30 Photos 7: Reflection

 

30 Photos 6: Snail's Eye View

This one was fun! I love the way my adjustable preview screen pivots and turns.

30 Photos 5: Abstract

This one made me think. It would have been easy to obtain abstract with a photo editor or one of the camera's built-in creative filter modes. But I'm working in beginner mode (auto) until I learn my way around the dozens of menus, so I challenged myself with this theme to use the camera as I have it set up now. The camera wants to "correct" shots in the auto mode, which further adds to the challenge. 

One thing I learned from this exercise is, if I'm closer to the object than the lens can accommodate, the camera won't shoot.

30 Photos 4: Midday

 

A drizzly midday.

30 Photos 3: Kitchen

 

I was experimenting with the flash for this one. Flash versus no flash versus turning on various kitchen lights.

30 Photos 2: Things in Threes

 

30 Photos 1: Fill Frame With Color

Make 30 Photos Challenge

I have a new camera! My goal is to move beyond being dependent on a camera's auto mode and learn how to use the manual settings. But first, I need to become familiar with the new buttons, menus, and screen icons. To give me some subject matter for that, I'm going to take advantage of the Make 30 Photos challenge found at the A Year With My Camera website. There's an official group to join, but I'm not on Instagram, so I'll just do it on my own and share my photos here.

Here is the list of photo prompts, linked to my photos:

1. Fill frame with colour
2. Things in threes
3. Kitchen
4. Taken at midday
5. Abstract
6. Snail's eye view
7. Reflection
8. Lit by a window
9. Older than me
10. Food
11. Shadows
12. Plain background
13. Eyecatching
14. Behind the scenes
15. Pattern
16. Wildlife
17. Just 2 colours
18. Circles
19. Self portrait
20. Stripes
21. Weather
22. Hands
23. Depth
24. Vintage
25. Texture
26. My neighbourhood
27. Botanical
28. Water
29. Books
30. Diagonals

There's no set time frame for the challenge, and it's open to everyone; just follow this link - Make 30 Photos.

TAD: Christmas Past

 

This ornament is a favorite memento. It was made by my son when he
was in kindergarten. He's now a grown man with children of his own.

For Rain's Thursday Art Date

TAD: Cake

 

S'mores Cake

For Rain's Thursday Art Date.