in the corner forgotten because she is upset at what she's wearing - my caption to this one is - Future member of PETA.

so i apologize for not really doing the assignment. i really feel like getting my new lens and learning a bit more in lightroom will hopefully give me the courage to take my photography outside my little world -