So, the photographer changes roles, and becomes the photographee... Wow, perspective! It is a difficult job being on the side of the camera being photographed... My husband and I (for the first time ever) went out together taking photos and hiking. He took my old Canon Rebel Xti, and I had my 7D. Every so often, we would trade, and he would snap a photograph of me...I first resisted the idea, but then, thought about doing some of the same things I tend to ask people to do, practice turning my head/eyes in different directions, I could be my own guinea pig! In my teaching career, I have found it is helpful to put yourself in the student's shoes sometimes, do the things you ask them to do, to offer a different perspective and allow you to better understand how to improve something...so I wanted to do the same with photography-I thought as long as he wanted to take pics, I might as well make it meaningful, so I tried out different poses, facial expressions and so on. My husband took the shots, and I did all the editing. As you look at these, please don't be harsh-I have hardly ever had my picture taken (I am camera shy!) I am used to being the one controlling the shot-(which was difficult while editing, btw~) I found it very difficult to not be able to see myself and know which way I needed to be! With each shot I will go over different things I was attempting! I will also post a few of an upcoming post from my shots of that day!
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| I wish I could have changed my shoulder angle here...brought the right shoulder around to the front a little more...or, tilted my head back further... |
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| Wind blown look! The wind was super crazy that day. I had actually just bent over and came back up-I was attempting to catch my hair out of my face with a wind blown look, turning my head into my shoulder and trying to bring my eyes back to the camera...I thought this was kinda hard! There are also a lot of shadows in this photo-no flash! |
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| Yep, the husband gets an appearance! |
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| This is also another goofy thing ( in my opinion) that I tried... |
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| I was trying to pull my chin down and eyes up-I like that part-I cropped out my body in this one. I think he did a good job of focusing on the eyes, and so I went with that in the crop. |
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| This is such a classic thing you see in pictures, resting the chin on hands, but my hands don't look nearly relaxed enough... |
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| If I had to pick one that I actually like, this one would be it :) |
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| This was just a natural pose I did, playing around. It looks so much better than some of the others (to me) because I look natural or at ease, playful maybe even! |
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| The next few are some action shots :) |
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| Yes, my feet were soaked! |
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Capturing the next shot...
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| I love the lighting in the next couple. These "weeds" make beautiful subjects! |
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| I am currently sketching this one out to paint later this week! |
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| This one was found all around the creeks...I believe I am correct in calling it a Trout Lily. |
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I thought these green moss covered rocks in the creek looked like glowing emeralds. So pretty!
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So this isn't a typical post-but a little perspective and insight never hurts anyone! I had a blast and cannot wait for my next hiking/photography adventure! Look for a full post of my nature shots in the near future. Take care!
