Day 2 / Me-Made-May 2015 / playing with photography

Day 2 of Me-Made-May 2015 finds me enjoying a quiet day at home.  I am wearing the Rachel Comey Vogue 1247 top with my self-drafted straight, lined skirt.  We have a lovely meadow out front that we deliberately do not mow this time of year to let the wildflowers bloom.

This month will be a reflective, learning month for me, so this morning I focused on my photography skills.  I am self-taught and still learning about photography.  I use a Canon Rebel T3 camera on a tripod for my self-timed shots.  My camera does not have a wireless remote capability.  The self-timed shots are programmed to shoot 10 frames at a time.  In all, this morning, I took 10 sets of shots and spent around 30 minutes outside.

I began with the camera aimed too high and 'posing' for the camera.  A little too much shade too.  These were taken around 10:00 a.m. in the morning.

Moved to the sun.... now too much sun.  Everything looks so harsh.  So not flattering.  Still 'posing'.

Moved back to a shady spot trying to 'catch' the sun around me, but not on me.  Still 'posing' here, but like the more natural look.  At this point I began thinking about what story I wanted my photograph to tell.  And I lowered my camera angle.

Decided I wanted my story to be walking in the pretty wildflowers today so I 'walked' into the frame I'd set my focus on.  The gnats were annoying!

Hmmm... a little too much 'striding' here.  Wanted a nice, gentle stroll 'look'.

And this is the photo I chose, below on the left, before editing.  I could not get it lightened in Picasa to my satisfaction, so transferred a copy to my iphone's photo editor and the photo below, on the right, is the completed photo I used.  Spent maybe 45 minutes on choosing photos and editing.

Our gardens were planted this past week, so today is free for sewing..... and grill night tonight!