Friday, February 19, 2010

First photo assignment

We had our first photo assignment in my photo class. Quite simply, we were only allowed to use the manual settings on our camera, meaning we would have to determine the correct aperture and shutter speed for each shot. We also had to shoot in RAW and were not allowed to use our flash. It was really frustrating actually because I had to change the settings with every shot as the lighting was constantly changing. Oh well, I know this is excellent practice!

Test shot in North Park:

So, for my first photoshoot I decided to head up to Escondido and go to two buddhist colonies. The first spot was the Deer Park Monastery:











It's so peaceful and quiet up here.





















I really need to work on my close-ups:


I was seeing just how close I could go:
 

 
Afterward, we ended the day in mosaic land, which is another hidden spot in Escondido.  Just one shot:
 


A wonderful Valentines weekend. :)

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