People Pictures - exercise 7

This week's exercise is to use descriptive words to inspire your photograph.  The words that kept running through my head is "he's just like a big kid" and if you know my husband you know those words describe him.  I know he was my model last week but without kids I am sure this won't be the last time he is my model.  I truly struggled with this specifically because I have not conquered shutter priority and trying to get him sharp proved to be difficult as you can see.  Also, this isn't a good picture but I figure during this 7 month exercise I will have more than one bad shoot but that is what this is about...learning.  Here is my shot for the week:



Please be sure to check out the other woman in my group working our way through Chris Orwig's book People Pictures.

Binkies + Noseprints

Abbey Road Designs

Claudia Muir Photography

Greta S. Garcia Photography

Elaine Janet Photography

The D.C Group

People Pictures - exercise 1

Last October I went to a photography workshop and met an incredible bunch of woman.  Some of the woman I met have decided to do the 30 photography exercises in Chris Orwig's book People Pictures.  I have decided to join them and will be posting my results here for the next 29 Mondays. 

The first exercise was to shoot in manual mode and manual focus (this was my first time ever shooting in manual focus...definitely different but fun) and to take 10 portraits in 10 minutes.  They were to not be stylized or posed just a person in their environment telling a story.

I chose my friend Melissa and since she is a fabulous knitter I took pictures of her knitting.  This is the one I chose to post and I know it is not your typical portrait as you don't see eyes but I am happy with it.  Please leave your comments and feedback.  I am hoping to grow and learn a lot about my photography over the course of these 30 weeks.



Please check out the other ladies playing along;

Binkies + Noseprints Photography -- http://binkiesandnoseprints.blogspot.com/
DC Group -- http://dc2011women.blogspot.com/
Abbey Road Designs -- http://abbeyroaddesigns.blogspot.com/
Claudia Muir Photography -- http://claudiamuirphotography.com/blog
Greta S Garcia Photography -- http://gsgphotography.wordpress.com/
Elaine Janet Photography – http://elainejanet.com/  
The New Diplomats Wife -- http://thenewdiplomatswife.blogspot.com/