Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
Officially it’s Summer! June 21st brought warm weather in my neighborhood. My oldest son walks outside and proclaims, “It’s just a beautiful day, Mom!” With that proclamation I am reminded of all the possibilities that Summer brings and those possibilities mean many opportunities for great Momshots.
Summer has barely begun and we have already been to two parades and two carnivals. Daily we have been playing in the sprinkler and little wading pool, we have been to the park numerous times and spent much time riding bikes and practicing riding the scooter. We have had a few picnics, campfires, s’mores and even an attempted camping trip. I feel like this Summer is a good one and it has just barely started! Bring on more fun!
These adventures have brought on many Momshot opportunities. They have given me many chances to think about composition, lighting, focal points, capturing action and trying to photograph these fun moments in a way that I find visually interesting.
My Momshot Tip is to take these fun Summer adventures and try to visualize photographs that capture the atmosphere and emotions of the subjects. Try to think about the whole picture and not just your kids’ cute smiling faces. Most importantly, take your camera with you everywhere. Then be sure to take it out of the camera bag and use it.
My philosophy is that if I take enough shots, I’m bound to have one or two good ones!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:37 am
wow! I consider you a pro!
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
Jessica, I LOVE the parade shots! The different angle is great to see, glad to see you pushing yourself to see things in a different way!
I too and trying to get it all figured out! I’m totally confused right now with sharpening and image in my software:)
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I love the parade shots because I can see you getting down on a different angle like you had posted about in the past. I love those almost abstract kind of shots becuase they show side action. Not just the main thing going on (the parade) but the feeling of being at a parade.
LOVE IT!!!
June 24th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Great shots!! I love the reaching for the candy pic…very artistic!
June 24th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Hey, love the new shots! I am going to put out a request… I am going to be writing up tutorials here very soon and am wanting to know, what everyone wants tutorials on. I will contact you personally over the next couple of days to brainstorm! Love how you are progressing!!
June 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Hello. Thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. Thought I’d stop by yours to say a hello and was pleasantly surprised to see such a well laid-out blog with excellent pictures AND tips! This is great. I’ve read all the posts on this page and I’m liking it. Could you tell me what blog platform you use? Your page layout lends itself well to your pictures.
Really nice! I’ll definitely be returning.