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Composition is...

"The elimination of unnecessary
objects in order to direct attention
to a subject." -IPS

For this shot I cropped in close
to the boys so all you see is
their intrest in the guitars.
You don't know that they
are on a old-time market
street which has several
vendors, restaurants,
and pedestrians.

Hmmm...maybe I
shouldn't have told you... :-D

Criteria for the "Perfect" Picture!

Want to take a perfect photo?
Here are some starting tips:


#1. Purpose
Have a specific message or emotion in mind.
If you don't have something, it will show in
the photo. Make it up if you can't
think of a purpose off hand. (Ex."I'll
put this on a card for my sister.")
You'll then be able to visualize how the
end product will look, and that will
guide your eye as you take the shot.
My purpose for the above photo, was to capture
students at work photographing a huge cathedral.
I enjoy the 'behind-the-scenes' view :)

#2. Emotional Appeal - must impact
The photo needs to draw your attention
to what's inside the frame. This can
be accomplished by applying good
photographic principles the scene
you want to capture. One of the
emotional appeals in the photo above
is that your eye travels down the wall
and you see every photographer.
The girl walking into the frame leads
your eye to where you guess she is
heading, and tada! you see another
photographer, and you go down the wall
again :) The rate of how well you made
a good photo is determined by how long
someone looks at it!

#3. Audience
Who or what are you shooting for?
It helps to show photos to people
that have an intrest in your subject matter.
Did you shoot a birthday party? The family
and guests will be the ones who will enjoy
those photos the most. More than, say,
the person who needs you to photograph
the local rodeo event :) (Though I will
add that, even birthday photos can
interest other clients, if you have
captured the essence and emotions
of the party. Other clients will want
the same attention given to their event!)
I shot the above photo mostly for
a memory of the photography
class I took. Since several
of the students are in it,
they and their families will
be the most interested parties :)

More snapshots :)

We participated in contests every day.
One of Monday's was "blue", I found
this little blue guitar in the marketplace
we visited. To my surprise, it won!

I love rustic lights....

Another contest was "shoes"
happily, we discovered a Payless
Shoe Source and had a blast
with all the shoes!

Yet another contest was "awkward"....Josh looks pretty awkward :)

I'm back... :)

Hello All!
Sorry for the long wait! An intense week
plus not being able to get to the computer
as much as I'd like, are the reasons
it's been pretty quiet here.
(One can only look at the snowmen photo
for so long :D )

Prizewinning Photography was fabulous!

One of my favorites :)

More photos and overviews to come!

Coming Up....

Hello to all my faithful readers!

I've just posted the new assignment, and I'm dropping in a personal note to say that I may be slower in posting the next one. IPS is hosting a course in San Antonio, and I am excited about going to it! Next week is going to be quite busy and full, and I look forward to all the things I can bring back to share with ya'll! I'd appreciate prayers for the week, both for the students and the instructors. For safety, for clarity of teaching and learning, and that we might proclaim the mighty name of God in new ways! Thank you!

Many blessings on you and yours this month!

-Allison