Katie’s weekly goal…
This little cutie pie is Thyssen, Katie’s son. He’s just so dang cute you just want to munch him! I love this momshot. Katie did a great job of capturing this fun moment while his face is covered in cupcake frosting. She used the natural light very well, framed her subject so he fills the frame and got down on his level. Great momshot, Katie!!!
I have a very artistic and creative sister in law who has two beautiful children. Her name is Katie. She recently made a post on her family blog about how she is practicing her momshots and learning how to use her camera. This is what Katie said:
I have been trying to use some of the features on my camera like shutter speed and zooming and whatnot. I also have been working with filling the frame with my subjects (kids) and lighting, as I just read about on Jessica’s blog. I took Jessica’s momshots advice and started to read the manual for my camera. I had a few realizations: One, that I have no clue how to operate my camera, two, that my camera is pretty rad and it does a lot of stuff. I think that if I learn one new thing a week, I will know how to successfully operate it in about a year.
I love her realization that her camera is actually pretty cool. I think this is generally the case of most digital camera owners. These new fangled digital point and shoot cameras have so many more features than the old school point and shoot film cameras. I think that often we are stuck in a film point and shoot mindset and don’t take the time to really learn all the spiffy things our cameras can do.
I LOVE, love, love her weekly goal to learn a new feature each week. Not only will she be practicing her momshot skills but she will be able remember the new features she learns because of all that practice. I really look forward to watching your progress, Katie! I know you are on your way to some incredible momshots!
(This picture is of the adorable Luke - a friend, Mandy’s son. Katie did such a great job of getting down on his level, framing the shot and using the natural lighting available. Awesome momshot, Katie!)
July 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Wow! I am so honored that you made a post about my momshots!! I have been trying really hard to get decent shots. Everytime I take pictures now I am noticing more and more, like lighting, backgrounds, framing… I think once I know more about my camera, I will be able to manipulate it into taking more creative, artsy, interesting photos. I seriously love this blog- it’s my fav.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Katie, I’m honored that you read Momshots and have learned something from it. That is what this is all about. Learning from each other and growing into better photographers. It makes me so happy to hear that you are taking these things to heart. It’s so exciting!!!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 am
I enjoyed this post. What a great idea “sunny day”. We could all embrace a theme for new photo ideas. That is a good idea.
You know I really enjoy photography and always have…I just have so many little projects going on all at once, I feel I need the right time in my life to explore the functions of my camera more fully.
There is a time and a season, I guess.
This blog is great and I am so happy for you and it!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Katie’s quote sounds exactly the way I feel. My camera is too much for me sometimes, but somehow I make it work. Maybe I should go to a class or something . . .