It's been quite a while since I last posted.  I've been feeling a bit better lately and have gotten the camera back out.  This weekend I had fun shooting an Oriental Lily.  The first picture has obviously been played with in photoshop.  The others are as is.  Nothing too exciting, just thought I would post something.  Not even sure if anyone really looks.  Enjoy if you do!  And please feel free to leave comments, it's how I learn.

Flower power

I do enjoy taking pics of flowers.  I found these at the store and thought they would be fun.   On a few shots I tried to my hand with high key.

I would love any thoughts!

My portfolio

For the last class of this session, we were asked to put together our portfolio.  This was probably the hardest project of all for me!  I know that we are our own worst critics and I try to remind myself of that.  I'm afraid that I will embarrass myself by choosing a photo that I thought was portfolio worthy that really wasn't.  SO, I took in several photos and asked for our instructor and our class to be completely honest with me and help me choose photos for my first portfolio.  They were all helpful and here are the winners (most of which you have all probably seen):

Scenic Pictures from the cabin

These pictures were taken during our stay in Munds Park. We had a great weekend and I think I got a few decent shots.

Rose

21 Day project

(Explanation at bottom)

Our latest class project is to shoot 1 photo per day, for 21 days.  Our topic is minimalism.  It's been challenging for me to shoot this way.  I am so used to being able to shoot, look at the picture, make adjustments, shoot, etc.  This really has been helpful in making me slow down and really think things through.  I still make lots of mistakes and still see improvements after the photo has been taken.  But I've been good and have only shot each subject once.  In regards to minimalism, I've tried to think creatively.  Which can be hard when you have limited amounts of time and are usually exhausted. :-)  

The Desert in Bloom

Our latest class project was entitled "The Desert in Bloom".  We were supposed to capture plants, native in Arizona, in bloom.  I had fun with this project, but shooting flowers is one of my favorite things.  Here are some of my favorites.  I will take four from this group for our class critique.  Enjoy!