Week 2

Living in the NW in the winter means that we have a LOT of rainy days where it is difficult to get outside to find interesting subject matter.  This week I embraced our schedule and decided that Little Ava's birthday party was the right venue to try to find the next photo.  I walked away with about a dozen shots that I would have considered for this blog and instead of sharing a Carter photo this week, I am going to share two photos from the party.  My winning shot:

Photo Details:

Exposure time 1/160 sec, Aperture f/1.4, ISO 400, Focal Length 50 mm, Lens Canon EF 50mm, handheld

Why this Photo?

This young lady was stunningly beautiful when photographed.  I like how she is looking directly at me in this moment and how the sunlight is playing off of her hair (in the rare moment where the sun did peek through).  She looks like an absolute angel and has almost an inquisitive challenge at the same time.  I added a tiny bit of light vignetting to the image to continue the halo look.

Challenges/Lessons Learned:
The lighting was tough as the sun keep peeking in and out, making the room quite a bit lighter or darker depending.  I need to get faster at adjusting my camera settings so that I can quickly adapt to new conditions.  Also, I love how much children move, but try to not be intrusive and keep up with the movement so that I can get their faces - this can be hard, but thankfully I will be able to gain a lot of experience here!

Substitute Carter Photo of the Week:

Here is an interesting example of a happy accident.  I didn't get my settings changed fast enough and ended up having a really dynamic backlit situation.  I like how this turned out as it shows a soft and sweet moment between mother and son.  I originally was going to do this in black and white, but ended up using the "Faded Foto" preset instead because I like how it brought out a soft color.

Photo Details:

Exposure time 1/80 sec, Aperture f/1.6, ISO 400, Focal Length 50 mm, Lens Canon EF 50mm, handheld