Submissions – Round VII

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/2.5, 1/60 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/2.2, 1/100 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

While that first photo is adorable, with that cheeky expression, the lighting on Melanie’s daughter’s face add depth to the second image.

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/2.5, 1/800 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/4.5, 1/200 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

Oh My Goodness!!  I told you these photos would make you smile!  Heck, that first one of Melanie’s son made me laugh right out loud!

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/4.5, 1/400 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/4.5, 1/200 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

Thanks for sharing, Melanie!

I will share more submissions tomorrow… There’s still time – send me your photos!!

Cheers,

Submissions – Round VI

I can see from the looks of our submissions inbox that several of you have gone out and played with your lighting direction!

Today’s submissions come from Sonia Rodriguez, of QC:

Taken with Canon Rebel XSI at f/10, 1/200 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon Rebel XSI at f/10, 1/200 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

What a delightful breath of Spring!  Thanks for sharing, Sonia!

More submissions to follow tomorrow!  There’s only a few days left… have you sent me your submissions yet?

Cheers,

Submissions – Round V

Last one to share this week!  Bethany Hoskins, of AB, sent me these adorable photos of her daughter:

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T1i at f/4.5, 1/1000 sec., ISO 3200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T1i at f/4.5, 1/1000 ISO 3200 (Side Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T1i at f/4.5, 1/1000 sec., ISO 3200 (Front lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/800 sec., ISO 3200 (Side lighting)

Don’t these just brighten your day, and make you smile?  I love the teeny bow!  Thanks for sharing, Bethany!

Please send us YOUR photos!

Cheers,

Submissions – Round IV

Welcome back for another day of submissions!  Today, I have some great photos by Lisanne Côté, of QC, to share.

Notice the difference in lighting on these wind chimes:

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/5, 1/640 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/5, 1/1250 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

The shadows created from the side lighting add depth to the image.

Lisanne shares another set of images for her second submission – these of her teenage son:

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/5, 1/2000 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/5, 1/1250 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

In the first image, strong direct light causes squinting, but by just moving her subject slightly, Lisanne captured him perfectly with side lighting.

Lastly, Lisanne sent me these photos of her tiny angel bears, taken in both front and side lighting:

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/22, 1/60 sec., ISO 200 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon Rebel XT at f/22, 1/60 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

Thanks for sharing, Lisanne!

One more submission to share…  Join me as I share Bethany Hoskin’s photos of her daughter tomorrow!

Cheers!

Submissions – Round III

Today, I will be sharing photo submissions from Melanie Smith, of NL.  Melanie writes, “I think these demonstrate how important lighting direction is in black and white [photography]. The difference in colour is much more subtle.”

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/2.8, 1/250 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XT at f/2.8, 1/250 sec., ISO 200 (Side Lighting)

Love the expressions that you’ve captured, Melanie – thanks for sharing!

Tomorrow, I will feature three submissions by Lisanne Côté, of QC – be sure to check back to see!

Cheers,

Submissions – Round II

Today, I’m going to share photos that Lesley Langdon, of ON, took of her daughter, using our front and side lighting tutorial.

Taken with Canon EOS 40D at f/3.5, 1/20 sec., ISO 800 (Front Lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS 40D at f/3.5, 1/20 sec., ISO 800 (Side Lighting)

I love the freckles!  Lovely work, Lesley – thanks for sharing!

Tomorrow, I will share another submission from Melanie Smith – please join us to see!

Cheers,

More Submissions – Round I

To everyone who has submitted a photo for this assignment, thanks for your patience!  Because there are so many, I will post them over the next few days.

Lee-Anne Thorton, of AB, sent me these two photos for her assignment this month:

Taken with Canon EOS 30D at f/4.5, 1/40 sec., ISO 100 (Front lighting)

Taken with Canon EOS 30D at f/4.5, 1/40 sec., ISO 100 (Side Lighting)

Notice how the side lighting adds depth to the flowers and highlights their delicate petals?  Beautiful!  Thanks for your submission, Lee-Anne! 

Check back tomorrow when I will have a submission from Lesley Langdon.  Until then…

Cheers,

And we’re back!

Sorry for the slight hiatus in posting, everyone!  I have been busy working on preparing my Hands On! photography workshop that I taught at ScrapFest this past weekend – I finally had a chance to meet my very talented and lovely Canadian Scrapbooker teammates, Connie Nichol and Cathie Allan!  

Photo by Holly Attfield

Of course, in the process, I neglected to update with some incredible submissions that we have been receiving for our March/April assignment!  There’s still time for you to send me yours – wouldn’t you love to take home one of our two prizes for which we are drawing?!?!?

I am working on a post and will have new submissions uploaded by Thursday – thanks for your patience!

And to my ScrapFest workshop participants, thanks so much for an incredible experience!  You were a great group!  I hope you will submit some of your photos, showing off your newfound knowledge!   I’d also love to see any photos you may have taken of our class as I didn’t get  a chance to snap any!

Happy Easter!

Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless.

                                                                                                                          ~ Charles M. Crowe