Elise Anderson

Welcome back bloggers! This week I chose my new skill/ perspective  to be the use of flash and catching the right angle. I planned on getting outside to take pictures but it gets so dark early that it has been hard to find time to get out so this week I decided to challenge myself a little and try some indoor pictures. This was difficult because I have not really used my flash very often and the room where we keep the mounts is not very well lit. I also found that the large objects are hard to capture in one picture without it looking awkward. I honestly wasn't very happy with my pictures this week but I hope to improve my skills in this area and hopefully get outside this week sometime. I am thinking maybe I should take some pictures on my way out to Fort Keogh, it should be a fun challenge finding a good subject to take pictures of given there is really nothing green out right now.  I am on schedule as far as my plan I focused on flash and lighting indoors this week and...

      Welcome back, this week my progress was very little. I am ashamed to say I did not get out and take pictures like I intended to. I was busy with basketball and a trip to Medora this weekend. I planned on getting a hold of Haley, however, I ran into a small bump in the road, Ethan and Haley broke up this week so I am going to let that simmer down before I go and ask her for any favors. So, my plans for next week are to get back outside and try some more shots. I have looked into a website called Digital Camera World and they have a lot of good tips and tricks for taking pictures that I am excited to try. The use of filters is another thing I hope to learn in future weeks, I have used them before on social media but I would not say I know how to properly use them. I still have a lot of work to do and I am excited to see what I can accomplish during this genius hour!

Welcome back! This week I reviewed some of my previous pictures and took a few more in the snow. The first five pictures are from this summer and the rest were taken recently. I think it is easy to look at these pictures and think to yourself, man she really has no idea what she's doing. You would be right, I honestly know anything about photography but that is what I am here to learn.  I plan on getting in touch with Haley sometime in the near future and having her evaluate my pictures and give me feedback on what I could do better next time. As you can see in many of these shots I tried many close up angles and focused on one object with a vast background behind it. Not sure if that is a good approach but hopefully I can get it figured out.