Leading You In: Ten for Tuesday

1.

Went to a terrific sale on Saturday.

Happy Tuesday.

Happy February!


Welcome to week four of
Ten on Tuesdays, where I
share what I am learning in my
Intro to Digital Photography class
and give you a peek at the ten photos
that I took to demonstrate the latest 
concepts that we are tackling.

Did you get a chance

to play with your camera

these past seven days?

Are the two of you

feeling better acquainted?   

I am discovering more

and more about JANE

every day.

Yes, I gave her a name : )

Sounds better than a390.

2.

This is where the magic happens! {Photography 101}

Since a cloudy, grey weather

system was with us most

of last week while I was 

supposed to be gathering

images to share at today's

photography class, I had 

to push myself out the door 

in order to have something
to show for myself.

{Jane never needs pushing.

She's great that way.}

3.

My hubby brought me these on Friday : )

Our homework  
this week was to 
take pictures that

 lead the viewer's eyes 

around the photograph.

One method we discussed 

in class was the use of

lines, perspective and 

pattern to draw viewers

into the picture.

4.

Love our antique sofa table.  

Horizontal lines.

Vertical lines.

Diagonal lines.

Curvy lines.

Think shadows, bricks, rail road 
tracks, branches, bridges, streams or rivers,

rows of houses, vineyards, corn field,

trees, paths, grasses....

5.

A favorite view

You can also invite a 

viewer into your image through 
the subjects you choose.

They can either be positioned

in the frame in a way that

makes you seek them out....

6.

Dusk on our street.

Or, their pose might draw

your attention, like the curve

of a branch, the line of a shoulder 

or the droop of a petal.

When using people or animals,

the eyes should be sharply focused.

{Remember the adage that

eyes are the windows
to the soul. } 

7.

Gracie's warm spot by the fire.

You can also use contrast

to entice viewers into your

picture....

8.

 My 6th Grade Moms group had a wine-tasting Thursday night.

Dark and light ~

Color and lack of color ~

Conceptual contrast  ~ a dog

and cat together; someone smiling

 and someone crying

Irony ~ a no parking sign with

cars parked behind it, etc.

9.

Both the wine and company were delightful!

But perhaps the best advice
I received this week
was from another blogger, who
suggested that it's most 
important to simply shoot
from the heart, and
not get too caught up
in technicalities.


Like everything in life,
it's all about balance.

10.

Our Costco bowl of tulip bulbs opened this week.

The question is not
what you look at,
but what you see.


~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't forget, you have

until Thursday
 to click your heels

{here}

to enter my CSN giveaway!

Now, head on over

and see my classmate's

take on our homework.

You can even join us by

linking up to her

Thrive Project.  

Can you tell that we are having fun?
{That's Becky, mugging it up for Jane!}

xx
Suzanne

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